United States
                         Environmental Protection
                         Agency
                     Office of Wetlands
                     Oceans and Watersheds
                                                                    EPA841-N-95-01
                                                                    December 1994/January 1995
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   Region 1
 Maine
    New Hampshire
    Vermont
  Massachusetts
Connecticut
 Rhode Island
  Regional Coordinators
                           Monltoring: «
                    .; Bridges (617) vw-<+0
           L: Mark Voorhees (617) 565-4173
 rio«»T"i ~°U,rfe: Bob ^orehouse<(617)565-3513
 Clean Lakes: Warren Howard (617) 565-3515


 REGIONAL OFFICE: Neponset River and
 Reservoir Assessment: The EPA Region 1 Envi-
 ronmental Services Division and the Massachusetts
 Department of Environmental Protection are assess-
 ing the quality of the Neponset River and Reservoir
 Study participants have collected sediment samples'
  om the reservoir and sites downstream for determi-
 nation of sediment oxygen demand, metals, nutri-
 ents, total organic carbon, and toxicity analyses
Phosphates and cadmium are the primary contami-
nants of concern in the reservoir and river For
further information, contact Jack Paar, Bioloev
Section, EPA Region 1 BSD, at (617) 860-4604
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                                                                        New York
                                                                         New Jersey
                                                                          Puerto Rico
                                                                         Virgin Islands
                                                 Regional Coordinators
                                                                     @08) 321-6692
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                                  Roselfa O'Connor (212)264-8479
                      Nonpomt Source: Barbara Spinweber (21 2) 264-8632
                      Clean Lakes:  Terry Faber (212)264-8708


                      ,WO f RSEY: CoastalP^oplankton Monitor-
                      mg Date: The New Jersey Department of Environ-
                      menta Protection (NJDEP) is synthesizing historical
                      coastal phytoplankton monitoring data into a data
                      report and preparing it for entry into the USEPA
                      Biological Information System (BIOS) database
                      (part of the STORET system). This will make the
                      data more available to interested parties both inside
                      and outside NJDEP. F0r more information, co^ct
                      Paul Olsen at (609) 292-0427.

                     Development of New Coastal CIS Coverages
                     Between NJDEP and Coastal Counties:  The
                     Monmouth and Ocean County Health and Planning
                     Departments, with assistance from the Bureau of
                     Marine Water Classification and Analysis  will
                     provide recommendations and guidance to
                     Brookdale College's Marine Studies Program
                     Oocated at Sandy Hook) on development of new
                     Geographic Information System (CIS) data layers
                     for Monmouth and Ocean Counties.  Initially, two
                    primary coverages will be developed: (1) shoreline
                    characterizations (e.g., bulkhead shoreline, sandy
                    beaches, salt marsh) and (2) shoreline structures
                    (e.g, individual docks and marinas, as well as point
                    locations and densities of these structures) The

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project will involve digitization of information from
aerial photography (1:200 scale) and field verifica-
tion by Brookdale College. This GIS project is
expected to assist the Bureau in its pollution investi-
gations of shellfish waters, as well as its review of
Waterfront Development Permits. For more infor-
mation, contact Bob Scro at (609) 748-2000.

NEW YORK: Draft Clean Water Act Section
303(d) List Prepared:  New York's 1994 draft
303(d) Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) list was
 available for review and comment in December.
 The comment period closed December 16 in antici-
 pation of final list submittal to USEPA Region 2 on
 February 1,1995.

 The waters targeted for priority TMDL development
 over the next2 years (and possibly longer where the
 TMDL/modeling process is technically
 challenging and complex) are
  divided into two categories.
  Priority 1 waters are the 62
  segments where TMDL devel-
  opment is currently ongoing.
  Thirty-five of these segments
  are located in waterbodies
  included in New York's 1992 submission. Priority 2
  waters are segments where the primary use impair-
  ment is for water supply. Of the 17  segments so
  listed 4 are considered amenable to TMDL develop-
   ment; 3 TMDLs are ongoing. The one new segment
   is Lake LaGrange in the Genesee River basin.

