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Regional Coordinators
Monitoring, 305(b), Volunteer Monitoring: Diane
Switzer (617) 860-4377
Watetbody System: Al Pratt (617) 8604379
303(d)/TMDL: Mark Voorfiees (617) 5654173
Nonpoint Source: Bob Moorehouse (617) 565-3513
Clean Lakes: Warren Howard (617) 565-3515
MAINE: Casco Bay Estuary Lectures: The
Casco Bay Estuary Project is sponsoring a series of
lectures and activities for Spring 1994. Some of the
presentations include: "Dirty History: Historic
Sources of Pollution in Portland Harbor" on April
22; "Pollution in Casco Bay Today: How Contami-
nated is the Bottom of Casco Bay?" on May 12; and
"Following the Flow of Casco Bay" on June 9.
There is no cost for attendance at the lectures.
For more information, locations and times contact
the Casco Bay Estuary Project at (207) 828-1043.
REGIONAL OFFICE: Superfund Environmen-
tal Evaluation Workshop: Region 1 hosted the 6th
Annual Superfund Environmental Evaluation
Workshop for EPA personnel on April 27-28,1994
in Boston, Massachusetts. In addition to case
studies, discussion topics included methods of
ecological risk assessment; a strategy for a water-
shed approach to ecorisk assessment; determination
of background concentrations and reference areas;
and statistical analyses.
For more information, contact Patty Tyler, EPA
Region 1, ESD Biology Section, at (617) 860-4342.
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Headquarters Activities	p.	8
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Regional Coordinators
Monitoring: Randy Braun (908) 321-6692
305(b), Waterbody System: Xuan-Mai Tran
(212)264-3188
Volunteer Monitoring: Diane Calesso (908) 321-6728
303(d)/TMDL: Rosella O'Connor (212)264-8479
Nonpoint Source: Barbara Spinweber (212)264-8632
Clean Lakes: Terry Faber (212) 264-8708
NEW JERSEY: Ambient Biomonitoring Net-
work: The NJ Bureau of Water Monitoring initiated
its Ambient Biomonitoring Network (AMNET) in
1992. The goal of the program is to establish a
network of lotic (running water) stations in each
major drainage basin or watershed in the State.
Benthic macroinvertebrate populations will be
monitored at each basin on a five to six-year rota-
tion. New Jersey will use the network of long-term
biomonitoring stations to establish a database of
biological impairment statewide. The database is
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Connecticut
Rhode Island
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necessary in order to perform trend analyses associated
with generation of 305(b) reports and water quality
predictive models. Based upon existing database
deficiencies, the Delaware River Drainage Basin
between Duttonville, Sussex Co., N.J. (near Port
Jarvis, N.Y.) and Camden City, Camden Co., N.J. was
selected as the first basin to be biomonitored. The final
study report for this basin has been completed and is
being distributed to interested parties.
The study uses EPA’s Rapid Bioassessment Protocol II
data analysis protocol. The protocol relies on standard
sampling techniques and integrates several commu-
nity, population and functional parameters into one
easily comprehended evaluation of biological integrity.
Overall, out of 190 monitoring stations sampled during
the study period, 45.79% were rated as non impaired,
37.37% were rated as moderately impaired, and
16.84% were rated as severely impaired. For addi-
tional inform ion, contact Alfred L. Komdoerfer at
(609) 292-0427.
Regional Coordinators
Monitoring, Volunteer Monitoring: Chuck Kanetsky
(215) 597-8176
305(b), Watetbody System: Margaret Passmore
(215)597-6149
303(dyFMDL: Thomas Heniy (215) 597-8243
Nonpoint Source, Clean Lakes: Hank Zygmunt
(215) 597-3429
REGIONAL OFFICE: Monroe County Biologi-
cal Monitoring: The Region 3 Environmental
Services Division (ESD) is working with the Mon-
roe County Planning Commission and the Monroe
County Conservation District in the Pocono Moun-
tains of Pennsylvania to develop biological reference
conditions for Monroe County’s stream monitoring
network. They are working to develop reference
Region 3
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
conditions for low-gradient streams on the Pocono
Plateau, high-gradient streams flowing off the east
side of the Plateau to the Delaware River, and
streams in the southern part of the county in the
Appalachian Ridge and Valley ecosystem.
