United States	Office of Wetlands,	EPA 841-N-94-005
Environmental Protection Oceans and Watersheds June 1994
Agency
SEPA The Water Monitor
Regional and State Actmhes
Region 1
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Regional Coordinators
Monitoring, 305(b), Volunteer Monitoring: Diane
Switzer (617) 860-4377
Waterbody System: Al Pratt (617) 860-4379
303(d)/TMDL: Mark Voorhees (617) 565-4173
Nonpoint Source: Bob Moorehouse (617) 565-3513
Clean Lakes: Warren Howard (617) 565-3515
REGIONAL OFFICE: Northeast Lakes Pilot
Study: The Region is participating in the fourth
year of the Environmental Monitoring and Assess-
ment Program (EMAP) Surface Waters—Northeast
Lakes Pilot Study. This is a collaborative effort
between EPA's Office of Research and Develop-
ment, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Uni-
versity of Maine, the State University of New York
School of Environmental Sciences and Forestry, and
the Environmental Services Divisions in EPA
Regions 1 and 2.
This summer, participants will sample 74 lakes and
revisit 16 lakes to determine variability within an
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index period. They will collect samples and infor-
mation to support assessments of limnology compo-
nents (water clarity, DO/temperature profile, water
chemistry, chlorophyll-a, and zooplankton assem-
blage), bird populations, fish assemblages, fish
tissue contaminants, macroinvertebrates, and sedi-
ment diatoms. Participants will record detailed
information concerning physical habitat and other
lake characteristics for each EMAP lake.
The project will also sample 50 additional lakes for
limnology components only, as directed by the
Temporally Integrated Monitoring of Ecosystems
(TIME) project, a provision of the Clean Air Act.
For further information regarding the Northeast Pilot
Study in Region 1, contact Ray Thompson, USEPA
Region 1, ESD, at (617) 860-4372. For information
concerning the EMAP Surface Waters Program,
contact Steve Paulsen, Director of EMAP Surface
Waters Program, ERL-Corvallis at (503) 757-4428.
Regional Coordinators
Monitoring: Randy Braun (908) 321-6692
305(b), Waterbody System: RickBalla (212) 264-5671
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: Storm Water Study Begins: In
early June, field sampling began for a study of storm
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will include storm event monitoring and base flow
monitoring in three tributaries of the Toms River
in order to estimate annual loads from three
distinct land use types. Participants will evaluate
basic water quality parameters such as dissolved
oxygen, suspended solids, nutrients, and fecal
coliform bacteria and will use the data to estimate
the impact of storm water on water quality in
Bamegat Bay. Techniques developed this year
may be used in future studies of storm water
impacts in the evaluation of the effectiveness of
best management practices. The study is a
cooperative effort between the New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection and the
U.S. Geological Survey with funding from EPA
and from the U.S. Geological Survey. For addi-
tional information, contact James Mumman at
(609) 292-1623.
Routine Coastal Phytoplankton Monitoring:
The New Jersey Bureau of Water Monitoring, in
cooperation with USEPA Region 2, has initiated
its summer monitoring program for phytoplankton
identification and chlorophyll-a concentration in
potential “red tide” areas between Sandy Hook
and Cape May. Stations include sites in the
Raritan Bay/Sandy Hook area, the Ocean County
coast, and Barnegat and Delaware Bays. Many of
these stations will be sampled twice during the
monitoring period. Bureau staff will analyze a
total of 128 samples. USEPA Region 2 will
perform the sampling by helicopter. For more
information, contact Paul Olsen at
(609) 292-0427.
NEW YORK: Long-Term Trend Study Uses
Macroinvertebrate Data: The New York
Department of Environmental Conservation’s
Stream Biomonitoring Unit recently published a
document entitled “20-Year Trends in Water
Quality of Rivers and Streams in New York
State.”
Since 1972, the Stream Biomonitoring Unit has
used benthic macroinvertebrate communities to
monitor and assess water quality in New York
State streams. The year 1992 was the 20th
anniversary of both the Clean Water Act and the
Stream Biomonitoring Unit. This provided the
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
impetus to examine water quality trends over the
20-year period.
