Conference Results |
ES 2: Continuous Real-Time Monitoring Track: Plenary Seminar
Organized by Andy Ziegler (USGS) |
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Continuous Real-time Water Quality Today and Tomorrow |
Andy Ziegler, USGS |
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Historical perspectives - examples from Oregon |
Rounds (USGS) |
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Tools for Coastal and Ocean Monitoring |
Tamburri (ACT) |
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Overview of NEON Network and measuring reference conditions |
Powell (NEON) |
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Closing Panel Discussion Notes |
Multiple |
ES 3: Using NHD and State GIS Information to Improve National Aquatic Resource Survey Designs Organized by Tony Olson (US EPA) |
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How NHD & NHDPlus are Used in NARS |
McKay (Horizon Systems Corporation) |
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Integrating State and National Aquatic Resource Surveys (NARS) Sample Frames |
Olsen (US EPA) |
ES 4: Guidelines for Design, Sampling, and Interpretation for Cyanobacterial Toxin and Taste-and-Odor Studies in Lakes and Reservoirs Organized by Jennifer Graham and Keith Loftin, USGS |
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For materials presented during this session, please visit the USGS Algal Toxin Research Team webpage at: http://ks.water.usgs.gov/studies/qw/cyanobacteria/
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Rosen (USGS), Graham (USGS), Loftin (USGS), St. Amand (Phycotech, Inc.) |
ES 5: Building a Case for Causes of Biological Impairment Organized by Susan Cormier, US EPA |
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Session Agenda |
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Introduction to Stressor Identification & CADDIS (Casual Analysis/Diagnosis Decision Information System) |
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How Casual Assessments Fit Into the Big Picture and the Importance of Connecting Different Types of Environmental Assessments |
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Willimantic River Application |
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Identifying Probable Causes |
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Exercise |
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Analysis & Interpretation of Evidence |
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A1: Continuous Real-Time Monitoring: Operation and Data Evaluation |
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Water Quality Monitors Have Improved! |
Bennett (USGS) |
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Targeting Field Investigations with Continuous Water Quality Monitoring in the Bosque/Leon River Watersheds, TX |
Dvorsky (Texas CEQ) |
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USGS Real-time Water-Quality Data on the Web in 2010 |
Garner (USGS) |
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Value Engineering Study of USGS Continuous Water-Quality Monitor Data Collection and Processing |
Richards (USGS) and Ellison (YSI) |
A2: Indices of Biotic Integrity for Wetlands |
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The Development of Monitoring Methodologies and Indices of Biotic Integrity (IBIs) for North Carolina Wetlands |
Baker (NC DNR) |
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Vegetation Index of Biotic Integrity (VIBI) for Headwater Wetlands in Colorado |
Lemly (CSU) |
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Development and Use of an Amphibian Index of Biotic Integrity for Ohio |
Micacchion (OH EPA) |
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Development and Use of the Vegetation Index of Biotic Integrity for Ohio Wetlands |
Micacchion (OH EPA) |
A3: Developing Nutrient Criteria 1 |
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Linking Nutrient Data from Reference Streams to Regional Dose-Response Studies |
Suplee (MT DEQ) |
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Developing Numeric Nutrient Criteria in Florida |
Vowell (Fla. DOF) |
A4: Lessons Learned from National Assessments |
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2007 National Lake Assessment: Wisconsin's Approach, Findings, and Opportunities |
Asplund (Wis. DNR) |
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National Aquatic Resource Survey Core Indicators - Appropriate to Determining Arctic and Sub-Arctic Aquatic Ecosystem Status? |
Dasher (AK DEC) |
A5: Strategies for Growing a Volunteer Monitoring Program |
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Monitoring with Community Based Americorps Programs |
Donkersloot (NJ DEP) |
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EPA's Volunteer Monitoring Equipment Loan Program in New England |
Faber (US EPA) |
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Using Publicity and Community Outreach to Retain Citizen Stream Monitoring Volunteers |
Stepenuck (Univ. Wisconsin) |
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Using eLearning to Support Water Quality Data Management |
Wilcox (Gold Systems, Inc.) |
A6: Monitoring and Assessing Groundwater Vulnerability 1 |
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Groundwater Vulnerability - An Overview of Concepts and Assessment Methodologies |
Wireman (US EPA) |
ES 6: Building Successful State, Regional, and Tribal Water Monitoring Councils, Part 1 Organized by Tracy Hancock, USGS, John Hummer, Great Lakes Commission, & Abby Markowitz, Condatus Consulting |
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Building Successful State, Regional, and Tribal Water Monitoring Councils… Some Things to Think About |
(Markowitz) |
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Maximizing the Effectiveness of Water Quality Data Collection & Dissemination |
(Marshack, California State Water Resources Control Board) |
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Regional Differences for Councils |
(Colorado) |
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Florida Water Resources Monitoring Council:A Council in Transition |
(Sloane/Wolfe, Florida DEP) |
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Indiana’s Water Monitoring Council |