   The Division of Water has been developing TMDLs
   and implementing the resulting wasteload alloca-
   tions (WLAs) through State Pollutant Discharge
   Elimination System (SPDES) permit limits since the
    early years of the state's water quality program.
    Prior to the enactment of the Clean Water Act, water
    quality models/TMDLs were used  to establish BOD5
    2nd Ultimate Oxygen Demand (UOD) limits. These
    limits were put into effect to ensure the maintenance
    Of water quality standards for dissolved oxygen.
    The next major program thrust was the control ot
     toxics Development of numerical, pollutant-
     Sfic standards inthelate 1970s/early 1980s led
     to a watershedVTMDL approach to establishing
     water-quality-based effluent limits for the control of
     toxic substances. This TMDL-based toxics control
program, which was the subject of New York s  992
303(d) submission to USEPA, has been m effect
since around 1980 and is a continuing part of the
Division's SPDES permit program.  It focuses on
TMDL development, pollutant-by-pollutant, in each
of the 17 major drainage basins in New York State.
The effectiveness of New York's conventional and
toxic pollutant control programs is measured by
compliance monitoring of permitted wastewater
 discharges and surveillance of surface and ground
 waters  For more information, contact Peter Mack at
 (518)457-3495.
  RegionS
  Regional Coordinators
Delaware
 Pennsylvania
 Maryland
 Virginia
 West Virginia
  305(bV Maggie Passmore (215) 597-6149
  Soringfwaterbody System: Chuck Kanetsky
  ouow,.,,,^: ThornasHenry(215)597^927
  Volunteer Monitoring: TeenaReichgott


   (215) 597-3429

   REGIONAL OFFICE:  Acid Mine Drainage
   Mtiative: EPA Region 3 and the Office of Surface
   Mining (OSM) have joined together to address the
   serious water quality problems associated wtfh acid
   mine drainage (AMD). About 5,000 miles of
   streams in EPA Region 3 are polluted by AMD,
   primarily from abandoned mines.

    Recently, EPA and OSM held a summit with over
    250 people representing government, industry, local
    organizations, and environmental groups that
    focused on solving the complex AMD issues The
    participation was even greater at another AMD
    workshop held in Morgantown, West Virginia, to
    address the issues and needs in eastern coal states.

    The overall goal of Ibis initiative is to reduce the
    impact of AMD on streams in Region 3 through
     accelerated cleanup of AMD from abandoned mines,

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 preventing AMD from occurring at new and operat-
 ing mines, and leveraging resources.  Major activi-
 ties under the initiative include the following:

 •   Foster partnerships among state, local, environ-
    mental, federal, private, and industrial entities.
 •   Explore additional and new sources of funding to
    direct toward AMD solutions.
 •   Raise awareness of the extent of the AMD
    problem and corrective needs.
 •   Target cleanup in watersheds  and involve all
    stakeholders.
 •   Develop measures for tracking progress and
    report to all stakeholders.
 •   Monitor compliance of NPDES permits and take
    enforcement actions to minimize current and
   potential future environmental problems.
 •  Transfer appropriate technology and information
   among all parties involved in the clean-up pro-
   grams.

 For more information on the initiative, contact Dale
 Wismer, USEPA, at (215) 597-8911.
 Region 4
Regional Coordinators
North Carolina
      Kentucky
    South Carolina
   Tennesee
   Georgia
    Alabama
    Mississippi
   Florida
Monitoring, Volunteer Monitoring, 305(b), Waterbody
System:  David Melgaard (404)347-2126
303(d)/TMDL: Jim Greenfield (404) 347-2126
Nonpoint Source: Mary Ann Gerber (404) 347-2126
Clean Lakes: Howard Marshall (404)347-2126
   TENNESSEE: Biological Methods Workshop

