National Water Quality Monitoring Council May 3-5, 2011 Leslie - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

National Water Quality Monitoring Council May 3-5, 2011 Leslie McGeorge, NJDEP, NWQMC Member USGS Council Changes USGS Council Changes -Pixie Hamilton Pixie Hamilton – – now USGS Cooperative Program now USGS Cooperative Program - -New USGS Co New USGS Co- -chair chair – – Mike Mike Yurowicz Yurowicz ( NAWQA) ( NAWQA) - EPA ORD Safe & Sustainable Water Resources Research Program EPA ORD Safe & Sustainable Water Resources Research Program - Next generation of water research Next generation of water research - - Needed to respond to impairment rates > restoration rates - Needed to respond to impairment rates > restoration rates - Causes degradation are complex, include reduced water availabil - Causes degradation are complex, include reduced water availability & ity & climate change, as well as multiple pollutants climate change, as well as multiple pollutants - Big challenge - Big challenge – – how deal with nutrients? how deal with nutrients? - Support integrated water resource management - Support integrated water resource management - Focus on how best measure success ( e.g. NARS trends) - Focus on how best measure success ( e.g. NARS trends) - Seeking stakeholder input now. Oct 1 implementation - Seeking stakeholder input now. Oct 1 implementation

National Water Quality Monitoring Council May 3-5, 2011 o Groundwater Monitoring Network o Groundwater Monitoring Network – – Derrick Isles (SD Derrick Isles (SD) ) - Extensive, long term GW level & quality network - Extensive, long term GW level & quality network - GW levels - GW levels - - > 1000 wells, auto > 1000 wells, auto- -recorders >70 recorders >70 - GW quality - GW quality – –150 shallow wells to reflect LU changes 150 shallow wells to reflect LU changes - Parameters - Parameters - - inorg inorg., pest, metals, ., pest, metals, radionuclides radionuclides , , VOCs VOCs - NO3 ~ 16% wells > 10 - NO3 ~ 16% wells > 10 ppm ppm. Some . Some shales shales contributing to contributing to elevated NO3 levels elevated NO3 levels - 319 grant funds used to install wells for network, - 319 grant funds used to install wells for network, dedicated pumps for sampling dedicated pumps for sampling

National Water Quality Monitoring Council May 3-5, 2011 o VT State Surface Water o VT State Surface Water Mangement Mangement Strategy Strategy – – new new - Similar to 208 basin plans, but including NPS - Similar to 208 basin plans, but including NPS - Framework for SW management and how to USE - Framework for SW management and how to USE monitoring data monitoring data - Blueprint for bringing resources to bear to protect and - Blueprint for bringing resources to bear to protect and restore water resources restore water resources - Coordinated with revised State Water Monitoring Strategy - Coordinated with revised State Water Monitoring Strategy ( 2011- -2020) 2020) ( 2011

National Water Quality Monitoring Council May 3-5, 2011 Multiple Presentations on Gulf of Mexico Restoration and Multiple Presentations on Gulf of Mexico Restoration and Related Monitoring Related Monitoring - Emphasis on need to maintain baseline monitoring Emphasis on need to maintain baseline monitoring – – to to - compare spill impacts (e.g. NOAA Mussel Watch program) compare spill impacts (e.g. NOAA Mussel Watch program) - Need for long term condition assessments to evaluate - Need for long term condition assessments to evaluate effectiveness of restoration measures effectiveness of restoration measures - Gulf Coast Science Coordination Office - Gulf Coast Science Coordination Office – – recognizing recognizing need to coordinate monitoring monitoring, modeling and research , modeling and research need to coordinate

National Water Quality Monitoring Council May 3-5, 2011 o o National Council Newsletter National Council Newsletter - - Spring Issue – – Featured last NJ Council meeting on Featured last NJ Council meeting on Spring Issue continuous monitoring, and Volunteer Monitoring continuous monitoring, and Volunteer Monitoring article on QAPP development article on QAPP development - - Accepting articles for Fall issue Accepting articles for Fall issue o o National Council Survey of 17 State/Regional National Council Survey of 17 State/Regional Councils Councils - - Will be used to assist council formation and to help Will be used to assist council formation and to help sustain councils sustain councils o o 2012 National Water Monitoring Conference (Apr 30- - 2012 National Water Monitoring Conference (Apr 30 May 4, Portland, OR) May 4, Portland, OR) - - Call for abstracts – – due by Sept 23 due by Sept 23 Call for abstracts