(Arthur, InWMC President) |
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State and Regional Councils: Iowa Case Study |
(Skopec, Iowa DNR) |
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The Maryland Water Monitoring Council: Furthering the Cause of Water Monitoring in Maryland |
(Boward, Maryland DNR) |
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Points to Ponder when considering to go Non-Profit or Not |
(Horn, CO-DOW) |
ES 7: Man vs. Stats |
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B1: Evaluation and Application of New Technologies for Real-time Monitoring |
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B2: Developing New Biological Assessment Tools |
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Modeling Macroinvertebrate Multi-metric Index Scores in Connecticut's Rivers and Streams Using Landscape Variables - An Approach to Support Restoration Goals and Anti-degradation Policy |
Bellucci (CT DEP) |
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A Stream Algal Bioassessment Incorporating the Biological Condition Gradient to Evaluate Tiered Aquatic Life Uses in Maine |
Danielson (ME DEP) |
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A Benthic Invertebrate Index for the Nearshore Ocean Waters of New Jersey |
Schuster (NJ DEP)) |
B3: Developing Nutrient Criteria 2 |
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Development of Nutrient Criteria for Lakes and Reservoirs in Northern Plains States |
Deutschman (Houston Engineering, Inc.) |
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A Linked Set of Nutrient and Biological Criteria for the Protection of Designated uses for Vermont Lakes and Wadeable Streams |
Kamman (VT DEC) |
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Assessing Nutrient Impacts in New Jersey Waters |
McGeorge (NJ DEP) |
B4: Monitoring the Effects of Development on Hydrology and Water Quality |
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Trend Analysis for Selected Analytes, South Platte River, Denver, CO |
Novick (Denver DEH) |
B5: Modeling Ecological Conditions |
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Establishing Thermal Reference Conditions: Development of Stream Temperature Models in Support of Biological Monitoring and Assessment in the Western USA |
Hill (Utah State University) |
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Predicting Environmental Reference Conditions in Streams from Watershed Geology |
Olson (Utah State University) |
B6: Monitoring and Assessing Groundwater Vulnerability 2 |
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An Invaluable $25 Investment: Using Isotopes to Better Characterize the Groundwater Quality of the Gila Valley Sub-Basin, Southeastern Arizona |
Towne (AZ DEQ) |
C1: Monitoring Stressors and Impacts to Lakes and Reservoirs |
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Monitoring the Quality of Water, Sediment, and Aquatic Biota of Lake Powell through the National Park Service and U.S. Geological Survey's Water Quality Assessment and Monitoring Program |
Hart (USGS) |
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Measuring the Effects of Lakeshore Development on Littoral Habitat and Macroinvertebrates |
Merrell (VT DEC) |
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Shorezone Water-Quality Monitoring Program for Lake Tahoe, California and Nevada |
Rowe (USGS) |
C2: Monitoring for Stormwater Management Effectiveness |
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Urban Stormwater BMP Performance and Cost Effectiveness in the Capitol Region Watershed District |
Baker (Capitol Region Watershed District, Saint Paul, MN) |
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Monitoring Stormwater: Do's, Don'ts, Why's and How's |
Ballestero (Univ. New Hampshire) |
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UDFCD Stormwater BMP Monitoring Program |
Piza (UDFCD, Denver, CO) |
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Using Stormwater Ponds in East Tampa to Promote Sustainable, Healthy Communities: A Community Partnership Approach |
Trotz (Univ. South Florida) |
C3: Interpreting Water Quality Data |
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Data Uncertainty Estimation Tool for Hydrology and Water Quality (DUET-H/WQ): Estimating Measurement Uncertainty for Monitoring and Modeling Applications |
Harmel (USDA-ARS) |
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Multivariate Methods with Nondetects |
Helsel (Practical Stats) |
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Serial Correlation and Trend Option Basics in the Era of Frequent Data Measurements |
Irwin (NPS) |
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Increasing Awareness, Understanding, and Availability of Statistical Methods for Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment |
McLaughlin (NCASI) |
C4: Downstream Impacts from Mined Lands 1 |
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Impact of Historic Uranium Mining and Current Mine Development Operations on Water Resources in the Grand Canyon Region, Coconino and Mohave Counties, Arizona |
Bills (USGS) |
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Collaborative Efforts to Characterize a Watershed Impacted by Abandoned Mines Using Multiple Sampling Techniques: A Case Study for Lefthand Creek Watershed, CO |
Conovitz (Integral Consulting Inc.) |
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Characterization of Water Quality in a Hydrothermally Altered and Historically Mined Watershed, Warden Gulch, Colorado |
Oerter (CO Geological Survey) |
C5: National Monitoring Network: Monitoring Water Quality from Inland to Coastal Ecosystems |
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The National Water Quality Monitoring Network - Now and Into the Future |
Hamilton (USGS) |
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Lake Michigan National Monitoring Network Demonstration Pilot - Preliminary Results and Future Plans |
Peters (USGS) |
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San Francisco Bay Water Quality: Lessons Learned from Four Decades of USGS Observations |
Schraga (USGS) |
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Progress of the Delaware River Basin Demonstration Project of the National Water Quality Monitoring Network |
