United Slates	Office of Wetlands,	EPA 841-N-93-012
Environmental Protection Oceans and Watersheds September 1993
Agency
wEPA The Water Monitor
Regional and State AcnvrnES
Regional Coordinators
Monitoring, 305(b), Volunteer Monitoring: Diane
Switzer (617) 860-4377
Waterbody System: Tim Bridges (617) 860-4603
303(d): David Pincumbe (617) 565-3544
Nonpoint Source: Bob Moorehouse (617) 565-3513
Clean Lakes: Warren Howard (617) 565-3515
VERMONT: Lake Iroquois Watershed Project:
The Lake Iroquois Watershed Project, which is
designed to improve lake water quality from the
perspective of the lake's entire watershed, is well
underway. The goals of the project are to reduce
and control phosphorus pollution and to prevent new
sources of pollution.
The project focuses on pollution control through
erosion control. A 1984 study investigating the
cause of nuisance algae and plant growth indicated
that the runoff of sediments from numerous small
erosion sites throughout the watershed contributed to
the accumulation of phosphorus in the lake. No
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single construction project or land use in the water-
shed was identified as being a more significant
source of phosphorus than the rest. The first phase
of the project involved a survey of properties to
identify erosion problems. Participation in the
survey phase was voluntary, and only the properties
of interested landowners were surveyed. Site-
specific control measures are being developed and
implemented in the second phase.
For more information, contact the Vermont Depart-
ment of Environmental Conservation, Water Quality
Division, Lakes and Ponds Unit, 103 E. Main Street,
10 North, Waterbury, VT 05671-0408;
(802) 244-5638.
Regional Coordinators
Monitoring: Randy Braun (908) 321-6692
305(b), Waterbody System: Xuan-Mai Tran
(212)264-3188
Volunteer Monitoring: Regina Harrison (908) 321-6807
303(d): Rosella O'Connor (212) 264-8479
Nonpoint Source: Mack Henning (212) 264-2059
Clean Lakes: Terry Faber (212) 264-8708
REGIONAL OFFICE: Stream Bioassessments in
New Jersey: During the summer of 1993, Environ-
mental Services Division personnel conducted
approximately 40 bioassessments on streams located
in northern and central New Jersey. Benthic
macroinvertebrate and fish communities were
evaluated using Rapid Bioassessmcnt Protocols and
the index of biological integrity (IB1). The
bioassessments were conducted for routine water
Region 1
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
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Delaware
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
quality monitoring purposes. in addition, fish conunu-
nity data will be used to further refine an IBI proposed
for use on New Jersey streams. For more information,
contact Randy Braun at (908) 321-6692.
Regional Coordinators
Monitoring, Volunteer Monitoring: Chuck Kanetsky
(215) 597-8176
305(b), Waterbody System: Margaret Passmore
(215) 597-6149
303(d): Thomas Henry (215) 597-8243
Nonpoint Source, Clean Lakes: Hank Zygmunt
(‘215 ) 597-3429
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION:
Watershed Management for the Delaware Scenic
and Recreational River: The ationa! Park Service
recently approved a grant for the integration of Water
Quality Models and Geographic Information Systems
(GIS) for Special Protection Waters. The grant was
made to the Computer Graphics Center, North
Carolina State University.
In December 1992, the Delaware River Basin
Commission (DRBC) adopted a stringent anti-
degradation program that set the goal of no measur-
able change in existing water quality except toward
natural conditions, as statistically defined for waters
classified as Special Protection Waters. Waters
included under this antidegradation policy were
within the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational
River corridor and the Delaware Water Gap National
Recreation Area, as well as the waters within the
8-mile reach separating them.
The antidegradation program includes policies and
regulations addressing both point and nonpoint pollu-
tion sources. The point source regulations were
adopted in December 1993; the nonpoint source
hearings were held in June 1993. Action on the
nonpoint source controls is expected in the fall of 1993.
