Conference Awards
- Elizabeth Jester Fellows Award Recipient:
William G. "Bill" Wilber, USGS (ret.) - Barry Alan Long Award Recipient:
Faith Zerbe, Delaware Riverkeeper - Vision Award Recipient:
Georgia Adopt-A-Stream
10th National Monitoring Conference
Tampa, Florida, May 2 - 6, 2016
Over 710 people attended our 10th National Monitoring Conference in Tampa. Featuring over 300 oral presentations, 70 posters, 8 field trips, 20 workshops, short courses, panels, and discussion sessions, the conference was vibrant and packed full of interesting and informative activities. In addition, ample opportunities for attendees, presenters, and exhibitors to network and expand connections brought the week to life for everyone. Interactive demonstrations of a wide range of products and services including data portals, apps, software, and models provided close-up views of the latest developments in the monitoring community. The NWQMC awards recognized individuals and groups who have made significant contributions to water quality monitoring and water resource protection (see box).
Highlights from the 10th Biennial National Conference:
Conference Results
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A and B Sessions: Workshop: Discover, Retrieve, and Analyze Water Data in R: The dataRetrieval, EGRET (Exploration and Graphics for RivEr Trends) and EGRETci R PackagesRobert M. Hirsch, USGS
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C1: Continuous Monitoring: Past, Present, and Future
Moderator: Dan Sullivan, USGS |
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How 20th Century Technology Innovations Shaped the Development and Delivery of Real-time Water-Quality Data | Myers (USGS ) | |
Facilitating Innovations in Environmental Monitoring Technologies | Stauffer (Univ. of Louisiana at Lafayette) | |
A Vision on Water Sensor Data Interoperability | Young (USEPA) | |
C2: Advances in Harmful Algae Bloom Monitoring and Assessment Programs
Moderator: Aaron Borisenko, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality |
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Understanding Cyanobacterial Ecological Strategies | Rosen (USGS) |
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Changes in Bacterial Communities and Microbial Functional Capabilities in Relation to Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Bloom Formatin and Toxin Production | Givens (USGS) | |
HAB Impacts: A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Prospective | Clyde (USACE) | |
Microcystin and Harmful Algae Bloom Monitoring in Kansas City Urban Lakes | Webb (USEPA) | |
C3: Nutrient Reduction Effectiveness in Florida
Moderator: Shelly Krueger, University of Florida |
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Twenty Years of Success: The Everglades Agricultural Area Nonpoint Source Program - Contributing to the Restoration of America's Everglades Ecosystem | Pernett (South Florida Water Management District) | |
Improvements to the C-139 Basin Phosphorus Source Control Program Through the Enhancement of Water Quality Monitoring Data and Farm-Scale Best Management Practice (BMP) Implementation | Hansing (South Florida Water Management District) | |
Successful Water Quality Management in the Lake Okeechobee Watershed | Iudicello (South Florida Water Management District) | |
Evaluating Drawdown Effects on Nutrient Removal Efficiencies in a Treatment Wetland: Lake Apopka Marsh Flow-Way, Florida, USA | Guyette (St. John's RiverWater Management District) | |
C4: Integration of Remote Sensing into Water Quality Monitoring and Applications, Part I
Moderator: Jerad Bales, USGS |
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Radar Remote Sensing for Identifying and Characterizing Oil Spills in Coastal and Open Waters | Jones (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory) | |
NASA Applied Sciences Program: Water Resources - The Role of Remote Sensing Applied Research in Improving Water-Related Information Products and Supporting Water Resources Management | Lee (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory) | |
Using Satellite Observations of Watersheds to Enhance Source Water Quality Monitoring | Weiss (Hazen and Sawyer) | |
Advances in the Development of a Statewide Aquatic Remote Sensing Program for Wisconsin | Greb (WI DNR) | |
C5: Ecological Endpoints and Modeling in Great Lakes Monitoring
Moderator: Glenn Skuta, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency |
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Improvement in Estimated Nutrient and Sediment Loading to the Great Lakes Using Continuous Surrogate Regression Techniques | Robertson (USGS) | |
Relating Variation in Ecosystem Properties to Cyanobacterial Abundance Using a Common Consumer Approach | Evans (USGS) | |
Impacts of Lake Erie Harmful Algal Blooms on the Abundance and Growth of Larval Fishes and Their Prey Resources | Scholze (MI State Univ.) | |
From Monitoring to Modeling: Assessing Best Management Practices at Subbasin and Field Scales Using the SWAT and APEX Models | Russell (USGS) | |
C6: Recovery and Use of Historic Water Quality Data
Moderator: Robert Baskin, USGS |
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Sustainable Scientific Data Access and Management at the Library of Congress | France (Library of Congress) | |
USGS Laboratory Data Rescue Project: Rescuing the Irreplaceable | Baskin (USGS) | |
Metadata Recovery as an Important Step in Trusting and Using Water Quality Data | Reed (USGS) | |
Historical Water-Quality Data from the Harlem River, New York | Fisher (USGS) | |
C7: Monitoring Reefs and Other Sensitive Coastal Areas
Moderator: Steve Wolfe, Florida Institute of Oceanography |
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Water Quality Monitoring of Texas Offshore Artificial Reefs | Lee (USGS) | |
Effects of Nutrient Input on Phytoplankton Productivity and Community Structure in the Grand Bay Estuary in Mississippi | Baine (Univ. West Florida) | |
A Coastal Water Quality and Benthic Habitat Assessment Program in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, Florida | Stamates (NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory) | |
Monitoring the Response of Water Quality and Nekton in the Tidal Portion of the Brazos River, Texas to Varying Freshwater Inflow | Guillen (Environmental Institute of Houston, Univ. of Houston, Clear Lake) | |
C8: Integrated Regional Collaboration
Moderator: Mike Higgins, USFWS |
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Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Monitoring: Moving from Assessment to Action | O'Donnell (USEPA) | |
Designing a Coastal Restoration Monitoring Program for Citizen Scientists | Donkersloot (Vol. Mon. Rep., NWQMC) | |
Development of an Integrated Watershed-Wide Monitoring Program for the San Gabriel River (California) | Wisenbaker (Aquatic Bioassay & Consulting Laboratories) | |
Integrating Citizen and Non-Traditional Monitoring Data into the Chesapeake Bay Program Network | Vastine (Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring) | |
C9 Workshop: Relative Bed Stability - Using "R" to Calculate Quantitative Physical Habitat Metrics
Presenters: Emma Jones (VA DEQ), Lawrence D. Willis (VA DEQ), Jason R. Hill (VA DEQ) |
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D1: Continuous Monitoring, Continually Improved
Moderator: Erik Host-Steen, Hach Company |
