The DNR is still accepting registrations. The fee is $30 and registration information, including forms and agendas, can be found at http://wqm.igsb.uiowa.edu
7th Annual Water Monitoring Conference
Benton Auditorium Scheman Building - Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
February 1-2, 2007
Conference registration deadline is Monday, January 22, 2007.
Free parking for the conference is available north and south of the Scheman Building and Hilton Coliseum.
For lodging information, contact the Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau at (800)288-7470 or visit the following web site: www.amescvb.com/maps/maps.asp
A block of rooms has been reserved at both the Comfort Suites (515-268-8808) and Baymont Inn (515-296-2500), both in Ames, Iowa.
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Thursday
4:00 p.m. Registration/Refreshments/Poster Session
5:45 p.m. Welcome/Opening Remarks
MARY SKOPEC (Bios) (Iowa Department of Natural Resources)
6:00 p.m. Everglades Restoration: Programs for Integrated Regional Management
GARTH REDFIELD (South Florida Water Management District, FL)
7:00 p.m. The Clear Creek Iowa Ecohydrological Observatory
CRAIG JUST (University of Iowa)
7:20 p.m. Recognition of 2006 IOWATER Award Winners
7:30 p.m. How're The Lakes? - Observations on the Major Stressors Affecting Our Lakes Today
BILL JONES (Indiana University, IN)
Friday
7:00 a.m. Registration & Refreshments
8:00 a.m. Welcome
RICH LEOPOLD (Director, Iowa Department of Natural Resources)
8:15 a.m. Recreational Water Quality and Swimming-Associated Illness
ALFRED DUFOUR (United States Environmental Protection Agency, OH)
9:00 a.m. Channel Disturbance and Evolution: Controls and Implications for Stream Restoration and Targets for Sediment
ANDREW SIMON (USDA Ag. Research Service National Sedimentation Laboratory, MS)
9:45 a.m. Break/Poster Session
10:15 a.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS
A. Public Health Issues
a.. Sand, Sun, and E. coli - Just Another Day at the Beach
ERIC O'BRIEN (Iowa Department of Natural Resources)
a.. Mercury and Fish: Risks versus Benefits
CHARLES BARTON (Iowa Department of Public Health)
a.. Chemicals of Concern - Iowa's First Research Site for Emerging Contaminants Areas
DOUG SCHNOEBELEN (United States Geological Survey, IA)
B. Sediment Issues: Monitoring Challenges and Opportunities
a.. Continuous In-stream Monitoring to Measure and Estimate Water-quality Concentrations, Densities, and Loads
ANDREW ZIEGLER (United States Geological Survey, KS)
a.. The Hungry Canyons Alliance and Streambed Stabilization in Western Iowa
JOHN THOMAS (Golden Hills Resource Conservation and Development, IA)
a.. Sequential Dam Removal and Sediment Effects
DON ROSEBOOM (USGS/Colorado State University, Urbana, IL)
11:30 a.m. Lunch (vegetarian option will be available)
12:30 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS
C. Lessons Learned from Watershed Efforts
a.. Lake Darling Water Quality Monitoring Success Story
DON KLINE (Iowa Department of Natural Resources)
a.. Yellow River Watershed Monitoring
RICK LANGEL (Iowa Department of Natural Resources)
a.. The North Raccoon - An Amazing River Badly Neglected
MIKE DELANEY (North Raccoon Watershed Association)
JIM RIGGS (North Raccoon Watershed Association)
a.. The Squaw Creek Watershed Coalition: Five Years On and Still a Long Way to Go
JIM COLBERT (Iowa State University)
D. Emerging Urban Issues
a.. Water Use by Ethanol Plants: Potential Challenges
DENNIS KEENEY (Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy)
a.. TDS/Chloride Study - Impact of Point Source Outfalls on Receiving Streams
LYNETTE SEIGLEY (Iowa Department of Natural Resources)
a.. You're Standing On It! Parking Lot Sealcoat as a Major Source of PAHs in Urban and Suburban Environments
MARYLYNN MUSGROVE (United States Geological Survey, TX)
a.. Wet Weather Monitoring Strategies for Urban Lake Watersheds
ROGER BANNERMAN (Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources)
2:15 p.m CONCURRENT SESSIONS
E. Understanding Biological Quality
a.. Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers! Aquatic Invasive Species in Iowa
KIM BOGENSCHUTZ (Iowa Department of Natural Resources)
a.. Water Quality Monitoring With Remote Sensing
NATHAN GREEN (University of Northern Iowa) RAMANATHAN SUGUMARAN (University of Northern Iowa)
a.. REMAP by the Numbers
TOM WILTON (Iowa Department of Natural Resources)
F. Iowa Water Quality Standards in the Making
a.. Nutrient Standards for Iowa's Waters
JACK RIESSEN (Iowa Department of Natural Resources)
a.. Use Attainability Analyses for Iowa's Rivers and Streams
ADAM SCHNIEDERS (Iowa Department of Natural Resources)
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