Vowinkel (USGS) |
C6: PAHs and Coal-Tar-Based Pavement Sealcoat: Stormwater Management, Toxicology, and Public Policy |
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Coal-Tar Pavement Sealant Ban: Austin's Enforcement Experience |
Ennis |
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Pavement Sealcoat, PAHs, and the Environment: An Introduction |
Mahler (USGS) |
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Contribution of PAHs from Coal-Tar Pavement Sealcoat to 40 U.S. Lakes Evaluated Using Mass-Balance Receptor Modeling |
Van Metre (USGS) |
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Low-Hanging Fruit in PAH Reduction: Developing and Implementing a Ban on Coal Tar Pavement Products in the District of Columbia |
Van Wye (District of Columbia Department of the Environment) |
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PAHs and Parking Lots: A Field Study on PAHs Exported from Sealed and Unsealed Parking Lots at the UNH Stormwater Center |
Watts (Univ. New Hampshire) |
ES8: Sensors Basics: Tools to Enhance the Quality and Comparability of Sensors Data for Continuous Real-Time Monitoring Organized by Dan Sullivan, USGS |
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Field Deployment Guide |
Sullivan (USGS) and Cook (YSI) |
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Field Sensors: A Manufacturers' Perspective |
Sadar (Hach) and Windsor (In-Situ) |
ES9: Defining the Relationship between Disturbance, Stressors and Biological Condition at State, Regional, and National Levels |
Session 1: Emerging Applications of the Biological Condition Gradient (BCG) |
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The Application of Tiered Aquatic Life Use (TALU) Principles in Developing a Biotic Index for Pennsylvania's Antidegradation Program |
Chalfant |
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Emerging Applications of the Biological Condition Gradient (BCG): Moving Beyond BCG 101! |
Davies (ME DEP) |
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Comparison of the EU Water Framework Directive and the Biological Condition Gradient |
Davis (US EPA) and Feld (University of Duisburg) |
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Use of the BCG to Help Characterize the Quality of Reference Sites |
Jackson (US EPA) |
Session 2: Biological Condition Gradient (BCG) Development and Calibration at State, Regional, and National Levels |
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Development of Estuarine BCG - A Model for Multi-Scale BCG (Individual Habitat and Habitat Mosaic) |
Cicchetti (US EPA) |
Session 3: Using Stressor-Response Relationships to Address Hydrological and Nutrient Issues |
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Maine's Freshwater Nutrient Criteria |
Danielson (ME DEP) |
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Using Stressor-Response Relationships to Derive Candidate Nutrient Criteria |
Yuan (US EPA) |
Session 4: Using the Biological Condition Gradient (BCG) and Stressor-Response Information in an Urbanizing Setting |
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Using the BCG in an Urbanizing Setting: Opportunities and Challenges from the State Perspective |
Davies (ME DEP) |
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Using a Bayesian Network Approach to Model the Effects of Urbanization on the Condition of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Assemblages in the Northeast U.S. as Defined by the Biological Condition Gradient |
Kashuba (Duke University) |
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Opportunities and Challenges to Using BCG and Stressor-Response Information in an Urbanizing Setting |
McMahon and Davies (ME DEP) |
D1: Wetlands Condition Monitoring and Assessment |
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Forging the Link Between Wetland Monitoring & Assessment and "Traditional" Water Monitoring Programs |
Davis & Henicheck (VA DEQ) |
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Applying Tiered Aquatic Life Uses and the Biological Condition Gradient Model to Maine Wetlands |
DiFranco (ME DEP) |
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Comparison of Three Tiered Wetland Assessment Methods for Use on Wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region |
Hargiss (North Dakota State Univ.) |
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Developing a Level 1-2-3 Approach to Wetland Assessment and Monitoring in Montana |
Newlon (Montana Natural Heritage Program) |
D2: New Tools and Approaches in Data Analysis and Reporting |
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H2O Info - A Web-Based Citizen's Tool for Turning Real-Time Water Quality Monitoring Data Info Information |
Benedict (Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District) |
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Design and Compilation of a Water Resources Geodatabase for the Rio Grande Basin - San Acacia, New Mexico to Fort Quitman, Texas |
Burley (USGS) |
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Water Quality Report Card |
Kimball (MA DEP) |
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Outreach Tools for Obtaining Park Vital Sign Monitoring Data |
Long (NPS) |
D3: Elements of a Long-Term National Ground-Water Monitoring Network and a State-Scale Example |
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An Example of Using Baseline, Surveillance, Unstressed, and Targeted Monitoring in the Evaluation of Changing Conditions of Ground-Water Quantity and Quality |
Copeland (FL DEP) |
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Lessons Learned: Florida's Status and Trend Surface and Ground Water Monitoring Programs |
Sloane and Copeland (FL DEP) |
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Challenges for Long-Term Implementation of a National Groundwater Monitoring Network |
Schreiber (Camp Dresser & McKee) |
D4: Downstream Impacts from Mined Lands 2 |
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Assessment of Nonpoint Source Chemical Loading Potential to Watersheds Containing Uranium Waste Dumps Associated with Uranium Exploration and Mining, San Rafael Swell, Utah |
Freeman (USGS) |
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Influence of Dissolved Organic Matter in Determining Aquatic Copper Toxicity in Iron-Rich Environments |