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Performance Evaluation of Five Turbidity Sensors in Three Primary Standards | Snazelle (USGS) | |
Continuous Water-Quality Monitor Installation Example: An Air Purge System to Reduce Sediment Fouling and Improve Data Quality | Etheridge and Williams (USGS) | |
Continuous UV Nitrate Monitoring in Central Florida: Challenges and Opportunities | Johnston (USGS) | |
National Guidelines for Developing an Documenting Surrogate Regression Models to Compute Continuous Water-Quality Concentrations | Rasmussen (USGS) | |
D2: Monitoring in the Mississippi River Basin: Efforts of the Hypoxia Task Force and Its Partners
Moderator: Reumann-Moore, USEPA ORISE |
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Mississippi River Basin Monitoring Collaborative: Establishing a Network to Evaluate Progress Towards Reducing Nutrients in Streams and Rivers | Woodside (USGS) | |
Small-Scale Watershed Monitoring | Helmers (Iowa State Univ.) | |
High Frequency Nitrate Monitoring in the Mississippi River Basin | Pellerin (USGS) | |
Monitoring Impacts of the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative (MRBI) | Lowenfish (USDA NRCS) | |
D3: Contaminants of Emerging Concern
Moderator: Anne Rogers, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department |
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Effect of Wastewater-Treatment-Facility Closure on Shallow-Groundwater Pharmaceutical Contamination | Bradley (USGS) | |
The Geographically Expansive Watershed and Environmental Monitoring by Citizen Scientists: A Perfect Storm? | Kolok (Univ. of Nebraska at Omaha) | |
Investigations of Sucralose and Select Pharmaceuticals and Pesticides as Tracers for Contaminants of Concern in Florida's Ambient Freshwaters | Silvanima (FL DEP) | |
Microplastic Pollution in the Gallatin Watershed: Utilizing Volunteers to Study an Emerging Pollutant Across a Diverse Landscape | Walenga (Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation) | |
D4: Integration of Remote Sensing into Water Quality Monitoring and Applications, Part 2
Moderator: Christine Lee, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
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NASA Health and Air Quality Applications: The Intersection with Water Quality | Haynes (NASA)q | |
Cyanophyte and Algal Composition of the 2015 CyanoHAB Bloom in Sandusky Bay, Lake Erie | Ortiz (Kent State Univ.) | |
Monitoring of Lake Water Quality and Blooms Using Digital Imagery | Park (Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst) | |
Facilitating Water Quality Monitoring in the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary with Remote Sensing: New Advances and Challenges | Fichot (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, CIT) | |
D5: Using WRTDS to Determine Long and Short Term Trends
Moderator: Mary Skopec, Iowa Department of Natural Resources |
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A Method for Estimating the Uncertainty of Water Quality Trends Using Weighted Regressions on Time, Discharge, and Season (WRTDS) | Hirsch (USGS) | |
Sensitivity of Trend Estimates to Sampling Frequency and Collection of High-Flow Samples | Johnson (USGS) | |
Sediment Trends in Rivers Across the United States, 1972 to 2012 | Murphy (USGS) | |
Load and Trend Analysis with Heterogeneous Water-Quality Records: Is Ignorance Really Bliss? | Yang (Cherokee Nation Technology Solutions, contractor to USGS) | |
D6: National Scale Modeling Perspectives
Moderator: Amina Pollard, USEPA |
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Technical Approaches for Answering the Question: "What is the Condition of the Nation's Waters?" | Paulsen (USEPA) | |
Lakes and Reservoirs: Guidelines for Study Design and Sampling - A New Chapter in the U.S. Geological Survey National Field Manual for the Collection of Water-Quality Data" | Green (USGS) | |
Stream and River Condition Across the BLM's National System of Public Lands | Miller (BLM/USU National Aquatic Monitoring Center) | |
National Coastal Condition Assessment - What is the Condition of our Nation's Coastal Waters? | Sullivan (USEPA) | |
D7: Monitoring Groundwater Quality in Areas of Energy Development
Moderator: Bret Bruce, USGS |
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Design of Regional Monitoring of the Potential Effects of Oil and Gas Development on Groundwater Resources in California | Landon (USGS) | |
High Methane Concentrations in Los Angeles Groundwater | Kulongoski (USGS) | |
A Texas Study of Dissolved Methane in Fresh-Water Aquifers | Nicot (The Univ. of Texas at Austin) | |
Groundwater Quality in the Fayetteville and Haynesville Shale Gas Production Areas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas | McMahon (USGS) | |
D8 Panel: Reducing Barriers in Publishing Data to the Water Quality Portal: Enabling Data Sharing for States, Tribes, Citizen Scientists, Volunteers, and Other Local Groups
Presenters: Dwane Young, US EPA Office of Water, Assessment Watershed Protection Division; Barb Horn, Colorado Parks & Wildlife, Water Resources Specialist; Danielle Donkersloot, Volunteer Monitoring Rep., NWQMC; Cathy Alexander, Manager, Division of Surface Water, OH EPA; ; Joel Creswell, Ph.D., AAAS Fellow at USEPA , Office of Research and Development; Katie Stofer, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor, STEM Education & Outreach, University of Florida |
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D9 Short Course: Are Soil Health Management Systems a Solution to Agriculture Water Quality Issues? - The School Branch ProjectPresenters: Shannon Zezula, USDA - NRCS; Bob Barr, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis |
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E1: Great Lakes Restoration MonitoringModerator: Joe Duris, USGS |
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Water Data to Answer Urgent Water Policy Questions: Harmful Algal Blooms, Agriculture, and Lake Erie | Betanzo (Northeast-Midwest Institute) | |
Evaluation of Storm Drain BMP Effectiveness on Water Quality and Environmental Health in East Bay, Traverse City, MI | Brennan and Givens (USGS) | |
Monitoring Methods Used to Improve Agricultural Best Management Practices Evaluations at the Edge-of-Field Scale | Komiskey (USGS)an and Duriancik (USDA NRCS) | |
Great Lakes Offshore Water Quality Monitoring: Status, Trends, and Current Uses of Nutrient Data | O'Donnell (USEPA) | |
E2: Assessing Water Quality with Remote SensingModerator: Jim Dorsch, Denver Metro Wastewater Reclamation District |
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Applied Remote Sensing for Mapping and Monitoring of the Great Lakes | Battaglia (MI Technological University) | |
Modeling a Superbloom in a Subtropical Estuary Using Landsat Imagery | Ellis (St. Johns River Water Management District) | |
Development of Water Quality Products Derived from NOAA Operational Satellite Sensor (VIIRS) Data | Hernandez (Univ. of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez) | |
Virtual Buoy System (VBS) to Monitor Coastal and Estuarine Water Quality from Satellite Measurements | Carlson (Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute) | |
E3: Ecosystem Indicators of Coastal and Freshwater HealthModerator: Brandon Jarvis, USEPA |
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The Role of Biological Indicators in Florida's Numeric Nutrient Criteria | Hammond (Cardno) | |