   EPA Region 4 and the Tennessee Department of
   Environment and Conservation sponsored a
   biological methods workshop to develop standard
   methods for assessing the condition offish,
   macroinvertebrates, and aquatic habitats in the
   Region. The workshop was attended by over 65
   biologists from Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi ,and
   Tennessee. For more information, contact David
   Melgaard at (404) 347-2126, extension 6590.
                         Region 5
                         Regional Coordinators
                               Indiana
                                    Illinois
                                      Michigan
                                     Minnesota
                                      Ohio
                                     Wisconsin
 Monitoring/305(b): Dave Stoltenberg (312) 353-5784
 303(d)/TMDL:  Robert Pepin (312) 886-1505
 Waterbody System: Fouad Dababneh (312) 353-3944
 Volunteer Monitoring: Clyde Marion (312) 353-5966
 and Tom Davenport (312) 886-0209
 Nonpoint Source, Clean Lakes:  Tom Davenport
 (312) 886-0209


 ILLINOIS:  Improving the Scenery of Illinois'
 Scenic River:  The Middle Fork Vermilion River,
 northwest of Danville, is the only designated Na-
 tional Scenic River in the State of Illinois. Perma-
 nent protection, involving both banks, has been
 granted to a 17-mile segment of this river in Vermil-
 ion County. The Illinois Department of Conserva-
 tion (IDOC) manages this segment of the river
 through state-owned land and conservation ease-
 ments, but severe bank erosion had removed riparian
 vegetation from some areas of river frontage.  In
 response to this problem, the state undertook a
 section 319 project to reduce nonpoint source
 pollution and allow succession of native vegetation.
 A total of $82,500 in .funding from the IDOC and the
 Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)
 was used to initiate the project in 1993. The project
 was subcontracted to the Illinois State Water Survey
 (ISWS).  The ISWS used environmentally sound,
 cost-effective best management practices to oversee
 the revegetation project. For further information,
 contact Dave Stoltenberg of USEPA at (312) 353-
 5784.

 WISCONSIN:  Rotational Grazing Approved as
 Cost-Share:  Intensive grazing management, or the
 use of rotational grazing systems, is now eligible for
 cost-share funding for Wisconsin farmers involved
 in Priority Watershed Program projects. This
practice can improve runoff water quality through
reductions in soil loss, phosphorus, and organic
loads from animal feedlots. In addition, it replaces
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Department of Natural Resources considers rota-
tional grazing an alternative best management
practice and makes decisions regarding
eligibility on a case-by-case basis.
The cost-share can be applied to
Wisconsin croplands that are
currently contributing sedi-
ments, nutrients, or pesticides
to a water resource.  Restric-     • •  I
lions that must be addressed    [—•-•—-L
include streambank erosion,
habitat degradation, and development of grazing
management plans for all grazed areas. For addi-
tional information, contact Don Baloun of WDNR at
(608) 264-9222.
Region 6
Regional Coordinators
                                    Arkansas
                                    Louisiana
                                    Oklahoma
                                      Texas
                                  New Mexico
Monitoring:  Charlie Howell (214) 665-8354
303{d)/TMDL: Troy Hill (214) 665-6647
305(b): Russell Nelson (214) 665-6646
Waterbody System: PaulKoska (214) 665-8357
Volunteer Monitoring: Mike Bira (214) 665-6668
Nonpoint Source: Brad Lamb (214) 665-7140
Clean Lakes: Mike Bira (214) 665-6668
    REGIONAL OFFICE:  Biologist Moves On

    Regional biologist Evan Hornig has left EPA
    Region 6 to work on the U.S. Geological
    Survey's Edwards Aquifer National Water
    Quality Assessment (NAWQA) study unit,
    based in Austin, Texas. Evan had been active in
    supporting the efforts of Region 6 states to
    characterize the aquatic communities of
    ecoregion reference streams for development of
    water quality standards biological criteria. In
    addition, he had been coordinating Regional
    Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
    studies in Galveston Bay, the Arroyo Colorado,
    and Rio Grande tidal zone, as well as a study on
    the Rio Grande in central New Mexico. We
    wish him well in his new position.
                                                        TEXAS: 1994 Texas Watch Report