The N.C. State project is essential if uniform imple-
mentation procedures for point and nonpoint source
controls are to be developed. The project will be
conducted in three phases. Phase 1 will include
selecting a water quality model appropriate for
simulating watersheds in the Special Protection
Waters area and specifying the GIS data layers
necessary to run the model(s). Phase 2 will establish
the linkage between the watershed model(s) and the
GIS. The third phase will involve developing
procedures for ranking watersheds and an iniplemen-
tation plan. For more information, contact Richard
C. Albert, DRBC, at (609) 883-9500, Ext. 256.
North Carolina
Kentucky
South Carolina
Tennesee
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Florida
Monitoring, 305(b), Wateibody System: Larinda Tervelt
(404) 347-2126
303(d): Jim Greenfield (404) 347-2126
Volunteer Monitoring: Virginia Buff (404) 347-2126 and
Connie Alexander (404)347-1740
Non point Source: Manj Ann Gerber (404) 347-2126
Clean Lakes: Howard Marshall (404) 347-2126
Region 4
Regional Coordinators
Region 3
World Bank Sponsors Water
Quality Conference
Jim Greenfield, Region 4 Total Maximum Daily
Load (TMDL) Coordinator, was invited by the
World Bank to make a water quality presenta-
tion at the Belarus Environmental Strategy Con-
ference held on September 6-10, 1993, in Minsk,
Belarus. He discussed water quality manage-
ment, monitoring, and information, with em-
phasis on the water quality modeling work
completed during his earlier fact-finding trip to
Belarus in October/November 1992. Both trips
were sponsored by the World Bank.
For more information, contact Jim Greenfield
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Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio
Wisconsin
Regional Coordinators
Monitoring, 305(b): Donna VvYlliams (312) 353-6175
303(d): Robert Pepin (312)886-1505
Waterbody System: Fouad Dababneh (312) 353-3944
Volunteer Monitoiing: Donna Williams (312) 353-6175
and Tom Davenport (312) 886-0209
Nonpoint Source, Clean Lakes: Tom Davenport
(3 12) 886-0209
MINNESOTA: Mississippi Headwaters River
Watch Project: The Mississippi Headwaters
River Watch Project (MHRWP) is a volunteer
program monitoring the water quality of the
Mississippi River from the headwaters at Lake
Itasca to Little Falls. The MHRWP has estab-
lished 35 sampling sites within this 400-mile
stretch of the Mississippi River, with 10 commu-
nities or individual organizations performing the
monitoring. The MHRWP has recently published
its 1992-1993 Water Quality Report which covers
eight sampling events during the open water
season from July 1992 to June 1993.
The MHRWP monitors nine chemical indicators
of water quality: temperature, pH, conductivity,
turbidity, dissolved oxygen, carbonaceous bio-
chemical oxygen demand, total phosphorus,
nitrate-nitrogen, and fecal coliform. In addition,
several communities participating in the MHRWP
also conduct semiannual surveys of benthic
macroinvertebrates which provide assessments of
the biological integrity of the river,
For the purposes of the MHRWP’s 1992-1993
Water Quality Report, the study area was sepa-
rated into four general regions based on physical
characteristics, vegetation, and adjacent land uses.
The four regions were the Headwaters Region,
from Lake Itasca to the Bemidji area; the North
Central Region, from Lake Winnibigoshish to the
Grand Rapids area; the Central Region, from
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Grand Rapids to Brainerd; and the Southern
Region, from Brainerd to Little Falls. This report
summarizes water quality in each region, with
results reported as averages for each participating
organization. Data are also submitted to the
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for inclusion
in the STORET data system. Reports on specific
site data are available by calling Steve Dittman,
MHRWP Coordinator, at (218) 547-3300 ext. 263.
OHIO: Ohio EPA Reorganization: Effective
August 16, 1993, the Ohio Environmental Protec-
tion Agency’s Division of Water Pollution Control
and Division of Water Quality Planning and
Assessment merged to form a new Division of
Surface Water. The new Division’s Acting Chief,
Gary L. Martin, can be reached at (614) 644-2856.
Regional Coordinators
Monitoring: Charlie Howell (214) 655-8354
303(d): Mimi Dannel (214) 655-6642
305(b): Russell Nelson (214) 655-6646
Waterbody System: Paul Koska (214) 655-8357
Volunteer Monitoring: Mike Bira (214) 655-6668 and
Paul Koska (214) 655-8357
Nonpoint Source: Brad Lamb (214) 655-7140
Clean Lakes: Mike Bira (214) 655-6668
REGIONAL OFFICE: Stream Habitat Assess-
ment Slides: The Regional Environmental Services
Division is compiling sets of 35 mm slides that
depict ranges of stream habitat conditions in the
ecoregions of Region 6. The slides will be used
during Regional workshops and will provide a
reference for investigator “calibration.” The slide
sets will also be made available for general use and
duplication. For more information on the slide
collection or to contribute slides, contact Charlie
Howell at (214) 656-8354.