Developing a Coastal Health Index for Texas Waters: Moving Towards Meaningful Ecosystem Based Management | Oakley (Texas A&M Univ., Envtl. Inst. of Houston) | |
Predictions of Salt Marsh Loss with Sea-Level Rise and Implications for Water Quality | Crosby (Harbor Watch) | |
Phytoplankton Reference Communities and Phytoplankton Index of Biotic Integrity for Barnegat Bay-Little Egg Harbor Estuary, New Jersey | Ren (Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University) | |
E4: Cool Applications of R for Scientific Workflows, Part IModerator: Emily Read, USGS |
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Advanced Techniques for Automated State-Wide Surface Water Quality Assessment for 305(b) Reporting | Pflaumer (NJ DEP) | |
Enhancing Data Interpretation in the Delaware River Basin with R | Limbeck (DRBC) | |
An R-based Web Application to Search, Analyze and Display Water Quality Data in Oregon State, USA | Bryant (OR DEQ) | |
Using R to Conduct Hydrostatistical Analysis at the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality | Carr (USGS) | |
E5: Emerging and Legacy ContaminantsModerator: Alan Ellsworth, National Park Service |
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Environmental Chemical Mixtures: A Field Approach to Assessing Exposure and Effects | Bradley (USGS) | |
How Evaluations of Low Concentrations of Organic Chemical Contaminants are Important in Managing Lake Ecosystems | Rosen (USGS) | |
Assessment of Stream Quality in the Piedmont and Appalachian Mountain area of the Southeastern United States | Journey (USGS) | |
Toxic Contaminants (Emerging and Legacy) in Oregon's (USA) Aquatic Environments: A Statewide Assessment | Pillsbury (OR DEQ) | |
E6: Regional Scale Monitoring PerspectivesModerator: Sarah Lehmann, USEPA |
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The National Coastal Condition Assessment for Western Lake Michigan and Southern Lake Superior | Greb (WI DNR) | |
Arctic Coastal and Freshwater Surveys 2010-2015: Challenges and Successes | Bethe (AK DEC) | |
The Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System Regional Association: Our Build Out Plan and the Process Used in its Development | Simoniello (Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System Regional Association) | |
Development of the Gulf of Mexico Habitat and Water Quality and Quantity Monitoring and Assessment Program for the RESTORE Council | Giordano (NOAA) | |
E7: Managing and Sharing Volunteer DataModerator: Chelsea Hopkins, Georgia Department of Natural Resources |
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Creating an Effective Volunteer Monitoring Database - Changing Data Management Techniques and Lessons Learned | Sparacino (Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring) | |
Missouri Stream Team VWQM Interactive Map | Perry (MO Dept. of Conservation) | |
Rapid Provisional Reporting in Long-Term Monitoring Programs for Detection of Illicit Discharge by NPDES SMS4 Communities | Libes (Coastal Carolina University) | |
The External Data Framework - Facilitating Greater Data Sharing with a New, Systematic and Streamlined Approach to Solicit and Review Secondary Data for Potential Use in Clean Water Act Programs | Arthur (IN DEM) | |
E8 Panel: How to Assess and Mitigate HABs and Hypoxia ChallengesPresenters: Mary C. Erickson, Co-Chair, IWG-HABHRCA, Director, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, NOAA; Dr. Ellen Gilinsky, Co-Chair, IWG-HABHRCA, Senior Advisor, Office of Water, USEPA; Donna N. Myers, Chief, Office of Water Quality, US Geological Survey; Dr. Mary Skopec, IOWATER & Stream Monitoring Coordinator, Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources; Nancy Schuldt, Water Projects Coordinator, Fond du Lac Environmental Program, Fond du Lac Reservation; Caitlin Gould, Coordinator, IWG-HABHRCA, Policy Analyst, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Sciences |
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E9 Short Course: Field Protocols for Collecting Continuous Thermal and Hydrologic Data, Part IPresenters: Jen Stamp, TetraTech; Michelle Craddock, Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration, Department of Fish and Game; Britta Bierwagen, EPA Office of Research and Development National Center for Environmental Assessment
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F1: Continuous Monitoring in Florida's St. Johns River BasinModerator: Steve Wolfe, Florida Institute of Oceanography |
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Implementation of Continuous Monitors at the SJRWMD | Hornsby (St. Johns River Water Management District) | |
Quality Assurance Procedures for Continuous Water Quality Monitoring | Peacock (St. Johns River Water Management District) | |
Process Rates Parameterization in a Blackwater River Estuary - The St. Johns River, FL | Hendrickson (St. Johns River Water Management District) | |
Lessons, Conclusions, and Plans for Future Use of Continuous Monitors at St. Johns River Water Management District | Mundy (St. Johns River Water Management District) | |
F2: Harmful Algae Bloom Prediction and ForecastingModerator: Guy Foster, USGS |
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Using Advanced Detection Methods to Further Understand the drivers of Growth and Toxicity of Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms in Western Lake Erie | Davis (NOAA) | |
The Feasibility of Developing Models for Predicting Microcystin Concentrations in Freshwater Recreational Lakes | Francy (USGS) | |
Cyanobacteria and Associated Toxins and Taste-and-Odor Compounds in the Kansas River, Kansas | Graham (USGS) | |
Computational Approaches to Predict Indices of Cyanobacteria Toxicity | Kreakie (USEPA) | |
F3: Seeing the Forest Through the Trees with BMPsModerator: Michael Crump, USDA Forest Service |
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Development of BMP Monitoring Protocols | Edwards (USDA Forest Service) | |
Data Management and Rating Evaluation Outcomes: Scoring/Rating System for BMP Implementation, Effectiveness and Overall Results | Carlson (USDA Forest Service) | |
BMP Program: Implementation, Results and Adaptive Management | Eberle (USDA Forest Service) | |
F4: Cool Applications of R for Scientific Workflows, Part 2Moderator: Emily Read, USGS |
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Reproducible Streamflow Data Analysis on the Server or Desktop Using Open Source R Packages | Mills (USGS) | |
A Novel Use of R to Couple Hierarchical Bayesian Methods with a Spatially Explicit Hydrological Model Across Regional and Continental Scales | Alexander (USGS) | |
Statistical Methods in Water Resources: New Edition, New Methods, Now Using R | Ryberg (USGS) | |
USGS-R: A Community to Support and Expand R Scientific Computing Capacity | Read (USGS) |
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F5: Diverse Approaches to Assess Sensitive Coastal EnvironmentsModerator: David Chestnut, South Carolina Dept. of Health and Environmental Control |
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Understanding Long-Term Changes by Linking Monthly Chlorophyll Measurements to High-Frequency Water Quality Data | Cressman (Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve) | |
