nwqmc meeting update november 2, 2006 west palm beach, florida
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NWQMC Meeting Update November 2, 2006 West Palm Beach, Florida. Summary of Presentation. Recent accomplishments/highlightsFY06 Future Directions & Activities Plan Meeting in Cincinnati, OH Nov. 15-16, 2006 Work Group Updates Water Quality Data Elements NEMI. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
NWQMC Meeting Update
November 2, 2006
West Palm Beach, Florida
Summary of Presentation
• Recent accomplishments/highlightsFY06
• Future Directions & Activities Plan
• Meeting in Cincinnati, OH Nov. 15-16, 2006
• Work Group Updates– Water Quality Data Elements
– NEMI
Highlights of the Board FY06• Revamped of Board webpage (Dan Sullivan)• San Jose Conference
– Booth (all)– Session on WQDE (LeAnne Astin)
• Two face to face meetings (Madison,WI & Tucson, AZ)• NMN Chapter 4 (Ed Johnson, Jerry Diamond, Eric Vowinkel)• NEMI
– Green Methods (Larry Keith and Jennifer Young)– CRADA
• WQDE Publication (LeAnne Astin)• Bioassessment comparability guidance/pilots (Jerry Diamond and
Laura Gabanski)• New EPA Co-Chair (Steve Wendelken) and several new recruits
Future Directions of the Board• Concentrate on things we do well (Higher priority)
– NEMI and NEMI/CBR– WQDE—habitat– Support NMN where appropriate– Support WIS work group where needed
• New topics (Lower priority) (Next meeting)– Event monitoring (stormwater)
• Continuous and Real-time monitoring (n• New technologies, • data storage, • data interpretation
– Volunteer monitoring validation techniques
Activities Plan
• 2 face to face meetings in FY06– Cincinnati, OH (Nov. 15-16, 2006)– ??? (June ‘07)
• Monthly Full Board conference calls• Bi-monthly or monthly work group conference
calls (NEMI and WQDE) as required• Keep web-page up to date (Dan • 2 Across the Board Newsletters in FY07• Continue recruitment
Board Meeting Cincinnati 11/15-16/06
MDCB Challenges for Meeting in Cincinnati, 11/15-16/06
• NEMI– Complete CRADA– All methods to be used in the National Monitoring Network in
NEMI by May 2008– Green methods updates complete– Statistical methods entered into NEMI
• WQDE– Habitat elements publication by May 2008– Public Web page for habitat elements
• Work with WIS work group to provide timely products that are needed by WQ community
• Dinner at Herb Brass’
AgendaMeeting 11/15-16/06
WQDE Work Group Internal Web Page and objectives
• Develop a general list of WQDEs for habitat
• Work on a few hydrologic systems to start?– Streams– Wetlands– Coastal Zone
• Publication and web site by May 2008
Green Methods & CRADA
• ACS Petroleum Research Fund grant to Green Chemistry Institute– Developed scale of “relative” greenness and applied to
methods in NEMI– Need to complete
• CRADA– Several private sector companies have agreed to
commit $$$ or in-kind services to help with NEMI– Need to determine priorities for in-kind services
support
NEMI Internal Web Pageand Objectives
• Finalize funding from EPA and USGS
• Complete CRADA
• Complete Green Methods
• Add all methods in NMN by Conference in May 2008
• Add field methods
• Add statistical methods
Sources of methods in NEMI
Monthly visitors
NEMI-CBR & CBR Advisor
• Complete
• Public release delayed
• Issues with addition of some methods from EPA Standard Analytical Methods Protocol – Version 2
Methods Board Advisory Group on Bioassessment Comparability
• “MBAG” first meeting 3/8/05• Projects:
– Comparability Study data analysis (3/05 – 12/06)– Report: Critical Review of the State-of-the-Science
of Bioassessment Comparability (11/05)– EPA Guidance on Bioassessment Comparability
initiated (3/05 – 6/07)– Workshop at NWQM Conference (5/06)– New Bioassessment Comparability Pilot Studies
(10/05 – 6/07)
Status of MBAG Projects
WSA Comparability Study Data Analysis• Data Analysis meeting of Comparability Study cooperators
9/05, Baltimore, MD
• Some studies completed already and data being analyzed; more pilots to be completed in 2006.
• Final WSA Report due later in 2006.
• MBAG participated in and provided advice to cooperators and EPA at data analysis meeting
PBS/Nutrients Plans
• Assist in implementation of the NMN as it pertains to nutrients
• Link with EPA/FEM Performance approach activity. EPA actively pursuing performance approach
• Complete the DQO-nitrate paper and submit for publication