United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of Wetlands,
Oceans and Watersheds
EPA 841 -N-94-008
September 1994
¦SEPA The Water Monitor
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: Fish Contamination
Study: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(USFWS) participated with EPA staff in a Fort
Devens/Nashua River study to assess contaminants
in fish. Researchers collected samples of species
representing predator, prey, and bottom feeder
trophic levels. USFWS is interested in three reaches
of the Nashua River which may be transferred from
the Army to the USFWS as part of the Oxbow
National Wildlife Refuge.
For more information, contact Patti Tyler, EPA
Region 1 ESD, at (617) 860-4342.
What's Inside ...
On the Bookshelf.	p.	4
Headquarters Activities	p.	8
Calendar Highlights			p,	11
Order and Comment Form	p.	12
Regional Coordinators
Monitoring: Randy Braun (908) 321-6692
305(b), Waterbody System: John Malleck
(212) 264-1833
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 YORK: Contaminated Sediment Sampling
Underway: The NY Department of Environmental
Conservation (NYDEC) Water Division's Contami-
nated Sediment Management Unit is working with the
Division of Hazardous
Waste Remediation and ci3
USEPA Region 2 to gather ci5
and evaluate field informa-
tion related to full-scale
contaminated sediment dredging and disposal. This
study is connected to dredging that will be conducted
this fall by ALCOA, which will remove PCB-laden
sediments from the Grasse River, a tributary of the St.
Lawrence. The study is expected to assess the effec-
tiveness of the dredging and the significance of
dredging sediment loss to the health of aquatic biota.
Baseline sampling and analyses are underway. For
more information, contact Frank Estabrooks, Unit
Head, at (518) 457-2672.
Cl3
Cl5
Polychlorobiphenyls
Macroinvertebrate Specimen Archive: The
NYDEC's Stream Biomonitoring Unit is proceeding
with needed work maintaining archived
macroinvertebrate specimens collected for more than
20 years. The archive consists of 2,750 samples of

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New Jersey
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
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Delaware
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
macroinvertebrates and is used primarily as a
reference tool for macroinvertebrate identification.
For more information, contact Robert Bode, Unit
Head, at (518) 432-2624.
Regional Coordinators
Monitoring, 305(b), Waterbody System: Chuck
Kanetsky
(215) 597-8176
303(d)/TMDL: Thomas Henry (215) 597-9927
Volunteer Monitoring: Teena Reichgott (215) 597-
3364 and Peter Weber (215) 597-4283
Nonpoint Source, Clean Lakes: Hank Zygmunt
(215) 597-3429
REGIONAL OFFICE: Metals Update: On
August 29, Region 3 hosted a day-long workshop on
the Water Effects Ratio (WER) procedure for
modifying metals criteria. The workshop was
intended to provide the states with technical training
on several procedures used to modify criteria and
also included a discussion of EPA policy on dis-
solved metals criteria. Presentators included Chuck
Stephan of EPA’s Duluth Lab, author of the EPA
guidance. Participants included EPA staff and
representatives from all Region 3 States permitting
and standards programs except West Virginia. In
addition, Region 3 provided the states with a sample
outline for a WER study plan and a list of require-
ments intended to make it easier for States to pro-
vide guidance to dischargers seeking to develop
procedures. For more information, contact Evelyn
MacKnight at (215) 597-4491.
Region 4
Regional Coordinators
Monitoring, Volunteer Monitoring, 305(b), Waterbody
System: David Melgaard (404) 347-2126
303(d)/TMDL: Jim Greenfield (404) 347-2126
Nonpoint Source: Mary Ann Gerber (404) 347-2126
Clean Lakes: Howard Marshall (404) 347-2126
FLORIDA: Citizen Volunteers Involved in
Reintroduction of Bay Scallops to Tampa Bay:
As part of the Tampa Bay National Estuary Program
(TBNEP), more than 50 volunteers throughout the
southern areas of Tampa Bay are being trained in
placing ‘scallop condominiums” and monitoring
bay scallop populations and spawning success
throughout the bay.
