National Conservation Training Center
Shepherdstown, WV
June 24-25, 2008
Vision for the Workshop
To provide an oportunity for participants to discuss with one antoher and EPA their ideas about the status and direction of the TMDL Program and to identify specific, concrete, forward-looking ideas for the improvement and evolution of the TMDL Program.
Goals
For participants to share in a free and open forum their ideas about what is working in the TMDL Program—and what could be changed—to achieve:
- The development of TMDLs that are more “value added”—that is, TMDLs that are implementable and lead to restoration of water quality;
- The use of TMDL alternatives;
- The implementation of TMDLs; and
- Accurate assessments of both interim and long-term measures of program success.
For participants facing similar TMDL program issues and obstacles to identify one another and, if they so choose, agree on means of communicating and working together in the future.
Agenda
Monday, June 23
Arrival, Check-In, & Registration
3:00 pm -- 8:00 pm
NCTC Check-In and Workshop Registration
Main Lobby
5:30 pm -- 7:00pm
Dinner (Open)
Commons Dining Room
8:00 pm -- 9:00 pm
Welcome Reception
Murie Lodge Lounge Area
Tuesday, June 24
National Workshop Day One: Development
6:30 am -- 8:30 am
Breakfast (Open)
Commons Dining Room
8:30 am -- 9:00 am
Welcome, Introductions, and Workshop Overview
Room 151, Instructional West Building
Greeting and Introductions
Bruce Myers, ELI
Opening Remarks
Craig Hooks, EPAWorkshop Overview
Sandra Nichols, ELI
9:00 am -- 10:00 am
Session #1-- Innovations in TMDL Development (Part I): Sharing Examples of New Ideas and Approaches
Room 151, Instructional West Building
Facilitator
Bruce Myers, ELISession Co-Coordinators
Kathy Stecker, NC
Heidi Henderson, NMPanel Presentations and Q&A
(1) The Northeast Regional Mercury TMDL
Susannah King, NEIWPCC(2) West Virginia’s Watershed Approach
James Summers, WW(3) Connecticut’s Methodology for Impervious Cover TMDLs
Chris Bellucci, CT
10:00 am -- 10:30 am
Morning Break
Refreshments Available in Instructional West Building
10:30 am -- 12:00 pm
Session #2 -- Innovations in TMDL Development (Part II): More Innovations—Small Group Discussions
Room 154, Instructional West Building
Room 158, Instructional West Building
Facilitators
Bruce Myers, Sandra Nichols, Adam Schempp, Adenike Adeyeye, ELIDiscussion questions: what other innovations could you share from your state? How would the approaches presented by the panelists work in your state? What innovations would be needed to make them work in your state? Does your state face any barriers to using such approaches that EPA could help with?
12:00 pm -- 1:00 pm
Lunch (with Group)
Commons Dining Room
1:00 pm -- 2:30 pm
Session #3 -- Innovations in TMDL Development (Part III)
Room 151, Instructional West Building
Facilitator
Bruce Myers, ELIReport Back from Small Group Discussions
Plenary Discussion
EPA Remarks
John Goodin, EPA
2:30 pm -- 3:00 pm
Afternoon Break
Refreshments Available in Instructional West Building
3:00 pm -- 5:00 pm
Session #4 -- Development of Non-TMDL Options for Addressing Impaired Waters
Room 151, Instructional West Building
Facilitator
Sandra Nichols, ELISession Coordinator
Jason Sutter, AZPanel Presentations and Q&A
(1) To 4B or Not to 4B: The Florida Experience
Eric Livingston, FL(2) “Straight to Implementation” — A TMDL Alternative
Helen Bresler, WA(3) Environmental Accountability Projects: Alternatives to Address Impaired Waters in Wisconsin and Other Region 5 States
Nicole Richmond, WIPlenary Discussion
5:00 pm -- 5:30 pm
Session #5 -- Day One Wrap-Up
Room 151, Instructional West Building
Facilitator
Bruce Myers, ELIPlenary Discussion
Common Ideas/Proposals Following Day One?
