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
► Emerging Contaminants and Toxics: Using Narrative Criteria in Assessments and Restoration Plans - 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
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
► CNMI Nonpoint Source 5-Yr. Management Plan - Olivia Tenorio, Northern Mariana Islands
“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
► 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
► New Jersey Recovery Potential Screening Tool - 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
► Washington State's TMDL Template - 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
The Pennsylvania Clean Water Academy
Pennsylvania's Assessment Methodology for Streams and Rivers
Pennsylvania's Water Quality Monitoring Protocols for Streams and Rivers
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
► 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
No session presentations or materials.