NARROWSBURG — The Upper Delaware Council (UDC) will host a public presentation titled “USGS Streamgaging Networks: Funding, General Methodology, and Data with a Focus on the Upper Delaware Basin” on Thursday, August 1, at 7 p.m. at the Upper Delaware Council office, 211 Bridge St., Narrowsburg, NY and virtually by Zoom.

The virtual speaker will be Guy M. Foster, chief of the New York Observing Systems Branch of the U.S. Geological Survey’s New York Water Science Center based in Troy.

As a Supervisory Hydrologist, Foster oversees surface water, groundwater, and water quality data collection and networks throughout New York State. Staff consisting in six offices under his supervision perform data collection, quality assurance, network management, and applied research.

Foster started with the USGS in 2007 as a student in the Pacific Islands Water Science Center (WSC). After graduating, he transferred to his hometown of Ft. Myers, FL as a Hydrologic Technician at the Florida Integrated Science Center. He accepted a position in Kansas in 2009, then after becoming a Supervisory Hydrologist, he led the Sediment Science and Sensor Technology Unit of the Kansas WSC from 2015-2018.

He transferred to the New York WSC in 2018.

Prior to working at USGS, Foster served as a submarine sonar technician in the U.S. Navy from 1993 to 2004. He holds a 2008 Bachelor’s degree in Oceanography from Hawaii Pacific University and a 2011 Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Kansas.

The UDC’s monthly business meeting to immediately follow will include status reports from the Delaware River Basin Commission, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, National Park Service, and the UDC Executive Director; discussion of old and new business; and public comment.

All UDC meetings are open to the public.

To request the Zoom link to participate remotely, contact UDC Administrative Support Stephanie Driscoll at (845) 252-3022 or stephanie@upperdelawarecouncil.org.

Please check www.upperdelawarecouncil.org or UDC social media pages for any meeting updates.