The southern bay scallop, Argopec jn irradians
concentrious, once present in numbers adequate to
Region 3
TMDL Workshop
Region 3 hosted a three-day technical model-
ing workshop on Total Maximum Daily Loads
(TMDL). More than 40 state and other
representatives attended the workshop, which
identified recent developments in the TMDL
program and provided hands-on experience in
the operation and application of models for
nonpoint source and receiving water assess-
ment. The audience included state personnel
from nonpoint source, water quality standards,
planning, and other programs. For more
information, contact Thomas Henry at
(215) 597-4491.
Kentucky
South Carolina
Tennesee
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Florida
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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support a viable commercial and
recreational fishery, has been
virtually absent from Tampa Bay
waters since 1963. This loss of
bay scallops has been attributed to
the general decline in water quality
associated with human-induced inputs
within the last several decades. Bay
scallop is the bivalve mollusk most
susceptible to poor water quality,
and populations can easily be lost
from impaired waters.
Within the last eight years, ambient ______
bay water quality has shown a _____
steady improvement, due prima-
lily to improved municipal
wastewater and urban _________
stormwater treatment.
Seagrasses arc becoming reestablished in areas that
have been barren for over three decades.
Even though sections of the bay are once more
capable of supporting viable bay scallop popula-
tions, there have not been enough naturally occur-
ring bay scallop adults to supply the necessary larvae
to repopula e these areas. In a FY92 TBNEP
proJect, 230,000 juvenile scallops were successfully
raised in the laboratory to 10-mm size and released
in the bay. An annual citizens monitoring program,
the Great Bay Scallop Search, was initiated in 1993
to help monitor the success of seeding and natural
recruitment of bay scallops in the bay.
The FY94 TBNEP project involves collecting adult
scallops nearing reproductive maturity from Crystal
River and maintaining these scallops in the seawater
system at the University of South Florida until the
scallops are brought to reproductive maturity.
Spawning will be induced and the fertilized eggs
allowed to develop to a size of 12-25 mm in the
laboratory before being placed in the field.
Citizen volunteers will be provided with a “scallop
condominium” (a lantern mesh cage) and 15-20
juvenile scallops with ins ctions on their handling
and maintenance. The suspended, caged scallops
will grow to adults and spawn in the cages; their
free-swimming larvae will disperse through the
mesh with tidal action and seek their own suitable
habitats. The suspended cages will serve as an
ecological learning aid for the citizen volunteers and
their families, who can watch the scallops grow and
feed For more information, contact Holly Greening
at (813) 893-2765.
Region 5
Regional Coordinators
illinois
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio
Wisconsin
Monitoring, 305(b): Dave Stoltenberg (312) 353-5784
303(d)/TMDL: Robert Pepin (312)886-1505
Waterbody System: Fouad Dababneh (312)353-3944
Volunteer Monitoring: Clyde Marion (312) 353-5966
Nonpoint Source, Clean Lakes: Tom Davenport
(312) 886-0209
REGIONAL OFFICE: Two Reservations to
Receive Funds from Indian Set-Aside: Two
Indian Reservations in Region 5 are scheduled to
receive funds in FY 1994 for design and construc-
tion of wastewater treatment facilities, as part of the
USEPA’s Indian Set-Aside Program. The program
was authorized in 1987 under Sec. 5 18(c) of the
Clean Water Act. The slated recipients of the
funding are: the Keweenaw Bay Reservation
(Mich.), which will receive $1,524,400, and the
Fond Du Lac Reservation (Minn.), which will
receive $467,100. For further information, contact
Chuck Pycha of USEPA at (312) 886-0259:
On-Site Trainers Conference Held in Indiana: A
regional meeting of wastewater treatment on-site
training and assistance representatives was held in
Pokagon State Park, Indiana, this past spring. The
conference included state and federal personnel and
covered topics related to wastewater treatment and
self-monitoring, such as infiltration/inflow, biologi-
cal treatment alternatives, new sludge regulations,
and financial considerations. For additional infor-
mation, contact Russ Martin of USEPA at
(312) 886-0268.
