Symposium 2007
Monday, April 10 | ||||
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. | Registration | Poster Abstracts | ||
Morning 1 – Policy Plenary | ||||
9:00 am | Harold Zenick, Director, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD): Introduction | |||
9:05 am | George Gray, Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Research and Development: Welcome and EMAP Introduction | |||
9:20 am | Stephen Johnson, EPA Administrator: Good science and partnerships enable Agency accountability to Congress and the American public | |||
9:30 am | Dan Sprague, Executive Director, Council of State Governments | |||
9:40 am | Ruth Ann Minner, Governor of Delaware | |||
9:50 am | Maryann Froehlich, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, EPA Office of the Chief Financial Officer: Agency accountability Presentation (3 pp., 192 KB, PDF) |
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10:10 am | Benjamin Grumbles, Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Water (OW): Surveys gauge policy/program effectiveness, emerging issues Presentation (14 pp., 41 KB, PDF) |
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10:30 am | Break | |||
11:00 am | Bill Wehrum, Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Air (OAR): EMAP measures past performance, shapes program and policy futures Presentation(7 pp., 1.9 MB, PDF) |
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11:20 am | James Gulliford, Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances: EMAP survey data enables accountability and program revisioning | |||
11:40 am | Michael Kenyon, Director, Office of Environmental Measurement and Evaluation, EPA Region 1: The importance of EMAP and R-EMAP to Regional ecosystem assessments Presentation (4 pp., 33 KB, PDF) |
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12:00 pm | Michael McDonald, Director, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP) | |||
12:15 pm | Lunch | |||
Afternoon 1 – Technical Plenary | ||||
1:30 pm | Carol House, Deputy Administrator for Programs and Products, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service: Conducting national surveys in a Federal/State environment – a case study in agriculture Abstract |
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2:15 pm | Jay Messer, EPA/ORD: EMAP indicators and the EPA Reports on the Environment Abstract Presentation (39 pp., 1.2 MB, PDF) |
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3:00 pm | Break | |||
3:30 pm | Mark Southerland, Versar Inc: Application of the probability-based Maryland Biological Stream Survey to the State's Water Quality Standards Program Abstract Presentation(30 pp., 1.6 MB, PDF) |
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4:00 pm | Steve Weisberg, Director, Southern California Coastal Water Resources Program: Perspectives on a maturing program: Innovative ways to address new issues Abstract Presentation (28 pp., 1.5 MB, PDF) |
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4:30 pm | John Stoddard, EPA/ORD: Combining Research and Accountability in EMAP: The TIME/LTM Project Abstract |
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5:00 pm | Adjourn | |||
6 – 8 pm | POSTER RECEPTION | |||
Wednesday, April 11 | ||||
Morning 2 | Concurrent Session 1: Integrating National and State Designs | Concurrent Session 2: The Relevance of Indicators to Organizational Policies and Priorities | Concurrent Session 3: Assessing Estuarine Condition at Multiple Scales | Concurrent Session 4: Integrating Data across Flowing Water Resources |
Co-Leads: Tony Olsen (EPA/ORD) and John Genet (MN Pollution Control Agency) | Lead: Steve Paulsen (EPA/ORD) | Co-Leads: Virginia Engle (EPA/ORD) and Dominic Guadagnoli (GA Dept. of Natural Resources) | Lead: Brian Hill (EPA/ORD) | |
8:30 am | Tom Dahl, US Fish and Wildlife Service: Integrating the USFWS Wetlands Status and Trends Survey with USEPA wetland condition assessments Abstract |
Charles Hawkins, Utah State University: Measuring the biological status of freshwater ecosystems – emerging challenges in the derivation, application, and interpretation of biological indicators Abstract |
Virginia Engle, EPA/ORD: 15 years of monitoring estuaries – what have we learned? Abstract Presentation (22 pp., 672 KB, PDF) |
John Stoddard, EPA/ORD: Fifteen years of stream monitoring in EMAP – the evolution of design, indicators and assessment Abstract Presentation (70 pp., 9.6 MB, PDF) |
