Number 89 May 1998 ISSN 1062-9149
WWW RESOURCES
A more complete list of World Wide Web sites that relate to nonpoint source pollution and water quality issues can be found at: http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/bae/programs/extension/wqg/issues/resource.html
Volunteer Water Monitoring
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 recently posted a Volunteer Water Monitoring web page on the World Wide Web at: http://www.epa.gov/reg3wapd/3wp13/volmon/p1.htm. The Volunteer Water Monitoring layout includes:
- Vision — volunteers have an important role to play in water protection.
- Holistic water monitoring — text on the triad of water chemistry, biota and habitat, which is meant to encourage a comprehensive approach to volunteer monitoring; hotlinks to NOAA weather volunteers, the hydrologic cycle, 305b report, USGS water data, biological indicators, SAV, Pfiesteria, TMDLS; with numerous Region III photographs of aquatic conditions.
- Context of water monitoring and volunteer monitoring — hotlinks to the national postings of methods manuals, national directory, national newsletter, etc.
- Locating yourself by state and watershed — for the volunteer, and includes the State volunteer monitoring coordinator/contact, and Surf Your Watershed to help the volunteer navigate to their watershed and all the resources thereto. For the District of Columbia, the Anacostia Watershed home page is added because it provides more details on DC's water issues than Surf Your Watershed.
- What's new — includes the Delaware River Basin Water Snapshots and the Mid-Atlantic Volunteer Water Monitoring Conference.
- Before and after you monitor — putting you in a Green Communities context, point source and nonpoint source programs, in addition to pollution prevention and restoration concepts, including the Chesapeake Bay Program.
All of this is topped off by a hotlink to the President's Clean Water Action Plan.
There are also about 300 downloadable bookmarks, arranged topically for more extensive investigations. For example, there is a bookmark for local weather forecasts by zipcode for any U.S. location. Federal water programs are listed by their home pages, and clearinghouses and specific hydrologic units for watersheds are set up by State.
Major bookmark categories include:
- Volunteer Water Monitoring and Protection
- Water Monitoring
- Hydrologic Cycle
- Watersheds
- Management
- EPA Region III
- EPA and other Federal Programs
- Educational Programs
- Adjacent EPA Regions
- GIS Data Sites
Comments and suggestions on the site may be directed to weber.peter@epamail.epa.gov.
USDA Water Quality Demo Projects
The executive summary of the report Communication and Adoption Evaluation of USDA Water Quality Demonstration Projects is now available at http://www.nal.usda.gov/wqic/wgwq/demoeval.html.
This evaluation covers eight United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Water Quality Demonstration Projects initiated in 1990 and rates the projects' early performance in accelerating producer adoption of best management practices. Recommendations are given to improve workings at both the state project level and the USDA national program level.
For additional information from the USDA Working Group on Water Quality, visit http://www.nal.usda.gov/wqic/wgwq/wgwq.html.
Electronic Bibliographies
The following electronic bibliographies were recently produced by the Water Quality Information Center (WQIC) at the National Agricultural Library (NAL):
- Dairy Farm Manure Management II (1995-97 update)
- Regulating Water Quality: Policy, Standards, and Laws II (1995-97 update)
- Swine Manure Management II (1995-97 update)
The bibliographies are updates of earlier versions and contain citations from AGRICOLA,
NAL's database of agricultural literature. These and other bibliographies are available at
http://www.nal.usda.gov/wqic/biblios.html.
INFORMATION
Watershed Training Opportunities
Additional copies of the booklet are available free from the National Center for Environmental Publications (NCEPI) in Cincinnati at 513-489-8190 or 800-490-9198; fax: 513-489-8695. Please include the EPA document number (EPA841-B-98-001) when ordering. If you have any questions about this booklet, please contact Anne Weinberg at 202-260-7107 or Doug Norton at 202-260-7017.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
NCSU Water Quality Group Staff Changes
Janet Young
We would like to extend a fond farewell to Janet Young, who has worked as Program
Assistant with the NCSU Water Quality Group since 1992. Janet will be relocating to the
Upper Peninsula of Michigan with her family. Janet has made significant contributions to
the efforts of the NCSU Water Quality Group. She performed desktop publishing for all NCSU
Water Quality Group publications and conversion of documents for World Wide Web access,
served as co-editor of this newsletter, assisted with the financial management of the
Group, and provided computer support. Most noteworthy, Janet was responsible for desktop
publishing and design of the yearly Section 319 National Monitoring Program (NMP) Projects
Summary Report, as well as the 1995 and 1997 NMP Overviews. Janet has been a tremendous
asset to the Group and we wish her the very best.