                                                       Texas Watch, the volunteer environmental
                                                       monitoring program of the Texas Natural
                                                       Resource Conservation Commission, has
                                                       just published its first comprehensive
                                                       program report. See On the Bookshelf for
                                                       more information on the report.
Region 7
                                                    Regional Coordinators
                                                                                      Iowa
                                                                                     Nebraska
                                                                                      Kansas
                                                                                       Missouri
                                                     Monitoring           ,
                                                     305(b), 303(d)/TMDL: John Houlihan (913) 551-7432
                                                     Waterbody System: Jerome Pitt (913) 551-7766
                                                     Volunteer Monitoring: Jerome Pitt (913) 551-7766
                                                     Nonpoint Source: Julie Elfving (913) 551-7475
                                                     Clean Lakes: Larry Sheridan (913) 551-7439
                                                     REGIONAL OFFICE: EPA Region 7 Hosts 2nd
                                                     Annual IFTM Meeting: The Region 7 Environ-
                                                     mental Services Division hosted the second annual
                                                     meeting of the Regional Intergovernmental Task
                                                     Force on Monitoring Water Quality (ITFM) on
                                                     November 9. Representatives from EPA Region 7,
                                                     the U.S. Geological Survey, the Soil Conservation
                                                     Service, the Missouri Department of Natural Re-
                                                     sources, the Kansas Department of Health and
                                                     Environment, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs
                                                     attended the meeting. The meeting's agenda in-
                                                     cluded discussions regarding current activities, how
                                                     the participants could share information and re-
                                                      sources, and a call for comments regarding the third-
                                                      year report of the National ITFM.  The group also
                                                      decided to meet more frequently to facilitate better
                                                      communication and cooperation.  For more informa-
                                                      tion, contact John Helvig at (914)  551-5002.

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 Region 8
 Regional Coordinators
     Montana
    Utah
     Wyoming
Colorado
North Dakota
South Dakota
 Monitoring, 305(b): Phi/Johnson (303) 293-1581
 303(d)/TMDL: Bruce Zander (303) 293-1580
 Waterbody System: Toney Ott (303) 293-1573
 Volunteer Monitoring: Paul Mclver (303) 293-1552
 and PhilJohnson (303) 293-1573
 Nonpoint Source/Clean Lakes:  Dave Rathke
 (303)293-1703

 REGIONAL OFFICE: Summitville Mine Site:
 Since early 1991, Region 8 has been involved in
 collecting environmental data from an abandoned
 cyanide heap-leach gold mining facility. The mine is
 located near Del Norte, Colorado, in the Summitville
 Mining District.  Significant mining activities
 occurred at Summitville from 1873 to 1894 and 1926
 to 1942, and most recently from 1986 to December
 1992.  Silver and gold were the primary minerals of
 interest. The"mtrstsfefcentbperationat'the     ••"••-
 Summitville Mine Site was an open pit gold mine
 located at an elevation of approximately 11,500 feet.
 This heap-leach operation placed crushed ore from
 an open pit mine into a "lined" heap-leach pad.  A
 cyanide solution was drizzled over the ore and
 saturated the heap.  The cyanide leached gold and
 silver from the mineral deposit, resulting in a preg-
 nant solution. This solution was then treated with
 activated carbon to recover the gold and silver.

 The operations of the heap-leach pad rapidly col-
 lected water, turning the leach pad into a 40-acre
 surface area holding pond.  Water accumulation
 increased each year, as did the discharge of untreated
 water from the heap-leach pad area and several adit
 drainages. The discharge of contaminants (about
 1200 Ib/day of copper, among others) to Wightman
Fork eventually resulted in a total fish kill in a state-
 managed trout fishery reservoir some 20 miles
 downstream.

EPA assumed management responsibilities  for the
mine site in December 1992; it was subsequently
listed as a Superfund site.  The site, including the
 abandoned cyanide heap-leach facilities and associ-
 ated mine workings and mine adit drainages, dis-
 charges to the upper Alamosa River by way of the
 Wightman Fork (tributary to the Alamosa). Envi-
 ronmental data collected in May and August 1991;
 April, July, and October 1993; and July and Septem-
 ber 1994. Data from all sampling events will be
 evaluated to determine changes in water quality
 since 1992.  Water column and sediment chemistry,
 flow estimates, and toxicity test data will be used in
 conjunction with other data, including in-stream
 biological data and physical habitat, to determine
 what impact the Summitville Superfund site is
 having on the aquatic life resources within the
 Alamosa River drainage.