Nitrogen Availability in Seagrass Beds Dominated by Thalassia testudinum and Halodule wrightii and Its Effect on the Seagrass Health and Proliferation | Capps (Univ. of West Florida) | |
Southwest Florida Tidal Creeks: Linking Contributing Source Water Concentrations, Creek Specific Attributes and Estuarine Biological Responses to Develop a Nutrient Management Strategy Related to Protecting Tidal Creek Biological Integrity | Wessel (Janicki Environmental) | |
Comparison of Isotope-Based Biomass Pathways with Groundfish Community Structure in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico | Huelster (Univ. of South Florida, Cardno) | |
F6: National Groundwater Monitoring NetworkModerator: Bill Cunningham, USGS |
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The National Ground-Water Monitoring Network - A Ten-Year Odyssey | Copeland (FL DEP) | |
Status of the National Ground-Water Monitoring Network | Pope (USGS) | |
Building Effective Map-Based Portals for Dissemination and Communication of Water Resource Data: NGWMN Case Study | Lucido (USGS) | |
An Overview of the USGS National Water Quality Assessment of Groundwater: Perspectives on Integration with the National Groundwater Monitoring Network ad Other Monitoring Efforts | Belitz (USGS) | |
F7: Metals, Mining and More: Monitoring Watersheds to RestoreModerator: Nancy Schuldt, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa |
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Trace-Element and Suspended-Sediment Loads in the Big River, Southeastern Missouri | Barr (USGS) | |
Occurrence and Transport of Selected Trace Metals in the Coeur d'Alene and Spokane River Basins, Idaho and Washington | Hopkins (USGS) | |
St. Louis River Water Column Mercury Monitoring and Sediment Mobility Assessment | Ilieve (RTI International) | |
Measuring Success: Biological Recovery in Impaired Streams | Shively (Rural Action) | |
F8: Cancelled |
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F9: Short Course: Field Protocols for Collecting Continuous Thermal and Hydrologic Data, Part 2Presenters: Jen Stamp, TetraTech; Michelle Craddock, Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration, Department of Fish and Game; Britta Bierwagen, EPA Office of Research and Development National Center for Environmental Assessment
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G1: Keeping an Eye on E. coliModerator: Martha Clark Mettler, Indiana Dept. of Environmental Management |
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The Surfrider Foundation's Blue Water Task Force: Bringing Together Coastal Communities to Protect Clean Water | Dias (Surfrider Foundation) | |
Synoptic Longitudinal Sampling Along a Bacteria Impaired Reach of the Little Blue River, Independence, Missouri | Christensen (USGS) | |
Microbial Source Tracking at a Freshwater Swimming Beach at Lake of the Ozarks State Park, Missouri | Wilson (USGS) | |
Instream Bacteria Concentrations and the Influence of Bird Colonies at Bridges | Pendergrass (Texas Institute for Applied Environmental Research) | |
G2: Integrating Watershed Assessments to Promote Protection and Restoration SynergyModerator: Douglas Norton, USEPA |
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Revised Landscape Development Intensity (LDI) Index: Accounting for a Non-Linear Human Disturbance Gradient | Reiss (Univ. of Florida, Gainesville; American Public University System, West Virginia) | |
Tennessee's Healthy Watersheds Assessment: Landscape-Based Approach to Prioritize Watershed Protection and Inform Management Decisions | Matthews (RTI International) | |
Use of the RPS Tool to Develop State Watershed Restoration and Protection Priorities for the CT TMDL Program | Sullivan (CT DEEP) | |
The Watershed Index Online: A Tool for Comparative Watershed Assessment | Smith (USEPA) | |
G3: Adventures in the Water Quality PortalModerator: John Marshack, California Water Quality Monitoring Council |
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Overview and Progress on the NWQMC Water Quality Portal | Kreft (USGS) | |
Leveraging the Water Quality Portal to Characterize Historic Conditions under Tight Time Frames: A Lessons Learned Report | Young (USEPA) | |
Water Quality Portal (WQP) STORET Data Discovery Tool | Wesley-Snider (RTI International) | |
The National Network of Reference Watersheds Web Resource | Rowe (USGS) | |
G4: Organic Contamination: Occurrence and RiskModerator: Pillsbury, Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality |
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Where are Concentrations of Hydrocarbons and Inorganic Constituents Found in Lake Powell? Recent Findings and Future Assessment and Monitoring | Hart (USGS) | |
Occurrence and Characterization of Pesticide Mixtures in Midwest Streams and Rivers, and Implications for Sampling Strategies | Norman (USGS) | |
Predicting Pesticide Toxicity Indices for Midwest Streams | Shoda (USGS) | |
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Fish Tissue in U.S. Fresh Waters | Wathen (USEPA) | |
G5: Effects of Climate Change and Extreme Weather PatternsModerator: Amina Pollard, USEPA |
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From Drought to Flood: Benefits and Challenges to Aquatic Life in Texas | Rogers (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department) | |
Critical Aspects of the Coastal Drought Index: Length of Salinity Data Record and Ecological Response Data | Conrads (USGS) | |
Occurrence and Dispersal of Invasive Zebra Mussels Through Municipal Water Transfer Pipelines and Lake/Stream Potable Source Waters Under Different Reservoir Levels and Downstream Flow Conditions | Churchill (USGS) | |
What Happens to Near-Shore Habitat When Lake and Reservoir Water Levels Decline? | Kaufmann (USEPA) | |
G6: Doing More with Less: Models for Community CollaborationModerator: Danielle Donkersloot, Volunteer Monitoring Representative, National Water Quality Monitoring Council |
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Is the Whole Greater then the Sum of its Parts?: Assessing Costs and Benefits of a Volunteer Monitoring Program | Stepenuck (Univ. of Vermont, Burlington) | |
Engaging the Water Action Volunteers (WAV) Stream Monitors to Monitor Total Phosphorus in Wisconsin Streams | Albright (Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District) | |
Aquatic Citizen Science: A Sound Investment | Vastine (Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring) | |
Using Volunteers in Groundwater Monitoring and other Spring Protection Activities in Florida | Copeland (Aquifer Watch, Inc.) | |
G7: Tools for Visualizing Water QualityModerator: John Jastram, USGS |
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The Water Connection / South Platte Urban Waters Partnership's Water Quality Visualization Tool: A Tool to Increase Accessibility of Water Quality Data in the Denver Metro Area | Novick (City and County of Denver) and Tyler (Leonard Rice Engineers) | |
Utilizing Maps for Complex Multivariate Data Visualization for Stakeholders to Address Nonpoiont Source Pollution in Athens-Clarke County | Truszczynski (Athens-Clarke County, GA) | |
Revealing the Invisible: How Visualization can Translate Water Quality Data into Accessible Stories that Inspire Solutions | Seibert (Landscape Metrics, LLC) | |