According to the report, 721 sites on 170 streams
were analyzed during the 1972-1992 period; Of
these, 38 percent improved in quality, 4 percent
declined, and 57 percent did not significantly
change. The report features substantial graphic and
narrative statistics, a primer on macroinvertebrate
analysis, and a listing of all sites analyzed over the
period. It also includes an appendix of multiplate
data on community characteristics at key sites, with
an explanation of indices used for evaluation.
For more information, contact Robert Bode, Head of
the Stream Biomonitoring Unit, at (518) 432-2624.
Regional Coordinators
Monitoring, 305(b), Waterbody System: ChuckKanetsky
(215) 597-8176
3O3(d TMDL: Thomas Henry (215) 597-8243
Volunteer Monitoring: Peter Weber (215) 597-4283
Nonpoint Source, Clean Lakes: Hank Zygmunt
(215) 597-3429
REGIONAL OFFICE: Volunteer Monitoring
Program Expands: The Crum/Ridley Volunteer
Monitoring Program is a double watershed monitor-
ing effort west of Philadelphia which started in 1990
as a water chemistry monitoring partnership between
EPA (which provided funding for equipment and
some technical assistance) and local citizens. The
program is now adding three new dimensions. First,
the program has expanded into biological monitoring.
A partnership of more than a dozen EPA volunteers
and several other biomonitoriflg experts joined with
Crum/Ridley monitors to assess six of the regular
monitoring sites. Participants took benthic
macroinvertebrates samples, and the results indicated
more water quality problems than were apparent from
the chemical testing and habitat assessment. The next
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dimension of this water quality program is to assess
ground water discharge into the creeks during base
flow conditions later this summer. A group of state
and federal ground water experts will be assembled to
assist the regular volunteer monitors in determining
ground water contributions to these surface waters.
The program will increase its
recruiting and volunteer
training, using the expertise
gained from the last 4 years’
monitoring efforts.
And last, the Crum/Ridley monitoring and assessment
program is being extended to a third watershed, the
Chester Creek Watershed, which is adjacent to the
Ridley. The program will increase its recruiting and
volunteer training, using the expertise gained from the
last 4 years’ monitoring efforts. Trout Unlimited is
providing funding for monitoring this watershed. All
of these monitoring efforts are being applied to
watershed restoration plans. For more information or
to offer assistance, please contact Peter Weber. Ground
Water Protection Section, EPA, (215) 597-4283.
Region 4
Regional Coordinators
North Carolina
Kentucky
South Carolina
Tennesee
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Florida
Monitoring, Volunteer Monitoring, 305(b), Watetbody
System: David Melgaard (404) 347-2126
303(d)ITMDL: Jim Greenfleld (404) 347-2126
Nonpolnt Source: MaiyAnn Gerber (404) 347-2126
Clean Lakes: Howard Marshall (404) 347-2126
REGIONAL OFFICE: Joint EPA-Ukraine
Water Quality Project: In May 1994, a team of
EPA water quality specialists visited the Ministry for
Environmental Protection (MEP) in Kiev, Ukraine,
to plan and develop a Ukraine-U.S. program to
assess water quality conditions and threats to the
Kaniv Reservoir and to introduce improved
measures to evaluate pollution abatement and
management strategies. Representing EPA are
Jim Greenfield and John Marlar of Region 4 and
Ron Hoffer of EPA-Headquarters.
The objectives of the project are to improve water
quality management of a critical part of the
Dnipro River in Ukraine by conducting a joint
Ukraine-EPA reconnaissance study; training a
group of Ukrainian water quality specialists at
EPA-Region 4 facilities in Atlanta and Athens,
Georgia; conducting a detailed g.aniv Reservoir
Study; developing a water quality information
database and Kaniv Reservoir model; and provid-
ing laboratory and sample collection equipment
and supplies. For more information, contact Jim
Greenfield at (404) 347-2126, ext. 6597.
GEORGIA: Student Stream Monitoring:
Twenty-one students in the honors chemistry class
at The Lovett School in
Atlanta have been participat-
ing in Georgia’s Adopt-A-
Stream program by perform-
ing monthly water sampling in
Rottenwood Creek, a tributary
of the Chattahoochee River.