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___ the Bookshelf.
clean Water in Your Watershed: A Riparian Road Guide: Managing Roads
Citizen’s Guide to Watershed Protection, to Enhance Riparian Areas. This .32-page
This 89-page document is written in a reader- booklet discusses the impacts of road
friendly fashion and is designed to help building on riparian areas and provides
citizen groups work with state, local, and solutions to common problems relating to
federal government agencies in designing road design, such as construction of bndges,
and completing a successful waters ied fords,. and culverts; wet meadow crossings;
protection or restoration project. It includes and road alignment. While supplies last, a
sections on educating the local community free copy may be ordered from the Regional
about water pollution, problems; developing ‘ I ” EPA Nonpoint Source Coordinators; oopies
community solutions: obtaining resources; may also be obtained for $9.95 from the
and: installing and maintaining watershed Terrene Institute, 1717 K St. NW, Washing-
protection controls. While supplies last, a ton, D.C. 20006, (202) 83$ - 31 7,
free . copy may be obtained from the EPA FAX (202) 296-4071.
Regional Nonpoint Source Coordinators;
pies are also available for $19.95 from the Watershed Protection Techniques, vol. 1,
Terrene Institute, 1717 K St. NW, Suite 801, no. 2, Summer 1994. This quarterly bulletin
Washington, D.C. 20006, (202) 833-8317, on urtan watershed restoration and protec-
FAX (202) 296-4071 tion tools includes articles on pollutant
dynamics in stormwater pond muck; devel
Deposition of Air Pollutants to the Great ‘ •. . . :..: opments in sand filter technology; influence
Waters First Report to Congress, EPA of snowmelt on stormwater runoff duality
453/R-93 055 1994 ed This report pre p (f0rn1aflce of stormwater ponds and
pared by EPA ’s Office of Air Quality Planning ‘ wetlands in winter; minimizing the it n aôt of
and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric golf courses on streams; practical tips for
Administrations summarizes information on establishing freshwater wetlands; and many
air pollutants of concern to the Great Waters other topics. References are included for
(the Great Lakes, take champlain, the each article, and th&’bul letin also includes an
Chesapeake Bay, and all U.S. Coastal open forum for discussion of restoration
Waters). See story, p.3. To obtain a copy of issues. Available by subscription from
the.report or a color brochure describing the Watershed Protection Techniques, 8630
Great Waters program, contact Pam Smith at Fenton St., Suite 910, Silver Spring, MD
(919) 541 . .5319. 20910, (301) 589-1890.
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EPA’s Lake Guardian: The Lake Guardian,
USEPA’s only research and monitoring ship on the
Great Lakes, docked in Milwaukee, WI July 2-3, and
took part in the city’s annual summerlest. Guided
tours were conducted for the public, and the ship and
crew were videotaped for various TV news pro-
grams. EPA owns and operates the ship, which is
based in Bay City, MI, and makes periodic cruises
on the Great Lakes for research and monitoring
purposes. The Lake Guardian has a length of 180
ft., a beam of 40 ft., and weighs 1,700 tons. The
ship has a crew of 11, but can accommodate up to 31
additional people for scientific cruises. Since its
launching in 1991, the Lake Guardian has been
gathering monitoring data on the physical, chemical,
and biological conditions of the Great Lakes using
state-of-the-art navigational, laboratory, and sam-
pling equipment. For additional information, contact
Dave Stoltenberg of USEPA at (312) 353-5784.
WISCONSIN: WDNR Streamlining Their
Permitting Process In response to a legislative
mandate to eliminate the backlog of air and water
permits which need issuance/reissuance, the Wiscon-
sin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) has
embarked on a program to streamline the overall
permitting process. The WDNR has determined to
eliminate multiple management sign-offs and delays
and consolidate permit issuance responsibility in the
hands of relatively few people. WDNR is looking
toward a basin-wide multimedia approach to permit-
ting rather than the media-specific method used
previously. Eventually it is intended that the District
Offices will issue most permits, with the Central
Office providing guidance and overview. For more
information, contact Bernie Robertson of WDNR at
(608) 264-6129.
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Regional Coordinators
Monitoring: Charlie Howell (214) 665-8354
303(d)ITMDL: Troy Hill (214) 665-6647
305(b): Russell Nelson (214) 665-6646
Waterbocly System: Paul Koska (214) 665-8357
Volunteer Monitoring: Mike Bira (214) 665-6668 and
Paul Koska (214) 665-8357
Nonpoint Source: Brad Lamb (214) 665-7140
Clean Lakes: Mike Bira (214) 665-6668
REGIONAL OFFICE: Rio Grande Toxic
Substances Assessment: The United States and
Mexico recently released the Rio GrandefRIo Bravo
Toxic Substances Assessment (Note: Rio Bravo is
the Mexican name for the Rio Grande). The synop-
tic survey was designed to examine the presence,
magnitude, and impacts of toxic chemicals on the
river. The study area extended from Brownsville/
Matamoros to El Paso/Juarez, with sampling
conducted in eight stretches of the river where the
greatest likelihood for toxic chemical contamination
exists.
