&EPA Office of Water Recent Water Research January-June 2015 No. 2015-1 Table of Contents Protecting Aquatic Life and Human Health From Chemicals and Microbes in Water. .1 Innovative and Affordable Tools and Technologies for Sustainable Public Health Protection 7 Ecological Systems Approach to Protect and Restore Sustainable Water Quality and Water Quantity on a Watershed Basis. .10 Protecting Aquatic Life and Human Health From Chemicals and Microbes in Water From EPA From Collaborators Assessment of the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas on Drinking Water Resources. EPA-600-R-15-047. Synthesis of available scientific literature and data on the potential for hydraulic fracturing to impact drinking water resources. Go to Report orwww.epa.gov/ncea/ Evaluation of Current Water Treatment and Distribution System Optimization to Provide Safe Drinking Water From Various Source Water Types and Conditions. Latham, M., and Mash, H., 2015. EPA-600-F-14-353. Three studies to improve understanding of propagation of contaminants through drinking water treatment, and to identify best approaches for removal. Go to Report or nepis.epa.gov Adherence of Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Contaminants to Sediments Found in Water Storage Tanks. EPA-600-R-14-222. Evaluation of adherence of non-radioactive cesium (Cs-133), lindane, Escherichia coli, and Bacillus anthracis Sterne (BaS) onto sediments collected from drinking water storage tanks across the U.S. Go to Report or cfpub.epa.gov/si Formation of Nitrosamines and Perfluoroalkyl Acids During Ozonation in Water Reuse Applications. Dickenson, E., 2015. Study to evaluate nitrosamines and perfluoroalkyl acids occurrence, factors affecting formation, and potential mitigation strategies. Go to Report or www.watereuse.org WEF - Identifying Research Gaps and Tools for Cost-Effective Implementation of the Revised Ammonia Ambient Water Quality Criteria: Ammonia Criteria Implementation Stakeholders Meeting (WERF3C14). 2015. Workshop summary: recommendations for federal regulators to implement criteria based on a common set of principles. Go to Report or news.wef.org/ammonia-criteria- implementation-workshop-findings-released/ USGS - The Quality of our Nation's Waters—Water Quality in Principal Aquifers of the United States. DeSimone, L.A., et al., 2015. USGS Circular 1360. Findings: contaminants with potential human-health concern in 1/5 of wells sampled; geology, hydrology, geochemistry, and chemical use explain vulnerability; changes to groundwater flow altered groundwater quality. Go to Report No. 2015-1 Office of Water Page 1 ------- Recent Water Research USGS - Trends in Hydraulic Fracturing Distributions and Treatment Fluids, Additives, Proppants, and Water Volumes Applied to Wells Drilled in the United States From 1947 Through 2010—Data Analysis and Comparison to the Literature. Callages, T.J., and Varela, B.A., 2015. USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2014- 5131. Water-intensive drilling increased from 6% of new wells in 2000 to 42% in 2010. HF materials and methods are contributing to development of previously inaccessible oil and gas production in shale and tight-sand reservoirs. Go to Report WRF — Drought Management in a Changing Climate: Using Cost-Benefit Analyses to Assist Drinking Water Utilities. Blue, J., et al., 2015. WRF Report 4546. Specifies system vulnerabilities to droughts; guide to assessing total possible costs of drought, and benefits of drought management and risk mitigation. Go to Report or www.waterrf.org WRF — Hydraulic Fracturing Workshop: Developing Water and Oil & Gas Sector Partnerships. 2015. WRF Report 4544. Workshop aimed to identify communication needs and opportunities for collaboration between drinking water and oil and gas industries; participants developed strategies, action items for emergency response, water quality monitoring, and water management operations. Go to Re or www.waterrf.org WEF - Nutrient Roadmap Version 1.0. 2015. Primer offers overview of longer book; challenges water resource recovery facilities to net zero impacts with nutrient discharges by 2040. Go to Report or www.wef.org/nutrientroadmap/ WRF — Reducing Volatile Disinfection By-Products in Treated Drinking Water Using Aeration Technologies. Ghosh, A., et al., 2015. WRF Report 4441. Best practices for understanding elevated TTHM issues, evaluation of treatment site and reservoir constraints, and selection of appropriate aeration technology / design. Go to Report orwww.waterrf.org WRF - Detection and Quantification of EDCs/PPCPs in Waters Containing Organic Matter. Chorover, J., et al., 2015. WRF Report 4269. Examines effects of dissolved and colloidal organic matter sources and constituent fractions on EDC/PPCP detection and quantification. Go to Report or www.waterrf.org From Journals Non-Ol/Non-O139 Vibrio choleras Carrying Multiple Virulence Factors and V-cholerae Ol in the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland. Ceccarelli, D., etal., 2015. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 81(6), 1909-1918. Go to Article A Practical Approach to Determine Dose Metrics for Nanomaterials. Delmaar, C.J.E., et al., 2015. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 34(5), 1015-1122. Go to Article Stream Measurements Locate Thermogenic Methane Fluxes in Groundwater Discharge in an Area of Shale-Gas Development. Heilweil, V.M., et al., 2015. Environmental Science & Technology, 49(7), 4057-4065. Go to Article Association Between Lifetime Exposure to Inorganic Arsenic in Drinking Water and Coronary Heart Disease in Colorado Residents. James, K.A., et al., 2015. Environmental Health Perspectives, 123(2), 128-134. Go to Article Characterization of Hydraulic Fracturing Flowback Water in Colorado: Implications for Water Treatment. Lester, Y., et al., 2015. Science of the Total >t, 512, 637-644. Go to Article Treatment Options for a Potential cVOC Group Rule. Roth, D.K., et al., 2015. Journal'American Water Works Association, 107(3), E130-139. Go to Article Page 2 Office of Water No. 2015-1 ------- Recent Water Research Effects of Chlorination Operating Conditions on Trihalomethane Formation Potential in Polyaluminum Chloride-Polymer Coagulated Effluent. Li, R. H., et al., 2015. Journal of 'Hazardous Materials, 285, 103-108. Go to Article Evaluation of Effects of Potential Group cVOC Regulations on Two Utilities. Roth, D.K., et al., 2015. Journal American Water Works Association, 107(6), E321- E327. Go to Article A Framework for Identifying Organic Compounds of Concern in Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids Based on Their Mobility and Persistence in Groundwater. Rogers, J.D., et al., 2015. Environmental Science e> •Letters, 2(6), 158-164. Go to Article Iodine Addition to Drinking Water for Perchlorate Mitigation: Engineering Feasibility. Wildman, C.F., et al., 2015. Journal American Water Works Association, 107(6), E282-E291. Go to Article Evaluation of the Final UCMR2 Database: Nationwide Trends in NDMA. Woods, G., et al., 2015. Journal American Water Works Association, 107(1), E58-68. Go to Article Modeling Manganese Removal in a Pilot-Scale Postfiltration Contactor. Bierlein, K.A., et al., 2015. Journal American Water Works Association, 107(2), E109-119. Go to Article Short-Term Spatial and Temporal Variability of Disinfection By-Product Occurrence in Small Drinking Water Systems. Guilherme, S., and Rodriguez, M. J., 2015. Science of the Total Environment, 518, 280-289. Go to Article Assessment of Surface Water Chloride and Conductivity Trends in Areas of Unconventional Oil and Gas Development—Why Existing National Data Sets Cannot Tell us What we Would Like to Know. Bowen, Z.H., et al., 2015. Water Resources Research, Published Online January 2015. Go to Article Biocides in Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids: A Critical Review of Their Usage, Mobility, Degradation, and Toxicity. Kahrilas, G.A., et al., 2015. Environmental Science & Technology, 49(1), 16-32. Go to Article Controlling Lead and Copper Rule Water Quality Parameters. Cornwell, D., et al., 2015. Journal'American Water Works Association, 107(2), E86-E96. Go to Article UV/Chlorine Process for Ammonia Removal and Disinfection By-Product Reduction: Comparison With Chlorination. Zhang, X.R., et al., 2015. Water Research, 68, 804-811. Go to Article Expanding Metal Mixture Toxicity Models to Natural Stream and Lake Invertebrate Communities. Balistrieri, L.S., et al., 2015. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 34(4), 761-776. Go to Article Occurrence of Pharmaceuticals in a Water Supply System and Related Human Health Risk Assessment. Gaffney, V.D., et al., 2015. Water Research, 72, 199-208. Go to Article N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) Formation Potential of Amine-Based Water Treatment Polymers: Effects of in Situ Chloramination, Breakpoint Chlorination, and Pre-Oxidation. Park, S.H., et al., 2015. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 282, 133-140. Go to Article No. 2015-1 Office of Water Page 3 ------- Recent Water Research Microplastics: Addressing Ecological Risk Through Lessons Learned. Syberg, K., et al., 2015. 'Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 34(5), 945-953. Go to Article Methadone Contributes to N-Nitrosodimethylamine Formation in Surface Waters and Wastewaters During Chloramination. Hanigan, D., et al., 2015. EnvironmentalScience & Technology Letters, 2(6), 151—157. Go to Article Proximity to Natural Gas Wells and Reported Health Status: Results of a Household Survey in Washington County, Pennsylvania. Rabinowitz, P.M., et al., 2015. Environmental Health Perspectives, 123(1), 21—26. Go to Article Derivation of Human Health-Based Ambient Water Quality Criteria: A Consideration of Conservatism and Protectiveness Goals. Tatum, V., et al., 2015. Integrated Environmental'Assessment and Management, 11(2), 298-305. Go to Article A Review on Emerging Contaminants in Wastewaters and the Environment: Current Knowledge, Understudied Areas and Recommendations for Future Monitoring. Petrie, B., et al., 2015. Water Research, 72, 3-27. Go to Article Arsenic Cycling in Hydrocarbon Plumes: Secondary Effects of Natural Attenuation. Cozzarelli, I.M., et al., 2015. Groundwater, Published Online January 2015. Go to Article Aerobic Biodegradation of Selected Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in Wastewater Sewage Sludge. Stiborova, H., etal, 2015. Chemosphere, 118, 315-321. Go to Article Occurrence and Analysis of Endocrine-Disrupting Compounds in a Water Supply System. Carvalho, A.R.M., etal.,2015. Assessment, 187:139. Go to Article Increased Frequency of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Detection at Potable Water Taps Within the United States. Donohue, M., Mistry, J., Donohue, J., O'Connell, K., King, D., Byran, J., Covert, T and S. Pfaller, 2015. EnvironmentalScience e> Technology, 49(10), 6127-6133. Go to Article Why Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) Challenge Traditional Risk Assessment and How to Respond. Fuhrman, V.F., et al., 2015. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 286, 589-611. Go to Article Contribution and Removal of Watershed and Cationic Polymer N-Nitrosodimethylamine Precursors. Hanigan, D., et al., 2015. Journal American Waterworks Association, 107(3), E152-163. Go to Article Iodide, Bromide, and Ammonium in Hydraulic Fracturing and Oil and Gas Wastewaters: Environmental Implications. Harkness, J.S., et al., 2015. ^Environmental S cience ^Technology, 49(3), 1955-1963. Go to Article Evaluation of Watershed Susceptibility to Contaminants of Emerging Concern. Park and Park, 2015.JournalAmerican WaterWorksAssociation, 107(4), E174-E186. Go to Article Residential Tap Water Contamination Following the Freedom Industries Chemical Spill: Perceptions, Water Quality, and Health Impacts. Whelton, A.J., et al., 2015. Environmental S cience ^Technology, 49(2), 813-823. Go to Article Evaluating a Groundwater Supply Contamination Incident Attributed to Marcellus Shale Gas Development. Llewellyn, G.T., et al., 2015. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(20), 6325-6330. Go to Article Page 4 Office of Water No. 2015-1 ------- Recent Water Research Spatial and Temporal Variation in De Facto Wastewater Reuse in Drinking Water Systems Across the USA. Rice, J., and Westerhoff, P., 2015. 'EnvironmentalSdence & Technology, 49(2), 982-989. Go to Article Sources of Endocrine-Disrupting Compounds in North Carolina Waterways: A Geographic Information Systems Approach. Sackett, D.K., et al., 2015. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 34(2), 437-445. Go to Article Seasonal Evaluation of the Presence of 46 Disinfection By-Products Throughout a Drinking Factors Triggering Cyanobacteria Dominance and Succession During Blooms in a Hypereutrophic Drinking Water Supply Reservoir. Fernandez, C., et al., 2015. Water Air and Soil Pollution, 226(3). Go to Article Spatial and Seasonal Variability of Tap Water Disinfection By-Products Within Distribution Pipe Networks. Charisiadis, P., et al., 2015. Science of the Total Environment, 506, 26-35. Go to Article Formation of Disinfection By-Products in the Ultraviolet/Chlorine Advanced Oxidation Process. Water Treatment Plant. Serrano, M., et al., 2015. Science Wang, D., et al., 2015. Science of the Total Environment, 518, of the Total Environment, 517, 246-258. Go to Article Anticipating the Effects of Green Buildings on Water Quality and Infrastructure. Rhoads, W.J., et al., 2015. Journal American Water Works Association, 107(4), 50-61. Go to Article Chlorate Challenges for Water Systems. Alfredo, K., et al., 2015. Journal American Water Works Association, 107(4), E187-E196. Go to Article Disparity in Disinfection Byproducts Concentration Between Hot and Cold Tap Water. Liu, B.N., and Reckhow, D.A., 2015. Water Research, 70, 196-204. Go to Article Vectorial Role of Acanthamoeba in Legionella Propagation in Water for Human Use. Magnet, A., et al., 2015. Science of the Total Environment, 505, 889-895. Go to Article Mixing Zone and Drinking Water Intake Dilution Factor and Wastewater Generation Distributions to Enable Probabilistic Assessment of Down-the-Drain Consumer Product Chemicals in the US. Kapo, K. E., et al., 2015. Science of the Total Environment, 518, 302-309. Go to Article 49-57. Go to Article A Costly Endeavor: Addressing Algae Problems in a Water Supply. Dunlap, C.R., et al., 2015. Journal American Water Works Association, 107(5), E255-E262. Go to Article Sharing Important Research Topics With the Drinking Water Community. De Haan, M., and Owen, C., 2015. Journal American Water Works Association, 107(3), 38-47. Go to Article Automated Method for Determination of Dissolved Organic Carbon-Water Distribution Constants of Structurally Diverse Pollutants Using Pre- Equilibrium Solid-Phase Microextraction. Ripszam, M., and Haglund, P., 2015. Environmental To. Chemistry, 34(2), 266-274. Go to Article Perchlorate in US Drinking Water: Is a Federal Regulation Needed to Protect Public Health? Cotruvo, J.A., 2Q\5. Journal American Water W' Association, 107(6), 66-71. Go to Article No. 2015-1 Office of Water Page 5 ------- Recent Water Research Redox Gradients in Distribution Systems Influence Water Quality, Corrosion, and Microbial Ecology. Masters, S., et al., 2015. Water Research, 68, 140-149. Go to Article The Cumulative Risk to Human Health of Pharmaceuticals in New Jersey Surface Water. Roden, N.M., et al., 2015. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, 21(1), 280-295. Go to Article Impact of Water Heaters on the Formation of Disinfection By-products. Liu, B., and Reckhow, D.A., 2015. Journal American Water Works Association, 107(6), E328-E338. Go to Article Dissolved Oxygen Sensors Predict Seasonal Manganese Increases. Malkov, V.B., 2015. Opflow, 41(1), 14-16. Go to Report Recent and Upcoming Meetings RECENT: NGWA Conference on Hydrology and Water Quality in the Southwest. February 23-24, 2015 in Albuquerque, NM. Go to Meeting Page or www.ngwa.org Water Week 2015. April 12-18, 2015 in Washington, DC. Go to Meeting Page Water Microbiology Conference 2015. May 18-22, 2015 in Chapel Hill, NC. Go to Meeting Page or waterinstitute.unc.edu/ GWPC Annual Forum. September 27-30, 2015 in Oklahoma City, OK. Go to Meeting Page or www.gwpc.org WaterPro Conference. September 28-30, 2015 in Oklahoma City, OK. Go to Meeting Page 2015 NAWC Water Summit. October 4, 2015 in Scottsdale, AZ. Go to Meeting Page or www.nawc.org UPCOMING: ASDWA 2015 Annual Conference. October 20-23, 2015 in Fort Worth, TX. Go to Meeting Page or www.asdwa.org APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition. October 31- November 4, 2015 in Chicago, IL. Go to Meeting Page or www.alpha.org SETAC North America 36th Annual Meeting. November 1-5, 2015 in Salt Lake City, UT. Go to Meeting Page or www.setac.org NWRA Annual Conference. November 4-6, 2015 in Denver, CO. Go to Meeting Page or www.nwra.org Groundwater 15 Expo. December 15-17, 2015 in Las Vegas, NV. Go to Meeting Page 2016 UIC Conference. February 23-25, 2016 in Denver, CO. Go to Meeting Page or www.gwpc.org NGWA Groundwater Summit 2016. April 24-27, 2016 in Denver, CO. Go to Meeting Page Page 6 Office of Water No. 2015-1 ------- Recent Water Research Innovative and Affordable Tools and Technologies for Sustainable Public Health Protection From Collaborators WRF — Hexavalent Chromium Treatment With Strong Base Anion Exchange. Seidel, C., et al., 2014. Results support design of full-scale treatment installations and address operational questions that impact capital and lifecycle costs for strong base anion exchange (SBA-IX) and chemical reductive media (CRM) technologies. Go to Report orwww.waterrf.org Equivalency of Advanced Treatment Trains for Potable Reuse: Treatment Train Toolbox. Trussell, R.R., et al., 2015. Toolbox model to calculate efficacy and estimated cost of user-selected treatment alternatives; report provides step-by-step guidance for tool; documents model assumptions, cost tables, model limitations. Go to Report or www.watereuse.org Optimizing Conventional Treatment for the Removal of Cyanobacteria and Toxins. Newcombe, G., et al., 2015. WRF Report 4315. Identifies optimum coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, and filtration conditions for removal of cyanobacteria and their metabolites. Go to Report orwww.waterrf.org From Journals USEPA's 2015 Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey. Job, C., and Barles, R., 2015. Journal American Waterworks Association, 107(6), 84-86. Go to Article A Data Management and Publication Workflow for a Large-Scale, Heterogeneous Sensor Network. Jones, A. S., et al., 2015. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 187(6). Go to Article A Comparison of lodinated Trihalomethane Formation From Chlorine, Chlorine Dioxide and Potassium Permanganate Oxidation Processes. Zhang, T. Y., et al, 2015. Water Research, 68, 394-403. Go to Article Reliability Analysis of Nutrient Removal From Stormwater Runoff With Green Sorption Media Under Varying Influent Conditions. Jones, J., et al., 2015. Science of the Total Environment, 502, 434-447. Go to Article Degradation and Mineralization of Bisphenol a (BPA) in Aqueous Solution Using Advanced Oxidation Processes: UV/H2O2 and UV/S2O82- Oxidation Systems. Sharma, J., et al., 2015. Journal of 156, 266-275. Go to Article Comparison of Filter Media Materials for Heavy Metal Removal From Urban Stormwater Runoff Using Biofiltration Systems. Lim, H. S., et al., 2015. Journal of Environmental Management, 147, 24-33. Go to Article Analysis of Radium-226 in High Salinity Wastewater From Unconventional Gas Extraction by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry. Zhang, T.Y., et al., 2015. Environmental Science e> y, 49(5), 2969-2976. Go to Article Characterizing Phosphorus Speciation of Chesapeake Bay Sediments Using Chemical Extraction, P-31 NMR, and X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure Spectroscopy. Li, W., et al., 2015. Environmental Science & Technology, 49(1), 203-211. Go to Article No. 2015-1 Office of Water Page 7 ------- Recent Water Research Identification of Some Factors Affecting Pharmaceutical Active Compounds (PhACs) Removal in Real Wastewater. Case Study of Fungal Treatment of Reverse Osmosis Concentrate. Badia- Fabregat, M., et al., 2015. Journal of 'Hazardous Materials, 283, 663-671. Go to Article Cellulose Nanomaterials in Water Treatment Technologies. Carpenter, A.W., et al., 2015. Environmental Science & Technology, 49(9), 5277-5287. Go to Article Destruction of Microcystins (Cyanotoxins) by UV- 254 nm-Based Direct Photolysis and Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs): Influence of Variable Amino