Kevin Tweedy
We would like to welcome Kevin Tweedy to the NCSU Water Quality Group effective April
1998. His primary responsibility will be to assist Section 319 National Monitoring Program
nonpoint source watershed projects nationwide in their land treatment implementation and
water quality monitoring and evaluation strategy. Kevin will also work on enhancing the
agricultural BMP effectiveness database, which is accessible from the World Wide Web.
Kevin received his M.S. degree in Biological and Agricultural Engineering from North
Carolina State University in 1998. Welcome, Kevin!
MEETINGS
Meeting Announcements — 1998
MAY
2nd International Conference on Advances in Fluid Mechanics: May 13-15, Palazzo Kechler, Udine, Italy. Paula Doughty-Young, Conference Secretariat, AFM 98, Wessex Inst of Technology, Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst, Southampton, S040 7AA, UK, Tel: 44 (0) 1703-293223, Fax: 44 (0) 1703-292853, email: paula@wessex.ac.uk, web site: http://www.wessex.ac.uk
Extension Natural Resources Conference: May 17-20, Deerwood, MN. Elaine Andrews, UWEX Environmental Resources Center, 216 Agriculture Hall, Madison, WI 53706, Tel: 608-262-0142, Fax: 608-262-2031, email: eandrews@facstaff.wisc.edu, web site: http://www.uwex.edu/erc/ywc and http://www.uwex.edu/erc
Flood Mitigation Technology - Times Are Changing: May 17-22, Milwaukee, WI. Leslie A. Bond, Program Chair, 1998 Association of State Floodplain Managers Conference, P.O. Box 427, High Rolls, NM 88325, Tel: 505-682-1359, Fax: 505-682-1369, email: bond@wazoo.com
Specialty Conference on Rangeland Management & Water Resources: May 26-30, Reno, NV. AWRA, Attn: Rangeland Mgt & Water Resources Conference Committee, 950 Herndon Pkwy, Ste 300, Herndon, VA 20170-5531, Tel: 703-904-1225, Fax: 703-904-1228
JUNE
Balancing Resource Issues - Land, Water, People: June 5-9, San Diego, CA. Annual Conference of the Soil and Water Conservation Society, 7515 NE Ankeny Road, Ankeny, IA 50021-9764, Tel: 515-289-2331, Fax: 515-289-1227, email: swcs@swcs.org, web site: http://www.swcs.org
Water Resources and the Urban Environment: June 7-10, Chicago, IL. ASCE/Conferences Dept, 1801 Alexander Bell Dr, Reston, VA 20191-4400; Tel: 800-548-2723 (ASCE) or 703-295-6300, Fax: 703-295-6144, web site: http://www.asce.org/
The Land-Water Interface - Science for a Sustainable Biosphere: June 7-12, St. Louis, MO. ASLO, 5400 Bosque Blvd, Ste 680, Waco, TX 76710-4446, Tel: 800-929-2756, Fax: 817-776-3767, email: business@aslo.org, web site: http://www.aslo.org/
Applied Biogeotechnology 98 National Shortcourse: June 10-12, Madison, WI. Using vegetative structures to control erosion, protect slopes and streambank corridors, and restore environmental quality. Fee: $800, 1.8 CEU credit, Department of Engineering Professional Development, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Tel: 800-462-0876, email: custserv@edp.engr.wisc.edu, web site: http://epdwww.engr.wisc.edu/
JULY
Soil & Water Conservation Society 53rd Annual Conference - Balancing Land, Resources, & People: July 5-9, San Diego, CA. SWCS, 7515 NE Ankeny Rd, Ankeny, IA 50021-9764, Tel: 515-289-2331x16, email: sueb@swcs.org, general questions to: Tel: 515-289-2331x12, email: charliep@swcs.org
NWQMC National Monitoring Conference, Monitoring - Critical Foundations to Protect Our Waters: July 7-9, Reno, NV. GWPC, NWQMC Conference, 827 NW 63rd, Ste 103, Oklahoma City, OK 73116, Fax: 405-848-0722, web site: http://gwpc.site.net