 EPA is working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
 Service (USFWS) and Colorado Department of
 Natural Resources to collect
 environmental data
 necessary to support
 the interim remedial.
 investigation and
 record of decision for
 EPA's Superfund program at the Summitville
 site. The primary fcicus of this sampling effort is
 aquatic life resources of the Alamosa River, and
 associated tributaries and wetlands. Potential risks
 to aquatic life in the Alamosa River drainage will be
 incorporated into the Superfund Ecological Risk
 Assessment for the site. The USFWS has also
 expressed concern over the potential short- and long-
 term effects of the treated and untreated contami-
 nants on federal trust resources downstream from the
 Superfund site.  EPA is evaluating this potential
 problem.

 The State of Colorado's Division of Minerals and
 Geology and Division of Wildlife are conducting an
 aquatic life Use Attainability Analysis (UAA) of
 selected streams within the Alamosa River drainage.
 The purpose of the UAA is to assign the highest
potential aquatic life use and corresponding ambient
water quality criteria to Wightman Fork and the
Alamosa River consistent with the requirements of
the Clean Water Act. The UAA will also consider
and incorporate additional sources of contamination
not specifically associated with the Summitville
mine. EPA will provide the state with the chemical,

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physical, and biological data necessary to frame the
basis for its recommendations. For additional
information, contact Tom Willingham, U.S. EPA, at
(303)236-5102.
 Region 9
California
Nevada
    Arizona
    Hawaii
    Guam
Regional Coordinators

305(b): Ed Liu (415) 744-1934
Monitoring, Waterbody System: Janet Hashimoto
(415) 744-1156
303{d)/TMDL: David Smith (415) 744-2019
Volunteer Monitoring: Clarice Olson (415) 744-1489
and Janet Hashimoto (415) 744-1156
Nonpoint Source: Jovita E Pajarillo (415) 744-2011
Clean Lakes: Wendell Smith (415) 744-2018
REGIONAL OFFICE: Proposed Test Tube
Biological Monitoring Program: Region 9 re-
cently drafted a 301(h) modified permit for the
Tafuna Sewage Treatment Plant in American
Samoa. A new outfall and diffuser site had been
purposely chosen along a natural sand channel
devoid of coral or other benthic organisms for
several hundred feet in all directions. But even a
small discharger like Tafuna (1-2 MGD) must have a
monitoring program designed to evaluate the impact
of the modified discharge on the marine biota.

To meet this requirement, Region 9 developed a
multipurpose effluent toxicity testing
program. The permittee is
required to conduct not only 48-
hour acute toxicity tests with the
invertebrate Ceriodaphnio, but
also short-term chronic toxicity
tests with one of two marine
invertebrates for which EPA has
approved methods in place. In
this manner, Region 9 substitutes an
in situ biological monitoring program for an in vitro
                       one. For further information, contact David Stuart,
                       Environmental Assessment Section, at (415) 744-
                       1937.
                                                     Region 10
Washington
  Oregon
    Idaho
      Alaska
                       Regional Coordinators

                       Monitoring, Waterbody System: Gretchen Hayslip
                       (206) 553-1685
                       305(b): Donna Walsh (206) 553-1754
                       303(d)/TMDL: Bruce Cleland (206) 553-2600
                       Volunteer Monitoring: Susan Handley (206) 553-1287
                       Nonpoint Source: Elbert Moore (206) 553-4181
                       Clean Lakes: Krista Mendelman (206) 553-1571
                       IDAHO: Nonpoint Source Monitoring Work-
                       shop: The Fifth Annual Nonpoint Source Water
                       Quality Monitoring Results;W0rksh©p-wastJaeld at<; *
                       Boise State University, in Boise, Idaho, January 3-5,
                       1995. This workshop was hosted by Idaho Division
                       of Environmental Quality (IDEQ), EPA, Idaho
                       Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Forest Service
                       (USFS), Agricultural Research Service, and Bureau
                       of Land Management. The purpose of this annual
                       workshop was to share the results of nonpoint source
                       water quality monitoring efforts throughout Idaho.
                       Other workshop objectives included assessing
                       implementation and effectiveness of best manage-
                       ment practices and facilitating monitoring, assess-
                       ment, and reporting on the status of the beneficial
                       uses of Idaho  waters. For additional information,
                       contact either Bill Clark (IDEQ) at (208) 334-5860
                       or Tim Burton (USFS) at (208) 364-4210.
                          The Water Monitor is produced monthly to
                          exchange surface water assessment informa-
                          tion among states and other interested
                          parties. If you would like more information
                          or want to be added to the mailing list,
                          please fill out the order and comment form
                          on page 12.

