This workshop was held November 5-8, 2018 in Colorado Springs, CO, and funded under a cooperative agreement to NEIWPCC from the U.S. EPA’s Nonpoint Source Control Branch. It was co-sponsored by U.S. EPA Region 8.
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Tribes: Hank Bojorquez, La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians; Shawn Chato and Dino Chavarria, Pueblo of Santa Clara; Tim Funk, Southern Ute Tribe; Chauncey Means, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes; Peggy Obear, Prairie Island Indian Community; Tim Spade, Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe
EPA: Donna Somboonlakana, R2; Kamilah Carter, Vivian Doyle, Bryan Hummel, Mara Lindsley, R4; Lindsey Griffin, Caitlain Thompson, R6; Judy Bloom, Peter Monahan, R8; Michelle Wilcox, Alan Henning, R10; Steve Epting, Robert Goo, Lisa Hair, Don Waye, Lynda Hall, HQ
An additional thank you to the Friends of Red Rock Canyon Open Space and our Colorado hosts!
Field Trip Details: Red Rock Canyon is a prime example of the urban/wild land interface. The unique and scenic geological formations of the Canyon provided for an educational and enjoyable field trip on this recently preserved 1,476 acre parcel. The site contains a capped landfill, numerous erosion issues, old mining sites, stream course alterations, and recreation impacts. Educators from the Friends of Red Rock Canyon and NEIWPCC provided field trip attendees with an understanding of the area’s nonpoint pollution issues and its natural and cultural history.
Educators guided groups of attendees along 2-mile (with shorter 1-mile option) loops of scenic trails and described the numerous nonpoint and environmental issues on the site.
Some sessions were not recorded.
Webinar recordings are available in the links below, or can be accessed via the “Webinar” links next to the presentations listed under the “Additional Materials” tab.
Day 1, November 5
Day 2, November 6
Day 3, November 7
Day 4, November 8
Presentations with webinar links where applicable:
Welcoming and Opening Remarks
National Nonpoint Source Program Update
Lynda Hall, USEPA HQ
Healthy Watershed Consortium Grants: Keeping watersheds healthy through accelerated protection
Peter Stangel, Chief Operating Officer, US Endowment for Forestry & Communities
State NPS Management Plans
Refreshing State NPS Program Plans: What’s Worked? What’s Next? – Webinar
Cyd Curtis, USEPA HQ
New Mexico’s Nonpoint Source Management Program Plan Revision – Webinar
Abraham Franklin, New Mexico Environment Department
Building Blocks to a Better Nonpoint Source Program in the First State – Webinar
Marcia Fox, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
Groundwater and Sourcewater Protection
Building Bridges between Water Programs for the Truckee River: Leveraging CWA, SDWA and Regional Efforts for Water Quality Planning
Birgit Widegren and Kimberly Rigdon, Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
NPS Pollution Affecting Groundwater – The Bazile Groundwater Management Area Plan
Carla McCullough, Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality
Protect the Source: a look at how Public Water Supplies can ensure safe drinking water for years to come
Travis Sieve, Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Innovative Collaboration and Partnerships
Oklahoma’s National Water Quality Initiative Pilot Project: Assessment and Outreach Planning the Little Beaver Creek Watershed – Webinar
Greg Kloxin, Oklahoma Conservation Commission
Practical Applications of Conservation Social Science in the Adoption of Best Management Practices Lessons Learned and Processes Looking Forward – Webinar
Lisa Holscher, Conservation Cropping Systems Initiative of Indiana
Tribal Technical Session
Sustainable Solutions for NPS Problems in Indian Country
Peggy Obear, Prairie Island Indian Community
Tribal Nonpoint Source Program Management: Accomplishments and Lessons
Chauncey Means, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
Utilizing Existing Program Documents, Information from Outside Agencies, and Data Analysis Techniques to Develop a Tribal Non-Point Source Assessment Report
Tim Spade, Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe
Urban and Suburban NPS Issues