Great Lakes to Gulf Virtual Observatory: A National Great Rivers Research and Education Center Initiative to Advance the Understanding of Large River Ecology and Decision Making Through an Interactive Geospatial Web Application that Integrates and Visualizes Relevant Data from a Wide Variety of Sources | Kratschmer (National Great Rivers Research and Education Center) | |
G8: Short Course: Advancing Sensor Technology for Priority Water ParametersPresenters: Denice Shaw, Senior Innovation Advisory, EPA; Alan Lindquist, Associate Division Director, EPA; Mario Tamburri, Executive Director, Alliance for Coastal Technology; Beth Stauffer, Assistant Professor, University of Louisiana, Lafayette; Joel Creswell, AAAS Fellow, EPA
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G9: Workshop: The Science and Management of Water Quality on Coral Reefs, Part IPresenters: Dana Okano, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program; Rob Ferguson, National LBSP Coordinator, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program; Lisa Vandiver, Habitat Restoration Specialist, NOAA Restoration Center |
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H1: Remote and Autonomous Sensors for Detecting Harmful Algae BloomsModerator: Greg Youngstrom, ORSANCO |
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Remotely Sensed Cyanobacteria Harmful Algal Blooms (cyanoHABs) in the United States: CyAN (Cyanobacteria Assessment Network) | Loftin (USGS) | |
A Multi-Tiered Approach to Monitoring Cyanobacteria and Documenting Algal Bloom Occurrences in New England | Snook (USEPA) | |
Spatial Assessment of Harmful Algal Blooms in Kansas Reservoirs | Foster (USGS) | |
Use of Satellite Data to Monitor and Evaluate Cyanobacteria Blooms in Lake Erie and Other Lakes | Stumpf (NOAA Centers for Coastal Ocean Science) | |
H2: Monitoring Management Actions in Agriculturally-Influenced WatershedsModerator: John Hendrickson, St. Johns River Water Management District |
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Water Quality Monitoring to Assess a Regional Plan Approach to Effectively Treat Agricultural Stormwater Runoff | Livingston-Way (St. Johns River Water Management District) | |
Monitoring Water Quality for Performance Evaluation of a Treatment Wetland | Guyette (St. Johns River Water Management District) | |
Monitoring Fish-Tissue Contaminant Loads as an Indicator of Agricultural Remediation Success | McCloud (St. Johns River Water Management District) | |
Monitoring the Efficacy of Chemical Amendments for Nutrient Control in Wetland Restorations | Hoge (St. Johns River Water Management District) | |
H3: Modeling from Source to SeaModerator: Peter Bryant, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality |
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Benefits of Open Federal Data to State Programs | Pflaumer (NJ DEP) | |
Operational Model for Comprehensive Inland and Coastal Monitoring | Bonner (Clarkson Univ.) | |
Spatial Statistical Network Models (SSNM) for Data on Stream Networks: Background, Theory, and Applications | Isaak (USFS) | |
Rocky Mountains to Tropical Rainforests: Using Monitoring Results and Computer Simulations to Understand Fundamental Watershed Processes | Webb (USGS) | |
H4: Working Across Agency BoundariesModerator: Candice Hopkins, USGS |
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Integrating Water Resource Monitoring and Reporting - Measuring Water Resources Together in Oregon | Marcoe (OR Dept. of Ag.) | |
Oklahoma Kill Response Management Team (OKRMT): A Collaborative Response to Managing Water Quality in Oklahoma | March (OK DEQ) | |
Water Quality, Water Level, and Meteorological Monitoring at the USF COMPS Clam Bayou Station: A Successful Collaborative Effort as Demonstrated by the Continuous Monitoring Record During the 2015 St. Petersburg Sewage Overflow Event | Scudder (Univ. of South Florida) | |
A Case Study in Implementing Standardized Restoration Monitoring in Mobile Bay Subwatersheds | Collini (Mobile Bay National Estuary Program) | |
H5: Assessing Groundwater Quality TrendsModerator: Bruce Lindsey, USGS |
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High Frequency Groundwater-Quality Monitoring and Insights into the Variability of Nitrate in Surficial Aquifers near Agricultural Land Use in Delaware | Fleming (USGS) | |
Fine-Scale Temporal Trends in Water-Level and Water-Quality in Two Monitoring Wells in the Central Sands Region of Wisconsin | Hood (USGS) | |
Timescales of Groundwater Quality Change in Karst Groundwater: Edwards Aquifer, Central Texas | Musgrove (USGS) | |
Triennial Changes in Groundwater Quality in Aquifers used for Public Supply in California: Are Such Changes Indicators of Temporal Trends? | Kent (USGS) | |
H6: Around the Globe: Citizen Science and Community EducationModerator: Holden Sparacino, Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring |
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Baywatchers - Citizen's Water Quality Monitoring Program | Williams (Buzzards Bay Coalition) | |
Assessing the Awareness and Difficulties of Water Quality Monitoring in Rural Areas: The Case of Non-PRASA Communities in Puerto Rico | Nerida De Jesus-Villanueva (Univ. of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez) | |
Establishing a Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Program in the Dominican Republic | Wood (Charles River Watershed Association) | |
Leveraging the Local to Go Global: Citizen Scientists Exploring the Drivers of Eutrophication | Eddowes and Thornhill (Earthwatch Institute) | |
H7: A Fish, A Mussel, and a Mayfly Walk Into a Sand Bar...Moderator: Barb Horn, Colorado Parks and Wildlife |
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Great Lakes Mussel Watch: Embracing Innovative Approaches to Meet Changing Environmental Priorities | Johnson (NOAA) | |
YOU SHALL NOT PASS: Use of Continuous Carbon Dioxide and Water-Quality Monitoring in Development of Barriers to Asian Carp Movement | Bailey (USGS) | |
Using Biological Data to Measure and Communicate Restoration Success in a Dam Removal Project in Redby, MN | Bowe (Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians) | |
Fish Assemblage Indicators for the National Rivers and Streams Assessment: Performance of Model-Based vs. Traditionally Constructed Multimetric Indices | Peck (USEPA) | |
H8 Workshop: How to Access and Acquire USGS Water Data and InformationPresenters: Stan Skrobialowski, USGS; James Kreft, USGS; Melanie Clark, USGS; Scott Grotheer, USGS; Donna Myers, USGS |
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H9 Workshop: The Science and Management of Water Quality on Coral Reefs, Part 2Presenters: Dana Okano, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program; Rob Ferguson, National LBSP Coordinator, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program; Lisa Vandiver, Habitat Restoration Specialist, NOAA Restoration Center |
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I1: Tools to Manage, Display, and Share Continuous Monitoring DataModerator: Callie Oblinger, USGS |
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Streaming Sensor Data: Tools for Acquisition, Management, and Visualization | Jones (Utah State Univ.) | |
Managing, Displaying, and Sharing Continuous Monitoring Data via 52° North Sensor Observation Service (SOS) | White (Tetra Tech, Inc.) | |
Sellner (Capitol Region Watershed District) | ||
Methods and Examples to Quantify Uncertainty Associated with USGS Time-Series Water-Quality Data | Rounds (USGS) | |
