Nevada Water Resources Association
Congratulations on this lifetime achievement award!
NEVADA WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION
2026 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Awarded to Michael Dettinger
Members of Nevada Water Resources Association gratefully recognize Michael Dettinger’s meaningful and lasting contributions to the hydrology of Nevada during a greater than four-decade career. Mike became directly involved with Nevada when he joined the US Geological Survey and remained a USGS scientist most of his career. Early work characterized recharge and hydrology in Nevada and the Great Basin. Later work expanded and addressed effects of climate change and atmospheric rivers on water availability in western US. Mike distilled results from scores of scientific publications into useful conclusions for water managers and the public at large. These guides were sufficiently specific to be useful in Nevada and adjacent states.
Thank you for being a highly competent scientist and a dedicated public servant.
Congratulations on this lifetime achievement award.
Deadline date for nominations for the
2027 Lifetime Achievement Award
is October 23, 2026
Nomination Form
Selection Criteria
*Award will be announced at the 2027 NWRA Annual Conference
Nevada Water Resources Association's Lifetime Achievement Award candidates must have contributed a significant portion of their career to Nevada's water resources. It would be preferred that the candidate is either a member of NWRA during their career, or participated in NWRA events, but it is not a requirement. The candidate may be retired from a water resources career, and can be working in another position/occupation after their retirement from a lifetime career in the field of water resources.