Rottenwood Creek is of
concern because of nearby
road construction. The students, who taught
themselves to use the water testing kits, have been
tracking levels of phosphate, dissolved oxygen,
and ammonia, and have been monitoring rainfall
and weather conditions. Results from the moni-
toring project have been turned over to the Geor-
gia Environmental Protection Division. For more
information, contact Laurie Hawks, Adopt-A-
Stream Coordinator, at (404) 656-4905.
The Water Monitor is produced monthly
to exchange surface water assessment
information 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
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Coastlines, April-May 1994, vol. 4, number
2. This newsletter, produced under an
EPA grant by the Alliance for the Chesa-
peake Bay, provides national information
about estuaries and near coastal waters.
Articles in this issue include a lead story
about activities of the Gaia Institute, a
research group doing innovative work to
solve estuanne and coastal pollution
problems; a report on the Long Island
Sound Comprehensive Conservation and
Management Plan; information on conser-
vation easements; a highlight on Alabama
Baywatch; news from a number of National
Estuary projects; and a calendar of events
and list of publications. For a copy, contact
the Alliance at 6600 York Road, Baltimore,
MD 21212.
In the Anacostia Watershed, Spring
1994. This newsletter is prepared by the
Interstate Commission on the Potomac
River Basin on behalf of the Anacostia
Watershed Restoration Committee. This
issue includes a discussion of citizen
advisory committees; a list of organizations
that are involved in the restoration of the
Anacostia River, a highly degraded urban
river that runs through two Maryland coun-
ties into the District of Columbia and the
Potomac River; and news about volunteer
monitoring programs underway in the
watershed. For a copy, contact the ICPRB
at Suite 300, 6110 Executive Blvd.,
Rockville, MD 20852-3903,
(301) 984-1908.
Contaminated Sediment News, EPA 823-
N94-002, May 1994. This newsletter,
produced by EPA’s Office of Science and
Technology, includes a summary of re-
gional activities related to contaminated
sediment sites; a discussion of the National
Sediment Contaminant Point Source Inven-
tory; and a focus article on the Great Lakes
Toxics Reduction Effort. For a copy, con-
tact Charlie MacPherson, Tetra Tech, Inc.,
at (703) 386-6000.
Symposium on Ecological Restoration:
Proceedings of a Conference, March
1993, EPA 841 -B-94-003, May 1994. This
212-page document provides an overview
of many of the issues surrounding ecologi-
cal restoration as presented at the EPA-
sponsored Symposium on Ecological
Restoration in Chicago on March 2-4, 1993.
Topics include the status of restoration
science; decision making and priority
setting; using existing authontiê more
effectively; policy and management ap-
proaches for restoration; development and
use of technical tools; measuring success;
incentives for restoration; emerging issues;
and recommendations for action. For a
copy, contact Amy Sosin at (202) 260-7058.
Watershed ‘93: Proceedings of A Na-
tional Conference on Watershed Man-
agement, EPA 840-R-94-002. This 890-
page proceedings document contains an
extensive set of presentation on watershed
management issues, including legislative
considerations, financing watershed man-
agement, identifying priority areas, forming
partnerships, watershed-scale TMDLs,
monitoring and evaluation, building public
support, and urban watersheds. Supplies
are limited; for an individual copy, contact
NCEPI, 11029 Kenwood Road, Building 5,
Cincinnati, OH 45242 or FAX your request
to NCEPI at (513) 891-6685. Be sure to
include the EPA document number in
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Region 5
Indiana
illinois
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio
Wisconsin
Regional Coordinators
Watershed Events. EPA 840-N-94-OO1,
Spring 1994. This 12-page EPA bulletin
includes a calendar of upcoming confer-
ences, a list of recent watershed-related
publications, and articles on the link be-
tween watershed and transportation plan-
ning, the USGS NAWQA program, ecologi-
cal risk assessment, a summary of the
Sasco Brook Watershed project designed
to reduce nonpoint source pollution in a
coastal area, and Oregon’s Watershed
Health Program. For a copy, contact Anne
Robertson at (202) 260-9112.
