2024 National Training Workshop on Water Quality Assessment and Plans — Presentations and Materials
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
Emerging Contaminants and Toxics: Using Narrative Criteria in Assessments and Restoration Plans
► Traci Iott, Connecticut
► Dustin Shull, Pennsylvania
► Anne Schegel, Virginia
Approaches to Monitoring, Assessment, and Plans in a Changing Climate
► Jim Havard, EPA HQ
► Teagan Rostock, EPA HQ
► Kristy Fortman, EPA R8
► Britta Bierwagen, EPA HQ
Incorporating Environmental Justice Considerations into TMDL Development
► Miranda Chien-Hale, EPA HQ
► Barbara Bennett, Colorado
► Steve Winnett, EPA R1
► Jane Sawyers, Rhode Island
► Olivia Lopez, EPA R1
Tribal Water Quality Assessment: Methods and Tools
► Adam Schempp, ELI
► Rob Cook, EPA R6
► Rainee Tetreault, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
► Using Water Quality Assessment for Protection of Skokomish Reservation Waters - Seth Book and Alena Reynolds, Skokomish Indian Tribe
Participatory Science and Planning for External Data
► Adam Griggs, EPA HQ
► Jennifer Haslbauer, Alabama
► Volunteer Water Monitoring Program - Waverly Reibel, Minnesota
Volunteer Water Monitoring Program Website
How to Use EPA's Tools for Automated Data Analysis (TADA) R Shiny Application to Retrieve, Wrangle, and Harmonize Water Quality Portal Data
Session 2: Breakouts II
Using Stressor Identification When There Are No Applicable Numeric Criteria: Experiences and Lessons
► Dustin Shull, Pennsylvania
► Katie McKone, Kentucky
► Abel Haile, Illinois
► Becky Monahan and Bel Martinez da Matta, Maryland
Spikes in Pollutants During Wet Periods: Challenges and Strategies for Monitoring, Assessment, and Plans
► Jasper Hobbs, Association of Clean Water Administrators
► Cam McNutt, North Carolina
► Storm Event Sampling: Monitoring Strategies, Challenges and Assessment Protocols - Eileen Campbell and Sarah Acquah, Minnesota
► Justin Donahue, Washington
► Kevin Kirsch, Wisconsin
“A Plan by Any Name…”: Coordination Between the CWA 303(d) and Nonpoint Source Programs
► Cyd Curtis and Justin Drew, Association of Clean Water Administrators
► Utah Division of Water Quality Protection Section - Jodi Gardberg, Utah
“An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure”
► Tess Wilkerson, ELI
► Miranda Chien-Hale, EPA HQ
► Traci Iott, Connecticut
► Elise Turrietta, EPA HQ
► Protection Plans in Texas - Nicole Hall, Texas
► Traci Iott, Connecticut
► Kati Carberry, EPA R10
Continuous Monitoring: Tools and Approaches
► Adam Griggs, EPA HQ
► Britta Bierwagen, EPA HQ
How to Use EPA's Tools for Automated Data Analysis (TADA) R Package and Other Packages to Retrieve, Wrangle, and Harmonize Water Quality Portal Data (for R Users)
Session 3: Litigation on Assessment/Listing and TMDLs
Session 3 Presentations and Materials
► Jim Havard, EPA HQ
► Elise O'Dea, EPA OGC
► Andrea Priest, EPA OGC
Session 4: Topic-Driven Conversational Roundtables
No session presentations or materials.
Session 5: Breakouts III
Environmental Justice in Monitoring and Assessment
► Bonita Johnson, EPA R4
► Susan Holdsworth, EPA HQ
► Miranda Chien-Hale, EPA HQ
► Yaso Sivaganesh, New Jersey
The Recovery Potential Screening (RPS) Tool: Recent Developments and Various Uses
► Beth Smith and Justin Drew, EPA HQ
► Andy Somor, The Cadmus Group
► Utah's Prioritization 2.0: Approach to Protection and restoration Planning - Jodi Gardberg, Utah
► Claire Huang-Lindabury, New Jersey
► Ellie Flaherty, EPA HQ
Developing TMDLs in Ways That Lead to More Seamless Collaboration and Implementation
► Traci Iott, Connecticut
► Kevin Kirsch, Wisconsin
► Andrea Plevan, Minnesota
► Ben Rau, Washington
Program Resilience and Continuity Despite Staff Changes: Processes, Procedures, and Available Resources
► Adam Schempp, ELI
► Margaret Aguilar and Louise Pascua, Guam
► Kayla Bowe, Red Lake Nation
► Abel Haile and Christine Davis, Illinois
► Dustin Shull, Pennsylvania
How to Answer Common Questions with Available Data Tools
► How to Answer Common Questions with Available Data Tools - Jesse Boorman-Padgett, EPA HQ
Build Automated Data Dashboards, Maps, and Apps Using the Water Quality Portal’s NEW WQX 3.0 Services
Session 6: CWA 303(d) Prioritization Frameworks and Cross-Program Coordination
Session 6 Presentations and Materials
► Planning Across CWA Programs - Rosaura Conde, EPA HQ and Traci Iott, Connecticut
► Prioritization Frameworks Under the CWA 303(d) Vision - Teagan Rostock, EPA HQ
► Think Statewide - Act Locally (Implementing Michigan's Vision 1.0) - Molly Rippke, Michigan
► An Aspirational Vision to Include Everyone - Mindy Neil, West Virginia
Session 7: Cross-Program Coordination for Restoration and Protection Plan Implementation