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

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

         Volunteer Water Monitoring Online Training

         Volunteer Water Monitoring Reflections Annual Yearbook 2023

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

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 7: Cross-Program Coordination for Restoration and Protection Plan Implementation