U.S. participants, led by the Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission, included the Texas
Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas Department
of Health, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. National
Park Service. Mexico’s participants included the
ComisiOn Nacional del Agua, and Secretarla de
Desarrollo Social. The International Boundary and
Water Commission - U.S. and Mexico Sections
were also represented.
The study included determinations of toxic pollutant
concentrations in water, sediment, and fish tissue;
toxicity testing of water and sediment; and biologi-
cal assessments of fish and macroinvertebrate
communities. Sample collection began in Novem-
ber 1992 and was completed March 1993. Nineteen
Rio Grande/Rfo Bravo and 26 tributary sites were
sampled. There was excellent cooperation among
the Mexican and U.S. scientists involved.
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The report indicates that the Rio GrandelRfo Bravo
is not heavily affected by toxic substances. Regard-
ing human health issues, no significant short term
human health risks were identified. Some concen-
trations of toxicants in water exceeded water quality
standards for aquatic life protection; however,
biosurvey results indicated that if toxic impacts were
occurring, the effects were relatively slight. Simi-
larly, ambient toxicity testing indicated significant
effects in only two of 114 tests conducted on the
mainstem. Greater effects of toxicants were ob-
served in several of the tributaries.
Several mainstem and tributary sites were identified
that have a high to moderate potential for toxic
chemical impacts. Pending international agree-
ments, participating agencies will conduct followup
studies. For more information, contact Carl Young
at (214) 665-6645 or Charlie Howell at
(214) 665-8354.
Iowa
Nebraska
Region
Regional Coordinators
Monitoring: Jerry Anderson (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
Nonpoint Source: Julie Elf ving (913) 551-7475
Clean Lakes: Larry Sheridan (913) 551-7439
Montana
Utah
Wyoming
Colorado
North Dakota
South Dakota
Regional Coordinators
Monitoring, 305(b): Phi/Johnson (303)293-1581
303(d)/TMDL: Bruce Zander (303) 293-1580
Waterbody System: Toney Ott (303) 293-1573
Volunteer Monitoring: Pau/ McI ver (303) 293- 1552 and
Phil Johnson (303) 293-1573
Nonpoint Source/Clean Lakes: Dave Rathke
(303) 293-1703
MONTANA: Fish and Sediment Contaminants
Study: The State recently conducted a survey of
fish and sediments from 20 Montana lakes and two
streams to determine the presence of mercury and
PCBs (polychiorinated biphenyls). This study is the
first to take a comprehensive look at the presence of
chemical contaminants in Montana fish.
The study found detectable PCB concentrations in
walleye from Holter Lake, rainbow trout from Big
Spring Creek and Seeley Lake, and lake trout from
Flathead Lake. The levels were considered moder-
ately high in fish from Big Spring Creek and Flat-
head Lake. Mercury concentrations were high in
cutthroat trout from Silver Creek, and moderately
high in some fish from Bighorn,.Flathead and
Hebgen Lakes; Fort Peck, Fresno and Nelson
Reservoirs; and Lake EIwell and Lake Frances. In
most locations where fish were tested, PCBs or
mercury were either not detected, were present at
concentrations not considered a hazard, or were
present at concentrations only considered a hazard if
fish are consumed on a regular and frequent basis.
A U.S. EPA Clean Lakes grant for the project
provided funding. The Montana Department of
Agriculture Laboratory in Bozeman provided initial
analyses, which were verified by the Montana
Department of Health and Environmental Sciences
Laboratory in Helena.
Copies of the report are available from the Montana
Department of Health and Environmental Sciences,
Region 8
State Volunteer CoordInators Meet
On August 24, volunteer monitoring coordinators
from state agencies in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska
and Iowa met with Region 7 staff at the Regional
Office in Kansas City. The state coordinators
presented information on their volunteer programs
and discussed plans for a regional volunteer moni-
toring conference in 1995. For more information,
contact Jerry Pitt at (513) 551-7766.