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OFFICE OF WETLANDS, OCEANS
AND WATERSHEDS (OWOW)

Assessment and Watershed Protection
Division (AWPD)
          Joint Meeting of Regional
        Monitoring, Water Quality, and
        Nonpoint Source Coordinators

      On December 6-8, AWPD and the Office
      of Wastewater Management jointly
      hosted a meeting of Regional and Head-
      quarters coordinators representing the
      monitoring, nonpoint source, and Clean
      Water Act section 106 grant programs.
      The overall goal of the meeting, held in
      the Washington, D.C., area, was to seek
      agreement on key areas of cooperation
      and to familiarize all participants with
      issues affecting the three different
       program areas. Participants discussed
       implementation of the new section 106
       monitoring guidance designed to
       strengthen state monitoring programs,
       and the need for improving and develop-
       ing water quality monitoring tools for the
       section 319 nonpoint source control
       program. For more information, contact
       Mary Belefski at (202) 260-7061.
STORET MODERNIZATION: Developing a
STORET Tool Kit: AWPD is continuing its study
to decide which "tools" to include in the modernized
STORET system. Tools are defined as capabilities
provided by the system that allow users to manipu-
late data by performing one of the following six
general functions:

•  Upload/data entry
•  Download/reformat data
•  List, raw data display
•  Statistical summarization ("tables")
 • Graphics (charts, graphs, and the like)
 • Map production

 The goal of the overall project is to provide a select
 set of capabilities that meet the user's functional
 requirements, perform unique functions, are easy to
 maintain, and are relatively easily updated.

  AWPD started the study by compiling an inventory
  of tools presently available in the Water Quality file
  (usually referred to as STORET), the Biological
  Information System (BIOS), the Ocean Data Evahm-
  tion System (ODES), and the Water .Quality, Analy^.n
  sis System (WQAS). The modernized system will
  replace all of these current systems.

  Some interesting conclusions can already be derived
  from analyzing the inventory: Over half of
   STORET tool use was not to analyze data, but to list
   raw data, i.e., data that are unanalyzed,
   unsummarized, and unmodified in any way; statisti-
   cal analysis was often done by importing STORET
   data into the Statistical
   Analysis System (SAS);
   system tool use for map
   and graphic production
   was infrequent; the two
   tools in the BIOS
    system, one for listing
    the raw data and the
    other for statistical
    analysis, showed equal
    use among the small
    user community using
    this system; the most popular ODES tools were
    those which produce statistical summanzations; and
    the most frequently used tool in the WQAS was the
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one that allows users to create reports of REACH
file data.

Although results from the questionnaires AWPD
sent out to obtain user input are still being analyzed,
preliminary findings show that the most common
activity supported by STORET/BIOS/ODES/WQAS
is trend analysis. The most common tools being
used are for downloading and listing data. System
tools were most likely to be used for data entry,
downloading, and listing, while non-system tools
were used most often for graphic and map produc-
tion.

From an in-depth analysis of all this information,
AWPD hopes to recommend which tools will be
supported within the modernized system. To help us
in these findings, a break-out session has been put on
the agenda at the Dallas/STORET Modernization
workshop scheduled for February 7-9,1995. De-
tailed information on this Workshop has been
distributed to the greater user community. For more
information on the workshop, STORET moderniza-
tion, the tool kit development, or the possible
modification of the STORET parameter codes,
contact Phil Lindenstruth at (202) 260-6549, (800)
424-9067, or EMAIL address
LINDENSTRUTH.PHIL@EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV.