8:50 am - Barry Burgan, EPA/OW: Understanding estuarine condition – research and logistical challenges for the 2010 National Survey Abstract Presentation (13 pp., 210 KB, PDF) |
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9:00 am | John Genet, MN Pollution Control Agency: Integration of probabilistic surveys, intensive watershed designs, and targeted sampling for monitoring and assessing surface waters Presentation (20 pp., 1.6 MB, PDF) |
Chris Yoder, Midwest Biodiversity Institute: Critical elements of State bioassessment programs – a process to evaluate program rigor and comparability Abstract |
9:10 am - Dominic Guadagnoli, GA Dept. of Natural Resources: Assessing the condition of Georgia estuaries – using the National Coastal Assessment as a primer to estuarine monitoring Abstract |
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9:30 am | Lisa Huff, AL Dept. of Environmental Management: ADEM's monitoring strategy for streams and rivers - Using generalized disturbance and stressor gradients to meet multiple objectives Abstract |
Michael Miller, WI Dept. of Natural Resources: Quantifying the ecological condition of stream resources in Wisconsin – assessment strategy and data use for resource management Abstract |
James Simons, TX Parks and Wildlife Division: Texas National Coastal Assessment (2000-2004) – challenges, lessons learned and future directions |
Joseph Flotemersch: EPA/OW: Large rivers and the OW non-wadeable streams assessment Abstract Presentation (16 pp., 882 KB, PDF) |
9:50 am - Discussion | ||||
10:00 am | Break |
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10:30 am | Holly Tucker, OH Environmental Protection Agency: Ohio’s surface water monitoring approach - sampling designs for streams, rivers, wetlands and lakes |
Monty Porter, OK Water Resources Board: A state perspective on local, regional, and national monitoring - Oklahoma as a case study |
Philip Trowbridge, NH Department of Environmental Services: The National Coastal Assessment in New Hampshire – lessons learned from seven years of probabilistic monitoring in a small estuary |
Dave Bolgrien, EPA/ORD: EMAP-Great Rivers |
11:00 am | Tony Shaw, PA Division of Water Quality Standards: The utility of probability-based sampling in Pennsylvania’s water quality program: monitoring, assessment and methods development |
Jerry Niemi, University of Minnesota – Duluth: A summary of ecological indicators for biota of the U.S. Great Lakes coastal region |
10:50 am - Robert Van Dolah, SC Dept. of Natural Resources: South Carolina's approach to probability-based monitoring - trends and uses |
Brian Hill, EPA/ORD: Headwaters to the Sea – EMAP’s estimate of nutrient transport in the Mississippi River basin |
11:10 am - Guy Didonato, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Assessing coastal waters of American Samoa – territory-wide survey data provide a critical “big-picture” view for this tropical archipelago Abstract Presentation (26 pp., 989 KB, PDF) |
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11:30 am | Tony Olsen, EPA/ORD: Integrating state and other program requirements with national aquatic surveys |
Steve Paulsen, EPA/ORD: Progress and future needs for indicator research Abstract |
Doug Dasher, AK Dept. of Environmental Conservation: Relevance of the National Coastal Assessment Program to Alaska 305(b) reporting and the future of coastal monitoring in Alaska under AKMAP |
Open discussion – The future of stream and river monitoring |
11:50 am - Questions for all speakers | ||||
12:00 pm | Discussion/questions |
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12:15 pm | Lunch | |||
Afternoon 2 | Concurrent Session 5: Lake Ecosystems | Concurrent Session 6: Wetlands Survey Methods and Influencing Policy | Concurrent Session 7: Innovation: The Added Value of EMAP Information | Concurrent Session 8: Diagnostics – Progress from 305(b) to 303(d) |
Co-Leads: Susan Holdsworth (EPA/OW) and Peder Yurista (EPA/ORD) | Co-leads: Mary Kentula (EPA/ORD) and Michael Scozzafava, (EPA/OW) | Co-leads: Kevin Summers (EPA/ORD) and Richard Haeuber (EPA/OAR) | Co-leads: Walt Galloway (EPA/ORD) and Paul Currier (NH Dept. of Environmental Services) | |
1:30 pm | Steve Heiskary, MN (invited): Application of the national lakes survey in Minnesota | Michael Scozzafava, EPA/OW: Introduction to assessments for wetlands | Kevin Summers, EPA/ORD: EMAP: So What Do We Do with All This Stuff Now! Abstract Presentation (44 pp., 5.3 MB, PDF) |