Acids on the Degradation Kinetics and Reaction Mechanisms. He, X.X., et al., 2015. Water Research, 74, 227-238. Go to Article Effect of Fulvic Acid on Adsorptive Removal of Cr(VI) and As(V) From Groundwater by Iron Oxide-Based Adsorbents. Uwamariya, V., et al., 2015. Water Air and Soil Pollution, 226(6). Go to Article Modeling Nitrate Removal in a Denitrification Bed. Ghane, E., et al., 2015. Water Research, 71, 294-305. Go to Article Absence of a Priming Effect on Dissolved Organic Carbon Degradation in Lake Water. Catalan, N., Kellerman, et al., 2015. Limnology and Oceanography, 60(1), 159-168. Go to Article Enhanced Coagulation With Powdered Activated Carbon or MIEX (R) Secondary Treatment: A Comparison of Disinfection By-Product Formation and Precursor Removal. Watson, K., et al., 2015. Water Research, 68, 454-466. Go to Article Microbial Mats as a Biological Treatment Approach for Saline Wastewaters: The Case of Produced Water From Hydraulic Fracturing. Akyon, B., et al., 2015. EnvironmentalSdence ^Technology, 49(10), 6172-6180. Go to Article Rapid Quantification of Viable Legionella in Nuclear Cooling Tower Waters Using Filter Cultivation, Fluorescent in Situ Hybridization and Solid-Phase Cytometry. Baudart, J., et al., 2015. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 118(5), 1238-1249. Go to Article Enhanced Biodegradability of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products by Ionizing Radiation. Kim, H.Y., etal., 2015. Water Environment Research, 87(4), 321-325. Go to Article Evaluating Fluorescence Spectroscopy as a Tool to Characterize Cyanobacteria Intracellular Organic Matter Upon Simulated Release and Oxidation in Natural Water. Korak, J. A., et al., 2015. Water Research, 68,432-443. Go to Article Controlling the Formation of Nitrosamines. Krasner, S., et al., 2015. Advances in Water Research, 25(2), 12-14. Go to Article or www.advancesinwaterresearch.org/awr The Adsorption of Pharmaceutically Active Compounds From Aqueous Solutions Onto Activated Carbons. Rakic, V., et al., 2015. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 282, 141-149. Go to Article Microbial Capacitive Desalination for Integrated Organic Matter and Salt Removal and Energy Production From Unconventional Natural Gas Produced Water. Forrestal, C., et al., 2015. Environmental Science: Water Research ^Technology, 1, 47-55. Go to Article Assessment of a 3D Hydrostatic Model (POM). Nekouee, N., etal., 2015. Water Air and Soil Pollution, 226(7). Go to Article Page 8 Office of Water No. 2015-1 ------- Recent Water Research Nanofiltration Across Defect-Sealed Nanoporous Monolayer Graphene. O'Hern, S.C., et al., 2015. Nano Letters, 15(5), 3254-3260. Go to Article Induced Genotoxicity in Nitrate-Rich Water Treated With Medium-Pressure Ultraviolet Processes. Martijn, B.J., et al., 2015. Journal American Waterworks Association, 107(6), E301-E312. Go to Article Temperature Diagnostic to Identify High Risk Areas and Optimize Legionella pneumophila Surveillance in Hot Water Distribution Systems. Bedard, E., et al., 2015. Water Research, 71, 244-256. Go to Article Zebra Mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) as a Biomonitor of Trace Elements Along the Southern Shoreline of Lake Michigan. Shoults-Wilson, W.A., et al., 2015. EnwronfflentalToxicology and Chemistry, 34(2), 412-419. Go to Article Hexavalent Chromium Removal Through Conventional Filtration Treatment Processes. Liang, S. and Maceiko, S.M., 2015. Journal American Water Works Association, 107(4), E210-E223. Go to Article Cointegration VAR and VECM and ARIMAX Econometric Approaches for Water Quality Variates. Ghulam, A., 2015. Journal of 'Statistical and Econometric Methods, 4(1), 1-38. Go to Article or www.scienpress.com/ Accelerating Cost-Effective Green Stormwater Infrastructure: Learning From Local Implementation. Nylen, N.G, and Kiparsky, M., 2015. Center for Law, Energy & the Environment, U.C. Berkeley School of Law, Identifies actions to encourage data collection and information sharing; also recommends learning from local implementation to encourage cost- effective deployment. Go to Report or www.law.berkeley.edu Stepwise Information-Filtering Tool (Sift): A Method for Using Risk Assessment Metadata in a Nontraditional Way. Beasley, A., et al., 2015. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 34(6), 1436-1442. Go to Article Recent and Upcoming Meetings RECENT: Desaltech 2015. August 28-29, 2015 in San Diego, CA. Go to Meeting Page or www.nwri-usa.org/ 30th Annual WateReuse Symposium. September 13- 16, 2015 in Seattle, WA. Go to Meeting Page or www.watereuse.org WEFTEC 2015. September 26-30, 2015 in Chicago, IL. Go to Meeting Page World Water-Tech North America. October 6-8, 2015 in Toronto, ONT. Go to Meeting Page Water Smart Innovations 2015. October 7-9, 2015 in Las Vegas, NV. Go to Meeting Page UPCOMING: Water Quality Technology Conference® & Exposition. November 15-19, 2015 in Salt Lake City, UT. Go to Meeting Page or www.awwa.org North American Water Loss 2015: Advancing Policies, Tools and Technologies. December 8-9, 2015 in Atlanta, GA. Go to Meeting Page or www.allianceforwaterefficiencv.org No. 2015-1 Office of Water Page 9 ------- Recent Water Research Ecological Systems Approach to Protect and Restore Sustainable Water Quality and Water Quantity on a Watershed Basis From EPA EPA's REPORT ON THE ENVIRONMENT (ROE) - Exclusively on the Web The ROE is an interactive resource that presents the best available indicators of national trends in five theme areas of interest to EPA: Air, Water, Land, Human Exposure and Health, and Ecological Condition. 