ESD provided county staff and volunteers with side-
by-side sampling and habitat evaluation training in
the summer of 1993. ESD also collected benthic and
habitat data at 12 “minimally impacted” stations to
contribute to the development of a reference data-
base. The data were evaluated in the winter of 1994,
and ESD staff worked with county staff to incorpo-
rate the findings and experience of the 1993 sam-
pling effort into planning further monitoring. An-
other round of sampling is planned for the summer
of 1994.
The county hopes to use the reference data to better
protect some of its pristine areas, document stream
changes in areas of changing land use, and identify
and prioritize impacts. For more information,
contact Maggie Passmore at (215) 597-6149.
Regional Coordinators
Monitoring, Volunteer Monitoring, 305(b), Waterbody
System: David Melgaard (404) 347-2126
303(d)ITMDL: Jim Greenfleld (404) 347-2126
Nonpoint Source: MaiyAnn Gerber (404)347-2126
Clean Lakes: Howard Marshall (404)347-2126
REGIONAL OFFICE: Wetlands
Conservation: The Wetlands Protection
Section has been involved with the TBS
television network in the preparation of a
public service announcement about
wetlands conservation to be aired on
TBS following the end of the “Captain
Planet” shows. Included in this an-
nouncement is information about the
EPA wetlands information hotline
Region 4
North Carolina
Kentucky
South Carolina
Tennesee
Georgia
Alabama
- Mississippi
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number. EPA Region 4 is providing the hotline with
wetlands materials suitable for distribution to young
children who call for information. For more infor-
mation, contact Jennifer Derby at
(404) 347-3871.
MISSISSIPPI: Adopt-A-Stream Workshops:
The Mississippi Department of Environmental
Quality is sponsoring several Adopt-A-Stream
Workshops throughout the state. These 3-day
workshops, which are designed for citizen volun-
teers and educators, provide
information on water quality,
watersheds, point and
nonpoint source pollution,
best management practices,
and sampling techniques. For
more information, contact
Anne Marie Moorman at
(601) 961-5394.
TENNESSEE: Region 4 Water Quality Award
Recipients: EPA Region 4 presented its Water
Quality Awards for the State of Tennessee to
Bedford County as the Outstanding Soil and Water
Conservation District and to John Charles Wilson of
Wilson and Wilson Farms as the Outstanding
District Cooperator.
Bedford County has worked diligently to help
farmers and other land users reduce nonpoint source
water pollution and is also a major participant in the
ground water well testing program. Bedford
County’s most significant contribution is the cre-
ation of a record-keeping book that farmers can use
to document the fertilizer, pesticide, and waste
applications on their land and ensure that these
applications are done in an efficient and environ-
mentally sound manner.
John Charles Wilson manages 2,200 acres of highly
erodible cropland under a conservation plan. A
statewide leader in bringing the agricultural and
water quality communities closer together, Wilson
uses integrated crop management practices to
provide nutrient and pest management. This has
resulted in improvement in both water quality and
plant nutrient efficiency. For more information,
contact Duane Robertson at (404) 347-2126.
Indiana
illinois
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio
Wisconsin
Regional Coordinators
Monitoring, 305(b): Dave Stoltenberg (312) 353-5784
303(d)iTMDL: Robert Pepin (312) 886-1505
Waterbody System: Fouad Dababneh (312)353-3944
Volunteer Monitoring: Clyde Manon (312) 353-5966
Nonpoint Source, Clean Lakes: Tom Davenport
(3 12) 886-0209
REGIONAL OFFICE: Draft Report on Saginaw
Bay Tributaries: The ambient monitoring section
in ESD has completed a trend and loading analysis
draft report for the Saginaw Bay (MI) tributaries.
The data used in the analysis were retrieved from
EPA’s STORET database. The stations were
selected based on the following criteria: for trends,
75 percent data completeness assuming monthly
sampling and at least 10 years’ worth of data; for
loading, 75 percent data completeness and at least 2
years’ worth of data. The information from this
report will be used to help water quality managers
and decision makers direct activities within the
watershed. For more information, contact Fouad
Dababneh at (312) 353-3944.
