Water Quality Advisory Committee

WATER QUALITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE

The purpose of the SRBC Water Quality Advisory Committee (WQAC) is to coordinate and share information on water quality activities to help promote partnerships, avoid duplication of effort, and promote consistency of water quality-related activities in the Susquehanna River Basin. The WQAC meets during the spring and fall of each year. The fall meeting covers a wide range of new initiatives and discussion topics, while the spring meeting has a sharper focus on a specific issue in the basin. Topics of focus for past spring meetings have included abandoned mine drainage, climate change, stormwater management, and streamflow considerations for water quality management in the Susquehanna River Basin. Representatives from various federal, state, local, and environmental agencies and organizations participate in the meetings including the following:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (including Chesapeake Bay Program) • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers • Natural Resources Conservation Service • U.S. Geological Survey • Office of Surface Mining • PA Department of Environmental Protection • PA Fish and Boat Commission • PA Sea Grant • Maryland Department of the Environment • Maryland Department of Natural Resources • New York State Department of Environmental Conservation • Southern Tier Central Regional Planning and Development Board • Upper Susquehanna Coalition • Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Drainage • The Nature Conservancy • Trout Unlimited • Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper • Chesapeake Bay Foundation • American Rivers

MEETINGS
September 27, 2011 (PDF documents)
	Agenda, Minutes (coming soon)
	Power Point Presentations:
		Maryland's Ion Monitoring Program to Inform Potential State Chloride Criterion (Adam Rettig & Tim Fox, MD Department of the Environment)
		New York's Nutrient Criteria Effort (Jeff Myers, NY State Department of Environmental Conservation)
		Investigating the Sensitivity of U.S. Streamflow and Water Quality to Climate Change: The USEPA Global Change Research Program's "20 Watersheds" Project (Tom Johnson, USEPA, Office of Research and Development, Global Change Research Program)
		Long-Term Water Quality Monitoring Sites in the Susquehanna River Basin (Katie Foreman, USEPA)
		East Conewago Showcase Watershed Project (Michael Langland, USGS)
		Proposed Enhancements to SRBC's Lower Susquehanna Subbasin, Large River, and Interstate Streams Programs (SRBC staff)


May 25, 2011 (PDF documents)
	Agenda, Minutes
	Power Point Presentations:
		SRBC Research Project: Aquatic Resource Surveys to Determine Potential Impacts Associated with Approved Water Withdrawals (Matthew Shank, SRBC)
		USGS Research Project: Development of Ecological Flow Tool in cooperation with SRBC, The Nature Conservancy, and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (Marla Stuckey, USGS)
		Overview of Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission's (ORSANCO's) Research Program (Sam Dinkins, USGS)
		SRBC Research Projects Under Consideration/Development by SRBC Staff (Dave Heicher, SRBC); Input on SRBC Research Priorities
		Comprehensive Plan for the Water Resources of the Susquehanna River Basin (Dave Heicher, SRBC)


October 13, 2010 (PDF documents)
	Agenda, Minutes
	Power Point Presentations:
		Smallmouth Bass Intersex Condition and Disease Issues in the Susquehanna River (Vicki Blazer, USGS)
		Proposed Changes to the PADEP's Manure Management Manual (Jim Spontak, PADEP)
		Pennsylvania's Expanded Water Quality Network (Drew Reif, USGS) and Water Quality Sonde Deployment (Josh Lookenbill, PADEP)
		Marcellus Shale Related Research (Richard Hammack, U.S. Dept of Energy)
		Proposed Sugar Creek Ecosystem Study (Jennifer Hoffman, SRBC)
		Update on Maryland's Stormwater Management and Erosion/Sediment Control Programs (Ken Pensyl, MDE)
		Update on SRBC Remote Water Quality Monitoring Network (Andrew Gavin, SRBC)

May 25, 2010 (PDF documents)
	Agenda, Minutes
	Power Point Presentations:
		Invasive Species Area of Special Interest in SRBC Comprehensive Plan (Dave Heicher, SRBC)
		Zebra Mussel Expansion in the Susquehanna River Basin (Sarah Whitney, PA Sea Grant)
		Golden Algae Problems and Concerns (Patrick Campbell, WV Dept of Environmental Protection
		Update on Status of Flathead Catfish and Asian Swamp Eel (Richard Hortwitz, Paul Overbeck, David Keller, and Shane Moser, Patrick Center for Environmental Research, Academy of Natural Sciences)
		Predicting Climate Change Impacts on Aquatic Invasive Species in Pennsylvania (Sara Grise, PA Sea Grant)
		NYSDEC's Perspective on Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plans (Steve Sanford, NYSDEC)
		Additional Discussion Regarding Development of Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plans (Jennifer Hoffman, SRBC and Mark Hartle, PA Fish & Boat Commission) For Draft Worksheet click here

September 23, 2009 (PDF documents)
	Agenda, Minutes
	Power Point Presentations:
		Lower Susquehanna Source Water Protection Project & Early Warning System Improvements (Andrew Gavin, SRBC)
		Bathymetry and Sediment-Storage Capacity Above Conowingo, Holtwood, and Safe Harbor Dams (Mike Langland, USGS) - REVISED 11/23/09
		U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sediment Behind the Dams Study (Anna Compton, USACE)
		Chesapeake Bay TMDL and Executive Order Implications and Opportunities (Rich Batiuk, USEPA)
		Maryland Antidegradation Strategy for Protection of High Quality Waters (Matthew Rowe, MDE)
		American Eels Do Everything Backwards-American Eel Restoration in the Susquehanna River Basin (Steve Minkkinen, USFWS)
		Use of Lime Silo Dosers for AMD Treatment on Bear Run (Tom Clark, SRBC)

June 30, 2009 (webinar) (PDF documents)
	Agenda, Minutes
	Power Point Presentations:
		Report on Whitney Point, N.Y., Adaptive Management Plan Baseline Monitoring (Luanne Steffy, SRBC)
		Discussion Regarding Draft Low Flow Monitoring Program (Dave Heicher, SRBC)
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