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California
Nevada
Arizona
Hawaii
Guam
P.O. Box 200901, Helena, MT, 59620, or the
Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks,
Fisheries Division, 1420 6th Ave. E., Helena, MT,
59620. Additional information is available from
Todd Damrow, MDHES, at (406) 444-3986, or
Glenn Phillips, MDFWP, at (406) 444-2449.
Regional Coordinators
Monitoring, 305(b): EdLiu (415) 744-1934
Waterbody System: Janet Hashimoto (415)744-1156
303(d)ITMDL: David Smith (415) 744-2019
Volunteer Monitoring: Clarice Olson (415) 744-1489
and Janet Hashimoto (415) 744-1156
Nonpoint Source: Jovita E. Pajarillo (415) 744-2011
Clean Lakes: Wendell Smith (415) 744-2018
CALIFORNIA: Coordinated Monitoring Pro-
gram in Sacramento Area: The Sacramento
Coordinated Water Quality Monitoring Program
(known as the CMP) was established by the Sacra-
mento Regional County Sanitation District, the
Sacramento County Water Agency, and the City of
Sacramento to evaluate water quality on the Sacra-
mento and American Rivers. The agencies coordi-
nate their monitoring activities to particular days,
evenly spaced throughout the year. Each monitor-
ing event takes two days of sampling and is per-
formed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, every other
week. Regular spacing of sampling intervals is a
part of the statistical design of the monitoring
program; this allows the use of nonparametric
algorithms (e.g. Kendall’s “Tau” test) to evaluate
water quality trends, without the violation of
mathematic assumptions.
The 1993 Annual Report of the CMP is now avail-
able, and includes a wealth of water quality infor-
mation br the American and Sacramento Rivers for
the period 1992-1993, as well as a review of regula-
tory requirements related to water quality for those
rivers. Water quality parameters analyzed during
this time include total recoverable and dissolved
trace elements; total and dissolved organic carbon;
total cyanide; electrical conductivity; PH; dissolved
oxygen; temperature; hardness; and total suspended
solids. The report comes in three versions: an
executive summary (5 pp.); a complete annual
report (l0Opp.); or an annual report with appendices
(500 Pp.).
Contact Malcolm McEwen at Larry Walker Associ-
ates, 509 Fourth St., Davis CA 95616 at (916) 753-
6400 for annual report ordering information or for
more information on the CMP.
Region 10 JJjwa in :on
Idaho
Alaska
Regional Coordinators
Monitoring, Waterbody System: Gretchen Haysllp
(206) 553-1685
305(b): Donna Walsh (206) 553-1754
303(d)/TMDL: Bruce Cleland (206) 553-2600
Volunteer Monitoring: Susan Handley (206) 553-1287
Nonpoint Source: Elbert Moore (206) 553-4181
Clean Lakes: Krista Mendelman (206) 553-1571
OREGON: The Willaniette River Study: The
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
(ODEQ) has recently published a report titled
“Willamette River Toxics Study, 1988-1991.”
ODEQ conducted this study in
cooperation with EPA Region
10 and Oregon State Univer-
sity. Its objectives were to
determine if bioaccumulative
toxic pollutants were present
in sediments and the tissue of
fish in the Willamette River
and selected tributaries, and to
determine the possible effects
of the pollutants on aquatic resources using bioas-
says and other aquatic life toxicity testing methods.
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The study was planned as a screening survey to add
to the existing toxic pollutants data base for the
Willamette River. The sampling sites selected were
used for previous toxics monitoring and were chosen
to represent ambient levels, significant industrial and
municipal sources, and typical urban nonpoint
sources. This document discusses the methodology
used to collect and analyze samples and the results of
the analysis. For additional information contact
Barbara Priest, ODEQ, at (503) 229-5945.