Region 6
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Region 7
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
..::..: Missouri
Regional Coordinators
Monitoring: Jerry Anderson (913) 551-5066
305(b), 303(d): John Houlihan (913) 551-7432
Waterbody System: Jerome Pitt (913)551-7766
Volunteer Monitoring: Jerome Pitt (913) 551-7766 and
Donna Sefton (913) 551-7500
Nonpoint Source: Julie E/Mng (913) 551-7475
Clean Lakes: Larry Sheridan (913) 551-7439
REGIONAL OFFICE: Monitoring Flood Areas
in Missouri: The Missouri Department of Natural
Resources (MDNR) requested assistance from EPA
Region 7 to determine the ongoing impact on water
quality of major flooded waterways and their
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significant tributaries. As a result of the MDNR
request. Region 7 prepared and implemented a
sampling plan !br Missouri which included collect-
ing 46 river samples and 7 samples each of raw
water and finished drinking water at cities using
surface water for their primary supply. Two rounds
of sampling have been completed.
Data analyses from the first round of sampling
revealed low levels of common metals. Investiga-
tors found some common herbicides, but all levels
were less than the maximum contaminant levels
(MCL) for drinking water. Of significance was
finding chloroform in amounts greater than the MCL
of 100 ug/l in three of the finished drinking waters.
It should be noted, however, that all public water
suppliers were very concerned about adequate
disinfection and had adjusted chlorine dosages for
greater in-line residuals. Data from second-round
sampling have not been received. For more infor-
mation, contact Jerry Anderson at (913) 551-5066.
On the Bookshelf...
Covering the Coasts. This guide is a one-stop
resource tool to assist journalists and editors in
informing and involving the public in shaping federal,
state, and local programs needed to manage the
coasts. It was developed under a grant provided by
Coastal America and a diverse Technical Review
Committee of government officials and other coastal
experts. To obtain a copy, contact The National
Safety Council Environmental Health Center at
(202) 293-2270.
Evaluation of the Experimental Rural Clean Water
Program (EPA-841-R-93-OO5). This 559-page document
presents the results of a comprehensive evaluation of the
10-year experimental Rural Clean Water Program
(RCWP). The evaluation was conducted by North
Carolina State University in cooperation with USDA, EPA,
and the 21 RCWP projects. AWPD has distributed copies
to USDA, EPA Regions, RCWP projects, state water
quality agencies, and Regional and headquarters EPA
libraries. To obtain a copy, send $6 to Publications,
NCSU Water Quality Group, 615 Oberlin Road, Suite 100,
Raleigh, NC 27605-1126.
EPA Wetlands Fact Sheets. This series of 32 easy-
to-read fact sheets is designed to provide basic
information on issues surrounding wetlands, including
wetlands delineation, consequences of wetlands loss,
takings, state roles in wetlands protection, mitigation
banking, wetlands and agriculture, partnerships with
property owners, wetland planning programs, and
more. For copies, contact EPA’s Wetlands Hotline at
1 -800-832-7828.
Nonpoint Source News Notes. The August/September
issue includes articles on the reauthorization of the Clean
Water Act, Colorado’s stormwater program, Maine’s
surface water ambient toxics monitoring program, and
many other topics. To obtain a copy or to get on the
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Monitoring, 305(b): Phil Johnson (303) 293-1581
303(d): Bruce Zander (303) 293-1580
Watethody System: Toriey Off (303) 293-1573
Volunteer Monitoring: Paul Mc!ver (303) 293-1552 and
Phi/Johnson (303) 293-1573
Nonpoint Source: Carol Russell (303) 293-1449
Clean Lakes: Dave Rathke (303) 293-1703
REGIONAL OFFICE: TMDL Workshop: EPA
Region 8 (Denver) and Region 7 (Kansas City) will
co-host a TMDL Workshop in Denver on October
19-2 1, 1993. The Office of Science and Technology
and the Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds
in EPA Headquarters have worked with the Regions
in putting together an agenda that covers both
program management topics and technical topics.
Technical highlights of the workshop will include
nonpoint source and receiving water TMDL models,
water quality monitoring approaches in support of
TMDL development, sediment TMDLs, and case
studies. Some of the highlights will include TMDL
legal and policy issues, the status of TMDLs with
respect to the Endangered Species Act, and the 1994
TMDL listing requirements. For additional informa-
tion, call either Bruce Zander in Denver at
(303) 293-1580 or Jerry Pitt in Kansas City at
(913) 551-7766.