CWA Section 403 Procedural and Moni-
toring Guidance, EPA 42-B-94-003. This
document provides monitoring methods
and approaches for use in establishing
more consistency among EPA Regions
and the National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System authorized states when
conducting a section 403 ocean discharge
criteria evaluation in the permit review
process. CWA section 403 evaluations are
conducted for municipal or industrial point
source facilities discharging to ocean
waters. These evaluations are intended to
prevent degradation of the marine environ-
ment that may occur as a result of these
discharges. The document describes the
procedural or decision making aspects of
the 403 program; presents criteria for
evaluating perceived potential impacts; and
provides summaries of analytical methods
used to assess the various physical,
biological, and chemical parameters of
concern. For a copy, write to NCEPI,
11029 Kenwood Rd, Building 5, Cincinnati,
OH 45242, or FAX your request to NCEPI
at (513) 691-6680. Be sure to include the
EPA document number in making your
request.
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
Nonpoint Source, Clean Lakes: Tom Davenport
(3 12) 886-0209
REGIONAL OFFICE:
Volunteer Secchi Disk “Dip-
In” Planned: USEPA
Region 5 and HQ are work-
ing with the North American
Lake Management Society
on a regional prototype
volunteer monitoring project
for lakes in the Region 5
states. The project calls for
using an existing network of
volunteer monitors across
the Region 5 states to take
Secchi disk readings during
the week of July 4-11,
1994, and mail their results
to a central office for
compilation. This Secchi
disk “dip-in” will provide a
snapshot of lake and
reservoir water clarity
across the Region and will
publicize both the efforts
of volunteers and the
importance of clean lakes.
The results of the survey
and a summary document
will be available by
October 31, 1994. For
more information,
contact Tom Davenport
at (312) 886-0209.
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Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Regional Coordinators
Monitoring: Charlie Howell (214) 655-8354
303(d)FFMDL: Troy Hill (214) 655-6647
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
OKLAHOMA: BiosurveylHabitat Assessment
Workshop: The Oklahoma Conservation Commis-
sion (0CC) recently conducted a biosurvey workshop
for staff of the USDA Soil Conservation Service and
State Extension offices. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service and Oklahoma State University also partici-
pated. The workshop focused on stream habitat
assessment procedures developed by the Oklahoma
Water Resources Board and Oklahoma Conservation
Commission.
Oklahoma agencies conduct a semi-quantitative habitat
assessment by making measurements and observations
every 20 meters along a
400-meter reach. The
data are entered into a
personal computer
database that calculates
habitat metrics from the
transect data, ranks each
habitat attribute, and
computes a habitat
assessment score. The
scoring system is
similar to that described
in EPA’s Rapid Bioassessment Protocols for Streams
and Rivers with supporting data to strengthen the
assessment. The assessment was originally developed
to support stream use attainability analyses.
Habitat data are exported to a GRASS GIS system for
further analysis and display. This system has proven
useful for displaying the extent of specific habitat
conditions such as “riparian buffer zones less than 10
meters,” “cobble embeddedness greater than 25
percent” or “maximum pool depths less than 1 meter,”
etc. The system will be useful for examining the
interrelationships between land uses, habitat condi-
tions, water quality, and aquatic community health.
Contact Charlie Howell at (214) 655-8354 for a copy
of the standard operating procedure. Technical
questions may be addressed to Phillip Moerschel or
Dan Butler at (405) 521-2384.
Region 7
Regional Coordinators
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Monitoring: JenyAnderson (913) 551-5066
305(b), 303(d)ITMDL: 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 EIMng (913)551-7475
Clean Lakes: Larry Sheridan (913) 551-7439
REGIONAL OFFICE: Region 7 R-EMAP
Training Completed: Region 7’s Environmental
Services Division hosted field methods training for
the Regional R-EMAP project the week of May 16
in Kansas City. Field crew leaders from Kansas,
Nebraska, and Missouri, as well as a representative
from the State of Iowa, attended the workshop.
Participants discussed and practiced sampling
methods required for the project (fish community,
fish tissue, water, sediment, physical habitat, sur-
rounding land uses, and benthic macroinvertebrates)
for streams and lakes. At the conclusion of the week
and as the final field exercise, all the sampling crews
performed the field sampling methods at both a local
stream site and at a lake site. The trainers—Lyle
Cowles, Region 7 Project Coordinator, Frank
McCormick, ORD project Officer, and Phil
Kaufmann of Oregon State University—observed the
field sampling exercises and provided corrective
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comments where necessary. Data from this field
exercise will be used as preliminary method variabil-
ity data. For more information, contact Lyle Cowles
at (913) 551-5042.
