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Sea Grant and NOAA Central Region Collaboration Team Workshop Nutrient Runoff Risk Reduction: A Workshop to Explore Decision Support Tools University of Alabama Bryant Conference Center Birmingham Room January 31 - February 1, 2018 Agenda Meeting Objectives - Create an opportunity to share information on completed runoff risk tools for Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin and Minnesota as well as information on tools in development in Indiana, Illinois and New York. - Facilitate networking with Sea Grant, NOAA, and partners to strengthen and build relationships with a goal to enhance outreach and use of water quality management tools to states. - Foster relationships among Sea Grant, NWS, NOS, Water Center staff, and NOAA Regional Collaboration - Conduct a research prioritization process (based on water quality and resource management needs) to inform development of a competitive research funding opportunity to assess the ecosystem benefits of Runoff Risk tools. Wednesday, January 31 8:30 Registration and Coffee 9:00 Welcome Trey Flowers, Director, Analysis and Prediction Division, NOAA Office of Water Prediction ( ​ presentation ​ ) 9:30 Setting the Stage Bethany Perry, NOAA Central Region Collaboration Team ( ​ presentation ​ ) John Downing, Director, Minnesota Sea Grant ( ​ presentation ​ ) Robert Twilley, Director, Louisiana Sea Grant ( ​ presentation ​ ) 10:00 Law and Policy Issues Related to Nutrient Management ​ ( ​ presentation ​ ) Stephanie Showalter Otts, National Sea Grant Law Center Catherine Janasie, National Sea Grant Law Center 10:30 Break 1

10:45 Wisconsin Runoff Risk Advisory Forecast ​ and Growth of a Regional Runoff Risk Network Sara Walling, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture ( ​ presentation ​ ) Dustin Goering, NWS North Central River Forecast Center ( ​ presentation ​ ) Todd Stuntebeck, USGS Wisconsin Water Science Center ( ​ presentation ​ ) 11:30 Michigan EnviroImpact ​ : ​ A Focus on Technical Aspects Jason Piwarski, Michigan State University Institute of Water Research ( ​ presentation ​ ) 12:00 Lunch (onsite) 1:00 Addressing Harmful Algal Blooms and Reducing Nutrient Runoff in Ohio ​ ( ​ presentation ​ ) Chris Winslow, Director, Ohio Sea Grant Jay Martin, Ohio State University and Ohio Sea Grant 1:30 An Overview of NOAA’s National Water Model Trey Flowers, NWS National Water Center ( ​ presentation ​ ) 2:00 Break 2:15 Potential Ecosystem Benefits of Runoff Risk Reduction Tools ( ​ presentation ​ ) Felix Martinez, Program Manager NOAA National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science 2:45 Open Discussion 3:30 Walk ​ /Carpool to National Water Center ( ​ 205 Hackberry Ln) 4:00 National Water Center Tour 5:30 Reception at ​ River ​ ​ (1650 Jack Warner Pkwy) Join us on the patio for appetizers and continued conversations. 2

Thursday, February 1 9:00 Welcome Back / Recap Day 1 / Preview Day 2 9:15 Showcase of Sea Grant Water Quality Management Outreach Tools Sea Grant ​ ​ presenters will showcase and discuss how outreach tools fit into the issue of nutrient management as well as successes, best practices, challenges, and effective strategies using each tool. 1. Watershed Game - ​ Jesse Schomberg, Minnesota ​ ( ​ presentation ​ ) 2. Tipping Point Planner - ​ Kara Salazar, Indiana/Illinois ​ ( ​ presentation ​ ) 3. Tackling Barriers to Green Infrastructure - ​ Julia Noordyk, Wisconsin ( ​ presentation ​ ) 10:00 Break 10:30 Tools Cafe (Birmingham and Smith Rooms) Sea Grant Water Quality Management Outreach Tool demonstrations will allow an opportunity for meeting participants to learn more about available tools. 1. Watershed Game - ​ Jesse Schomberg, Minnesota 2. Tipping Point Planner - ​ Kara Salazar, Indiana/Illinois 3. Tackling Barriers to Green Infrastructure - ​ Julia Noordyk, Wisconsin 11:30 Afternoon Preview 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Break-Out Sessions 1. Research prioritization for competitive programs ​ (Smith Room) ​ Intention of session is to gain insight from attendees to inform development of a FY20 grant competition(s) to assess the effectiveness of nutrient runoff risk reduction tools in mitigating coastal ecosystem stressor (HABs, hypoxia) impacts. The session will explore the feasibility that 5-year project(s) beginning in Summer 3

2020 can culminate in a quantitative understanding of the effects of runoff risk forecast use on mitigating HABs or hypoxia through watershed nutrient reduction, or at least in development of management tools (models) with a demonstrated capability to quantitatively assess and predict mitigation benefits. 2. Communications and Outreach Activities (Birmingham Room) During this session, we will brainstorm and prioritize new potential collaboration opportunities between the upper and lower basin, identify key steps to ensure effective collaboration, and discuss best practices for ensuring effective integration of education and outreach into research projects. 2:45 Break 3:15 Break-Out Group Recap and Large Group Discussion 4:30 Wrap Up and Adjourn 4