Methods & Data Comparability Board
Develops clear recommendations on how to define DQOs and MQOs using real-world examples from the water quality monitoring field.
| Name | State | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Sullivan, Co-Chair U.S. Geological Survey |
WI |
(608) 821-3869 djsulliv@usgs.gov |
| Steve Wendelken, Co-Chair U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
OH |
513-569-7491 wendelken.steve@epa.gov |
Watershed Information Strategies
Defines and promotes strategies for monitoring designs; data management, access, and exchange; data integration and analysis; and information reporting to address water needs.
| Name | State | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Tennant, Co-Chair ORSANCO |
OH |
(513) 231-7719 ptennant@orsanco.org |
| Mary Skopec, Co-Chair Iowa Department of Natural Resources |
IA |
mary.skopec@dnr.iowa.gov |
Works to build partnerships that foster collaboration and communication within the water-quality monitoring community.
| Name | State |
Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Tracy Hancock, Co-Chair U.S. Geological Survey |
VA |
(804) 261-2618 thancock@usgs.gov |
| Barb Horn, Co-Chair CO Department of Environment, Durango |
CO |
(970) 382-6667 barb.horn@state.co.us |
| Kim Martz. Executive Secretary U.S. Geological Survey |
VA |
kimmartz@usgs.gov |
Provides advice, counsel, and recommendations for the creation of a coordinated, comprehensive National Water Quality Monitoring Network, one of the recommendations of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy. The development of the National Water Quality Monitoring Network is now part of the President's Ocean Action Plan. A draft National Monitoring Network Report has been provided to the Advisory Committee on Water Information for approval and further action.
| Name | State | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Spooner, Co-Chair U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
DC |
(202) 566-1174 spooner.charles@epa.gov |
| Pixie Hamilton, Co-Chair U.S. Geological Survey |
VA |
(804) 261-2602 pahamilt@usgs.gov |
Tracy Hancock, Executive Secretary |
VA |
(804) 261-2618 thancock@usgs.gov |
Former Work Groups
Watershed Components Interactions (Sunset July 2006)
Purpose: To improve the understanding and quntification of the factors that affect water quality to enable the creation of effective monitoring and remediation strategies.
This work group was chaired by Mary Ambrose, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), and was sunset in July 2006.
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