Inventory of Critical Ecological Resources for the
South Platte River Watershed: A cooperative
project involving The Nature Conservancy (TNC), the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and EPA
Regions 7 and 8 is planned to assess critical habitats
and biodiversity in the South Platte River watershed
from its source near the Continental Divide to its
confluence with the North Platte River in Nebraska.
This project will catalogue the occurrence of threat-
ened and endangered species, candidate species,
species of concern, critical habitats, and essential
habitats, and will characterize overall biological
diversity for the South Platte River Watershed.
Information on populations of wetland, riparian,
aquatic, and terrestrial species will be assembled
from available information. The project will involve
extensive data collection and summarization,
including information from federal, state, and local
agencies: universities: herbaria; and other sources.
Researchers will report on known threats to the sites
and will analyze them using an ecosystem approach.
The resulting maps, map overlays, and report will
serve as an important information resource for
agency managers whose decisions may potentially
affect critical ecological resources. The products
developed during this project will also complement
Region 8’s R-EMAP Project, current USFWS Gap
Analysis efforts, and Region 7’s major watershed
protection approach project, the Platte Basin Water-
shed Protection Program. The project will include
verification and assessment of data quality by way of
on-site evaluation (ground-truthing).
This project is one element of Region 8’s developing
Watershed Inventory, with this information filling an
important knowledge gap in the Inventory. The
Regional Watershed Inventory will bring together, in
one place, sufficient information to allow a struc-
tured approach to geographic targeting of resource
protection efforts. An additional benefit of the
Inventory is that it will provide an overall assess-
ment of the current condition of Regional water
resources, including water quality and habitat
information, and a description of the stressors that
pose a threat to those water resources. For addi-
tional information, contact Bill Wuerthele, EPA
Region 8, at (303) 293-1586, or Donna Sefton,
Region 7, at (913) 551-7500.
Montana
Utah
Wyoming
Colorado
Regional Coordinators
South Dakota
The Water Monitor is produced monthly to
exchange surface water assessment infor-
mation 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
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Region 9
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Regional Coordinators
Monitoring, 305(b), Waterbody System: Chris Faulkner
(415) 744-2012
303(d): David Smith (415) 744-2019
Volunteer Monitoring: Clance Olson (415) 744-1489 and
Chris Faulkner (415) 744-2012
Nonpoint Source: Jovita E. Pajarillo (415) 744-2011
Clean Lakes: Wendell Smith (415) 744-2018
CALIFORNIA: Restoring Urban Waters:
Friends of Trashed Rivers Conference: A coali-
tion of grass-roots organizations, environmental
councils, societies, and private companies met in
San Francisco on September 17-19, 1993, to share
opportunities, successes, and visions for the future
for the restoration of urban waterways. Many
present day ditches, flood control channels, and
culverts were natural free-flowing streams in the
past, and it was the goal of the conference to explore
ways by which those degraded urban waterways, and
their associated communities or neighborhoods,
might be restored through cooperative programs
between citizens and government agencies.
The conference included sessions on urban water-
way restoration projects and methods; water quality
restoration; river restoration as a strategy for com-
munity restoration and restoration as flood control;
pollution control; and watershed management.
Other topics discussed were community economics,
the infrastructure and employment opportunities of
urban river restoration, and the role of the Conserva-
tion Corps in Urban Waterway Restoration. In
addition, 10 workshops gave participants the oppor-
tunity to share experiences on a number of topics,
including citizen water quality monitoring, water-
shed inventories, and project monitoring.
Highlights of the conference program included art
and photo displays by grass-roots organizations, an
open mike session, and a custom play commissioned
by the conference. For more information, contact
Ann Riley, Golden State Wildlife Federation, at
(510) 848-2211.
Region 10
Oregon
- Idaho
Alaska
Regional Coordinators
Monitoring, Watetbody System: Gretchen Haysli
(206)553-1685
305(b): GretthenHayslio(206)553 -l685andJudithLeckrone
(206)553-6911
303(d): Bruce Cleland (206)442-2600
Volunteer Monitoring: Susan Handley (206) 553-1287
and Gretchen Haysli 1 i (206)553-1685
Nonpoint Source: Elbert Moore (206) 553-4181
Clean Lakes: Judith Leckrone (206) 553-6911
California
Nevada
Arizona
Ha wall
International Conferences Focus on
Wetlands and Coastal Issues
Wetlands: A Transboundary Agenda
Conference was held in White Rock, British
Columbia, Canada, on September 24 and 25.
