Methods and Data Comparability Board

AGENDA

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| Fall 2004 Meeting, Oct. 25-29,    |   |                                  |
| 2004                              |   |                                  |
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| Hach Company                      | C |                                  |
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| 5600 Lindbergh Drive              | n |                                  |
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| Loveland, CO 80539                | a |                                  |
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| Meeting Web site (need password   |   |                                  |
| to access)                        |   |                                  |
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| <http://wi.water.usgs.            |   |                                  |
| gov/methodsboard/loveland_co_04/> |   |                                  |
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| (user = methods; password =       |   |                                  |
| nocarp99)                         |   |                                  |
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| Meeting Rooms                     |   | Call-in lines                    |
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| Main Room: **Trail Ridge** (30+   |   | Call-in number: **513-569-7897** |
| people)                           |   |                                  |
|                                   |   | Line 1: **code 6668#**           |
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|                                   |   | Line 2: **code 8666#**           |
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| Breakout Room #1: **Fall River**  |   |                                  |
| (20+ people)                      |   |                                  |
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| Breakout Room #2: Horseshoe (15+  |   |                                  |
| people)                           |   |                                  |
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| Hotel Information                 |   |                                  |
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| Marriott Courtyard Fort Collins   |   |                                  |
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| 1200 Oakridge Drive, Fort         |   |                                  |
| Collins, CO, 80525                |   |                                  |
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| 1 (800) 321-2211 or (970)         |   |                                  |
| 282-1700                          |   |                                  |
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#### Meeting Structure:

This is a full Board meeting, with all workgroups meeting. There will be
interactions with Hach Company representatives, EPA Wadeable Stream
Assessment (WSA) staff, USGS National Water Quality Monitoring
Laboratory staff, and Dr. Robert Ward (Council member and Chair of the
Council's Water Information Strategies Workgroup) and his students.

**[Major Objectives for this Meeting:]{.underline}**

-   **General** -- Identify linkages with Council's Water Information
    Strategies Workgroup

-- Update Board 2 year strategy and all workgroup 2 year work plans

-- Evaluate the recently released GAO and Oceans Commission reports
concerning Coordination of Data Collection Efforts

-   **Outreach** -- Conference follow-up needs; new newsletter; refine,
    supplement, and update Board Web site

-   **NEMI** -- Initiate Field Activities Committee; finalize inclusion
    of biological methods in staging area; addition of chem and micro
    methods; update on NEMI-CBR

-   **WQDE** -- Finalize WQDE Report; ACWI approval of biological WQDE;
    next steps from WQDE conference workshop

-   **Biology** - Identify joint activities between Board and EPA
    regarding WSA; identify next steps for bioassessment comparability
    report; follow-up from conference workshop

-   **PB(M)S** **and Nutrients**- Finalize DQO-Nitrate paper and next
    steps for publication; follow-up from conference sessions; discuss
    comparability assessments; next steps for these Workgroups

-   **Accreditation** - Identify workgroup co-chairs; identify specific
    next steps for interactions with NELAC, INELA, FEM; determine next
    steps for field accreditation standards and INELA; initiate state
    lab accreditation paper