Smith (USGS) |
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Phas I- Jordan River, Utah, Riparian Restoration for the Midvale Slag Superfund Site |
Waterman (US EPA) |
D5: Effective Communication Leads to Action |
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Getting the Message Out: Communicating Water Science |
Capelli (USGS) |
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Peer-reviewed Papers to Podcasts and Beyond: Disseminating the Findings from a Long-term Monitoring Study |
Flinders (NCASI) |
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"SWAPS" - Effective Information Exchange at the Watershed Level |
Horn (CO Division of Wildlife) |
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It Makes Perfect Sense to Me, Why Can't They Understand? Conveying Technical Information to a Non-technical Audience |
Stanley (City of Northglenn, CO) |
D6: Pharmaceuticals and Other Emerging Contaminants Above and Below the Water's Surface |
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Occurrence of EDC/PPCPs in Arizona Waters and Impact of Recreational Activities |
Chiu (AZ State University) |
E1: Continuous Real-time monitoring: Applications in Lakes and Estuaries |
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Real-time Lake and Reservoir Meteorological and Vertical Water-Quality Monitoring |
Green (USGS) |
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Real-Time Monitoring in the Fraser River Estuary, B.C. |
McDonald (Env. CA) |
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Monitoring the Spatially and Temporally Variable Great Lakes Nearshore Using Continously Towed Instrumentation |
Warren (US EPA) |
E2: Monitoring BMP Effectiveness |
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Demonstrating Success in the Beaty Creek Watershed: Benefits of Continuous Flow-Weighted Data and Paired Watershed Monitoring |
Day (OK Conservation Commission) |
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The USDA Forest Service's National Best Management Practice Program: *
Presentation
* Full manuscript |
Edwards (USFS) |
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High Level Indicators of Oregon's Forested Streams |
Hubler (OR DEQ) |
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The Good, the Bad and Everything in Between: Evaluating Water Quality Indices and Their Use in Monitoring Agricultural BMPs and Aquatic Ecosystem Health in a Southern Alberta River |
Scott (University of Alberta) |
E3: Integrating Probabilistic and Targeted Monitoring |
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An Approach for Combining Targeted Diagnostic Monitoring and Probabilistic Ecological Monitoring to Assess the Extent of Impairment in California Streams |
Hunt (Univ. California, Davis) |
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Assessment Results from Probabilistic Sampling of Wisconsin's Streams |
Miller (WI DNR) |
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Notes on a Method for Integrated Biological and Water Quality Stream Surveys |
Miltner (OH EPA) |
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Use of Biological Monitoring Results at Multiple Spatial Scales: Site Specific to Area Wide |
Stribling (Tetra Tech, Inc.) |
E4: Modeling at a Regional Scale |
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Sources of Suspended Sediment in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed: A Regional Application of the SPARROW Model |
Brakebill (USGS) |
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Analyzing SPARROW Data to Quantify Changes in Salt Load from Irrigation |
James (USDA - NRCS) |
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Upper Gera Watershed (Germany) - Areal Assessment of Water-Quality Monitoring and Associated Model Application |
Wetzel (Friedrich-Schiller-University, Germany) |
E5: Volunteers and State Agencies: Collaborating for Better Decisions |
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The Evolution of Virginia Volunteer Water Monitoring Programs: From Public Engagement to Influencing Policy |
French (Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay) |
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Developing Volunteer Monitoring Programs to Support State Agency Restoration Efforts |
North (Delaware Nature Society) |
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Uses of Missouri Stream Team Data |
Riggert (MO Deptartment of Conservation) |
E6: Contamination Effects on Aquatic Ecosystem Health 1 |
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Monitoring for Current-Use Pesticides in Amphibians and the Water and Sediment in Their Habitat |
Battaglin (USGS) |
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Patterns of Fish and Macroinvertebrate Communities Exposed to Pulp and Paper Mill Effluent in Four US Receiving Streams |
Flinders (NCASI) |
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Identifying Sources of Toxicity to Hyalella in the Santa Margarita Watershed |
Rich (MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc.) |
ES 10: Emerging New Approaches to Water Quality Trend Analysis Organized by Robert Hirsch, USGS |
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A New Approach to Analysis of Large and Long-Duration Surface Water Quality Data Sets |
Hirsch (USGS) |
F1: Continuous Real-time monitoring: Applications in Rivers and Streams |
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F2: Regional Scale Wetlands Monitoring and Assessment |
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Probability-Based Sample Designs for Wetland Condition Assessment: Lessons Learned from Real-World Applications in the Rocky Mountains |
Lemly (CO Natural Heritage Program) |
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Toward a Mid-Atlantic Regional Wetlands Condition Assessment |
Miller (Pennsylvania State Univ.) |
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Establishing a Wetlands Monitoring Program in North Carolina with Emphasis on a Piedmont Watershed and a Coastal Plain Watershed |
Savage (NC DENR) |
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Gulf of Mexico Coastal Wetlands: A Regional Assessment Perspective |
Scozzafava (US EPA) |
F3: Water Quality Exchanges Improve Data Access and Sharing |
