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SWiMS 2009
8th Annual Surface Water Monitoring and
Standards (SWiMS) Meeting
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SWiMS 2009
- General Information
- SWiMS 2009 Agenda and Presentation Materials
- Meeting Evaluation Form (1p,24KB)
- Please complete and submit this evaluation if you took part in the meeting but did not have a chance to submit previously.
General Information
The SWiMS meeting is an annual State/Tribal/EPA technical coordinators meeting aimed at sharing monitoring successes and challenges, learning about the most up-to-date scientific information, and discussing programmatic issues. The meeting will cover a wide range of monitoring, standards, and assessment topics including issues related to water quality standards, mussels toxicity, emerging contaminants, national/regional probabilistic surveys, and others. Each session will include 2-3 speakers presenting different scientific, technical, and/or policy-related issues. While the meeting is aimed at States and Tribes, federal agencies, the regulated community, academics, environmental organizations, and others are encouraged to attend.
Agenda and Presentation Information
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Agenda - 8th Annual
Surface Water Monitoring and Standards Meeting
(Print View - (4p,44KB))
Location: Holiday Inn – Mart Plaza, 350 N. Orleans St., Chicago, IL 60654
Pre-SWiMS - Biological Condition Gradient, (15p,2006KB), Jeroen Gerritsen, Tetra Tech
- Plenary Session
- Concurrent Sessions
- Monitoring Coordination with Other Programs - Showing Success*
- New and Emerging Water Quality Monitoring Tools/Techniques
- Water Monitoring and Human Health Related Issues*
- Emerging Contaminants Part 1 and Part 2
- Mussels: Impacts of Pharmaceuticals/Temperature - Updated Research*
- Incorporating Volunteer Monitoring into Water Quality Monitoring Programs*
- Climate Change and Water Quality
- Funding Monitoring Programs*
- Anti-degradation Report Out
- National Aquatic Resource Surveys *
- State/Tribal Interaction*
- State/Tribal Implementation of Probability Survey Designs/National Survey Methods*
- Nutrient Criteria Session
Tuesday, February 10
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1:15 |
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Opening Session |
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1:30 |
Session 1A/B: Protecting Aquatic Life Uses: Water Quality Criteria and Other Tools/Approaches, Sarah Lehmann, US EPA-Region 5
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3:00 |
Break |
3:30 |
Concurrent Sessions Begin |
Session 2A: Monitoring Coordination with Other Programs – Showing Success, Christine Davis, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
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Session 2B: Emerging Water Quality Issues and Innovative Monitoring/Assessment Tools and Techniques, Andrew Tschampa, US EPA-Region 5
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5:00 |
End – Meet at Hotel Lounge for Continued Discussions |
Wednesday, February 11
8:30 |
Concurrent Sessions |
Session 3A: Water Monitoring and Human Health Related Issues, Cary McElhinney, US EPA-Region 5
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Session 3B/4B: Emerging Contaminants, Al Alwan, John Dorkin and Andy Tschampa, US EPA-Region 5
This is a two part session |
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10:00 |
Break |
10:30 |
Session 4A: Mussels: Impacts of Pharmaceuticals/Temperature – Updated Research, Ed Hammer, EPA-Region 5
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Continued from Previous Session (3B)
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12:00 |
Lunch – on your own |
1:00 |
Concurrent Sessions |
Session 5A: Incorporating Volunteer Monitoring into Water Quality Monitoring Programs, Peter Jackson, EPA-Region 5
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Session 5B: Climate Change and Water Quality, David Horak, EPA-Region 5
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2:30 |
Break |
3:00
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Session 6A: Funding monitoring programs, Sarah Lehmann, EPA-Region 5
This session will end at 5:30 |
Session 6B: Antidegradation Report Out, Kathleen R. Mayo, Louann Unger, David Pfeifer Session Abstract (1p,13KB)
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5:00/5:30 |
End for the Day |
6:00- |
Mixer at Fado – see folder insert for more information (TBD) |
Thursday, February 12
8:00 |
Water Monitoring and Human Health Related Issues, cont. from Wed AM |
8:30 |
Concurrent Sessions Session 7A: National Aquatic Resource Assessments - Probability Sampling This session will cover issues associated with strengthening the partnership between EPA, States and Tribes, and it will cover technical issues associated with the national rivers/streams, lakes, and wetlands assessments. Session Abstract (1p,8KB)
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Session 7B: State/Tribal Interaction, Kari Hedin, Fond du Lac and Daniel Cozza, U.S. EPA-Region 5 Session abstract (1p,8KB)
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10:00 |
Break |
10:30 |
Session 8A: State/Tribal Implementation of Probability Survey Designs/National Survey Methods, Mari Nord, EPA-Region 5
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Session 8B: Nutrient Criteria Session, Brian Thompson, EPA-Region 5 Region 5 States will provide updates on their nutrient criteria development efforts. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions of U.S. EPA and Region 5 States regarding nutrient criteria development.
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12:00 |
End |