INDIANA: Positions to Be Added at Department
of Environmental Management: Recent changes
in Indiana laws have increased various types of
environmental control permit fees and have provided
funds to allow additional hiring by the Indiana
Department of Environmental Management (IDEM).
Region 5
The Waler Mon ilor 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
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In the near future, 24 positions will be added in the
areas of surveillance, inspection, and biological
studies. For more details, contact John Winters at
IDEM at (31 7)-243-5028.
WISCONSIN: Green Bay RAP Update Avail-
able: The 1993 Lower Green Bay and Fox River
Remedial Action Plan (RAP) is now available. The
original RAP, adopted in 1988, has served as a guide
for restoring water quality, recreational uses, and
fish and wildlife populations of lower Green Bay for
the past 6 years. Nearly three-quarters of the RAP’s
120 recommended actions are underway: 38 are
completed or being carried out, and 57 have been
initiated.
New information about the river and bay ecosystem
made the update necessary. This update supple-
ments the 1988 plan by summarizing current envi-
ronmental conditions and the status of problems.
Expanded RAP goals and objectives reflect this new
knowledge about the water resources. The update
lays out a 2-year timetable for acting on the top-
priority issues of contaminated sediment cleanup,
nonpoint source pollution control throughout the
6,400-square-mile Fox-Wolf River Basin, and
habitat protection and enhancement.
Copies of the 1993 RAP update and its executive
summary are available through Vicky Harris, Green
Bay RAP Coordinator, Wisconsin DNR, P.O. Box
10448, Green Bay, WI 54307-0448 at
(414) 492-5904.
The Lincoln Creek Pilot Study: Many urban
streams are little more than named storm sewers.
One such stream, Lincoln Creek in Milwaukee, has
been monitored for degradation of water, habitat,
and aquatic life for the past year. Through a grant
from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), researchers from the Wisconsin Department
of Natural Resources (DNR) cooperated with other
agencies to determine the toxic effects of stormwater
runoff in urban streams. The state allocated just
under $400,000 of the estimated $1.3 million project
cost for the study.
Lincoln Creek was selected for monitoring because
it represents a variety of uses of an urban stream.
Throughout its 9-mile length, Lincoln Creek passes
through medium- and high-density residential areas
and business and industrial districts before it reaches
its destination—the Milwaukee River, which drains
into Lake Michigan 4 miles later.
Preliminary assessments show that the creek is a
significant source of sediment, heavy metals,
nutrients, oil and grease, and other toxic pollutants to
the Milwaukee Harbor and Estuary Area of Concern.
Lincoln Creek drains an area of roughly 19 square
miles including the communities of Milwaukee,
Glendale, and Brown Deer and contributes about 40
percent of the urban pollutants in the entire Milwau-
kee River South subwatershed. The creek has been
lined with concrete in many places. Other signs of
artificial manipulation include concrete drop struc-
tures placed intermittently along the creek to allow
for more steady flow. More than 200 storm sewer
pipes dump into the stream. For more details,
contact Lee Libenstein of WDNR, at
(608) 266-7390.
Region 6
Regional Coordinators
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Monitoring: Chatlie Howell (214) 655-8354
303(d TMDL: Troy Hill (214) 655-6647
305(b): Russell Nelson (214) 655-6646
Waterbody System: Paul Koska (214) 655-89S7
Volunteer Monitoilng: Mike Bira (214) 655-6668 ai d
Paul Koska (214) 655-8357
Nonpoint Source: Brad Lamb (214) 655-7140
Clean Lakes: Mike Bira (214) 655-6668
REGIONAL OFFICE: Interagency Study of the
Rio Grande: Participating agencies, including the
New Mexico Environment Department, the Pueblo
of Isleta, the City of Albuquerque, the U.S. Geologi-
cal Survey, and EPA Region 6 have begun planning
a study of the Rio Grande in New Mexico and Isleta
Pueblo. The study will identify general sources of
pollution and their relative contributions of selected
heavy metals. The study will also address human
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health concerns relative to the consumption of
arsenic in fish from the Rio Grande and other
selected waterbodies. For more information, contact
Charlie Howell at (214) 655-8354.