Draft Elkhorn River Basin Assessment Com-
pleted: In conjunction with the Platte River Basin
Watershed Protection Program. which is one of
Region 7’s major Watershed Protection Approach
efforts, the Environmental Services Division of Region
7 has prepared a draft environmental assessment report
for the Elkhorn River sub-basin. The report both
summarizes existing surface and ground water quality
data (collected since 1982) and uses Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) to overlay ambient chemi-
cal and biological data with potential point and
nonpoint sources of pollution such as industrial and
municipal dischargers, hazardous waste sites, landfills.
and agricultural land use maps. Relationships between
these two data layers have been identified, and priority
problem areas are highlighted. The Elkhorn basin,
which is in northeast Nebraska, is the second of five
Platte River sub-basins to be targeted for such an
assessment. For more information, contact Pete Green
at (913) 551-5069.
Region 8 Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
North Dakota
South Dakota
Regional Coordinators
Monitoring, 305(b): Phil Johnson (303)293-1581
303(d) /TMDL: Bnice Zander (303) 293-1580
Waterbody System: Toney Ott (303) 293-1573
Volunteer Monitoring: Paul Mc! vet (303)293-1552 and
Phi/Johnson (303) 293-1573
Nonpoint Source/Clean Lakes: Dave Rathke
(303) 293-1703
REGIONAL OFFICE: Animas River Basin
Cleanup Initiative: Over the past 2 years, the
Colorado Water Quality Control Division (WQD)
has taken water quality samples of four different
hydrologic events at about 180 locations throughout
the upper Animas River basin in southwestern
Colorado. The purpose of such data collection is to
identify the location and extent of heavy metals
contributions associated with widespread metal mine
wastes throughout this area, most of which date back
to the 1800s.
Under the public involvement lead of the Colorado
Center for Environmental Management (CCEM), an
independent nonprofit organization, an Animas
River stakeholders group has been created to address
local water quality issues within the basin. That
group is in the early stages of drawing from the
Division’s sampling results along with other avail-
able information in assessing the overall problem.
The group appears headed toward working with the
state in defining cleanup goals (in conjunction with
modifications to water quality standards), formulat-
ing a cleanup strategy, and developing a plan for
implementation including obtaining necessary
funding.
Following some initial difficulties resulting from
differing values among stakeholders, issues of trust,
and gaining understanding of the institutional water
quality control setting, the group seems to be mov-
ing toward working together as a unit. Contentious
issues include defining the natural levels of metals
loading in this highly mineralized area and arriving
at some common understanding of “how clean is
clean” for streams in which fish life, rather than
drinking water. is the primary use to be protected.
For more information, contact Gary Broetzmann of
CCEM at (303) 297-0180 or Greg Parsons of the
WQCD at (303) 692-3585.
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Calendar Highlights
AUGUST
2-3 Nonpoint Source Forum, Mendenhall, PA.
Contact Paula Peak, Tetra Tech, Inc., at
(703) 385-6000.
7-10 Soil and Water Conservation Society,
49th Annual Meeting. Norfolk, VA. Contact
Nancy Bushwick MaHoy, SWCS, 7515 NE
Ankeny Rd, Ankeny, IA 50021-9724.
7-12 Storm water NPDES Related Monitoring
Needs, Crested Butte, CO. Contact
Barbara Hickernell, Environmental Founda-
tion, 345 E. 47th St., New York, NY 10017
at (212) 705-7837.
8-12 Geomorphology in River Restoration
(short course), Berkeley, CA. Contact
River Workshop, 2241 Ward Street,
Berkeley, CA 94705, FAX (510) 486-1210.
13-14 Western Water—Wise Use or Misuse,
Denver, Colorado. Contact Dick Piper,(303)
424-4743 - Jeff De Bonis, (202) 408-0041.
15 Rivers Curriculum Workshop,
Edwardsville, IL. Contact Dr. Robert
Williams, Rivers Curriculum Project, Box
2222, Edwardsville, IL 62026-2222, at
(618) 692-3788, FAX (618) 692-3359.
