Nonpoint Source Pollution Technical Exchange Webinars
The Nonpoint Source (NPS) Technical Exchange Forum is a series of webisodes covering a broad variety of NPS topics.
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Upcoming Webcast(s):
- Monday, September 29th 2025: Post-Wildfire Monitoring, Coordination, and Recovery for NPS Management
 
Past Webcasts
- Watershed Financing Partnerships, May 14th, 2025 
- Don Waye, EPA Office of Water
 - Kris Dozark, South Dakota Department of Agriculture & Natural Resources
 - Jay Gilbertson, East Dakota Water Development District
 - Paul Hunt, Portland Water District
 
 
- Social Science, March 18, 2025 
- Glenn O’Neil, Michigan State University
 - Bob Sweet, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
 - Autum Mitchell, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
 - Maria Teresa Tancredi, University of Georgia
 
 
- Wetlands – Assessment, Prioritization, and Research, November 6th, 2024
- Gregg Serenbetz, EPA Office of Water
 - Michaela Lambert, Kentucky Division of Water
 - Justin Murdock, Tennessee Tech University
 
 
- EPA Climate Resilience and Adaptation Planning Resources, September 24, 2024
- Emily Eisenhauer, EPA Office of Research and Development
 - Nash Keyes, EPA ORISE Office of Water
 - Keely Maxwell, EPA Office of Research and Development
 - Raven Nee, EPA Office of Research and Development
 - Maureen Shacklette, EPA Office of Research and Development
 - Corinne Wiesner-Friedman, EPA Office of Research and Development
 
 
- Introduction to Tribal NPS Programs - Tribal Spotlights & Partnership Opportunities (video), June 10, 2024
- Steve Epting, EPA HQ
 - Craig Tangren, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
 - Rainee Tetreault, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
 - Rishi Bastakoti, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
 
 
- Successes and Resources for Dam Removal and Fish Passage (video), March 20, 2024
- Jeff Lerner, EPA HQ
 - Steve Landry, NH Department of Environmental Services
 - Michele Tremblay, New Hampshire Rivers Council
 - Margaret Stebbins, EPA Region 8
 - John Vile, NJ Department of Environmental Protection
 
 
- Opportunities to Expand NPS Management with Department of Defense Partnership Programs (video), January 18, 2024
- Elise Turrietta, ORISE
 - Andrew Porth, REPI Director for Projects and Resources
 - Chris Baillie, PhD, Eastern North Carolina Sentinel Landscapes Partnership Resilience/Climate Adaptation Coordinator
 - Shannon Wettstein, Morrison MN SWCD Manager
 
 
- Impacts of Wildfire on Water Quality and Nonpoint Source Management (video) September 28, 2023
- Alan Klatt, New Mexico Environment Department
 - Charles Rhoades, PhD, US Forest Service
 - Krista Mendelman, EPA Region 10
 
 
- Stormwater Management Research Updates (video) March 22, 2023
- Adrienne Donaghue, PhD, USEPA
 - Erica Forgione, PhD, University of Maryland
 - Erica McKenzie, PhD, Temple University
 - Lauren McPhillips, PhD, Penn State University
 
 
- Source Water Protection in NPS Management (video) January 31, 2023
- Daniella Rossi, USEPA
 - Lynn Thorp, Clean Water Action
 - Tatiana Davila, Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy
 - Katie Basiotis, Kansas Department of Health and Environment
 
 
- Advancing Watershed Protection Through Land Conservation (video) November 10, 2022
- Abigail Weinberg, Open Space Institute
 - Alec King, NRCS Agricultural Conservation Easement Program - Agricultural Land Easements (ACEP-ALE)
 - Becky Roark, Beaver Watershed Alliance
 - Grady Spann, Northwest Arkansas Land Trust
 
 
- Water Quality Data Enhancements and Visualization (video) September 27, 2022
- Jeff Allenby, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
 - Laura Shumway, USEPA
 - Jacob Greif, USEPA
 - Cristina Mullin, USEPA
 - Kyle Onda, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
 
 
- Monitoring: Research and Program Updates (video) May 31, 2022
- John Bullough, USDA
 - Leif Olmanson, University of Minnesota
 - Paul Thomas, US EPA
 - Joseph Ziobro, US EPA
 
 
- Watershed Planning: Research, Coordination, and Implementation (video) March 29, 2022
- Brian Fontenot, US EPA Region 6
 - Ethan Kunard, Montana Watershed Coordination Council
 - Deron Muehring, City of Dubuque, Iowa
 
 
- Green Infrastructure and Resilience Projects in the Urban Waters Federal Partnership (video) January 18, 2022
- Jen Birchfield, Purdue University NW
 - Amanda Rockler, University of Maryland - Sea Grant Extension
 - Darryl Haddock, West Atlanta Watershed Alliance
 
 
- Watershed Index Online (WSIO) and Recovery Potential Screening (RPS) Tool Tutorial (video) December 14, 2021
- Miranda Chien-Hale, USEPA
 - Emily Moothart, Cadmus Group
 - Emily Cira, USEPA
 - Andrew Somor, Cadmus Group
 
 
- Social Indicators in Nonpoint Source Management (video) November 16, 2021
- Bob Sweet, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy
 - Laura Luchies, Center for Social Research at Calvin University
 - Susan Bryan, Washtenaw County Water Resources Office
 - Steve Hopkins, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
 - Beatrice Jacobo , Fort Mojave Indian Tribe
 
 
- Community Engagement in Nonpoint Source Work (video) September 14, 2021
- Lubna Ahmed, Groundwork Denver
 - Chauncey Means, Division of Environmental Protection Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes
 
 
- Latest in Stormwater Research (video) July 13, 2021
- Tom Ballestero, University of New Hampshire
 - Andy Erikson, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory
 - James Houle, University of New Hampshire
 - Bridget Wadzuk, Villanova University
 
 
References shared during webisode (pdf)
- Getting to Success in Idaho’s North Fork Coeur d’Alene River Basin: The Team Behind the Progress  (video) May 24, 2021
- Kajsa Eagle Van de Riet, Idaho Dept. of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
 - Wade Jerome, U.S. Forest Service
 - Ed Lider, U.S. Forest Service (Retired)
 
 
- Applied Protection Approaches at the Watershed Scale (video) March 23, 2021
- Peter Vincent, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy
 - Jennifer Buchanan, Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council
 - Wendy Garland, Maine Department of Environmental Protection
 
 
- Citizen Science and Monitoring(video)  A National NonPoint Source National Workshop Prequel, October 27 2020 
- 30 Years of Citizen Science Water Quality Monitoring in Texas: Challenges, Solutions, and Lessons Learned
Jenna Walker, Deputy director of Watershed Services, The Meadow Center for Water and the Environment - Arkansas Stream Team: 25 Years Lessons Learned and a Vision for the Future,
Tate Wentz, Stream Team Coordinator, Arkansas Fish and Game Commission - Volunteer Monitoring and Water Quality Education in Oklahoma during COVID-19 and Beyond
Rebecca Bond, PhD, Director of Blue Thumb, Oklahoma Conservation Commission
 
 - 30 Years of Citizen Science Water Quality Monitoring in Texas: Challenges, Solutions, and Lessons Learned
 - Introduction to STEPL 4.4b (video) presented by Tetra Tech Inc. October 7 2020, and Introduction to STEPL 4.4,(video) presented by Tetra Tech Inc. on March 20, 2018. The webcast provided an overview of STEPL and how to use it. STEPL is a planning-level spreadsheet model intended to facilitate the estimation of nutrient and sediment load reductions associated with Clean Water Act Section 319 projects at a HUC-12 watershed scale.