Region 7
Regional Coordinators
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Monitonng: JenyAndetson (913) 551-5066
305(b), 303(d)ITMDL: John Houlihan (913) 551-7432
Wateibody System: Jerome Pitt (913) 551-7766
Volunteer Monitoring: Jerome Pitt (913) 551-7766 and
Donna Sefton (913) 551-7500
Nonpoint Source: Julie ElMng (913) 551-7475
Clean Lakes: Larry Sheridan (913) 551-7439
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REGIONAL OFFICE: Grant to Missouri for the
Development of Biological Criteria: Region 7 has
approved a $30,000 grant under section 104(b)(3) of
the Clean Water Act to the Missouri Department of
Natural Resources (MDNR) to initiate activities
leading to the development and adoption of biologi-
cal criteria into the state’s water quality standards
program. Funding was made available through the
Office of Science and Technology, Health and
Ecological Criteria Division. MDNR has sub-
contracted the bulk of the grant to the University of
Missouri at Columbia for field work and protocol
development. The University’s primary focus will
be on developing sampling and evaluation protocols
for invertebrates and physical habitat, but will also
address metric development for fish communities.
The MDNR has already identified a number of
reference sites; Region 7 and MDNR are presently
working on an expansion of the existing grant to
include sub-regionalization of Missouri’s ecoregions
under the direction of Jim Omernik at EPA’s Envi-
ronmental Research Laboratory at Corvallis, Or-
egon. Staff from the Water Management Division
and the Environmental Services Division (ENSV)
are coordinating this effort with the Region’s on-
going Regional Environmental Monitoring and
Assessment Program (R-EMAP) project. For more
information regarding the Missouri grant, please
contact Larry Shepard, Water Quality Standards
Coordinator, at (913) 551-7441.
Regional Coordination Meeting: On March 31,
representatives of the Environmental Services
Division (ENSV) and the Planning and Management
Division (PLMG) met to exchange information and
look for opportunities to coordinate on-going
ecological monitoring projects which each division
is currently implementing.
PLMG began the meeting by describing its Great
Plains Program, which focuses on protecting eco-
logical resources within the Great Plains ecoregion.
Thirteen states in the U.S. as well as portions of
Canada and Mexico include parts of the Great Plains
ecoregion. A key objective of the Great Plains
Program is the construction of a Great Plains Inter-
national Data Network to capture, compile and share
data from many sources across the Great Plains.
ENSY described both the R-EMAP project and the
Platte River Assessment. The meeting ended with
both divisions committing to a more detailed explo-
ration of how to most efficiently and effectively
coordinate these programs. For more information,
contact Lyle Cowles at (913) 551-5042.
Region 8
Regional Coordinators
Montana
Utah
Wyoming
Colorado
North Dakota
South Dakota
MonItoring, 305(b): Phi/Johnson (303)293-1581
303(d fTMDL: Bruce Zander (3 03) 293-1580
Watetbody System: Toney Ott (303)293-1573
Volunteer Monitoring: Paul M c I ver (303) 293-1552 and
Phi/Johnson (303)293-1573
Nonpoint Sourc&Clean Lakes: Dave Rathke
(303) 293-1703
REGIONAL OFFICE: Tribal Lake Water
Quality Assessment Studies in EPA Region 8:
EPA has awarded lake water quality assessment
grants to a number of tribes within EPA Region 8
through the Clean Lakes Program, with the goal of
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determining the condition of lakes located within tribal
boundaries and to identify lakes in need of more
stringent controls or restoration efforts. Participating
tribes include the Turtle Mountain Band of the
Chippewa in North Dakota, the Blackfeet Nation in
Montana. the southern Ute tribe in Colorado, and the
Arapaho and Shoshone tribes on the Wind River
Reservation in Wyoming.
Results from this first round of lake water quality
assessment studies have recently become available,
with the first studies completed by the Turtle Mountain
Band of the Chippewa (Belcourt, ND). The tribe
studied four major lakes on the reservation to deter-
mine trophic status, as measured by physical, chemical
and biological parameters. Their study identified two
of the four lakes, Beicourt and Jarvis, as candidates for
Phase I implementation under the Clean Lakes Pro-
gram. The Clean Lakes Program 1992 Annual Report,
Calendar Highlights
May
published by EPA, contains a more detailed summaiy
of the Turtle Mountain effort.