Assessment and Watershed Protection
Division (AWPD)
Water Data Meeting: On August 22, the USGS-
chaired Interagency Committee on Water Data
(IACWD) met to discuss programs and new initia-
tives for FY95 and FY96. Representatives from the
following agencies reported on activities in their
programs: Tennessee Valley Authority - Reservoir
and Stream Monitoring; EPA - Monitoring and Data
Management; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) -
Water Data and Information Exchange; National
Park Service (NPS) - NPS and USGS Cooperative
National Water Quality Monitoring Program;
National Biological Survey - Research, Inventory
and Monitoring, and Information Technology
Services; and Soil Conservation Service - Soil and
Climate Analysis Network, Watershed and
Subwatershed Mapping and Digitizing, and Water
Supply Forecast Enhancement. For more informa-
tion, contact Mary Belefski at (202) 260-7061.
STORET Modernization
This article is part of a continuing series of updates
on the STORET modernization project. STORET is
EPA ‘s computerized National Water STOrage and
RETrieval system for housing, managing, and
analyzing biological and water quality data.
Developing a STORET “Tool Kit”:
EPA’s Office of Water/Assessment and Watershed
Protection Division (OW/AWPD), in cooperation with
the Office of Information Resources Management
(OIRM), is engaged in a study to determine “tools”
that should be a part of the modernized STO RET
system. ‘Tools” are defined as software programs
that manipulate data and generally provide one of
the following six functions:
• Upload and/or data entry
• Downloading and/or reformatting data
• Listing or raw data presentation
• Statistical summarization
• Graphic production (charts, graphs, etc.)
• Map production.
The goal of the project is to develop a select set of
programs and documentation that meets the func-
tional requirements of users, performs unique
functions, and can easily be updated.
As a first step, OW/AWPD compiled an inventory of
tools presently available in STORET, the Biological
Information System (BIOS), the Ocean Data Evalua-
tion System (ODES), and the Water Quality Analysis
System (WQAS), which are all related systems that
will be combined in the process of STORET modern-
ization. The next step is a sampling of the user
community to collect quantitative data on how and
why tools are (or are not) being used, and to establish
criteria to select specific tools for the tool kit. With
these objectives in mind, OW/AWPD is mailing a
questionnaire to STORET users asking which
analytical tools they now use or would like to use. In
addition to the mailing, an interactive procedure
called “TOOLTIME” has been set up (issued at the
TSO “READY prompt when a user logs on to EPA’s
mainframe computer) to answer the questionniare on-
line.
Detailed information on the upcoming Third STO RET
Modernization Conference will soon be available.
The conference is scheduled for February, 1995 in
Dallas, Texas. For more information on the STORET
modernization effort and the upcoming conference,
contact Phil Lindenstruth of OW/AWPD, at
202-260-6549 (dmail: LINDENSTRUTH. PHIL).
OFFICE OF WETLANDS, OCEANS
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Regional/State CWA Section 319 Grants Pro-
gram: AWPD has initiated a series of Regional
reviews of the CWA section 319 grants program.
The Regional reviews are being conducted to
evaluate management of the CWA section 319
grants at the Regional level; assist the Regions and
states in preparing for future internal and external
audits; facilitate the exchange of lessons learned
between the Regions, AWPD, and the states; and
strengthen the administration and management of the
nonpoint source program (NPS) and the CWA
section 319 grants by AWPD, the Regions, and the
states. The first Regional meeting was held in
Region 8 in late August. For more information,
contact Chris Zabawa at (202) 260-7101.
Coastal Nonpoint Program Coordinators Work-
shop: EPA and the National Oceanic and Atmo-
spheric Administration (NOAA) jointly sponsored a
workshop for states
that are developing
coastal nonpoint source
programs under section
6217 of the Coastal
Zone Act Reauthoriza-
tion Amendments of
1990 (CZARA). The
workshop provided a
forum for states, EPA, and NOAA to discuss issues
concerning the development and submission of state
coastal nonpoint programs; to share success stories,
innovations, and common challenges; and to work
toward the development of approvable programs in
July 1995. The workshop was held September 19 -
22, in Port Deposit, MD. For more information,
contact Amy Sosin at (202) 260-7058.