3rd International Symposium on Tropical Hydrology & 5th Caribbean Islands Water Resources Congress: July 12-16, San Juan, Puerto Rico. AWRA, Attn: Tropical Hydrology & Caribbean Water Resources Symposium, 950 Herndon Pkwy, Ste 300, Herndon, VA 20170-5531, Tel: 703-904-1225, Fax: 703-904-1228
4th International Conference on Precision Agriculture: July 19-22, St. Paul, MN. Precision Ag Ctr, Attn: 1998 Precision Ag Conf, U of M, 439 Borlaug Hall, 1991 Upper Buford Cir, St. Paul, MN 55108-6028, Tel: 800-367-5363, Fax: 612-625-2207, email: tsvee@mes.umn.edu
Animal Production Systems & the Environment - An International Conference on Odor, Water Quality, Nutrient Management & Socioeconomic Issues: July 19-22, Des Moines, IA. Kay Snyder, Extended & Continuing Ed, Iowa State Univ, Ames, IA 50011-1112, Tel: 515-294-4202, email: kjsnyder@iastate.edu, web site: http://www.agconf.iastate.edu
AUGUST
1998 International Water Resources Engineering Conference: Aug 3-7, Memphis, TN. Amer Soc of Civil Eng, Conference & Expositions Dept, 1801 Alexander Bell Dr, Reston, VA 20191-4400, Tel: 800-548-2723x6009, Fax: 703-295-6144
Cross Currents in Water Policy - UCOWR `98: Aug 4-7, Hood River, OR. Dr. Tamim Younos, UCOWR `98 Technical Program Chair, Virginia Water Resources Research Ctr, 10 Sandy Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0444, Tel: 540-231-8039, Fax: 540-231-6673, email: tyounos@vt.edu
International Conference on China Environment Technology and Business: Aug 10-12, Beijing, P.R. China. Dr. Y. Yang Gong, Conf Chair, 98 Beijing International Conf, Louis Berger International Inc, 30 Vreeland Rd, Florham Park, NJ 07932, Tel: 973-678-1960x420, Fax: 973-676-3564, email: Ygong@louisberger.com, web site: http://www.chinaenvironment.net
Annual Meeting, American Fisheries Society, Challenges for the New Millenium - Shaping the Future of Fisheries Science and the Fisheries Profession: Aug 23-27, Hartford, CT. AFS, 5410 Grosvenor Lane, Ste 110, Bethesda, MD 20814, Tel: 301-897-8616, Fax: 301-897-8096, web site: http://www.esd.ornl.gov/AFS
3rd International IAWQ Conference on Diffuse Pollution: Aug 31-Sept 4, Edinburgh, Scotland. Ms. Rosemary Plessis, IAWQ Conf Coordinator, Scottish Environ Protection Agency, Erskine Ct, The Castle Business Park, Stirling FK9 4TR, Scotland, UK, Tel: +44(0)1786-457700, Fax: +44(0)1786-448040, web site: http://www.sepa.org.uk/iawq/iawqconf.htm
SEPTEMBER
1st International Conference on Environmental Engineering and Renewable Energy: Sept 7-10, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. MariaLuisa Cottone, Enren AE98 Conf, Dept of Civil Eng, Univ of Rome `Tor Vergata', via di Tor Vergata, 00133 ROMA-ITALY, Tel: +39(6)72597003, Fax: +39(6)72597005, email: dipciv1@uniroma2.it, web site: http://www.uniroma2.it/en2_98/
Connections `98 - 2nd National Conference on Transportation, Wetlands, and the
Natural Environment: Sept 16-18, New Bern, NC. Pam Cloer, CTE, c/o ITRE, NCSU, Box
8601, Raleigh, NC 27695-8601, Tel: 919-515-7990, email: pcloer@unity.ncsu.edu, web site: http://itre.ncsu.edu/itre/cte
Sixth National Nonpoint Source Monitoring Workshop: Interpreting Water Quality Responses to Land Treatment September 21-24, 1998, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Purpose: To bring together nonpoint source pollution specialists to share information on effective monitoring techniques, statistical analysis of watershed data, and the overall effectiveness of BMPs on improving water quality. The progress of the Section 319 National Monitoring Program (NMP) projects will be highlighted, as will other innovative water quality projects and monitoring techniques.