The Blackfeet Environmental Department (Browing,
M l) recently completed a second tribal assessment
effort. The study encompasses 26 lakes located in four
major river basins. The reservation covers approxi-
mately 1.5 million acres, and assessment of lake
resources within this area was a significant accom-
plishment. The tribe prepared an atlas of lake charac-
teristics, including water quality measurements and
trophic status. This assessment report will serve as a
public information document for the tribe and will
provide baseline information on tribal water resources.
For more information on the Clean Lakes Program in
Region 8, contact David Rathke at (303) 293-1703.
For information on tribal water quality management
programs, contact Barbara Burkland at (303) 293-1656.
25-28 Local Government Workshop on Coastal and
Wetlands Protection, Norwalk, CT. Contact Mark
Tedesco, USEPA Region 2, at (203) 977-1541.
24 27 North American Benthological Society, 42nd
Annual Meet! n Orlando, FL. Contact Rob Mattson,
Suwanee River Man ement District, Route 3, Box 64,
LiveOak, FL32060.
June
7-9 Restoring or Rehabilitating Damaged Ecosystems,
Pullman, WA. Contact Ed DePuit, Conferences and
Institutes, 208 Van Doren Hall, Weshington State
Unrversty, Pullman, WA 99164-5222, at
(509)336-3530.
7-10 FirstAnnual Environmental Computing and
Information Technology 4, Washfr gton, DC.
Contact Environmental Technology ‘94,5201
Leesburg Pike, Suite 201, Falls Church, VA 22041 at
(703) 578-0301; FAX (703) 578-3386.
16-17 8th Annual Watershed Confetence: Nonpoint
Source Pollution, Spnngfieki, MO. Contact
Watershed Comm tee of the Ozarks at (417) 866-1127.
26-29 Effects of Humen4nduced Changes on
Hydrologic Systems, Jackson Hole, WY.
Contact American Waler Resources Association,
5410 Grosvenor Lane, Suite 220, Bethesda, MD
20814-2192, at (301)493-8600;
FAX (301) 493-5884.
July
10-13 A Global Perspective for Reducing CSO’s:
Balancing Technologies, Costs, and Water
Quality, LOUisville, KY. Contact Nancy Blatt,
WEF, 601 the St, Alexandria, VA 22314-1994,
at (703) 684-2400.
August
15 Rivers Curriculum Workshop Edwardsvile, IL.
Contact Dr. Robert Williams, Rk,ers Curriculum
Project, Box 2222, Edwa ’dsville, IL 62026.222Z
at (618) 6923788; FAX (618) 692-3359.
7-12 StormwaterNPDES Related Monitoring
Needs, Crested Butte, CO. Contact Barbara
Hickernell, Environmental Foundation, 345 E.
47th SI, New York, NY 10017 at (212) 705-7837.
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California
Nevada
Arizona
Ha wall
Guam
Regional Coordinators
Monitoring, 305(b), WatertoclySystem: Janet Hashimok
(415) 744-1156
303(d ffMDL: David Smith (415) 744-2019
Volunteer Monitoring: Glance 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: Water Management
Division (WMD) Reorganization: In response to
the current administration’s initiative to streamline
the federal government, WMD has recently released
its plan for reorganization. It was decided that the
division could be improved by
combining all of the watershed / /
planning tools into one branch.
The Monitoring and Nonpoint 1 / /
Source Section was split and - — —
monitoring was moved to the
Environmental Assessment Section. The nonpoint
source ( 319) program was combined with other
statutorily funded programs such as sections 104(b),
106, 203(c), 303(d) and 604(b). The reorganization
will become effective on May 1, 1994.
The mission of the new Environmental Assessment
Section is to guide states in the collection and
interpretation of environmental monitoring data to
assess the quality of the Region’s waterbodies. The
Section will provide states and Regional staff with
technical assistance in collecting data, analyzing
data and performing risk assessments to effectively
manage aquatic resources and set environmental
priorities based primarily on monitoring data. A
continuous review process, composed of administra-
tive and environmental indicators, will be initiated to
ensure the effectiveness of the various water
program’s management actions. For more informa-
tion, contact Janet Hashimoto, Chief of the Environ-
mental Assessment Section, at (415) 744-1156.
