National Water Quality Monitoring Council May 3-5, 2011 Leslie - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

USGS Council Changes USGS Council Changes

• Pixie Hamilton

Pixie Hamilton – – now USGS Cooperative Program now USGS Cooperative Program

• New USGS Co

New USGS Co-

• chair

chair – – Mike Mike Yurowicz Yurowicz ( NAWQA) ( NAWQA) EPA ORD Safe & Sustainable Water Resources Research Program EPA ORD Safe & Sustainable Water Resources Research Program

• Next generation of water research

Next generation of water research

• Needed to respond to impairment rates > restoration rates

Needed to respond to impairment rates > restoration rates

• Causes degradation are complex, include reduced water availabil

Causes degradation are complex, include reduced water availability & ity & climate change, as well as multiple pollutants climate change, as well as multiple pollutants

• Big challenge

Big challenge – – how deal with nutrients? how deal with nutrients?

• Support integrated water resource management

Support integrated water resource management

• Focus on how best measure success ( e.g. NARS trends)

Focus on how best measure success ( e.g. NARS trends)

• Seeking stakeholder input now. Oct 1 implementation

Seeking stakeholder input now. Oct 1 implementation

National Water Quality Monitoring Council

May 3-5, 2011

Leslie McGeorge, NJDEP, NWQMC Member

• Groundwater Monitoring Network

Groundwater Monitoring Network – – Derrick Isles (SD Derrick Isles (SD) )

• Extensive, long term GW level & quality network

Extensive, long term GW level & quality network

• GW levels

GW levels -

• > 1000 wells, auto

> 1000 wells, auto-

• recorders >70

recorders >70

• GW quality

GW quality – –150 shallow wells to reflect LU changes 150 shallow wells to reflect LU changes

• Parameters

Parameters -

• inorg

inorg., pest, metals, ., pest, metals, radionuclides radionuclides , , VOCs VOCs

• NO3 ~ 16% wells > 10

NO3 ~ 16% wells > 10 ppm

• ppm. Some

. Some shales shales contributing to contributing to elevated NO3 levels elevated NO3 levels

• 319 grant funds used to install wells for network,

319 grant funds used to install wells for network, dedicated pumps for sampling dedicated pumps for sampling

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May 3-5, 2011

• VT State Surface Water

VT State Surface Water Mangement Mangement Strategy Strategy – – new new

• Similar to 208 basin plans, but including NPS

Similar to 208 basin plans, but including NPS

• Framework for SW management and how to USE

Framework for SW management and how to USE monitoring data monitoring data

• Blueprint for bringing resources to bear to protect and

Blueprint for bringing resources to bear to protect and restore water resources restore water resources

• Coordinated with revised State Water Monitoring Strategy

Coordinated with revised State Water Monitoring Strategy ( 2011 ( 2011-

• 2020)

2020)

National Water Quality Monitoring Council

May 3-5, 2011

Multiple Presentations on Gulf of Mexico Restoration and Multiple Presentations on Gulf of Mexico Restoration and Related Monitoring Related Monitoring

• Emphasis on need to maintain baseline monitoring

Emphasis on need to maintain baseline monitoring – – to to compare spill impacts (e.g. NOAA Mussel Watch program) compare spill impacts (e.g. NOAA Mussel Watch program)

• Need for long term condition assessments to evaluate

Need for long term condition assessments to evaluate effectiveness of restoration measures effectiveness of restoration measures

• Gulf Coast Science Coordination Office

Gulf Coast Science Coordination Office – – recognizing recognizing need to coordinate need to coordinate monitoring monitoring, modeling and research , modeling and research

National Water Quality Monitoring Council

May 3-5, 2011

• National Council Newsletter

National Council Newsletter

• Spring Issue

Spring Issue – – Featured last NJ Council meeting on Featured last NJ Council meeting on continuous monitoring, and Volunteer Monitoring continuous monitoring, and Volunteer Monitoring article on QAPP development article on QAPP development

• Accepting articles for Fall issue

Accepting articles for Fall issue

• National Council Survey of 17 State/Regional

National Council Survey of 17 State/Regional Councils Councils

• Will be used to assist council formation and to help

Will be used to assist council formation and to help sustain councils sustain councils

• 2012 National Water Monitoring Conference (Apr 30

2012 National Water Monitoring Conference (Apr 30-

• May 4, Portland, OR)

May 4, Portland, OR)

• Call for abstracts

Call for abstracts – – due by Sept 23 due by Sept 23

National Water Quality Monitoring Council

May 3-5, 2011