Introduction to the Clean Water Act Section 303(d) Program and Vision - Traci Iott, Connecticut, and Rosaura Conde, EPA HQ
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Session 1: Breakouts I
- How to Assess/List Waters and Develop TMDLs with Narrative Nutrient Criteria
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► Kentucky's List Methodology using Narrative Nutrient Criteria: Where we're been and where we're going – Katie McKone, Kentucky
► Tennessee Nutrient Assessment – Kim Laster, Tennessee
► Nutrient Assessments and TMDLs Using Narrative Criteria in New Mexico – Meredith Zeigler, New Mexico
► Using Narrative Nutrient Criteria in 303(d) Program Implementation in Connecticut – Traci Iott, Connecticut
- Environmental Justice: Achieving Meaningful Involvement
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► Environmental Justice: Achieving Meaningful Involvement – Jalisa Gilmore, Groundwork USA
► Environmental Justice: Achieving Meaningful Involvement – Amin Davis, North Carolina
► Equitable Development Resource Hub – Groundwork USA
► Best Practices for Meaningful Community Engagement Tip Sheet – Groundwork USA
► Equitable Development in Action Worksheet – Groundwork USA
- Advance Restoration Plans/5R and 4B Plans: Examples and EPA's Expectations
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► An Update and Overview of Advance Restoration Plans (ARPs) – Chris Hunter, EPA HQ
► Mystic River Alternative TMDL – Matthew Reardon, Massachusetts
► Great Pond Advance Restoration Plan (ARP) – Tracy Krueger, Maine
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Evaluating TMDL Effectiveness: Getting the Necessary Data through Existing Means
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► Evaluating TMDL Effectiveness – Brian Barnes, Nebraska
► Monitoring TMDL Effectiveness – Robert Voss, Missouri
► Tracking Restoration Progress in Maryland – Sophia Grossweiler, Maryland
- ATTAINS: A Secret Sauce Training (Intermediate to Advanced)
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► ATTAINS and How's My Waterway Secret Sauce – Jesse Boorman-Padgett and Wendy Reid, EPA HQ
► Handout #1: Navigating ATTAINS Using the Web Addresses
► Handout #2: Fixing Delistings
► ATTAINS Data in How's My Waterway 2.0
Session 3: Data Resources and Communication Tools
- Session 3 Presentations and Materials
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► What's New with How's My Waterway – Kiki Schneider, EPA HQ
► The Internet of Water at EPA – Alex Porteous, EPA HQ
► The Criteria Search Tool & TADA – Cristina Mullin, EPA HQ
► Mapping Tools: Leaflet and My Maps – Alan Ochoa Rodriguez, Utah
Session 4: Incorporating Climate Change and Environmental Justice Considerations into Program Activities
- Session 4 Presentations and Materials
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► Climate Change and the 303(d) Program Updates – Dylan Laird, EPA HQ
► Thinking About Climate Change (Extending the Service Life of Our TMDLs) – Mike Kruse, Missouri
► Climate Preppers: Michigan Edition – Molly Rippke, Michigan
Michigan's Statewide E. coli TMDL
► Environmental Justice and the 303(d) Program Updates – Sara Schwartz, EPA HQ
EPA Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers
EPA Legal Tools for Advance Environmental Justice
White House Executive Order: Revitalizing Our Nation's Commitment to Environmental Justice for All
EPA Watershed Academy Webcast: Integrating Environmental Justice into Water Resource Management
Session 5: Breakouts II
- Treatment in the Same Manner as a State (TAS) Authority for CWA 303(d): Adoption and Implementation
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► Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Treatment in a Similar Manner as States (TAS) – Dylan Laird, EPA HQ
► Pathways for Tribal Water Quality Assessment Programs – Jill Fullagar, EPA R10
- Examples of Water Quality Assessment Tools
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► R Script for Uploading NC Assessments to ATTAINS – Bongghi Hong, North Carolina
► Colorado Water Assessment Tracking and Reporting (CO WATR) – Skip Feeney, Colorado