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The Ocean Data Partnership Exchange Network (ODPX): Building a Consensus-Based System for Discovery, Accessibility, and Interoperability of Diverse Water Data in the Northeast US and Canada |
Currier (NH DES) |
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New Jersey's Ambient Water Quality Data Exchange System |
Morton (NJ DEP) |
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Water Quality Data Management and Exchange Among Tribes through a Tribal Consortium |
Odum (Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission) |
F4: Using Probabilistic Monitoring to Support State and Tribal Programs |
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Probabilistic Monitoring on Arizona Streams |
Jones (AZ DEQ) |
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Probabilistic Wadeable Streams Survey in Puerto Rico |
Kurtenbach (US EPA) |
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Texas' Contributions to the National Probabilistic Surveys and Future Direction of the State's Biological Monitoring Program |
Rogers (TX CEQ) |
F5: Innovation and Longevity in Volunteer Monitoring Programs |
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Success Stories: the Northeast's Long-Term Lake Volunteer Monitoring Programs |
Green (Univ. Rhode Island) |
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River Watch's Evolution Over the Past 20 Years |
Tolan (Colorado River Watch) |
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Volunteer Monitoring: A Sound Investment |
Vastine (Dickinson College) |
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Using Volunteers to Collect Ground Water Information: Examples from New Hampshire |
Wunsch (NH Geological Survey) |
F6: Contaminant Effects on Aquatic Ecosystem Health 2 |
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Diagnostic Tools to Evaluate Impacts of Trace Organic Compounds on Aquatic Populations and Communities |
Diamond (Tetra Tech, Inc.) |
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Sediment Toxicity Testing: (1) Contaminants of Emerging Concern and (2) Methods for Conducting Exposures With Early Life Stages of Freshwater Mussels |
Ingersoll (USGS) |
G1: Continuous Real-time monitoring: Regulatory Perspectives |
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Working Together: Updates on Measurement, Monitoring, and Laboratory Science Issues |
Autry (US EPA) |
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Automation of Hydrodynamic Model of the Tidal Delaware River for Rapid Assessment of Spill Impacts on Water Intakes |
Limbeck (DRBC) |
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Effectively Managing Water Resources by the Use of Near Real-Time Water Quality Monitoring in Partnership with Industry |
Paterson (Env. CA) |
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Water Temperature: How to measure and Interpret the Data |
Russell (L/E WWTP) |
G2: Biological Monitoring with Volunteers |
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Invasive Species Monitoring Approaches for Volunteer Programs |
Herron (URI) |
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Utilization of Large Scale Rapid Screening with Marine Plankton Toxicity Tests by a Citizen Monitoring Group |
Hohn (San Diego Coastkeeper) |
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Georgia Adopt-A-Stream's Amphibian Monitoring Program |
Muenz and Hughes (Ga. EPA) |
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Utilizing Volunteers for Big-River Biological Monitoring |
Meier (Mo. DOC) |
G3: Watershed Scale Protection and Restoration Assessments |
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Assessing Wetland Wildlife Habitat Acquisition and Restoration Opportunities at the Watershed Scale: Milwaukee River Basin, WI |
Bernthal (WIDNR) |
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A Technical Guide for Identifying and Protecting Healthy Watersheds |
Gabanski (US EPA) and Godfrey (The Cadmus Group) |
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Recovery Potential Screening for Prioritizing Restoration in Maryland Watersheds |
Norton (US EPA) |
G4: Examining Nutrient Processing at Multiple Scales |
G5: Results and Importance of Comparability Studies |
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A Comparison of Assessment Outcomes Based on Macroinvertebrate Condition Indices from the New England Region Using National Wadeable Stream Assessment Probability Sites |
Neils (NH DES) |
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Evaluation of the Lake Macroinvertebrate Integrity Index (LMII) and Alternate Indices for Eastern US Lakes and Reservoirs |
North (Dynamac Corp co/US EPA) |
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Comparability of EMAP and Arizona DEQ Macroinvertebrate and Habitat Methods of Data Collection |
Spindler (AZ DEQ) |
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Assessing Aquatic Life Use Support on a Great River |
Tennant (ORSANCO) |
G6: Evaluating Contaminant Trends in Surface-Water Quality: Streams and Rivers |
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A Quarter Century of Declining Suspended Sediment Fluxes in the Mississippi River |
Hughes (USGS) |
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Water-Quality Data-Assessment of Long-Term Time Trends, Weser River Basin, Germany - A Case Study
* Presentation
* Full manuscript |
Steele (TDS Consulting, Inc.) |
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Temporal and Spatial Trends of Pharmaceuticals in the Rhine |
Stoks (Assoc. of Rhine River Water Works, Netherlands) |
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Trends in Pesticide Concentrations in Corn-Belt Streams, 1996-2006 |
Vecchia (USGS) |
ES 11: Data Flow Through the Monitoring Framework, Part 3 - USGS Data from the Lab to the Public Organized by Dave Mueller, USGS |
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USGS Data & Reports: From the Lab to the Public |
Lewis (USGS) and Walton-Day (USGS) |
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USGS Tour of the NWQMC Monitoring Framework - Data Flow from the Lab to the Public - Websites |
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H1: Statewide Bioassessment |