It emphasized current wetlands issues and
legislation in both British Columbia and
Washington State. For additional information,
contact Fred Weinman, EPA Region 10, at
(206) 553-1414.
The British Columbia/Washington Coastal
Marine Environmental Conference will be
held in Vancouver, B.C., in January 1994. It
will highlight trends and conditions in water
quality and biological resources in the marine
border waters between British Columbia and
Washington State. For more information,
contact John Armstrong, EPA Region 10, at
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Assessment and Watershed Protection
Division (A WPD)
Intergovernmental Task Force Products Soon
Available for Public Review: The Intergovernmental
Task Force on Water Quality Mon ing (ITFM) met
September 9-10, 1993, continuing its lull agenda to
recommend ways to improve nationwide water moni-
toring. The Task Force heard comments on the
recommendations in its first year report from Randy
Young of the Advisory Committee on Water Data for
Public Use (an advisory committee under USGS’s
Water Information Coordination Program including
business and industry, municipalities, states, and
volunteer monitoring groups), Chuck Kanetsky of
Region 3, and USGS representatives from several of
the other 10 federal regions. These groups supported
the ITFM recommendations in general.
Mr. Young noted the importance of incentives in
implementing the ITFM national strategy. He also
pointed out that it will be important to choose measures
by which to determine whether water management
programs are achieving their goals; that the national
monitoring strategy must also be applied on a water-
shed basis; and that technology making water data
available should be simple to allow broad public use.
Mr. Kanetsky and other regional staff described the
10 regional meetings EPA and USGS held over the
summer to discuss ITFM recommendations. More
than 255 state and federal staff attended these initial
meetings. Among the regional recommendations
were: 1) continue to develop stronger regional
coordination mechanisms; 2) dedicate resources to
training, research, and implementation; 3) base
program organization on watershed and ecoregional
approaches; and 4) develop information mecha-
nisms, such as a national clearinghouse for monitor-
ing inlormation exchange.
In addition, the ITFM circulated the following for
final ITFM member review prior to release for
public review:
• Charters to establish a permanent ITFM successor
and a Methods and Data Comparability Council
under USGS’s Water Information Coordination
Program,
• A document setting forth a framework monitoring
program,
• Environmental indicator selection criteria, and
• A matrix of environmental indicators to measure
designated uses.
The seven ITFM Task and Focus Groups are work-
ing on additional products. The seven groups
include institutional framework, indicators, methods,
data sharing, assessment and reporting, groundwater,
and a monitoring cost survey.
ITFM Pilot Projects: The ITFM pilot program in
Wisconsin has conducted joint summer sampling to
compare the monitoring methods of the various
participating organizations. ITFM pilot programs in
the Columbia River Basin and Arizona are also in
the planning stages.
Watch future editions of The Water Monitor for
additional ITFM information.
Total Waters Estimates for 305(b): On September
3, 1993, AWPD distributed to the states and regions
software containing the updated total waters data-
base for individual state river miles and lake acres.
AWPD staff developed these estimates for the 1994
305(b) reporting cycle; however, the total waters
estimates provide EPA with consistent numbers that
can be used in all water programs.
OFFICE OF WETLANDS, OCEANS
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Calendar Highlights
October
Water Environment Federation 66th
Annual Conference and Exposition,
Anaheim, CA. Contact WEF ‘93, do
Galaxy, 1888 North Market St.,
Frederick, MD 21705; (703) 584-2404.
FAX: (703) 662-3579.
1st Annual Virgin Islands Conference
on Nonpoint Source Pollution:
Problems and Solutions. Contact
Janice Hodge, Department of Planning
and Natural Resources, Nisky Center,
Suite 231, St. Thomas, VI 00802;
(809) 774-3320. FAX: (809) 775-5706.
19-21 Region 7-8 TMDL Workshop, Denver,
CO. Contact Bruce Zander, EPA
Region 8, at (303) 293-1580, or Jerry
Pitt, EPA Region 7, at (913) 551-7766.