Oceans and  Coastal Protection Division
(OCPD)

Albemarle-Pamlico Comprehensive  Conservation
and Management Plan (CCMP): On November 9,
the Administrator announced approval of the
Albemarle-Pamlico CCMP.  This is the sixth CCMP
to be approved from among the Tier I National
Estuary Programs. The CCMP contains 70 specific
action items to foster environmental improvement
and maintenance of the Nation's second largest
estuarine ecosystem. The plan focuses on four
critical issues: water quality, vital habitats, fisheries,
and public involvement. For more information,
contact Eric Slaughter at (202) 260-1051.

Measuring Progress in the Estuary Programs:
OCPD is hosting a series of training workshops on
measuring progress in the estuary programs.  Work-
shops have been scheduled to be held in Oakland,
California, January 20; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
January 24; and Tampa Bay, Florida, January 31.
For more information, contact Betsy Tarn at (202)
260-6466.
           Note of Appreciation

      Water Monitor staff assistant, Herman
      Baucom, is retiring after 22 years of
      service at EPA. Many of our contribu-
      tors will remember his friendly remind-
      ers for submittals each month. We wish
      Herman well m his future endeavors!

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Calendar Highlights
JANUARY
23-27


26-20






Water Quality Standard* Academy*
Basic Course. Salt Lake City, UT>
Contact The Cadmus Group, inc.,
(703) $31-8700, FAX (703) 93l-S70t.
legacy 199S environmental
Partnership Conference. Mobile, AL
Contest Cyndi Hill at {205} 832-3701 or
Patti Hurley at (205) 271-7938,


FEBRUARY

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7-9




13-16

13-17


23-24


American Waterworks Association/
Water Environment Federation Joint
Management Conference, Tulsa, OK.
Contact Nanoy Blatt, WHF, 601 Wythe
St., Alexandria, VA 22314-1944,
(703} 684-2400, FAX (703) 6S4-2492.
Third $TORET Modernization Work-
shop, Dalla$f TX Contact U$£PA, 401
M Si, SW (4503F), Washington, DC
20460. 1-800-424-4067 (STORET User
Assistance Line) or STORET®
c. AMAIfc,ttr/\,teWV.
Coastal Technology Transfer Confer-
ence, New Orleans, LA. Contact Batsy
Tam, USBPA, at {202) 260^466,
Water Quality Standards Academy-
Basic Course, Tampa, FL. Contact The
Cadmus Oroup, Inc., (703) 931-8709,
FAX (703) 93f»8701.
Water, Nitrogen and People: An
International Conference, Everett, WA<
Contact Craig MacCormeii, Washington
State Univeistty Extension, Whatcom
County, 1000 M. Forest St, $uXe 2£>t
BeKingham, WA 96225-5594, (206)676-
6736.
27-March 1 R&gion 6 Annual fi/fpniforing and
Contact Paul Koska, USEPA, at (214)
66S-8357 or Crtarlie Howell, USEPA,
at (214) 665-8354-

MARCH

2-3 1995 Conference on Stortnwate*
Management and Water Quality
Modelling, Toronto, Ontario, Contact
Evetyn Daffies, CHI, 36 Stuart St.,
4ayeij>^ ON, CamKte NlE4$5v
(SI 9) 767'"01974 FAX (SI Q) 7j&7ri277:0,

14-16 Usteg Eeotogical Restoratidn to ;
Meet Clean Water Act Goals.
Chfeago, I IP. Corjljict 8ot> Kjrsehrn&r,
Commissiort, Naturaf Resources
Department, 222 S, Riverside PJaaa,
(§12) 434-0401 £&< 303, FAX
fjirt'3>\ 4*54+0411 i
y-? •* fcjj *T\^r V^r , \ t
27-31 Water Quality Standards Aeademy-
Ba*lcOow$e, ScherveolmJy, NV, i
Contact The Cactmus Sroup, Jnc.j
C7f)a) 931 -S700, FAX (703) §31-8701 . ;
£9-Aprtt 1 Stisei-ing a Course for the Futu re;
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