Environmental Education and Volunteer Monitor-
ing: The Global Rivers Environmental Education
Network (GREEN) will be conducting two 2 1/2 day
workshops for teachers and community leaders in EPA
Region 9. The first workshop will take place on June
20-22, 1994, and targets leaders of the Native Ameri-
can communities throughout EPA Region 9. The
second workshop will take place on June 27-29, 1994,
and targets teachers and citizens who are interested in
educating others on water quality monitoring in the
San Francisco Bay area. The workshops are each
designed for 40 attendees and will be held at the
Presidio in San Francisco. The purpose of these
workshops is to provide the skills needed to engage
and connect both theory and practice in the conduct of
a school-based volunteer water quality monitoring
program. For more information, contact Chris
Faulkner at (202) 260-6228.
Region 10
- ‘ Idaho
Alaska
Regional Coordinators
Monitoring, Waterbody System: Gretchen Haysl
(206) 553-1685
305(b): Donna Walsh (206)553-1754
303(d)flMDL: 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: Dissolved Oxygen Study in the Spokane
River: The Idaho Division of Environmental
Quality (IDEQ) recently published a report titled
“Diel Dissolved Oxygen Monitoring of the Spokane
River During Extreme Low Flow.” Diel monitoring
of dissolved oxygen (DO) and temperature was
conducted on an impounded and free-flowing reach
of the Spokane River in north Idaho on two occa-
sions during extreme low flow in water year 1992.
The objective was to document excursions from
water quality criteria for DO and to provide insight
into rates of overnight uptake or daylight oxygen
production for future modeling efforts.
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The first sample period was characterized by marked
stratification, departures from oxygen criteria in the
metailminion, and warm water temperatures. Profiles
were significantly different from each other over time
and across distance, largely due to low variability of
data. The actual magnitude of the changes was not
great enough to suggest that biological processes were
significantly changing DO levels on a 24-hour basis.
Generally, water was slightly warmer and contained
slightly less oxygen at downstream stations. The run of
the river station demonstrated the largest diel change,
possibly indicating day production of oxygen by
attached periphyton.
The study did not detect stratification and criteria
violations following a storm event and subsequent
decrease in residence time. Profiles of temperature and
DO were still significantly different over time and
across distance; however, they were will mixed verti-
cally and the magnitude of the changes was very small.
Based on this information, future water quality model-
ing efforts can assume that a large amount of organic
matter is not in the system and that a large amount of
algae or periphyton is not present in the impounded
reach of the system. DO criteria violations appear to be
infrequent and stratification conditions are fragile. For
more information, contact Brian Cochrane of IDEQ at
(208) 557-3524.
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Assessment and Watershed Protection
Division (A WPD)
Marina Workshops: The International Marina
Institute (IMI) has completed seven one-day
workshops to educate the marina and boatyard indus-
try on requirements of the Coastal Zone Act Reauthori-
zation Amendments (CZARA) Nonpoint Source
Control Program, the CWA Stormwater Permit
Program, and the Clean Vessel Act Pumpout Grant
Program. These workshops, funded by a grant from
AWPD, were held in Boston, Fort Lauderdale, An-
napolis, Chicago, Houston, San Francisco, and Port-
land from February 22 to March 28. Evaluations from
the first five workshops indicated strong support from
the marina industry; they showed that the clarification
and exchange of ideas between federal, state, and local
government representatives helped reduce the
industry’s confusion about these programs. A total of
407 people (70 percent from industry, 30 percent from
government) representing 21 coastal states attended the
five workshops. IMI is already planning additional
workshops for this fall and winter. Other agencies,
such as the National Park Service, are now funding
their own comparable workshops to build on this initial
effort. For more information, contact Rod Frederick at
(202) 260-7054.