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California's Sophisticated State Bioassessment Program and the Challenge of Translating its Tools into a Successful Citizen Monitoring Program |
Harrington (CA DFG) |
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The Maryland Biological Stream Survey: Evolution of a Probability-Based Monitoring Program |
Klauda (MD DNR) |
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Integrating Water Resource Monitoring Data from Diverse Sources: The Willamette Basin (Oregon) Rivers and Streams Assessment |
Mulvey (OR DEQ) |
H2: Your Stream Overfloweth: Case Studies in Monitoring Stormwater Quality |
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Sediment Transport from Urban, Urbanizing, and Rural Areas in Johnson County, Kansas, 2006-08 |
Lee (USGS) |
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Local Urban Stormwater Monitoring, Results, and Implications for Future Management |
Loyas (Capitol Region Watershed District, Saint Paul, MN) |
H3: Using Data Sharing as a Pathway to Collaboration |
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Use of a Wiki Portal for Watershed Management: An Integrated Approach |
Chennapragada (San Diego Coastkeeper) |
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Environmental Visualization Tools |
Grosso (SFEI) |
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USGS-Pakistan Science and Technology Exchange - Creation of a Water Resources Data System for Pakistan |
Williamson (USGS) |
H4: Monitoring Network Design: Implementing Large Scale Solutions |
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Longitudinal Spatial Patterns in Riverine Ecological Indicators in the Pacific Northwest; Implications for River Survey Design |
Herlihy (Oregon State University) |
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Pennsylvania's Monongahela River Basin Conductivity Monitoring Network |
Shaw (PA DEP) |
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New Zealand's National Rivers Water Quality Network (NRWQN) - 21 Years Old and Still Going Strong |
Smith (NY City DEP) (retired) |
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Regional Ambient Fish Tissue Monitoring Program |
Webb (US EPA) |
H5: Harmful Algal Blooms and Cyantoxins: How (Blue) Green is My Water? |
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Recreational Exposure to Microcystins During Algal Blooms in Small Lakes |
Backer (NCEH, CDC) |
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Developing a Harmful Algal Bloom Integrated Observing System for the Gulf of Mexico |
Jochens (Texas A&M University) |
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Monitoring to Determine Geosmin Sources and Concentrations in a Northern Colorado Reservoir
* Presentation
* Full manuscript |
Oropeza (City of Fort Collins Utilities, CO) |
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Microcystin and Task and Odor Compound Occurrence, Fate and Transport in Central Indiana Surface Waters |
Tedesco (Center for Earth and Environmental Sciences) |
H6: Evaluating Contaminant Trends in Lakes and Reservoirs Using Sediment Cores |
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Zinc and Copper Isotopes as Tracers of Anthropogenic Contamination in Lake Sediments |
Borrock (University of Texas at El Paso) |
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Application of Paleolimnology to a Large River to Reconstruct Metal and Organic Contaminant Inputs |
Desmet (ENTPE, France) |
ES 12: Science-Based Environmental Report Cards and Indicators from the Watershed to the National Scale Organized by Tracy Hancock, USGS |
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Motivations for Water Indicators: You Can't Manage What You Don't Measure |
Hirsch (USGS) |
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EPA's Report on the Environment, Strategic Plan & Performance Report |
Holdsworth (US EPA) |
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Indicator Integration for National Water Quality Information: A State Perspective |
McGeorge (NJ DEP) |
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What's Going on in Canada, Eh? |
Murray (ESSA Technologies, Ltd.) |
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Multi-Scale Report Cards |
Shilling (Univ. California, Davis) |
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Science-Based Environmental Report Cards and Indicators from the Watershed to the National Scale |
Skopec (IA DNR) |
I1: Biological Assessments - Survey Design and Sampling Considerations |
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Applying non-linear (fuzzy) classification rules for grouping streams with similar biological potential in Colorado |
Jessup (Tetra Tech) |
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Monitoring Water Quality at the Epicenter of Aquatic Biodiversity |
Leslie (AL DEM) |
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South Carolina's Integrated Indices Approach for Assessing Water Quality, Sediment Quality and Biotic Condition and Its Uses by Resource Managers |
VanDolah (SC DNR) |
I2: Tracking What Flows Downhill: Microbial Source Tracking |
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Occurrence and Sources of Escherichia coli in Metropolitan St. Louis Streams, October 2004 through September 2007 |
Davis (USGS) |
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A Multifaceted Approach to Microbial Source Tracking Within the Natural Environment |
Monroe (Tetra Tech, Inc.) |
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New Jersey's Application of Microbial Source Tracking Techniques in Recreational Waters |
Schuster (NJ DEP) |
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Semi-quantitative Evaluation of Fecal Contamination by Human, Ruminant, and Alternate Sources in Upper Fountain Creek, Colorado |
Stoeckel (Don Stoeckel Environmental) |
I3: 21st Century Technical Tools for Water Quality Assessments |
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Better Monitoring Program Management through the ATTAINS System |
Kovatch (US EPA) |
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Ecosystem Services Monitoring and Valuation for Better Environmental Decision-making |
McDonald (US EPA) |
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Where's the Data? Improvements in Access to USGS Water Data |