EPA Remarks
John Goodin, EPA
5:30 pm -- 6:00 pm
Open
6:00 pm -- 7:00 pm
Dinner (with Group)
Commons Dining Room
7:00 pm -- 8:00 pm
Optional Evening Session
Building Informal State Networks to Continue Dialogue
Murie Lodge Lounge Area
Facilitators
Bruce Myers & Sandra Nichols, ELI
Wednesday, June 25
National Workshop Day Two: Implementation
6:30 am -- 8:00 am
Breakfast (Open)
Commons Dining Room
8:00 am -- 9:30 am
Session #6 -- Getting to TMDL Implementation (Part I): What’s Working?
Room 151, Instructional West Building
Facilitator
Sandra Nichols, ELISession Coordinator
Kimberly Cenno, NJ
Panel Presentations and Q&A (60 minutes)(1) Nonpoint Source-Only TMDLs: Using the Right Tool to Get to Clean Water
Helen Bresler, WA(2) Implementing Mixed Point Source/Nonpoint Source Nutrient TMDLs
Kathy Stecker, NC(3) Evolution of Using TMDLs to Address NPS/Ag Impaired Waters in California
Ken Harris, CA(4) Stakeholder Communications: Lessons Learned from Minnesota
Jeff Risberg, MNSmall Group Discussions (30 minutes)
Room 154, Instructional West Building
Room 158, Instructional West BuildingFacilitators
Bruce Myers, Sandra Nichols, Adam Schempp, Adenike Adeyeye, ELIDiscussion questions: what other approaches could you share from your state? How would the approaches presented by the panelists work in your state? What further tools or innovations would be needed to make them work? Does your state face barriers to using the proposed approaches that EPA could help with? Are there national initiatives that we could suggest to EPA?
9:30 am -- 10:00 am
Session #7 -- Getting to TMDL Implementation (Part II)
Room 151, Instructional West Building
Facilitator
Sandra Nichols, ELIReport Back from Small Group Discussions
Plenary Discussion
EPA Remarks
John Goodin, EPA
10:00 am -- 10:30 am
Morning Break
Refreshments Available in Instructional West Building
10:30 am -- 12:00 pm
Session #8 -- Building the Capacity of State TMDL Programs
Room 151, Instructional West Building
Facilitator
Adenike Adeyeye, ELISession Coordinator
Kathy Stecker, NCPanel Presentations and Q&A
(1) Building the Capacity of State TMDL Programs on Hawaiian Time
David Penn, HI(2) Elements of an Effective State TMDL Program: Overcoming Internal Obstacles
Heidi Henderson, NM(3) Working with Stakeholders for Effective Progress
Melissa Evers, ME(4) Balancing State Resources for TMDL Development: Pace, Rigor & Expectations
Tom Stiles, KSPlenary Discussion
12:00 pm -- 1:00 pm
Lunch (with Group)
Commons Dining Room
1:00 pm -- 2:30 pm
Session #9 -- Evaluating Success: Measuring, Monitoring, and Tracking
Room 151, Instructional West Building
Facilitator
Adam Schempp, ELISession Coordinator
Jack Smith, WYPanel Presentations and Q&A
(1) Innovations in Tracking from Region 5
Jeff Risberg, MN
Dean Maraldo, EPA Region 5(2) TMDL Results Analysis at EPA: Fixing the Blind Spots
Doug Norton, EPA HQPlenary Discussion
2:30 pm -- 3:00 pm
Afternoon Break
Refreshments Available in Instructional West Building
3:00 pm -- 4:00 pm
Session #10 -- Open Forum on the Future of the TMDL Program: Where We Are Going and Where We Should Be Going
Room 151, Instructional West Building
Facilitator
Sandra Nichols, ELIPlenary Discussion
4:00 pm -- 4:30 pm
Session #11 -- Workshop Wrap-Up
Room 151, Instructional West Building
Facilitator
Bruce Myers, ELIPlenary Discussion
Common Ideas/Proposals Following Workshop?
EPA Remarks
John Goodin, EPA
Discussion of Next Steps
Check-Out & Departure
4:45 pm
Departure of Shuttle Bus for Dulles Airport
(Participants with Wednesday evening flights
5:30 pm
Departure of Shuttle Bus for Holiday Inn Washington-Dulles (Participants with Thursday flights)