Enhancing the States’ Lake Management Pro-
grams: The seventh annual national conference on
Enhancing the States’ Lake Management Programs
was held May 4-6 in Chicago, illinois. This confer-
ence focused on ways to improve partnerships among
state lake programs, statewide lake associations, and
local lake management initiatives. The conference
included sessions that highlighted information and
education programs for lake management at state and
local levels, shoreland zoning and other lakeshore
protection approaches, volunteer monitoring, outreach
publications on aquatic plant management and shore-
line erosion control, strategic planning for statewide
lake management organizations, and new approaches
for lake management. For more information, contact
Susan Ratcliffe at (202) 260-5404.
Flood Workshop: On April 5, the U.S. Geological
Survey (USGS), Office of Water Data Coordination’s
Subcommittees on Hydrology and Sediment cospon-
sored an informal workshop on various agencies’
activities during and after the 1993 flood on the
Mississippi River, as well as activities that are planned
for possible 1994 spring flooding. AWPD presented
information on flood-related water quality activities at
EPA and discussed progress made by the inter-
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agency working group on Flood Event Water
Quality Monitoring; this includes sending out draft
guidance for flood event water quality monitoring
this spring. The Office of Science and Technology
presented information on sediment activities related
to floods. Representatives from the U.S. Geological
Survey, National Weather Service, National Parks
Service, Corps of Engineers, Soil Conservation
Service, Department of Transportation, and Federal
Emergency Management Agency also gave presen-
tations. For more information, contact Mary
Belefski at (202) 260-7061.
1992 305(b) Report: The National Water Quality
Inventory: 1992 Report to Congress was signed by
Administrator Browner on April 20 and transmitted
to Vice President Gore and Speaker Foley. The
Administrator released the report at an Earth Week
event at the Bladensburg Marina in Maryland. The
report will be available after printing in mid-May
along with the companion document, The Quality of
Our Nation’s Water: 1992. An 8-page fact sheet is
currently available. For more information, contact
Barry Burgan at (202) 260-7060.
Fourth National Volunteer Monitoring Confer-
ence: Portland, Oregon, was the site of the Fourth
National Volunteer Monitoring Conference, held on
April 10-14 at Portland State University. Nearly 350
attended this EPA cosponsored conference. Among
those in attendance were volunteer program organiz-
ers, volunteers, teachers, students, representatives
from all levels of government, and representatives
from business. Chuck Clarke, EPA Region 10
Regional Administrator, gave the opening plenary
address.
The conference was organized through an AWPD
grant with the help of a steering committee of
volunteer monitoring coordinators. This year’s
theme was “Putting Volunteer Data to Use.”
Through an interactive workshop approach, partici-
pants explored ways to improve ties with govern-
ment, universities, and other data users; addressed
quality assurance, study design, and data manage-
ment issues; and learned about data presentation,
reaching the media, and improving communication.
Other popular workshop sessions included
macroinvertebrate monitoring, fecal coliform
bacteria analysis, the watershed approach, and
cultural diversity training.
Conference attendees asked for more EPA involve-
ment in the standardization of volunteer monitoring
methods, in development of quality assurance!
quality control methods and guidance, and in
Regional coordination and support. For future
conferences, attendees urged emphasis on increasing
the volunteer role in watershed management and
broadening the diversity of volunteers to include all
segments of society. All workshops and plenary
sessions were audiotaped, and proceedings will be
published later this year. For more information,
contact Alice Mayio at (202) 260-7018.
Oceans and Coastal Protection Division
(OCPD)
East Coast Estuaries Shared Resources Confer-
ence: In October 1993, the Chesapeake Bay Pro-
gram and OCPD jointly sponsored a conference to
discuss the status of science and management for the
“shared” resources of the east coast estuaries. The
conference focused on four areas—the coastal ocean,
the airshed, migratory fish, and the flyway. At a
follow-up meeting on March 25, participants felt that
key areas to focus on next include (1) the shad and
habitat restoration plans being developed by the
Atlantic States Fisheries Council; (2) a possible
information-sharing meeting on air deposition; and
(3) the issue of uninterrupted habitat for the Atlantic
flyways. For more information, contact Darrell
Brown at (202) 260-9103.
Local Government Workshop: OCPD sponsored
a workshop April 19-20 in Portland, Oregon, entitled
“Management and Protection of Estuaries, Wetlands,
and Coastal Waters: Tools for Local Governments.”