23 Southeast Wisconsin Lake Confer-
ence, West Bend, WI. Contact Dan
Wilson, Washington Co. UW-Coopera-
tive Extension at (414) 336-4480.
Seeking an Integrated Approach to
Watershed Management in the South
Platte Basin, Fort Collins, CO. Contact
Chuck Grand Pre, Colorado Division of
Wildlife, (303) 291-7202, or Kathleen
Klein, CWRRI, (303) 491-6308.
The Future of America’s Rivers: A
Celebration of the 25th Anniversary
of the National Wild and Scenic
Rivers Act, Arlington, VA. Contact
Jennifer Paugh, JT&A, 1000 Connecti-
cut Ave., NW, Suite 802, Washington,
DC 20036; (202) 833-3380. FAX:
(202) 466-8554.
NADC Urban and Community Conserva-
tion Symposium: Partnership for Livable
Communities, Minneapolis, MN. Contact
Debra Bogar, NADC Northeastern Region,
P.O. Box 320, Leeds, MA 01053;
(473) 585-8895. FAX: (413) 585-8697.
8-9 1993 Runoff Quantity and Quality Model
Group Conference, Reno, NV. Contact Jill
Bicknell, Conference Coordinator, Kennedy
Jenks Consultants, at (415) 243-2454.
14-18 14th Annual Meeting of the Society of
Toxicology and Chemistry, Houston, TX.
Contact SETAC office at (904) 469-1500.
Wetlan 1 Issues Resources Development
in the Ilestern U.S., Denver, CO. Contact
Mark Holland, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law
Foundation, Porter Admin. BIdg, 7308 E.
18th Ave., Denver, CO 80220;
(303) 321-8100.
29- Dec 4 The 13th International Symposium of the
North American Lake Management
Society, “Lake Management and
Diversity: Competing Values, Needs
and Goals,”SeattIe, WA. Contact Bob
Schroeder, NALMS, P.O. Box 101294,
Denver, CO, 80250; (303) 781-8287.
FAX: (303) 781-6538.
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7-10
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Users of the soitware can flOW generate total waters
estimates based on:
• The entire state
• USGS Cataloging Unit watersheds
• Waterbody type (stream, lake, ditch, shoreline)
• Intermittent versus perennial waters
• Border waters
• Ranges of lake size
• Stream lengths grouped by stream order.
The revised total waters estimates for 1994 represent
the most accurate, consistent approach to estimating
state and national total waters currently available.
For a copy of the descriptive brochure or a copy of
the software, call Barry Burgan at (202) 260-7060.
Pennsylvania Project Approved for Section 319
Funding: AWPD, in coordination with Region 3,
has approved the fifth long-term National Monitor-
ing Program project for ftnding under Clean Water
Act section 319. The Pennsylvania project, located
in Lancaster and Chester Counties, incorporates a
6 to 10-year, paired-watershed study in the Mill
Creek watershed to evaluate the effects of
streambank fencing of pastures and associated
riparian zones on surface water quality. Groundwa-
ter monitoring will also be conducted, and planning
for a nutrient management study is underway.
AWPD and the Regions will soon select nine
additional projects for section 319 funding. For
more information, contact Steve Dressing at
(202) 260-7110.
CZARA Workshop Held in New Orleans: In
coordination with EPA Regions 4 and 6 and the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA), staff in AWPD’s Nonpoint Source Control
Branch conducted a workshop for the Coastal
Nonpoint Pollution Control Program in New Orleans
on August 3-5. This was the seventh in a series of
eight workshops held to present and discuss with
federal, state, and local officials both EPA and
NOAA’s ‘Program Guidance” and EPA’s “Manage-
ment Measures Guidance” developed pursuant to
section 6217 of the Coastal Zone Act Reauthoriza-
tion Amendments of 1990 (CZARA). State and
territory participants came from Alabama, Florida,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, Texas, and the
Virgin Islands. The remaining workshop is tenta-
tively scheduled lhr November in San Francisco.
For more inlormation, contact Steve Dressing at
(202) 260-71 IC).
EMAP-E Focus Group Meeting: A representative
from the Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
Program for Estuaries (EMAP-E) met with represen-
tatives from OWOW and the Office of Science and
Technology at the EPA Laboratory in Annapolis,
Maryland, on August 5. EMAP-E made a commit-
rncnt to assist OWOW and OST in the development
of estuarine hioassessment protocols and biological
criteria. These proposed protocols will be used to
guide state programs in conducting assessments of
the biological integrity of estuarine waters. OWOW
and OST are planning a meeting of the estuarine
bioassessment and biocriteria workgroup in Novem-
ber or December. For more information, contact Ed
Liu at (202) 260-6228.