I2: Using Technology to Address Challenges in the FieldModerator: Michele Wheeler, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |
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What Happens When You Aren't at Your Sampling Site: The Use of Cameras to Document Environmental Impacts on Deployed Monitoring Equipment, and Implications for Nutrient Budgets | Rawlik (South Florida Water Management District) | |
Barnacles, Barges, and Brines... Oh My: Overcoming the Challenges of Monitoring Water Quality on the Arroyo Colorado in South Texas | Canova (USGS) | |
Water Quality Monitoring, Inspection and Enforcement at Your Fingertips: Using Custom GIS Software, Tablets, and GPS Technologies to Meet Water Quality Monitoring, Inspection, Reporting, and Enforcement Goals | Rodriguez and Zangrilli (District of Columbia Dept. of Energy and Envt.) | |
Camo, Hose Clamps, and Pixels: Arizona's Approach for Low-Cost Intermittent Stream Monitoring | Smart (AZ DEQ) | |
I3: Nutrient Trends in the Rivers of the United States, Part IModerator: Lori Sprague, USGS |
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Trends in Water-Quality in New Jersey Streams During Water Years 1971-2011 | Hirsch (USGS) | |
Crop Rotation and Raccoon River Nitrate | Seeman (Iowa Soybean Association) | |
Water-Quality Trends in the Lower Grand River Basin, Missouri in Response to Integrated Conservation Practices | Krempa (USGS) | |
Decade-Scale Changes in the Riverine Flux of Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus to Coastal Waters of the Conterminous United States | Stets (USGS) | |
I4: Understanding Multi-Stressor Response in Streams at the Regional ScaleModerator: Richard Mitchell, USEPA and Peter Van Metre (USGS) |
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Evaluation of Three Different Methods for Developing Reference Condition Criteria for Wadeable Streams in Wisconsin | Miller (WI DNR) | |
Occurrence and Potential Invertebrate Toxicity of Pesticide Mixtures in Water and Sediment in Midwestern U.S. Streams | Nowell (USGS) | |
Combining Probabilistic and Targeted Sampling Designs of the USEPA and USGS: The Midwest Stream-Quality Assessment | Van Metre (USGS) | |
Understanding Agricultural Land Use Disturbance in Streams Through a Series of Models: Landscape to Water Quality to Invertebrates | Waite (USGS) | |
I5: Water Quality Management Using WQX and ATTAINSModerator: Karla Urbanowicz (OR DEQ) |
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Role of WQX in Water Monitoring Data Activities | Holdsworth (USEPA) | |
Creating a Comprehensive Data Management Network: Reshaping Without Reinventing | Porter (OK Water Resources Board) | |
A New Era for EPA Clean Water Act Tracking and Reporting with the Assessment TMDL Tracking and ImplentatioN System (ATTAINS) Redesign | Tulloch (RTI International) | |
Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Implementation of WQX Within their Data Management and Assessment System | Voss (MO DNR) | |
I6: Wetlands are Water Too: Moving into Under-assessed WatersModerator: David Neils, New Hampshire Dept. of Environmental Services |
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Increasing Percentage of Assessed Waters in the United States | Rubin (Izaak Walton League of America, Inc.) | |
Results from the Southeast Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Intensification Study with North Carolina, South Carolina,, Alabama, and Georgia to Assess Forested Wetland Condition | Gianopulos (NC DEQ) | |
Results of the 2011 National Wetland Condition Assessment in California | Clark (Moss Landing Marine Laboratories) | |
Results from the National Wetland Condition Assessment 2011 and Future Directions | Serenbetz (USEPA) | |
I7: National Scale Assessments of Groundwater QualityModerator: Gary Rowe (USGS) |
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Hormones and Pharmaceuticals in Groundwater of the United States | Toccalino (USGS) | |
Evaluating and Communicating Decadal-Scale Changes in the Nation's Groundwater Quality | Lindsey (USGS) | |
A National Assessment of Fecal Indicators in Groundwater | DeSimone (USGS) | |
Metrics for Assessing the Quality of Groundwater Used for Public Supply, CA, USA: Equivalent-Population and Area | Belitz (USGS) | |
I8: Workshop: Effective Science Communication, Part IPresenters: Danielle Donkersloot, Volunteer Monitoring Representative, National Water Quality Monitoring Council; Caroline Donovan, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
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I9: Short Course: Water Quality Monitoring Using NASA Remote Sensing Observations, Part IPresenters: Amita Mehta, NASA-UMBC-JCET; Cedric Fichot, NASA-JPL |
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J1: Making Sense of Continuous Monitoring DatasetsModerator: Brian Pellerin, USGS |
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Illinois' Continuous Near-Real-Time Nutrient Concentration and Loading Network | Terrio (USGS) | |
Data, Data, Everywhere: What Has Continuous Water Quality Monitoring in the Suwanee River Water Management District Taught Us About Our Springs? | Saindon and Rodgers (Suwanee River Water Management District) | |
Review of King County's Lake Buoy Monitoring System | DeGasperi (King County Water and Land Resources Division, Washington) | |
New Insights into Nitrate Dynamics in a Karst Groundwater System Gained from High-Frequency Optical Sensor Measurements | Opsahl (USGS) | |
J2: Understanding Variability in Pathogenic Microbial CommunitiesModerator: Leslie McGeorge, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection |
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Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Indicator Bacteria Concentrations in a Connecticut River | Cantatore (Harbor Watch) | |
Monitoring for Pathogens in the Upper Illinois River Watershed, Northwest Arkansas | Scott (Arkansas Water Resources Center, Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville) | |
Virus Synoptic of Major Watersheds of the Continental United States Using Metagenomic Methods | Dunigan (Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln) | |
Using Molecular Techniques to Assess the Microbial Community Associated with Cladophora, Sediment, Invertebrates and Mussel Micro-Habitat Samples Collected from Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: Does the Microbiome of These Sample Types Facilitate Avian Botulism Outbreaks? | Isaacs (USGS) | |
J3: Nutrient Trends in the Rivers of the United States, Part 2Moderator: Edward Stets, USGS |
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Nutrient Trends in the Nation's Rivers and Streams Since 1972 | Sprague (USGS) | |
River Nutrient Trends from Minnesota's Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network | Ganske (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency) | |
Assessing the Causes of Changes in Nutrient Loading from Major Tributaries of Chesapeake Bay | Ryberg (USGS) | |
Establishing Nutrient Trends in Iowa's Rivers in Support of Iowa's Nutrient Reduction Strategy | Skopec (IA DNR) | |
J4: Open Water Data InitiativeModerator: Dwane Young, USEPA |
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Overview of the Open Water Data Initiative | Rea (USGS) | |
NHDPlus - The OWDI's Geospatial Hydrologic Framework | Dewald (USEPA) | |
Interoperable Sensor Networks | Bergenroth (RTI International) | |
