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

Emerging Contaminants and Toxics: Using Narrative Criteria in Assessments and Restoration Plans - Dustin Shull, Pennsylvania

Developing Endpoints in PCB TMDLs: Making Use of Virginia's Narrative Criteria - Anne Schegel, Virginia


Approaches to Monitoring, Assessment, and Plans in a Changing Climate

Vision Climate Change Focus Area Annotated - Jim Havard, EPA HQ

303(d) Listing and Climate Change - Teagan Rostock, EPA HQ

Climate Change Considerations when Prioritizing, Developing, and Implementing TMDLs - Kristy Fortman, EPA R8

Lessons and Approaches from Regional Monitoring Network Sites - Britta Bierwagen, EPA HQ


Incorporating Environmental Justice Considerations into TMDL Development

Incorporating Environmental Justice Considerations into TMDL Development - Miranda Chien-Hale, EPA HQ

Incorporating Environmental Justice Considerations into TMDL Development - Barbara Bennett, Colorado

Incorporating Environmental Justice Considerations Into Rhode Island TMDL Development - Steve Winnett and Olivia Lopez, EPA R1, and Jane Sawyers, Rhode Island


Tribal Water Quality Assessment: Methods and Tools

Telling the Story: Assessment of Your Monitoring Data to Make Determinations About the Condition of Your Water Quality - Rob Cook, EPA R6

Assessment Methodologies and 106 Monitoring: Making the Most of the Data You Already Have - Rainee Tetreault, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

Tribal Water Quality Assessment: What is ATTAINS? - Kayla Bowe, Red Lake Nation

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

Participatory Science and Managing for External Data - Adam Griggs, EPA HQ

Alabama Water Watch - 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

Tools for Automated Data Analysis (TADA) - Hillary Marler, EPA HQ


 

Session 2: Breakouts II


Using Stressor Identification When There Are No Applicable Numeric Criteria: Experiences and Lessons

Kentucky's Casual Analysis for Assessing Waters with Narrative Criteria: A More Informed and Reproducible Approach - Katie McKone and Nick Reif, Kentucky

Statistical Guidelines Development for: TP, TN, and TSS (Sedimentation/Siltation) - Abel Haile and Donna Keclik, Illinois

Maryland Biological Stressor Identification Process - Becky Monahan and Bel Martinez da Matta, Maryland

         Biological Assessment Methodology for Non-Tidal Wadeable Streams

         Maryland Biological Stressor Identification Process (2014)

         Maryland Biological Stressor Identification Process (2009)


Spikes in Pollutants During Wet Periods: Challenges and Strategies for Monitoring, Assessment, and Plans

Spikes in Pollutants During Wet Periods: Challenges and Strategies for Monitoring, Assessment, and Plans - Cam McNutt, North Carolina

Storm Event Sampling: Monitoring Strategies, Challenges and Assessment Protocols - Eileen Campbell and Sarah Acquah, Minnesota

Evaluating Bacteria Storm Samples in the Assessment - Justin Donahue, Washington

Spikes in Pollutants During Wet Periods: Challenges and Strategies for Monitoring, Assessment, and Plans - Kevin Kirsch, Wisconsin


“A Plan by Any Name…”: Coordination Between the CWA 303(d) and Nonpoint Source Programs

Coordination Between the CWA 303(d) and Nonpoint Source Programs - Cyd Curtis and Justin Drew, EPA HQ

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”

"An Ounce of Protection is Worth A Pound of Cure": Advancing Watershed Protection in the CWA 303(d) and 319 Programs - Miranda Chien-Hale and Elise Turrietta, EPA HQ, and Kati Carberry, EPA R10

Protection Planning in 303(d) Program: Examples from Connecticut - Traci Iott, Connecticut

Protection Plans in Texas - Nicole Hall, Texas


Continuous Monitoring: Tools and Approaches

Continuous Monitoring: Tools and Approaches - Adam Griggs, EPA HQ

Waterbody Monitoring with Machine Learning Modeling - Britta Bierwagen, EPA HQ

R-based Tools to Perform Quality Control Procedures, Summarize, and Visualize Continuous Sensor Data - 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)

Tools for Automated Data Analysis (TADA) - Hillary Marler, EPA HQ


 

Session 5: Breakouts III


Environmental Justice in Monitoring and Assessment

Environmental Justice & Water Quality Monitoring - Susan Holdsworth, EPA HQ

Environmental Justice in Monitoring and Assessment - Miranda Chien-Hale, EPA HQ


The Recovery Potential Screening (RPS) Tool: Recent Developments and Various Uses

Using the Recovery Potential Screening Tool To Support Planning and Prioritization - Beth Smith and Justin Drew, EPA HQ, and 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

Advancing Equity in the CWA §319 Program - Ellie Flaherty, EPA HQ


Developing TMDLs in Ways That Lead to More Seamless Collaboration and Implementation

Developing TMDLs in Ways that Lead to More Seamless Collaboration and Implementation - Kevin Kirsch, Wisconsin

Assisting MS4 Permittees with WLA documentation - Andrea Plevan, Minnesota

         Blue Earth River Watershed TMDL Report

         Guidance and Examples for Using the MPCA Estimator

Washington State's TMDL Template - Ben Rau, Washington


Program Resilience and Continuity Despite Staff Changes: Processes, Procedures, and Available Resources

Approaches to Mitigating the Effects of Staff Turnover on the 303(d) Program: Examples From Practice - Adam Schempp, ELI

Resilience and Continuity Despite Staff Turnover: Processes, Procedures, and Available Resources - Margaret Aguilar and Louise Pascua, Guam

Resilience and Continuity Despite Staff Changes: A Tribal Perspective - Kayla Bowe, Red Lake Nation

Adapting to Staff Changes and New Staff Training - 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

Cross Program Coordination: A Year in the Life of a State's Environmental Programs - Traci Iott, Connecticut 

Planning and Prioritization: 2022 Vision Prioritization Frameworks - Teagan Rostock, EPA HQ

Think Statewide - Act Locally (Implementing Michigan's Vision 1.0) - Molly Rippke, Michigan