85 ROE indicators address 23 questions within these theme areas. Visit this dynamic tool and use the multi- colored navigation bar at the top of every ROE Web page to explore themes, associated questions, and indicators that help answer these questions. EPA National Water Program Releases 2014 Highlights of Progress: Responses to Climate Change by the National Water Program. EPA-850- R-l 5-001. Accomplishments in program areas: water infrastructure; watersheds and wetlands; coastal and ocean waters; water quality; working with Tribes. Go to Report or www2.epa.gov/climate-change-water- sector Connectivity of Streams and Wetlands to Downstream Waters: A Review and Synthesis of the Scientific Evidence. EPA-600-R-14-475F. Summarizes current understanding of connectivity and how streams and wetlands affect physical, chemical, and biological integrity of downstream waters. Go to Report orwww.epa.gov/ncea/ From Collaborators Third Report on Federally Funded Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Activities. Committee on Environment, Natural Resources, and Sustainability of the National Science and Technology Council, 2015. Summary of recent research and strategic plan for ongoing federal research. Go to Report orwww.whitehouse.gov USGS - Understanding Nutrients in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed and Implications for Management and Restoration: The Eastern Shore. Ator, S.W., and Denver, J.M., 2015. USGS Circular 1406. Identifies sources of nitrogen and phosphorus on the Eastern Shore and their presence in groundwater and surface waters. USGS — Occurrence and Distribution of Fecal Indicator Bacteria and Gene Markers of Pathogenic Bacteria in Great Lakes Tributaries, March-October 2011. Brennan, A.K., et al., 2015. USGS Open-File Report 2015-1013. Studied pathogen gene markers (using PCR) and FIB densities (using membrane filtration and serial dilution) in 22 Great Lakes tributaries. USGS - Sediment Transport and Capacity Change in Three Reservoirs, Lower Susquehanna River Basin, Pennsylvania and Maryland, 1900-2012. Langland, M.J., 2015. USGS Open-File Report 2014—1235. Sediment loads were greatest in early to mid-1900s when land disturbance activities from coal production and agriculture peaked; loads declined in the 1950s with soil conservation practices; loads were dominated by climatic factors in the 1960s (drought) and 1970s (very wet); declining since the 1980s through 2012. USGS - Oil-Particle Interactions and Submergence From Crude Oil Spills in Marine and Freshwater Environments: Review of the Science and Future Research Needs. Fitzpatrick, F.A., et al., 2015. USGS Open-File Report 2015-1076. Identifies need for methods to detect and quantify presence of OPAs and understand effects on containment, recovery. Go to Report Page 10 Office of Water No. 2015-1 ------- Recent Water Research USGS - Nutrient Attenuation in Rivers and Streams, Puget Sound Basin, Washington. Sheibley, R.W., et al., 2015. USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2015—5074. Identifies themes on instream attenuation of nutrients in Puget Sound; results explained in terms of 4 factors of attenuation: sinuosity, channel slope, specific discharge, and uptake velocity (vf) of reach. NRC — Review of the Everglades Aquifer Storage and Recovery Regional Study. 2015. Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP), launched in 2000, is state-federal effort to reverse decline of Everglades ecosystem; includes drilling over 330 aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) wells to store water for dry periods. Go to Report orwww.nap.edu NOAA, Federal Partners Design 'Early Warning System' for Freshwater Toxic Algal Blooms. 2015. NOAA, NASA, USEPA, and USGS developing early warning system for algal blooms using satellite data; improving understanding of causes and health effects of cyanobacteria and phytoplankton blooms. Go to Article Water Offset Policies for Water-Neutral Community Growth: A Literature Review and Case Study Compilation. Christiansen, B., 2015. Informational first phase by collaborative to support sustainable community growth; seeking additional pilot/partner communities to participate in water offset program. Go to Report or www.allianceforwaterefficiencv.org From Journals Water Quality and Quantity Investigation of Green Roofs in a Dry Climate. Beecham, S., and Razzaghmanesh, M., 2015. Water Research, 70, 370-384. Go to Article Persistence of Pharmaceuticals in Effluent- Dominated Surface Waters. Brown, D., et al., 2015. Journal of Environmental Quality, 44(1), 299-304. Go to Article Effects of the Environmental Estrogenic Contaminants Bisphenol A and 17a-Ethinyl Estradiol on Sexual Development and Adult Behaviors in Aquatic Wildlife Species. Bhandari, R.K., et al., 2015. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 214, 195-214. Go to Article A Linear Systems Approach to Watershed Transport Simulation. Carleton, J., 2015. Hydrological Processes, 29, 1198-1212. Go to Article or onlinelibrary.wiley.com/)ournal/10.1002/(ISSN)1099- 1085 The Stream Biome Gradient Concept: Factors Controlling Lotic Systems Across Broad Biogeographic Scales. Dodds, W.K., et al., 2015. Freshwater Science, 34(1), 1-19. Go to Article Experimental Nutrient Additions Accelerate Terrestrial Carbon Loss From Stream Ecosystems. Rosemond, A.D., et al., 2015. Science, 347(6226), 1142-1145. Go to Article Modeling Streamflow and Water Quality Sensitivity to Climate Change and Urban Development in 20 U.S. Watersheds. Johnson, T., J. Butcher, D. Deb, M. Faizullabhoy, P. Hummel, J. Kittle, S. McGinnis, L.O. Mearns, D. Nover, A. Parker, S. Sarkar, R. Srinivasan, P. Tuppad, M. Warren, C. Weaver, andj. Witt, 2015. Journal American Water Works Association, Published Online May 2015. Go to Article Classifying Lakes to Quantify Relationships Between Epilimnetic Chlorophyll a and Hypoxia. Yuan, L.L., and Pollard, A.I., 2015. Environmental Management, 55(3), 578-587. Go to Article Climate Adaptation Planning Builds Water Utility Resilience. Dubm, L., 2015. Opflow, 41(3), 24-26. Go to Report No. 2015-1 Office of Water Page 11 ------- Recent Water Research Assessing Impacts of Payments for Watershed Services on Sustainability in Coupled Human and Natural Systems. Asbjornsen, H., et al., 2015. Biosdence, 65(6), 579-591. Go to Article Phytoplankton Community Structure in the River- Influenced Continental Margin of the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Chakraborty, S., and Lohrenz, S. E. 2015. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 521, 31-47. Go to Article Organic Matter Remineralization Predominates Phosphorus Cycling in the Mid-Bay Sediments in the Chesapeake Bay. Joshi, S.R., et al., 2015. Environmental Sdence & Technology, 49(10), 5887-5896. Go to Article Improving Environmental Risk Assessment of Human Pharmaceuticals. Agerstrand, M., et al., 2015. Environmental S dence ^Technology, 49(9), 5336-5345. Go to Article Predicting Ecological Responses of the Florida Everglades to Possible Future Climate Scenarios: Introduction. Aumen, N.G., et al., 2015. Environmental Management, 55(4), 741-748. Go to Article Effects of Wildfire on River Water Quality and Riverbed Sediment Phosphorus. Son, J.H., et al., 2015. Water Air and Soil Pollution, 226:26. Go to Article Long-Term Trends of Nutrients and Trophic Response Variables for the Great Lakes. Dove, A., and Chapra, S. C. 2015. Limnology and Oceanography, 60(2), 696-721. Go to Article Organic and Inorganic Composition and Microbiology of Produced Waters from Pennsylvania Shale Gas Wells. Akob, D.M., et al., 2015. Applied Geochemistry, Published Online April 2015. Go to Article The Influence of Water Quality Variables on Cyanobacterial Blooms and Phytoplankton Community Composition in a Shallow Temperate Lake. Lee, T. A., et al., 2015. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 187(6). Go to Article Flume Experiments to Investigate the Environmental Fate of Pharmaceuticals and Their Transformation Products in Streams. Li, Z., et al., 2015. EnvironmentalSdence ^Technology, 49(10), 6009-6017. Go to Article Spatial and Hydrologic Variation of Bacteroidales, Adenovirus and Enterovirus in a Semi-Arid, Wastewater Effluent-Impacted Watershed. Bambic, D.G., et al., 2015. Water Research, 75, 83-94. Go to Article Experimental Dosing of Wetlands With Coagulants Removes Mercury From Surface Water and Decreases Mercury Bioaccumulation in Fish. Ackerman, J.T., et al., 2015. Environmental Sdence & y, 49(10), 6304-6311. Go to Article Future of Our Coasts: The Potential for Natural and Hybrid Infrastructure to Enhance the Resilience of Our Coastal Communities, Economies and Ecosystems. Sutton-Griera, A.E., et al., 2015. Environmental Science &'Policy, 51, 137—148. Go to Article Responses of Phytoplankton and Related Microbial Communities to Changes in the Limnological Conditions of Shallow Lakes: A Short-Term Cross-Transplant Experiment. Sinistro, R., et al., 2015. Hydrobiologia, 752(1), 139-153. Go to Article Long-Term and Seasonal Trend Decomposition of Maumee River Nutrient Inputs to Western Lake Erie. Stow, C.A., et al., 2015. Environmental Sdence e> Technology, 49(6), 3392-3400. Go to Article Page 12 Office of Water No. 2015-1 ------- Recent Water Research A Spatially Explicit Model for Mapping Headwater Streams. Russell, P.P., et al., 2015. Journal of'the American Water Resources Association, 51(1), 226-239. Go to Article Effects of Increasing Nitrogen and Phosphorus Concentrations on Phytoplankton Community Growth and Toxicity During Planktothhx Blooms in Sandusky Bay, Lake Erie. Davis, T. W., et al., 2015. 