23-26 Evaluating the Effectiveness of Forestry
Best Management Practices in Meeting
Water Quality Goals or Standards,
Blacksburg, VA. Contact George
Dissmayer, USDA Forest Service, 1720
Peachtree Rd., NW, Atlanta, GA 30367,
(404)347-7221, FAX (404) 347-4448.
SEPTEMBER
7-9 Celebrating the Year of the Coast:
Innovations in Coastal Management,
Wilmington, NC. Contact Allison Ballard,
Jordan McColl Inc., P.O. Box 3415,
Wilmington, NC 28406, (800) 258-6711 or
(910) 762-6711.
21-23 Environmental Problem Sowing with
Geographic Information Systems,
Cincinnati, OH. Contact Sue Schock or
Dan Murray, USEPA, CERI, 26 W.
Martin Luther King Drive (G-75),
Cincinnati, OH 45268, (513) 569-7551
or (513) 569-7522.
22-23 Water Quality in the Sustainable
West, Park City, UT. Contact Jack
Wilbur, UT Dept. of Agriculture, 350 N.
Redwood Rd., Salt Lake City, UT
84116, (801) 538-7098.
22-24 Seniors for the Environment, Chevy
Chase, MD. Contact EASI, 51 Main St.,
P.O. Box 368, The Plains, VA 22171,
(703) 253-5821, FAX (703) 253-5821.
27-29 A National Forum on Mercury In
Fish, New Orleans, LA. Contact
Charlie MacPherson, Tetra Tech, Inc.,
at (703) 385-6000.
28-30 Watershed 94: Creating the Links:
People, Politics, Science and Stew-
ardship, Bellevue, WA. Contact Andrea
Lindsay at (206) 553-1896 or
1-800-424-4EPA ext. 1896.
29- t1 Second Annual Friends of Trashed
Rivers Conference, New York, NY.
Contact Karen Siletti, (201) 666-2666.
OCTOBER
16 The Relative Role of Urban and Rural
Nonpoint Source Controls in Manag-
ing Wet Weather Water Quality,
Chicago, IL. Contact Christine McKaIlip,
WEF, 601 Wythe St., Alexandria, VA
22314-1944, (703) 684-2400.
16-20 Water Environment Federation’s 67th
Annual Conference and Exposition,
Chicago, IL. Contact Maureen Novotne,
WEF, 601 Wythe St., Alexandria, VA
22314-1944, (703) 684-2400.
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California
Nevada
Arizona
Hawaii
Guam
Regional Coordinators
Monitoring, 305(b), WaterbodySystem: JanetHashimoto
(415)744-1156
303(d)ITMDL: David Smith (415) 744-2019
Volunteer Monitonng: 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
Region 10
Idaho
Alaska
Regional Coordinators
Monitoring, Waterbody System: Gretthen Hayslip
(206) 553-1685
305(b): Donna Walsh (206) 553-1754
303(d ITMDL: Bnice 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: The Idaho Division of Environmental
Quality (IDEQ) recently published a report titled
“Paradise Creek - Use Attainability Assessment.”
Paradise Creek is located in Latah County, Idaho,
and Whitman County, Washington. The water
quality in the creek is influenced by both point and
nonpoint sources of pollution. In 1980, IDEQ listed
Paradise Creek as protected for agricultural water
supply and secondary contact recreation beneficial
uses in the Idaho Water Quality Standards. In
October 1993, IDEQ staff conducted a Use Attain-
ability Assessment (UAA) for Paradise Creek. The
UAA was designed to evaluate the appropriateness
of the current designated uses
and determine
whether the
creek should
be protected
for any addi-
tional uses. The
UAA concluded that if water and
habitat quality improved, Paradise Creek would be
capable of supporting salmonid spawning and cold
water biota. This designation applies to the portion
of the creek flowing through Idaho; however, above
Mountain View Park, the creek is intermittent and
these uses would apply only when water is present.
Secondary contact recreation and agricultural water
supply were confirmed as appropriate designated
beneficial. For additional information, contact IDEQ
at (208) 334-0405.