Oceans and Coastal Protection Division
(OCPD)
Coastweeks Beach Cleanups: On September 7, the
Center for Marine Conservation (CMC) held a press
conference to announce the results of the 1993
Annual International Beach Cleanups and to an-
nounce the kick-off for the 1994 Coastweeks cel-
ebration. CMC reported that during the 1993 beach
cleanups, approximately 160,000 volunteers from 35
states collected, sorted, and counted items of plastic,
wood, glass and paper trash from U.S. beaches. In
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addition to the U.S., 44 other
countries participated in the
world-wide beach cleanup
effort. In total, over 5.2 million
pounds of debris were collected
world-wide. In general, some
improvement over preceding
years was noted, especially in
the plastic debris category.
This was attributed to restric-
tions on overboard waste
disposal from ships and boats. For more informa-
tion, contact Betsy Tam at (202) 260-6466.
National Estuary Program Citizens Advisory
Committee National Meeting: On September 7-9,
representatives from the Citizens Advisory Commit-
tees of the 21 estuaries in the National Estuary
Program (NEP) met in Washington, DC, to share
experiences, success stories and visions for the
future. The agenda included special sessions on
evaluation techniques, consensus building, and
conflict resolution. A common Concern was the
successful implementation of Comprehensive
Conservation and Management Plans. This was the
second National Citizens Advisory Committee
meeting held since the start of the NEP in 1987;
participants were clearly in support of continuing
these national meetings. For more information,
contact Darrell Brown at (202) 260-6426.
Wetlands Division (WD)
Marsh Management Workshop: A marsh man-
agement workshop was held in New Orleans, LA,
August 16-18, to hear stakeholder perspectives on
marsh management. The 216 participants included
representatives from federal, state, and local agen-
cies, as well as interest groups. The workshop
included presentations of scientific information, case
studies, and open forums involving landowners,
fishermen, local government officials, and academia.
Overall, the workshop was successful in generating
positive discussions and acquiring stakeholders’
perspectives on marsh management. This forum
provided an opportunity for identifying common
ground on a broad range of issues related to marsh
management. For more information, contact Abby
Friedman at (202) 260-5048.
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OFFICE OF AIR QUALITY PLANNING AND
STAN DARDS
EPA releases First Great Waters Report to
Congress: After three years of intensive effort, the
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards has
issued the first of what will be biennial reports
assessing atmospheric loadings of certain pollutants
to the Great Lakes, Lake Champlain, the Chesapeake
Bay, and all coastal waters (known as Great Waters).
The study also looks at the environmental and public
health effects of the deposited air pollutants and the
sources of these pollutants.
In preparing the report, EPA, in cooperation with the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA), pulled together teams of leading scientists
to evaluate and summarize the scientific literature on
air pollutants of concern to the Great Waters. The
Great Waters Report marks the first time this
information has been compiled in one place.
According to the report, the following significant
pollutant loadings to the Great Waters are coming
from the atmosphere:
• Up to 89% of PCBs in Lake Superior;
• As much as 40% of nitrogen loadings in the
Chesapeake Bay; and
• 95% of the lead loadings in Lake Michigan,
Lake Superior and Lake Huron.
The report found that certain characteristics of the
pollutants, such as persistence and bioaccumulation,
are of particular concern. The persistence of these
pollutants in the environment leads to an increased
potential for exposure to humans and wildlife.
Significant adverse effects on human health and
wildlife are documented in the report, including
immune-system disorders and reproductive problems
in wildlife and developmental problems in children
and infants. In addition, high concentrations of
pollutants such as mercury, PCBs, and DDT have
been found in fish, resulting in public health adviso-
ries on fish consumption.
The report recommends accelerating the issuance of
municipal waste combustor rules. Also, the Agency
has committed to publish an advance notice of
proposed rulemaking to establish lesser-quantity
emission rates for sources emitting less than 10 tons
annually of Great Waters pollutants; these sources
could be subject to the maximum achievable reduc-
tion in emissions required for major sources. EPA is
also looking beyond the authorities of the Clean Air
Act. During reauthorization of the Clean Water Act,
for example, EPA will seek discretionary authority
to regulate releases to any media that may affect the
Great Waters, allowing for pollution control where
other regulations may not apply. The Agency will
also evaluate the extent to which banned pesticides,
many of which are also Great Waters pollutants, are
exported for use in other countries. Finally, the
report recommends continued research activities to
address the problems in the Great Lakes, the Chesa-
peake Bay and other waterbodies.