The OWDI and Communicating Water Data Fitness and Quality: Accommodating New Data Providers While Maintaining High Data Standards | Larsen (WSWC) | |
J5: Regional Coastal Monitoring ProgramModerator: Ken Schiff, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project |
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Southern California Bight Regional Marine Monitoring | Schiff (Southern California Coastal Water Research Project) | |
The Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay, California, USA: Science in Support of Managing Water Quality | Trowbridge (SFEI) | |
The Chesapeake Bay Program Partnership's Long-Term Water Quality Monitoring Program: Supporting Assessment, Synthesis, Science and Communications | Tango (USGS at Chesapeake Bay Program Office) | |
Tampa Bay Estuary: Monitoring Long-Term Recovery Through Regional Partnerships | Sherwood (Tampa Bay Estuary Program) | |
J6: Combining Technology and Collaboration for Strategic Condition AssessmentModerator: Nancy Schuldt, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa |
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New Advances in EPA Watershed Assessment Tools, Data and Programs | Norton (USEPA) | |
Lake Observer: Harnessing the Power of Collaboration, Citizen Science and Mobile App Technology to Advance Understanding of Lake Ecosystems | Weathers (Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies) | |
Supporting STEM and Citizen Water Quality Monitoring Through Self Developed and Produced Technology | Burres (CA SWRCB, Clean Water Team) | |
Advocating and Achieving Regional Data Comparability: Southwest Florida's Regional Ambient Monitoring Program | Dickrell (Pinellas County, FL) | |
J7: Approaches for Determining Biological ConditionModerator: Monty Porter, Oklahoma Water Resources Board |
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Influence of Antecedent Streamflow Conditions on Detecting Trends in Biological Communities | Zuellig (USGS) | |
Determining the Impacts of Temporal Variability on Field and Chemical Water Quality Parameters within a Probabilistic Monitoring Sampling Frame | Hill (VA DEQ) | |
Persistence of Environmental Reference Conditions: A Case Study in the Central United States | McCord (MO DNR) | |
Applications of Regional Monitoring Network (RMN) Data, Both Now and in the Future | Stamp (Tetra Tech, Inc.) | |
J8 Workshop: Effective Science Communication, Part 2Presenters: Danielle Donkersloot, Volunteer Monitoring Representative, National Water Quality Monitoring Council; Caroline Donovan, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
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J9 Short Course: Water Quality Monitoring Using NASA Remote Sensing ObservationsPresenters: Amita Mehta, NASA-UMBC-JCET; Cedric Fichot, NASA-JPL |
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K1: Continuous Monitoring from Yellowstone to the Gulf of MexicoModerator: Pat Rasmussen, USGS |
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Geothermal Solute Flux Monitoring using Electrical Conductivity in Major Rivers of Yellowstone National Park | McCleskey (USGS) | |
Evaluation of Antifouling Techniques for Water-Quality Sensors in Coastal Waters | Stull (USGS) | |
Lateral Carbon Flux in Sweetwater Strand, Big Cypress National Preserve, Southern Florida | Booth (USGS) | |
High Frequency Monitoring of Diel-Cycling and Episodic Hypoxia in Northern Gulf of Mexico Estuaries | Jarvis (USEPA) | |
K2: Effectiveness of Nutrient Reduction StrategiesModerator: David Neils, New Hampshire Dept. of Environmental Services |
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TMDL Nutrient Targets for Nearshore Waters of Lake Pend Oreille Idaho - An Evaluation Using Long-Term Trophic and Periphyton Productivity Monitoring Data | Larson (ID DEQ) | |
Edge-of-Field Monitoring Program to Evaluate Agricultural Conservation Practice Performance in the Lake Champlain Basin | Braun (Stone Environmental) | |
Water-Quality Monitoring in an Agricultural Watershed- Building a Framework to Assess the Effectiveness of Conservation Practices | Hyer (USGS) | |
Measuring Water Quality Improvement Due to BMP Implementation in Four Oklahoma Watersheds | Lamb (Oklahoma Conservation Commission) | |
K3: Found in Space: National Geospatial ApplicationsModerator: Tommy Dewald, USEPA |
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New GIS Platform and Tools for Improved Source Water Monitoring and Assessment | McConnell (Tampa Bay Water) | |
Discovering Geospatial Patterns Using NHDPlus and the Water Quality Portal | Shumway (USEPA) | |
The National Stream Internet: BIG DATA = Gig Possibilities | Isaak (USFS) | |
Geospatial Products of the USGS National Geospatial Program for Lake and Watershed Management | Rea (USGS) | |
K4: West Coast Connections: From Fresh Water to the SeaModerator: Gretchen Hayslip, USEPA |
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Monitoring Human Impacts on the Nutrient Dynamics in Vancouver's Streams Using Citizen Scientist Data | Shupe (University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, British Columbia) | |
What's in a Bivalve? A Comparison of Contaminants in Shellfish on the Oregon Coast | Pillsbury (OR DEQ) | |
The San Diego Bay Regional Harbor Monitoring Program | Stransky (Amec Foster Wheeler, Inc.) | |
Potential Impacts upon the Rocky Intertidal Community of the La Jolla ASBS from Short-Duration Exposures to Storm Water Runoff | McCoy (Weston Solutions) | |
K5: Revealing Impairments with Innovative Statistical MethodsModerator: Susan Holdsworth, USEPA |
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Advanced Techniques for Automated State-Wide Surface Water Quality Assessment using "R" | Pflaumer (NJ DEP) | |
Using Bayesian Methods to Help Identify Impaired Waters | Hess (Retired) | |
Use of Multivariate Analysis in a State Water Quality Monitoring Program for Linking Stressors to Biological Impairments | Miltner (OH EPA) | |
A Triage Approach Using Statistical Inference to Prioritize Actions in Response to Water Quality Impairment Listings | Wessel (Janicki Environmental) | |
K6: Criteria and Threshold DevelopmentModerator: Monty Porter, Oklahoma Water Resources Board |
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A Diatom-Based Biological Condition Gradient (BCG) Approach for Assessing Impairment and Developing Nutrient Criteria for Streams | Charles (Patrick Center for Environmental Research, Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University) | |
Approaches in Monitoring and Assessment for Statewide Adoption of the Biotic Ligand Model to Derive Aquatic Life Criteria for Copper in Oregon | McConaghie (OR DEQ) | |
The Application of Continuous Monitoring to Chlorophyll a Criteria Derivation, Evaluation, and Implementation | Robertson (VA DEQ) | |
N-STEPS into Stream Nutrient Thresholds - Analysis of Numerous Biological and Diel Dissolved Oxygen Response Variables for Threshold Development | Joseph (New Mexico Environment Department) | |
K7: Moving Forward in Volunteer Monitoring by Learning from the PastModerator: Elizabeth Herron, University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension |
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The Value of Volunteer Collaborations | Switzer (USEPA) | |
Lessons Learned from Building and Supporting Volunteer Engagement in a Regional Monitoring Effort | Sparacino (Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring) | |