Region 9
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San Francisco Bay Region
Volunteer Monitoring Workshop
Volunteer monitoring groups in the San
Francisco Bay region met for their
second annual volunteer monitoring
workshop at the Aquatic Habitat
Institute’s Richmond Field Station on
May 17. Local volunteer groups dis-
cussed their water quality monitoring
goals and support needs, and local,
state, and federal government represen-
tatives gave presentations on their
current activities in support of volunteer
monitoring in the area. Workshop
attendees concluded that volunteer
monitoring data should be included as a
“layer” of information in watershed
management activities, and encouraged
EPA Region 9 to provide technical
support in quality assurance and data
formatting to ensure the usefulness of
volunteer data within the watershed. For
more information contact Janet
Hashimoto, EPA Region 9, at (415) 744-
1933, or Katherine Domeny, California’s
new volunteer monitoring coordinator, at
(916) 653-8732 or (415) 461-2876.
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H rxuAm s ACTMrnES
Assessment and Watershed Protection
Division (AWPD)
Section 305(b) Consistency Workgroup: The
1996 Clean Water Act (CWA) §305(b) Consistency
Workgroup met in the Washington D.C. area on
May 10-12. Representatives attended from 19
states, 1 tribal community, 5 federal agencies, 3
EPA Regions, and a number of HQ program offices.
The major focus of the meeting was to present
recommendations on changes to the 305(b) assess-
ment and reporting process for the 1996 cycle. To
accomplish this, the full workgroup was divided
into subgroups by functional area. The subgroups
include Assessment, Monitoring, Report Content,
Data Management, Ground Water and Drinking
Water, with a focus group on tribal assessments.
These subgroups, co-chaired by state and regional
representatives, have been meeting over the last
several months to resolve issues. The full
workgroup will meet again in October 1994 and
plans to issue the 1996 CWA §305(b) Guidelines by
February 1995. For more information, contact
Barry Burgan at (202) 260-7060.
Total Maximum Daily Load
(TMDL) Mini-Grants:
Headquarters staff have
completed the review of FY
1994 proposed TMDL
projects submitted by all
Regions for possible funding.
Eighteen proposals were
selected to receive funding
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ranging from $12,000 to $20,000. The projects
selected will be awarded grants in the upcoming
weeks. Grants of $200,000 from the Nonpoint
Source Control Branch and Watershed Branch will
be used to support nonpoint source-related TMDLs;
an additional $120,000 from the Watershed Branch
and Exposure Assessment Branch (OST) is available
for TMDL mini-grants. A few examples of the types
of projects being funded are presented below:
• Buzzards Bay: establish nitrogen TMALs (total
maximum annual loads) for three coastal
embayments as part of the ongoing National
Estuary Program.
• Grand Lake Basin Management Plan: identify
areas of greatest impact to water quality, evaluate
potential loading of nutrients due to bank ero-
sion, and analyze land use and nonpoint source
loadings.
• Deep Creek, Montana: establish TMDL for
sediments in the creek, a tributary to the Mis-
souri River that provides spawning and rearing
habitat for trout.
For more information, contact Mimi Dannel at (202)
260-1897.
OFFICE OF WETLANDS, OCEANS
AND WATERSHEDS (OWOW)
Volunteer Monitoring Presentation
at Benthological Society Meeting
Volunteer monitoring was on the agenda
at the 42nd annual meeting of the North
American Benthological Society in Or-
lando, Florida, on May 24. Panel topics
included an overview of volunteer moni-
toring, several presentations on volunteer
biological protocols, and a number of
comparisons of volunteer biological data
to professional data. The audience
included graduate students, teachers,
researchers, and state agency represen-
tatives. For more information, contact
Alice Mayio at (202) 260-7018.
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Oceans and Coastal Protection Division
(OCPD)
Interim Final Rule on Bioaccumulation Testing:
On May 13, the Administrator signed two rules
prepared by OCPD amending the ocean dumping
regulations. One rule is interim final and is effective
on the date of its publication in the Federal Register.
The second, identical rule is proposed with a 30-day
comment period. The purpose of the rules is to
clarify provisions related to bioaccumulation testing.
This change is in response to a July 1993 interim
ruling in New York that interproted the regulations
as requiring bioaccumulation testing in the sus-
pended particulate phase for material to be dredged
from the New York/New Jersey Harbor area. For
more information, contact John Lishman at
(202) 260-8448.
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