Stoker (USGS) |
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Data Management, Integration and Sharing at the State and Regional Level |
Wilcox (Gold Systems, Inc.) |
I4: Integrated Land-to-Sea Assessments Based on Multiple Networks |
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A Preliminary Evaluation of Trinity River Sediment and Nutrient Loads into Galveston Bay, Texas, During Two Periods of High Flow |
Lee (USGS) |
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Using Multiple Lines of Information to Develop Eelgrass-based Nutrient Criteria for New Hampshire's Great Bay Estuary |
Morrison (NERACOOS, NH) |
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Combining Monitoring Programs Observations with Models to Characterize Water Quality Variability and the Role of Nitrogen Loading: Informing Management of Narragansett Bay |
Walker (US EPA) |
I5: Contaminants in Groundwater |
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Virus Concentrations in Non-Disinfected Groundwater Used for Drinking: Association with Community Rates of Acute Gastrointestinal Illness |
Borchardt (Marchfield Clinic Research Foundation, WI) |
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Distribution of Naturally-Occurring Perchlorate in Groundwater in the Southwestern US |
Fram (USGS) |
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Natural Contamination of Domestic Wells in Rural Northern Nevada |
Seiler (USGS) |
I6: Prioritization of Chemicals for New Methods Development |
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Disinfection By-Products: Research Plans of the United States Geological Survey |
Hladik (USGS) |
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Prioritization of High-Production-Volume Chemicals for Assessing Water Resources |
Zogorski (USGS) |
ES 13: Is Your Monitoring Program Producing Measurable Results and How Do You Know? |
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ES 14: The National Lakes Assessment - Just How good are the Nation's Lakes and Reservoirs - Technical Underpinnings of the NLA and Applications for Statewide Lakes Surveys Organized by Neil Kamman, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources |
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Finding the State and Regional Story in the National Lakes Assessment Data |
Kiddon (US EPA) and Walker (US EPA) |
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Modeling the "Appeal" of Northeast Lakes |
Milstead (US EPA) |
J1: Coastal and Estuarine Assessments |
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Water Quality Status of the Nation's Coasts: Incorporating the Nearshore Great Lakes into the National Coastal Condition Assessment |
Grayson (US EPA) |
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Regional Assessment of Sediment Contamination from Marshes to the Continental Shelf: Results of the Western Component of the U.S. EPA National Coastal Assessment |
Nelson (US EPA) |
J2: Development of Reference Condition for Different Purposes and at Different Scales |
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Landscape Assessment and Predictive Tools: Methods Guidance for Monitoring, Assessment, and Other Clean Water Act Programs |
Harrison (US EPA) |
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Large River Bioassessment: Challenges and Approaches Used for the Delaware River |
Limbeck (DRBC) |
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Selecting Reference Sites Across Ecoregions: The Rocky Mountain ReMAP |
Vance (MT NHP) |
J3: Integrating Water Quality Indicators to Support Monitoring and Assessment Decisions |
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Effective Integrated Physical, Chemical, and Biological Aquatic Monitoring in the Pacific Island National Parks |
Farahi (NPS) |
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Susquehanna River Basin Commission's Environmental Review of Water Withdrawals: Integrating Water Quality, Biological, and Habitat Information into Water Quantity Decision Making |
Hoffman (Susquehanna River Basin Commission) |
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Integrated Sampling on the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers; Two Components of the Great River Ecosystem in the Central Basin |
Spear (PA DEP) |
J4: Overcoming Barriers to Monitoring Collaboration and Partnerships |
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Collaborative Interagency Efforts in Sampling, Analyzing, and Developing Models for Arsenic and Methyl Mercury Levels in Florida |
Muldoon and Copeland (FL DEP) |
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A Cooperative Bi-National Approach to Monitoring the St. Marys River Great Lakes Connecting Channel |
Kohlhepp (MI DNRE) |
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Partnership Approach to Optimization of the Chesapeake Bay Program's Bay and Basin Water Quality Monitoring Program 2007-09: Process Review, Lessons Learned |
Tango (USGS) |
J5: Evaluating Contaminant Trends in Groundwater Quality |
J6: Endocrine Disrupting Compunds - Identification, Sources, and Effects |
K1: Water Quality Monitoring in Coastal and Marine Environments |
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Benefits of Integrated Physical, Chemical, and Biological Marine Monitoring in Pacific Island National Parks |
Jones (NPS) |
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Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Long Island Sound Water Quality Monitoring Program: What Are We Missing, a Comparison of Monthly Survey Data and Data from a Special 72 Hour Survey |
Lyman (CT DEP) |
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Combining Routine Monitoring and Research to Understand Estuarine Biogeochemistry |
Sharp (University of Delaware) |
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Monitoring in the Ahupua'a |
Tomlinson (University of Hawaii at Manoa) |
K2: Geospatial Assessments of Water Quality |
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Water Clarity Monitoring of Wisconsin Lakes via Remote Sensing |
Greb (WI DNR) |
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Applying the National Hydrography Dataset Plus (NHDPlus) to Water Quality Assessments |
McKay (Horizon Systems Corporation, INc.) |