Walt Galloway, EPA/ORD: Introduction |
1:50 pm - Hilary Snook, EPA Region 1: Bridging National, Regional, and State Water Quality Objectives through a Multi-faceted Monitoring Approach Abstract |
1:35 pm - Siobhan Fennessy, Kenyon College: Assessing the ecological condition of wetlands on a watershed basis using a rapid method - the Cuyahoga River Watershed as a case study Abstract Presentation (35 pp., 3.2 MB, PDF) |
1:45 pm - Joan Warren, EPA/OW: U.S. EPA Office of Water’s Approach to Measuring and Reporting on Progress in Water Conditions Abstract Presentation (12 pp., 693 KB, PDF) |
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2:00 pm | 2:10 pm - Alan Herlihy, Oregon State University : Using Northeast survey data to develop an index of biotic condition for zooplankton | John Genet, MN Pollution Control Agency: Assessing the quality and quantity of depressional wetlands in the Redwood River watershed utilizing a probabilistic survey design Abstract Presentation (24 pp., 850 KB, PDF) |
Lisa Smith, EPA/ORD: Habitat suitability and restoration potential in estuaries: integrating monitoring and land cover data using EMAP probabilistic survey methods Abstract Presentation (23 pp., 1.7 MB, PDF) |
2:10 pm - Paul Currier, NH Dept. of Environmental Services: How probability survey data and targeted data are used to identify and manage New Hampshire’s 303(d) lists Abstract Presentation (17 pp., 336 KB, PDF) |
2:30 pm | Jim Haney, University of New Hampshire: Building tools to enhance lake bioassessment - development of a web-based key and genetic barcoding Abstract |
2:25 pm - Breda Munoz, RTI International: Assessment of geographically isolated wetlands in eastern NC and SC Abstract Presentation (26 pp., 5.1 MB, PDF) |
Spencer Peterson, EPA/ORD: Hidden gems - mercury in fish tissue across the western United States and implications of selenium interactions with mercury Abstract Presentation (48 pp., 1.9 MB, PDF) |
2:35 pm - Jason Hill, VA Dept. of Environmental Quality: Beyond 305(b) Reporting: Other Uses of Probability Data Abstract Presentation (31 pp., 2 MB, PDF) |
2:50 pm | Discussion/questions | Discussion/questions | ||
3:00 pm | Break | |||
3:30 pm | Jan Ciborowski, University of Windsor: The Lake Erie Collaborative Comprehensive Study (ECCS) – sampling design to estimate distribution, abundance, and biomass of Dreissenidae and other zoobenthos Abstract |
Mary Kentula, EPA/ORD: Introduction to methods development for wetlands | Richard Moore, US Geological Survey: Integration of National Coastal Assessment Data, Freshwater Nutrient (SPARROW) Modeling and Estuary Nutrient Mass Balance Calculations: An Example from Narragansett Bay Abstract Presentation (42 pp., 4.6 MB, PDF) |
Dave Chestnut, SC Dept. of Health and Environmental Control : Probability monitoring design and implementation in South Carolina Abstract Presentation (51 pp., 1.4 MB, PDF) |
3:35 pm - Alan Herlihy, Oregon State University: Using an intensive assessment method to calibrate a rapid wetland assessment method: an example from the Nanticoke Basin, Delaware and Maryland Abstract Presentation (27 pp., 931 KB, PDF) |
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4:00 pm | Jack Kelly, EPA/ORD: Integrating coastal systems into lake-wide and basin-wide assessment designs for the Great Lakes Abstract |
Josh Collins, San Francisco Estuary Institute: Developing a rapid wetland assessment method in California Presentation (36 pp., 2.3 MB, PDF) |
Porfirio Alvarez Torres, Mexico SEMARNAT: Using EMAP approaches globally – condition monitoring for coastal Mexico Presentation (28 pp., 804 KB, PDF) |
3:55 pm - John Paul, EPA/ORD: Causal Analysis and Probability Data: Examples for Impaired Aquatic Condition Abstract Presentation (27 pp., 694 KB, PDF) |
4:50 pm | Discussion/questions | 4:25 pm - Michael Scozzafava, EPA/OW: Monitoring and assessing wetland condition: national program perspectives Abstract Presentation (17 pp., 1.9 MB, PDF) |
PA Program Office Panel: Accountability - Can we use EMAP information to address EPA needs? Presentation (10 pp., 658 KB, PDF) |
4:20 pm - Hal Walker, EPA/ORD: More precise assessment of benthic conditions in Delaware Bay Abstract Presentation (187 pp., 4 MB, PDF) |
Discussion/questions | 4:45 pm - Questions and discussion on future directions | |||
4:30 pm | Discussion/questions |
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5:00 pm | Adjourn |