► Arizona's Assessment: Leveraging R for an End-to-End Solution – Mackenzie Moore, Arizona
► Overview of NHDES' SADB – Matt Wood, New Hampshire
► How Kentucky Uses ESRI Tools in the Public Notice Process and in Communicating the Integrated Report – Katie McKone, Kentucky
- Integrating Protection with Watershed-based Planning
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► Protection TMDLs in Kansas – Dane Boring, Kansas
► Integrated Protection Within Watershed-Based Planning – Steve Epting, EPA HQ
► Advancing Water Quality Through Land Protection: Lessons from the Delaware River Watershed Initiative – Abigail Weinberg, Open Space Institute
Additional Resources
Summary on OSI watershed protection programs and forest cover thresholds for clean water
OSI's approach to selecting watersheds for protection
- Automation and the Use of R for TMDL Development
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► How to Create a Reproducible Workflow for Downloading and Processing Gridded Weather Data – Lucas Graunke, New Mexico
► Arizona's Use of R for TMDL Automation – Mikayla Baker, Arizona
► Modernizing & Automating Processes for 303(d) Program Activities – Traci Iott, Connecticut
- Introduction to Using Open Source R Tools for Automated Data Analysis (TADA) to Retrieve, Wrangle, and Clean WQP Data (Beginner & R User)
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► TADA (Tools for Automated Data Analysis) – Cristina Mullin, EPA HQ
- Introduction to Using Open Source R Tools for Automated Data Analysis (TADA) to Retrieve, Wrangle, and Clean WQP Data (Intermediate & R User)
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► Tools for Automated Data Analysis (TADA) – Elise Hinman, EPA HQ
► Helpful links:
TADA GitHub Reference/Vingette Page
- How to Answer Common Questions with Available Data Tools
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► How to Answer Common Questions with Available Data Tools – Jesse Boorman-Padgett and Wendy Reid, EPA HQ
Session 6: Breakouts III
- Protection of Downstream Water Quality Standards through TMDLs
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► Protection of Downstream Water Quality Standards in Washington – Jeremy Reiman, Washington
► Lake Talquin TMDL: Protecting Downstream Designated Uses – Elizabeth A. Booth, Georgia
► Protection of Downstream Water Quality Standards Through TMDLs: Wisconsin River TMDL Example – Kevin Kirsch, Wisconsin
► New York's TMDL Strategies to Protect Downstream Waters – Andrea Conine and Cassandra Davis, New York
- Stormwater and TMDLs: Examples of Approaches
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► Addressing Stormwater through the 303(d) Program: Approaches and Plans Used by CT DEEP – Traci Iott, Connecticut
► Stormwater and TMDLs: Minnesota's Experience – Andrea Plevan, Minnesota
- Category 4C: Process and Examples of Successful Restoration
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► Oregon's use of IR Category 4C – Lesley Merrick, Oregon
► Category 4C: Process, Expectations, and Examples of Successful Restoration – Dustin Shull, Pennsylvania
► Category 4C: Processes and Examples of Successful Implementation in Montana – Blake Towarnicki, Montana and Kristy Fortman, EPA R8
► Considerations for Using Integrated Reporting subcategory 4C – Cam McNutt, North Carolina
- Finding and Using Data from the Water Quality Portal
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► Finding and Using Data from the Water Quality Portal – Adam Griggs, EPA HQ
- Tracking Changing Assessment Units and Updates on NHD+
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► Using R to Track Changes in Assessments – Mikayla Baker, Arizona
► Tracking Changing Assessment Units – Cleo Baker, Virginia
► NHDPlus Update – Jesse Boorman-Padgett and Shelly Thawley, EPA HQ
Session 7: Prioritization and Planning
- Session 7 Presentations and Materials
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► Introduction to the Prioritization and Planning Session – Teagan Rostock, EPA HQ
► How Cross-Program Coordination and Environmental Justice are Changing the Way Colorado Prioritizes TMDLs for Vision 2.0 – Barbara Bennett, Colorado