Sessions will focus on the following topics:
• Sediment Delivery in Watersheds
• Bioassessment - Analysis and Interpretation
• Calculating Appropriate Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for Watersheds
• Proper Interpretation and Innovative Analysis of Water Quality Data
• Effectiveness of Nutrient and Pesticide Management on a Watershed Scale
The program will offer three days of indoor workshop sessions/talks and a day-long field trip. Concurrent trips will be offered: one to northeast Iowa (Clayton County) to visit the Sny Magill Creek and Big Spring projects, and a second trip to central Iowa to see the Walnut Creek National Wildlife Refuge in Jasper County and the Bear Creek project in Story County. (Walnut Creek and Sny Magill Creek are two of the U.S. EPA Section 319 NMP projects.)
For additional information, visit the Nonpoint Source Workshop Web Site at http://www.igsb.uiowa.edu/nmp98 or contact:
Lynette Seigley or Carol Thompson, Nonpoint Source Workshop, 109 Trowbridge Hall,
Iowa City, IA 52242-1319, Tel: 319-335-1575 or 319-335-1581, Fax: 319-335-2754,
email: lseigley@igsb.uiowa.edu or cthompson@igsb.uiowa.edu
OCTOBER
WEFTEC `98 - 71st Annual Conf & Expo: Oct 3-7, Orlando, FL. Water Env Federation, Attn: WEFTEC `98 Program Coordinator, 601 Wythe St, Alexandria, VA 22314-1994, Tel: 800-666-0206, Fax: 703-684-2471, email: confinfo@wef.org, web site: http://www.wef.org
Annual Convention, American Society of Civil Engineers, Countdown 2000 - Designing Tomorrow's Engineering Successes, Oct 18-21, Boston, MA. Liz Sigler, ASCE, 1801 Alexander Bell Dr, Reston, VA 20191-4400, Tel: 703-295-6300, Fax: 703-295-6144, web site: http://www.asce.org
Agriculture & Water Quality in the Pacific Northwest - Understanding Each Other & Working Together for a Better Future: Oct 20-21, Yakima, WA. Agriculture & Water Quality Committee, PO Box 1462, Spokane, WA 99210, Tel: 509-838-6653, Fax: 509-838-6685, email: farwest@ior.com, web site: http://wwwdwatcm.wr.usgs.gov/ccpt/ag_wq_conf98/call4present98.htm
7th International Conference on Computers in Agriculture: Oct 26-30, Orlando, FL. ASAE Meetings & Confs, 2950 Niles Rd, St. Joseph, MI 49085-9659, Tel: 616-429-0300, Fax: 616-429-3852, email: hq@asae.org, web site: http://www.agen.ufl.edu/~compconf/
NOVEMBER
ENVIROSOFT `98 - Development & Application of Computer Techniques to Environmental Studies: Nov 10-12, Las Vegas, NV. Sue Owen, Conference Secretariat, ENVIROSOFT `98, Wessex Institute of Technology, Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst, Southampton, S0407AA, UK, Tel: 44(0)170-329-3223, Fax: 44(0)170-329-2853, email: sue@wessex.ac.uk
1998 Annual Conference on Water Resources & Symposia on Management of Human Impacts on the Coastal Environment and Applications of Water Use Information: Nov 15-19, Point Clear, AL. AWRA, Attn: 1998 Annual Conference & Symposia, 950 Herndon Pkwy, Ste 300, Herndon, VA 20170-5531, Tel: 703-904-1225, Fax: 703-904-1228
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Laura Lombardo / Janet Young
Co-Editors, NWQEP NOTES
NCSU Water Quality Group
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Raleigh, NC 27695-7637
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