Soil Phosphorus in (Sub)urban Kentucky: Lawn and Gardening Our Way to Hell in a Vegetable Basket – Webinar
Brad Lee, University of Kentucky
To restore or not to restore, that is the McQuesten… (PPT Part 1, Part 2) – Webinar
Michele L. Tremblay, New Hampshire Rivers Council, and Stephen Landry, NH Department of Environmental Services
Integrating Green Infrastructure into Nonpoint Source Management in Georgia – Webinar
Christine McKay, USEPA R4, and Veronica Craw, Georgia Department of Natural Resources
TMDL and 319 Integration
Protocols for Crediting Sediment and Nutrient Load Reductions from Stream Restoration – Webinar
Bill Stack, Center for Watershed Protection
Tools for Tracking TMDL Implementation Progress and BMP Installation in Virginia – Webinar
Ashley Wendt, Kelly Meadows, and Nicole Sandberg, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Implementing Sediment TMDLs in Montana through Restoration of Natural Riparian and Stream Functions – Webinar
Dean Yashan and Eric Trum, Montana Department of Environmental Quality
Maximizing Cobenefits on NPS Projects
Emergency Management, Hazard Mitigation, and Nonpoint Source Programs: Planning Together Today for Resilient Community Watersheds of Tomorrow – Webinar
Alanna Conley, USEPA R4, and Esther White, University of Kentucky
The Iowa Watershed Approach: Marrying Flood Mitigation and Water Quality Improvement for a More Resilient Landscape – Webinar
Allen Bonini, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Watershed Planning and Green Infrastructure Are Hazard Mitigation: Insight into Collaboration for NPS Planners – Webinar
Lisa Hair, Robert Goo, USEPA HQ, and Mark Thompson, Colorado Division of Emergency Management
Lessons Learned: Measuring and Communicating 319 Program Successes
Tracking and Communicating Vermont’s Clean Water Progress – Webinar
Emily Bird, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
Determining Project Effectiveness using Physical, Chemical, and Biological Parameters – Webinar
Jim Bowcutt, Utah Division of Water Quality
Increasing Virginia’s 319 program efficiency: a journey through LEAN and process improvement – Webinar
Nicole Sandberg, Ashley Wendt, and Kelly Meadows, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Funding Strategies and Opportunities
Calculating the Return on Environment: it’s not just another pretty face – Webinar
Fred Suffian and Ellen Bryson, USEPA R3
Panel on Integrating State CWSRF Programs with State NPS Programs – Webinar
coordinated by Don Waye, USEPA HQ
What would you do with $165 Million for Stream and Wetland Restoration and Protection Projects? – Webinar
Steve Malone, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Vermont Water Infrastructure Sponsorship Program (WISPr) – Webinar
Terisa Thomas, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
Silviculture to Stormwater: Maine’s CWSRF Approach to NPS – Webinar
Wendy Garland, Maine Department of Environmental Protection
Watershed-Based Planning
Shell Creek: A Tough Nut to Crack – Webinar
Carla McCullough and Elbert Traylor, Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality
Community-Sourced Efforts in Watershed-Based Planning: Obstacles and Opportunities – Webinar
Meg Hennessey, New Mexico Environment Department
Development of Ohio’s 9-Element Nonpoint Source Implementation Strategic Plans: A productive transition with the creation of a new HUC-12 scale 9-Element watershed-based planning template and related outreach – Webinar
Rick Wilson, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Agricultural NPS Pollution
Conducting Targeted Water Monitoring Studies to Measure Water Quality Success – Webinar
Steve Hopkins, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Collecting Edge-of-Field and Small Watershed Runoff and Water Quality Data: Data Quality and Resource Considerations – Webinar
Daren Harmel, USDA-ARS
Soil Health: A New Hope for Water Resources in Kansas – Webinar
Andrew Lyon, Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Lynn Porta
(lporta@neiwpcc.org)
NEIWPCC, Lowell MA
Phone: 978-349-2051
For information on the previous National NPS Training Workshop that NEIWPCC hosted, see our 2016 National NPS Training Workshop Archive page.
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