The Past, Present, and Future of the Secchi Dip-In | Salvato (North American Lake Management Society) | |
Lessons Learned From Macrophyte Monitoring Program in Indiana | Powers (Indiana University) | |
K8 Panel: Regional Monitoring Collaborations: The Success of Southwest Florida's Regional Ambient Monitoring ProgramPresenters: Natasha Dickrell, SWF-RAMP Co-Chair, Pinellas County; Robert Brown, Manatee County Environmental Protection Division; Dr. David J. Karlen, Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County, Florida; Keith Kibbey, Lee County Division of Natural Resources, Florida |
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K9 Workshop: Procedures and R Scripts for QCing, Formatting and Deriving Summary Outputs for Continuous Temperature and Hydrologic Data (for Beginning R Users)Presenters: Erik Leppo, Tetra Tech; Jen Stamp, Tetra Tech
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L1: Collaborative Approaches to Biological MonitoringModerator: Larry Willis, Virginia Dept. of Environmental Quality |
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Determination of Changes in Water Quality, Streambed Sediment, and Benthic Macroinvertebrates as a Result of Stormwater Runoff from Selected Bridges in South Carolina | Journey (USGS) | |
Stream Macroinvertebrate Monitoring: A Side by Side Comparison of Field Methods, Lab Protocols, and Assessment Outcomes from Two Different Bioassessment Programs | Smith (Kansas Dept. of Health and Environment) | |
An Assessment of Macroinvertebrate Assemblages, From 2011-2014, in the Marcellus Shale Region of the Susquehanna River Basin | Steffy (Susquehanna River Basin Commission) | |
A Comparison of Volunteer and Agency Water Quality Assessments Using Macroinvertebrate Assemblages | Young (The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center) | |
L2: Effectiveness of Wastewater Management StrategiesModerator: Richard Mitchell, USEPA |
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Missouri River Water-Quality Monitoring in Relation to Combined Sewer Overflow Systems near Omaha, Nebraska, 2012-2015 | Anderson (USGS) | |
Benthic Invertebrate Response to Restoration Activities in Paradise Creek, Moscow, Idaho from 1994-2014 | Lester (EcoAnalysts, Inc.) | |
Biological Responses to Changes in Wastewater Operations in Streams of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Area, Indiana, 1981-2012 | Shoda (USGS) | |
Water-Quality Monitoring in an Urban Watershed - The Influence of Septic Systems on Nitrate Concentrations and Spatial Patterns | Webber (USGS) | |
L3: Assessing Water Quality Conditions in Damaged and Contaminated AreasModerator: Mike Eberle, USDA Forest Service |
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Trees: Novel In situ Groundwater and Soil-Vapor Monitors | Wilson (USGS) | |
Monitoring Water Resources of the Gulf Mountain Wildlife Management Area in Northcentral Arkansas to Evaluate Possible Effects of Natural Gas Development | Austin (University of Arkansas, Fayetteville) | |
Novel Methods for Sampling and Monitoring at Contaminated Sites: An Overview of Recent Developments at the National Crude Oil Spill and Natural Attenuation Research Site near Bimidji, Minnesota | Trost (USGS) | |
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L4: No Data without MetadataModerator: Dean Tucker, National Park Service |
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Challenges in Combining Water-Quality Data from Multiple Agencies | Oelsner (USGS) | |
Adventures in Data Mining and Statistics: How Third Parties are Using Your Data and What They Would Like You To Know | Robbins (Cardno) | |
Metadata and Diagnostics: Information for Real-Time Quality Assurance of Field Sensors | Pellerin (USGS) | |
datEAUbase: A Powerful Large Capacity Database for Raw and Validated Water Quality Data with Emphasis on Their Metadata | Plana Puig (Universite Laval, Quebec) | |
L5: Long-Term Trends in Coastal Water QualityModerator: Hugh Sullivan, USEPA |
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Monitoring and Assessing Water Quality and Hypoxia in the Western Long Island Sound, an Estuary of National Significance | Jazxhi (Interstate Environmental Commission) | |
A Multi-Decadal Analysis of Water Quality in a Long Island Sound Embayment | Cooper (Harbor Watch) | |
A Proposed Water Quality Index for Tampa Bay and Evaluation of 40 Year Watch Quality Trends: 1974-2015 | Karlen (Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County, Florida) | |
Integrated Analysis Tools for the NERRS System-Wide Monitoring Program Data | Beck (USEPA ORISE) | |
L6: Southern Volunteer Monitoring InitiativesModerator: Seira Baker, Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources |
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Volunteer Monitoring Case Studies in Georgia: A Review of Methods and Approaches to Engage Citizen Scientists | Harbert (GA DNR) | |
Florida Keys Water Watch and Georgia Adopt-A-Stream Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Programs: A Successful Multi-State Outreach Partnership | Krueger (Univ. of Florida) | |
Tributaries of Teamwork - The Georgia Adopt-A-Stream Program Flows into South Carolina | Foster (Clemson University Extension Service) Hollis (Upstate Forever) | |
Making a Difference Using Volunteer Collected Data and Parnerships Between Federal, State, County, and City Agencies: Crow Creek Community and Pennington Creek | Miller (Oklahoma Conservation Commission) | |
L7: Assessing Radioactivity in Drinking Water AquifersModerator: Christopher Greene, Minnesota Department of Health |
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Elevated Radioactivity in Groundwater in Charles County, Maryland | Bolton (Maryland Geological Survey) | |
Polonium-210 and Drinking Water: Occurrence in Minnesota and Health Risk Implications | Greene (Minnesota Department of Health) | |
Occurrence of Radium Isotopes in the Cambrian-Ordovician Aquifer System | Stackelberg (USGS) | |
Naturally Occurring Radionuclides in Water from Bedrock Aquifers, Northern New Jersey | Szabo (USGS) | |
L8 Panel: Useful, Timely, Florida-Specific Monitoring Products... From a Council of Your PeersPresenters: Kate Muldoon, Florida Department of Environmental Protection; Rick Copeland, Florida Department of Environmental Protection; Shawn Landry, University of South Florida Water Institute
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L9 Workshop: Procedures and R Scripts for QCing, Formatting and Deriving Summary Outputs for Continuous Temperature and Hydrologic Data (for Advanced R Users)Presenters: Erik Leppo, TetraTech; Jen Stamp, TetraTech
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M1 Panel: From the Office to the Field: Perspectives on a Global Citizen Science ProjectPresenters: Diana Eddowes / Rita Galdos, Earthwatch institute; Dr. Scott Shupe, University of Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada; Dr. Ian Thornhill, Earthwatch Institute; Jannice Velazquez, Universidad Nacional Autonoma of Mexico; Nate Drag, Alliance for the Great Lakes, Buffalo, New York |
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M2 Workshop: The Water-CAT: A Useful, Timely, Florida-Specific Resource Management ToolPresenters: Kate Muldoon, Florida Department of Environmental Protection; Amanda Gillium, University of South Florida |