'EnvironmentalSdence ^Technology, 49(12), 7197-7207. Go to Article Groundwater Nitrogen Processing in Northern Gulf of Mexico Restored Marshes. Sparks, E.L., et al., 2015. Journal oj'EnvironmentalManagement, 150, 206-215. Go to Article Model-Based Nitrogen and Phosphorus (Nutrient) Criteria for Large Temperate Rivers: 2. Criteria Derivation. Suplee, M.W., et al., 2015. Journal of 'the American Water Resources Association, 51(2), 447-470. Go to Article Unravelling River System Impairments in Stream Networks With an Integrated Risk Approach. Van Looy, K., et al., 2015. Environmental Management, 55(6), 1343-1353. Go to Article Responses of Cyanobacteria to Herbivorous Zooplankton Across Predator Regimes: Who Mows the Bloom? Urrutia-Cordero, P., et al., 2015. Freshwater Biology, 60(5), 960-972. Go to Article Climate Change Adaptation Planning for Small Water Systems. Maier, M.E., and Carpenter, A.T., 2015. Journal American Water Works Association, 107(6), 45-53. Go to Article Suitability of Lake Erie for Bigheaded Carps Based on Bioenergetic Models and Remote Sensing. Anderson, K.R., et al., 2015. Journal of 'Great Lakes Research, 41(1), 358-366. Go to Article Lake Retention of Manufactured Nanoparticles. Koelmans, A.A., et al., 2015. Environmental Pollution, 196,171-175. Go to Article Monitoring and Modeling Wetland Chloride Concentrations in Relationship to Oil and Gas Development, van der Burg, M.P., and Tangen, B.A., 2015. Journal oj'EnvironmentalManagement, 150, 120-127. Go to Article Patterns of River Influence and Connectivity Among Subbasins of Puget Sound, With Application to Bacterial and Nutrient Loading. Banas, N.S., et al., 2015. Estuaries and Coasts, 38(3), 735-753. Go to Article Determining the Probability of Cyanobacterial Blooms: The Application of Bayesian Networks in Multiple Lake Systems. Rigosi, A., et al., 2015. Ecological Applications, 25(1), 186-199. Go to Article Assessment of the Hydrological Impacts of Green Roof: From Building Scale to Basin Scale. Versini, P.A., etal., 2Q\5. Journal of Hydrology, 524, 562-575. Go to Article Deep-Water Seed Populations for Red Tide Blooms in the Gulf of Mexico. Waters, L. G., et al., 2015. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 529, 1-16. Go to Article Characterisation of Algal Organic Matter Produced by Bloom-Forming Marine and Freshwater Algae. Villacorte, L.O., et al., 2015. Water Research, 73, 216-230. Go to Article In Situ Accumulation of HBCD, PBDEs, and Several Alternative Flame-Retardants in the Bivalve (Corbicula fluminea) and Gastropod (EHtnia proxima). La Guardia, M. J., et al., 2012. Environmental Science & Technology, 46(11), 5798-5805. Go to Article No. 2015-1 Office of Water Page 13 ------- Recent Water Research Modeling Nanoniaterial Environmental Fate in Aquatic Systems. Dale, A.L., et al., 2015. 'Environmental Science & Technology, 49(5), 2587-2593. Go to Article Adjusting the Effect of Seasonal Variability in the Bioassessment of Streams. Serra, S.R.Q., et al., 2015. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 187(1). Go to Article Rising Air and Stream-Water Temperatures in Chesapeake Bay Region, USA. Rice, K.C, and JastramJ.D., 2015. Climatic Change, 128(1-2), 127-138. Go to Article Return Levels of Hydrologic Droughts Under Climate Change. Mondal, A., and Mujumdar, P.P., 2015. Advances in Water Resources, 75, 67-79. Go to Article Geographically Isolated Wetlands are Important Biogeochemical Reactors on the Landscape. Marton, J.M., et al., 2015. BioSdence, 65(4), 408-418. Go to Article Potential Effects of Climate Change on Florida's Everglades. Nungesser, M., et al., 2015. Environmental Management, 55(4), 824-835. Go to Article Rapid Ecosystem Response to Restoration in an Urban Stream. Arango, C.P., et al., 2015. ELjdrobiologia, 749(1), 197-211. Go to Article Trend and Concentrations of Legacy Lead (Pb) in Highway Runoff. Kayhanian, M., 2012. Environmental Pollution, 160, 169-177. Go to Article AWWA Standard Supports Source Water Protection. Sham, C.H., et al., 2012. Qpflow, Go to Article or www.awwa.org/publications Subsurface Transport of Orthophosphate in Five Agricultural Watersheds, USA. Domagalskia, J.L. and H.M. Johnson, 20\\. Journal of Hydrology, 409(1-2), 157-171. Go to Article Grand Challenges Related to the Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Freshwater Resources. Kundzewicz, Z. W., and Gerten, D. 2015. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 20(1). Go to Article The "Nutrient Pump:" Iron-Poor Sediments Fuel Low Nitrogen-to-Phosphorus Ratios and Cyanobacterial Blooms in Polymictic Lakes. Orihel, D.M., et al., 2015. Umnology and Oceanography, 60(3), 856-871. Go to Article Mangrove Expansion in the Gulf of Mexico With Climate Change: Implications for Wetland Health and Resistance to Rising Sea Levels. Comeaux, R. S., et al., 2012. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 96(1), 81-95. Go to Article Assessing Biophysical Controls on Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Through Probabilistic Modeling. Obenour, D.R., et al., 2015. Ecological Applications, 25(2), 492-505. Go to Article Recent and Upcoming Meetings RECENT: One Water Leadership Summit. August 26 - 28, 2015 in San Francisco, CA. Go to Meeting Page or www.allianceforwaterefficiency.org/ UPCOMING: Sustainable Water Management Conference. March 7-10, 2016 in Providence, RI. Go to Meeting Page or www.awwa.org Page 14 EPA822-N-15-001 Office of Water (4304T) No. 2015-1 January to June 2015 http://water.epa.gov/scitech/research-riskassess/researchstrategy/index.cfm ------- |