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Using GIS to Analyze the Environmental Impacts of Mining on Water Resources in the State of West Virginia |
Merem (Jackson State University) |
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National Assessment of Impaired Waters Within or Near US Fish and Wildlife Service Properties |
Norton (US EPA) |
K3: Modeling of Nutrient Transport and Loadings |
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Allocation of Nutrient Inputs to the Laurentian Great Lakes by Source and River Basin Using SPARROW Models |
Robertson (USGS) |
K4: Monitoring Partnerships: Promoting Water Resource Stewardship and Protection |
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Partnering to Support Monitoring Programs |
Greenberg (Stony-Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, NJ) |
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15 Years of Monitoring Water Quality Across Southcentral Alaska Through the Citizens' Environmental Monitoring Program Partnership |
Lord (Cook Inletkeeper, Homer, AK) |
K5: Transport and Distribution of Mercury through Aquatic Ecosystems |
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Effects of Forest Type and Fire on Mercury Deposition in Boreal Ecosystems |
Kolka (US FS) |
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Increased Atmospheric Mercury Deposition near Major Urban Areas |
Van Metre (USGS) |
K6: Agrochemical Monitoring |
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Monitoring Colorado's Groundwater for Agricultural Chemicals and Long-Term Contamination Trends |
Mauch (CO Department of Agriculture) |
ES 15: Working With Watershed Tools and Data to Get (and Show) Results |
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ES 16: National Aquatic Resource Surveys: Transferring Technical Tools and Approaches |
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L1: Monitoring Hydrology: A Critical Consideration for the Interpretation of Water Quality and Biological Assessment Data |
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Confounding Factors and Lessons Learned: Monitoring the Hydrology of Headwater Streams of the Gulf Coastal Plain |
Brown (Louisiana State University) |
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Monitoring Tidal Water Elevation and Water Quality in Four Embayments of Long Island Sound, New York to Assess Tidal Wetland Loss |
Cartwright (USGS) |
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Nutrient Sampling, Concentrations, and Corresponding Loads During the Historic June 2008 Flooding in Eastern Iowa |
Hubbard (USGS) |
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Century-Scale Trends in Flood Peak Discharges in the United States |
Ryberg (USGS) |
L2: Climate Change: Monitoring Impacts on Water Quality and Quantity |
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Red River Valley Tile Drain Water Quality Assessment: A Study of Water Quality on Saline Soils |
Johnson (North Dakota State University) |
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An Exploratory Evaluation of the Effects of Climate Change on the Water Quality of the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado |
Novick (Denver DEH) |
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Monitoring Approaches Adapted by Southwest Usa Tribal and Municipal Water Providers to Address Water Supply Challenges Associated with Drought and Climate Change |
Sagstad (Civil & Environmental Consultants) and Patton (Rural Community Assistance Corporation) |
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Ecological Monitoring Strategies for Freshwater Systems in Alaska's National Parks |
Shearer (NPS) |
L3: Linking Sources and Stressors to Water Quality |
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Assessing Ecological Conditions of U.S. Coastal Ocean Waters: Expansion of EMAP from Estuaries to the Offshore Environment |
Hyland (NOAA) |
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Assessing the Condition of Streams in the San Gabriel River Watershed (California): Integration of Multiple Indicators |
Johnson (Aquatic Bioassay and Consulting Laboratories) |
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Problems and Prospects of the Application of Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) Model for the Identification of Nonpoint Source Pollution "Hotspots" in a Flat Coastal Agricultural Watershed in Humid Tropics |
Poudel (University of Louisiana at Lafayette) |
L4: Unique Collaborative Approaches for Successful Outcomes |
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The Collective Action Continuum: Identifying Critical Elements for Environmental Improvement
* Presentation
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Georgia Adopt-A-Stream Database: Beyond the Data |
Hughes (GA DNR) |
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Development of Comprehensive Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Education and Support in Response to Agency-directed Targeted Watershed Improvements: Lessons Learned |
Rock (University of Arizona) |
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From Citizen Science to Volunteer Monitoring: Seeking Hydridization of Disparate Models for More Meaningful Public Engagement in Environmental Monitoring |
Wilderman (Dickinson College) |
L5: Biomagnification of Mercury Through Food Webs |
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Contaminants in Sport Fish of California Lakes and Reservoirs |
Connor (CA SWRCB) |
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Assessing Impairment of Tomales Bay Due to Mercury |
Ridolfi (SFEI) |
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Mercury in National Park Units of the Western Great Lakes Region: Assessing Bioaccumulation in Aquatic Food Webs |
Wiener (University of Wisconsin - La Crosse) |
L6: Contaminant Threats to Drinking Water |
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EPA's Third Contaminant Candidate List - Evaluating Unregulated Drinking Water Contaminants |
Carpenter (US EPA) |
Poster Session |
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An Integrated List of Data Elements: Unifying Concepts in Action (* manuscript *) |
Katznelson (UC-Berkeley Extension) |
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