4th Annual Water Monitoring Conference
Scheman Building - Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
February 18-19, 2004

Conference registration form  (MS Word format or Pdf  format).
or
On-Line conference registration form.

Attendees wishing to do a Poster Presentation need to complete a Poster
Registration form.
(Ms Word format or Pdf fomat or On-Line form)

February 13 will be the last day for $15 pre-conference registrations.
Registrations will be accepted at the door for $25.

Credit-card payments accepted
(VISA or MASTERCARD only)

Wednesday Evening

4 p.m. Registration/Refreshments/Poster Session
Volunteer Roundtable Group Discussions
Volunteer water quality monitoring in Iowa has experienced explosive growth
since the turn of the millennium. Today, many IOWATER monitors have made a
name for themselves by bringing specialized expertise, organized community
events, and a renewed appreciation for our state's water resources to the
table. Please join volunteers and staff alike as they share their
experiences and insight in informal, roundtable discussions.

6 p.m. Welcome/Opening Remarks
   MARY SKOPEC (Iowa Department of Natural Resources)

6:15 p.m. Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia:  Causes, Consequences, and Correctives
   DONALD SCAVIA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
     http://www.snre.umich.edu and http://www.miseagrant.umich.edu

7:15 p.m. Recognition of 2003 IOWATER Award Winners
   CHAD PREGRACKE presenter

7:30 p.m. Cleaning up America's Rivers, One Piece at a Time
   CHAD PREGRACKE (Living Lands and Waters)
    http://www.cleanrivers.com

Thursday

7 a.m. Registration & Refreshments

8:15 a.m. Welcome
   JEFF VONK - DIRECTOR (Iowa Department of Natural Resources)

8:30 a.m. Dynamics of Water Quality:  Human Values, Beliefs, Perceptions,
and Knowledge
   MIMI WAGNER (Iowa State University)

9 a.m. Valuing Water Quality in Midwestern Lake Ecosystems
   CATHY KLING & JOE HERRIGES (Iowa State University)

9:30 a.m. Perspectives on Nutrient Trends from the Des Moines River Water
Quality Network
   DONNA LUTZ (Iowa State University)

10 a.m. Break/Poster Session

10:30 a.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS

A.  Volunteers in Action

   Project A.W.A.R.E. - One Week, One Mission, One Piece of Junk at a Time
      NEIL SASS (U.S. Department of Agriculture)

   Lake Delhi Sampling
      SUE BEHRNS (Iowa Waste Reduction Center)

   Old Mans Creek Sampling
     DAVE RATLIFF (K.D. Engineering)

   Cooperative Lakes Area Monitoring Project (CLAMP)
     JANE SHUTTLEWORTH (University of Minnesota)

B.  Water Quality Impacts on Biological Populations

   Nutrients and Stream Health
      TOM WILTON (Iowa Department of Natural Resources)

   Cyanotoxins in Iowa Lakes
     JENNIFER GRAHAM (University of Missouri - Columbia)

    Below the Water's Surface:  What is Happening to Iowa's Freshwater
Mussels?
     SCOTT GRITTERS (Iowa Department of Natural Resources)

12 p.m.  Lunch

1 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS

C.  Urban and Wastewater Quality

   Nutrient Monitoring in the Cedar River Watershed
    MARTIN ST. CLAIR (Coe College)

   Water Monitoring Analysis in Ames, Iowa
    MARYANN RYAN (City of Ames Water Pollution Control)

   Planning and Evaluation of Data Quality Objectives for a Regional
Snapshot
    EDWARD ASKEW (Davenport Iowa Water Pollution Control Plant)

D.  Drinking Water Quality

   Occurrence and Formation of Nitrosoamines in Drinking Water
    RICHARD VALENTINE (University of Iowa)

   Private Well Monitoring - Random Sampling
    PETE WEYER (Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination)

   Private Well Monitoring - Targeted Sampling
    MIKE WICHMAN (University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory)

2 p.m. Break/Poster Session

2:30 p.m. Improving Nutrient Management and Environmental Quality Using Test
and Field Plot Results
   JERRY HATFIELD (Iowa State University)

3 p.m. Grower Initiatives Evaluating Crop Management Practices and Water
Quality
   TRACY BLACKMER (Iowa Soybean Association)

3:30 p.m. The Hunt for Red E. coli:  A Successful Bacteria Source Tracking
Project in Iowa
   ERIC O'BRIEN & NANCY HALL (University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory)

4 p.m. Conference Wrap-Up
   MARY SKOPEC (Iowa Department of Natural Resources)

Need information on area hotels? Visit the Ames Convention and Visitors
Bureau.
A block of rooms has been reserved at both  The Comfort Suites and Baymont
Inn and Suites.

Indicate what group you are with in order to get the "Group Rate" for a room
from the Block we have reserved.

Want directions to the Scheman Center? Go to the website and Click for a
map!
http://wqm.igsb.uiowa.edu.

Questions?
Contact Sarah Masengarb at (319) 335-1571 or [log in to unmask]

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