Multi-Regional TMDL Workshop: The Office of
Science and Technology (OST) and OWOW are
jointly developing plans for five regionalized 3-day
TMDL information exchange workshops on pro-
grammatic and technical issues. The first three were
scheduled for Regions 1 and 2, Boston, September
8-10; Regions 7 and 8, Denver, October 19-21; and
Regions 4 and 6, Atlanta, November 30-December
2. The two remaining workshops will be scheduled
in January-February 1994. The workshops highlight
hands-on modeling techniques, TMDL guidance and
policy issues, current lawsuits, screening and
targeting techniques, biomonitoring, restoration,
bioaccumulation, ecoregions, and other topics
selected by the Regions. States also participate in
the workshops. For more information, contact Hira
Biswas of OST at (202) 260-7771 or Doug Norton
of OWOW at (202) 260-7017.
Taxonomy Accord Nears: Efforts to work with
NOAA to expand an existing NOAA file of taxo-
nomic names for wider use in EPA, USGS, and state
biological studies have been underway for some
time. In late August, EPA staff from OW, the Office
of Information Resources Management, and EMAP
met in a marathon session with U.S. Geological
Survey and NOAA staff to define the needs of a
common system, which is necessary for STORET
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and USGS’s NWSI [ modernization and to support
the growing significance of biological studies. The
results of the meeting were presented to the Inter-
governmental Task Force on Monitoring Water
Quality (ITFM) in September in an eflbrt to expand
acceptance among all federal agencies. For more
information, contact Chuck Spooner at
(202) 260-1314.
Oceans and Coastal Protection Division
(OCPD,):
Management Tools for Local Governments: Staff
in OCPD are conducting a series of 2-day workshops
to equip local officials and citizen leaders with
growth management strategies and techniques to
protect coastal resources. The four workshops are
scheduled as follows: Charleston, SC, October 5-6;
Philadelphia, PA, October 21 -22; Berkeley, CA,
October 28-29; and Houston, TX, November 2-3. A
brochure announcing these workshops has been
developed. To obtain copies, contact Yvonne
Edwards at (202) 260-1904.
National Conference of State Legislatures
(NCSL) Reports on the NEP: Under a cooperative
agreement with EPA, NCSL has prepared a report
and brochure that describe how state legislatures can
be involved in the National Estuary Program. These
documents describe the NEP and provide several
case studies on legislative involvement in the
development and implementation of management
recommendations. NCSL has distributed the docu-
ments to the chairs of legislative, environment, and
natural resources committees and their staffs in each
coastal state. For more information, contact Ruth
Chemerys at (202) 260-9038.
Innovations in Coastal Protection: A preliminary
meeting/conference call for OCPD’ s new outreach
project, “Innovations in Coastal Protection: Search-
ing for Uncommon Solutions to Common Prob-
lems,” was held August 26, 1993. The peer review
committee is made up of staff from Region 3, the
Gulf of Mexico Program, and Region 10, as well as
groups such as World Wildlife, Coastal Zone
Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, Rutgers
University, Alliance of Chesapeake Bay, Marine
Resources Council-Florida, and the Santa Monica
Bay Resource Project. The project is designed to
profIle local efforts to protect coastal and ocean
resources in a guide for coastal managers and leaders
facing similar challenges. For more information,
contact Ray Hall at (202) 260-1998.
NEP-EMAP-E Coordination: OCPD has been
working with the Office of Research and Develop-
ment to promote coordination and cooperation
between the National Estuary Program (NEP) and
the Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
Program-Estuaries (EMAP-E). Activities to date
include the formation and initial meeting of the
NEP/EMAP Coordination Team, composed of
representatives from EMAP-E, NEP, and OCPD.
The function of the Coordination Team is to:
1) promote technical transfer of EMAP data and
tools to coastal managers and provide a vehicle for
continued communication between EMAP-E and
NEP; 2) promote several Regional collaborative
projects between EMAP-E and NEPs that will be
spotlighted in an upcoming NEP guide to working
with EMAP; and 3) distribute an EMAP-E document
list to NEP Directors. For more information, contact
George Loeb at (202) 260-0670.
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