Copies of the report to Congress and a color bro-
chure that describes the program can be obtained by
calling Pam Smith at (919) 541-5319. For other
information about the program or the Report to
Congress due in 1995, call Laurel Driver at (919)
541-2859.
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• 15-16 Watershed WISE: A Workshop on Watershed
Protectiona, Grand JunctIon, CO. Contact susan
Foster, Thorne E ologicat instUute, 5398 Manhattan
Circle, Sude 120, Boulder, CO 80303,
(303) 499-3647, FAX (303) 499-8340.
15-16 Ecological Risk Assessment Use Abuee and
Alternatives, Corv Iis, OR. Contact Conference
Assistant, College of Forestry, Oregon State University,
Corvallis, OR 97330, (50 ) 737-2329,
FAX (503) 737 2668
29-Dec 2 Meeting on Water Quality StandardslCrfterla and
Related Progran . Seattle WA. Contact Liz Hiett,
letra Tech, at (703) 385-6000.
DECEMBER
4-7 56th Midwest Fish end Wildilte Conference,
lndian olis, IN. Contact Debbie FaithUr , Alterbury
Fish & Wildide Area, Edinburgh IN 46124,
(317) 232.7535.
5-9 Meeting on Water Quality Standarde/Cnterta and
Related Programs. Chicago, L Co aeI:IJ 1-full,
Tetra lath, at (703)385600 0
12-13 Protecting Ground Wster Promoting Understand-
ing, Accepting Responsibility, and Taking Action,
Wash gton, DC. Contact Laura Ludwig, Terrene
Institute, 1717 K St. NW, WashIngton, DC 20006,
(202) 833-8317; FAX (202) 296-4071.
FEBRUARY 1 5
7-9 Third STORET Modernization Workshop, Dallas, TX.
Contact USEPA, 401 M St. SW(4503F), Washington,
D.C. 20460, 1-800-424-9067 (STORET User Assistance
Line) or STORET @ EPAMA IL.EPAGOV.
23-24 Water, Nitrogen and PeopIe An International
Conference, Everett, WA. Contact Craig MacConnell,
Washington State University Extension Whatcom County,
1000 N. Forest $1., Suite 201, Be liingham, WA 98225-
5594, (206) 676-6736.
Calendar H :;hff .
OCTOBER
16 The Relative Rote of Urban and Rural Nonpoint
Source Controls in Managing Wet Weather Water
Quality, Chicago, IL Contact Christine Mcl(aJ p, WEF,
601 Wythe St., Alexandria, VA 2231-1944,
(703) 864-2400.
16-20 Water Environment Federation’s 67th Anmjsl
• • Conference and Exposition, Chicago. IL. Contact
Maureen Novotna, WE, 601 Wythe St., Ajexandria, VA
22314-194.4, (703) 684-2400.
17-1.9 • Coastal Nonpoint Source Workshop; Building
• Partnerships, Tampa, FL Contact Julia Johnson, 1717
K S I. NW, Suite 801, Washington 1 DC 20006-1504,
• (202) 833-8317.
30-Nov 3 Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry,
15th Annual Meeting; Ecological Risk: Science,
Policy, Law, and Perception, Denver, Colorado,
Contact Rod Parrish, SETAC, 1010 NOJIh 12th Ave.,
Pensacole, FL 32501, (904)469-1500.
f AX (904)469-9778.
31-Nov 5 North American Lake Managemeri SOciety 14th
Annual International Symposium: Managing Water
Resources In the 21st Century: Finding Workable
Solutions. Orlando. FL. Contact Marilyn Schroeder,
(303) 781-8287, FAX (303) 781-6538.
Short Course: Advanced Geographic Information
Systems, at American Water Resources
Association’s 30th Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
Contact AWRA, 950 Herndon Pkwy, Suds 300,
Herndon, VA 22070, (301) 493-8600,
FAX (301) 493-5844.
Short Course: Watershed Hydrology and Water
Quality, at AWRA 30th Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
Contact AWRA at (301) 493-8600,
FAX (301) 493-5844.
6-10 AmerIcan Water Reeourcea AssociatIon’s 30th
Annual Conference, Chicago, 1L. Contact AWRA, 950
Herndori Pkwy, Suite 300, Herndan, VA 22070,
(301) 493-8600, FAX (301) 493-5844.
NOVEMBER
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