The workshop was the latest in an ongoing series of
workshops to discuss tools for protecting coastal and
wetland resources. It focused on identifying envi-
ronmental impacts to coastal areas and the regula-
tory and nonregulatory tools available to restore and!
or manage coastal and wetland resources. The
workshop drew participants from local, county, and
state governments, local businesses, environmental
action groups, and concerned citizens’ associations.
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Workshops are also scheduled for Atlantic Beach, NC,
May 11-12; Norwalk, CT, May 25-26; Boston, MA,
June 28-29; and San Juan, PR (TBD). For more infor-
mation, contact Macara Lousberg at (202) 260-9109.
Coastal Technology Transfer Conference: OCPD
staff are forming a work group to plan a Coastal Tech-
nology Transfer Conference in early 1995. The purpose
of the conference is to bring managers, technical
advisory committee members, and technical staff from
National Estuary Programs and other coastal programs
together to share ideas, successes, and lessons learned.
Plans are to include representatives from other EPA
programs and federal agencies in the planning stages to
ensure that the most innovative technologies and
approaches to coastal watershed management will be
shared. For more information, contact Betsy Tam at
(202) 260-6466.
On the Bookshelf...
Directory of Volunteer Monitoring Programs,EPA 841-B-
94-001: The fourth edition of the National Directory of
Volunteer En*onmental Monitonng Pn)grams has just been
published and is available for distribution. The directory
contains information on 517 volunteer monito ng programs in
45 states and the District of Columbia, involving over 347,000
volunteers nationwkle. Contact names, addresses, phone
and fax numbers, and info abon on parameters monitored,
funding sources, data users, and school involvement are
included i each entry. The directory also includes an
itioduction that summarizes key statistics from the directory.
The programs profiled in the directory cite education as the
number one use of their data, report that local and state
decision makers increasingly use the information gathered by
volunteers, and appear to be m ng toward a whole-
watershed approach to monitoring, For a copy, call Alice
Mayio at (202) 260-7018 or write to her at USEPA (4503F),
401 M St SW, Wast ngton, DC, 20460.
Fact Sheet: National Water QualIty Inventory: 1992
Report to Congress, EPA 841-P-94.0OZ Ths 8-page fact
sheet summarizes the findings of the 1992 National Water
Quality Inventory (305(b) report) and includes summary
statistics on streams, lakes, estuaries, the Great Lakes,
wetlands, and grouno ater. The 1992 305(b) report on which
it is based is not yet published but should be available in riid-
May. The fact sheet also contains ordering information for the
national report and its summary document For a copy of the
fact sheet contact Barry Bui an at (202) 260-7060 or fax
your request to him at (202)260-7024.
1993 Lower Green Bay end Fox River Remedial Action Plan
(RAP): Thisupdateof the 1993 RAPforthekwerGreenBayand
Fox River contains information on current environmental condi-
tions in the basin and sets a timetable for dealing with priority
issues such as contaminated sediment cleanup and nonpoint
source control. For a copy, contact Vicky Harris, Green Bay RAP
coordinator, Green Bay, WI, 54307 ’0448, (414) 492-5904.
Nutn ant Management; EPA 9414944 )0 . The Jotrnwiof Soil
and Waler Conseriation has published a special supplement to
the March-April 1994 issue entitled Nutrient Management. This
supplement contains papers presented at an EPA-cosponsored
Nutrient Management conference on April 20-22, 1993. Under an
EPA cooperative agreement with the So and Water Conservation
Society, 12,000 copes will be distributed to journal subscribers
and 7200 copies to state agencies, county sod and water
conservation districts, county extension offices, EPA and SCS.
Additional copies are available horn John Kosco at (202) 260-6386.
Volunteer Estuary Monitoring: A Methods Manual, EPA 842-
B-93.004. This 176-page document is the second in a series of
methods manuals produced by EPA for volunteer water monitors.
It contains step-by-step instnictions on how to conduct volunteer
monitoring of parameters such as dissolved oxygen, nutrients,
salinity, temperature, and submerged aquatic vegetation. This
manual was prepared by the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
through a grant with the eans and Coastal Protection Division.
It will serve as the basis for three ‘train-the-trainer 1 workshops that
will be presented in selected coastal areas later this year. For a
copy contact Joe Hall at (202) 260-9082.
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