    **[Call-in Lines:]{.underline}**

-   Line 1: (513) 569-7897 code: 6668#

-   Line 2: (513) 569-7897 code: 8666#

**[Other Information]{.underline}**:

-   Lunch available at Hach for \$3.00 charge

-   Break snacks, coffee, etc. will be available for \$2.00 daily fee

#  {#section .unnumbered}

**\* \* All Times are Mountain Daylight (MDT)**

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| **Monday, |                                          |              |
| October   |                                          |              |
| 25**      |                                          |              |
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|           | # Travel                                 |              |
|           | to Denver -- Fort Collins area {#travel- |              |
|           | to-denver-fort-collins-area .unnumbered} |              |
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| 5:00 --   | **Evening outreach workgroup meeting**   | Marriott     |
| 7:00p     |                                          | Courtyard    |
|           | Board Steering Committee                 | Ft. Collins  |
|           |                                          |              |
|           |                                          | **Meeting    |
|           |                                          | Room A**     |
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| *         |                                          |              |
| *Tuesday, |                                          |              |
| October   |                                          |              |
| 26**      |                                          |              |
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| 8:        | # NEMI {#nemi .unnumbered}               | #            |
| 30-10:00a |                                          |  Trail Ridge |
|           | Chairs: Dan Sullivan and Cary Jackson    |              |
|           |                                          | # Call-in l  |
|           | MEETING GOALS:                           | ine #1 {#cal |
|           |                                          | l-in-line-1  |
|           | -   Review vision for NEMI               | .unnumbered} |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   Develop/update 2-year workplan       |              |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   Review workgroup functions           |              |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   FEM Update                           |              |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   CBR: Update on progress and security |              |
|           |     resolution                           |              |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   Reg methods update                   |              |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   SAM and other methods initiatives    |              |
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| 10:00-    | **NEMI \-- Biology and field methods**   | ####### **T  |
| 12:00     |                                          | rail Ridge** |
|           | -   Review methods in NEMI, decide on    |              |
|           |     changes to be made and how to        | Call-in line |
|           |     display on public site               | #1           |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | ```{=html}                               |              |
|           | <!-- -->                                 |              |
|           | ```                                      |              |
|           | -   Develop strategy for adding more     |              |
|           |     methods                              |              |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   Updating existing methods            |              |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   Develop workplan for field           |              |
|           |     activities committee                 |              |
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| 12p --    | Lunch                                    |              |
| 1:00p     |                                          |              |
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| 1:00 --   | # - In                                   | **Trail      |
| 2:00p     | troductions {#introductions .unnumbered} | Ridge**      |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | #                                        | Call-in line |
|           |  - Meeting Expectations/Objectives {#mee | #1           |
|           | ting-expectationsobjectives .unnumbered} |              |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | # - Welcome fr                           |              |
|           | om Hach {#welcome-from-hach .unnumbered} |              |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | # - Boar                                 |              |
|           | d Business {#board-business .unnumbered} |              |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | Board Co-Chairs: Herb Brass and Eric     |              |
|           | Vowinkel                                 |              |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   Overall Board 2 yr strategy          |              |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   2-yr Workplans                       |              |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   Priorities                           |              |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   Expectations for Web site input      |              |
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| 2         | # NEMI --                                | ####### **Tr |
| :00-4:30p |  continued {#nemi-continued .unnumbered} | ail Ridge**  |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   Review of NEMI V. 2.0                | #######      |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   Methods in staging area              | ####### Cal  |
|           |                                          | l-in line #1 |
|           | -   Report table format (accuracy/false  |              |
|           |     +/- fields)                          |              |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   Develop outline for method           |              |
|           |     abstracting and input manual         |              |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   Outreach                             |              |
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| 2         | # WQDE {#wqde .unnumbered}               | ####### **F  |
| :00-4:30p |                                          | all River**  |
|           | Chair: LeAnne Astin                      |              |
|           |                                          | #######      |
|           | -   Status of biology WQDE lists         |              |
|           |                                          | ####### Cal  |
|           | -   Review timeline for ACWI approval    | l-in line #2 |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   WQDE Guidance Document (Report)      |              |
|           |     review and approval -- schedule,     |              |
|           |     next steps                           |              |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   New WQDE lists -- next steps         |              |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   Linkages between WQDE lists --       |              |
|           |     modules                              |              |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   Tools and implementation strategy    |              |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   Review GAO recommendations re:       |              |
|           |     metadata standards                   |              |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   2-year workplan development          |              |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   Field Road Map                       |              |
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| 4         | # NEMI-CBR: Update (including            | ####### **T  |
| :30-5:30p |  Expert System Demo) {#nemi-cbr-update-i | rail Ridge** |
|           | ncluding-expert-system-demo .unnumbered} |              |
|           |                                          | Call-in line |
|           | Larry Keith                              | #1           |
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| 5:30p     | # Adjourn {#adjourn .unnumbered}         | #######      |
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| 7:00p.m.  | # Dinner at Mulli                        | #######      |
|           | gan's {#dinner-at-mulligans .unnumbered} |  **See direc |
|           |                                          | tions at end |
|           | Reservations under the name "Suzanne     |  of agenda** |
|           | Stephens"                                |              |
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| **W       |                                          |              |
| ednesday, |                                          |              |
| October   |                                          |              |
| 27**      |                                          |              |
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| 8         | **Board Business**                       | ####### **Tr |
| :30-9:15a |                                          | ail Ridge**  |
|           | -   NEMI, WQDE Workgroup report backs    |              |
|           |                                          | #######      |
|           | -   Schedule next meetings               |              |
|           |                                          | ####### Cal  |
|           |                                          | l-in line #1 |
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| 9:        | **Discuss GAO & Oceans Commission        | ####### **T  |
| 15-10:00a | Reports**                                | rail Ridge** |
|           |                                          |              |
|           |                                          | Call-in line |
|           |                                          | #1           |
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| 10:       | **EPA's Wadeable Streams Assessment:**   | ####### **Tr |
| 00-11:00a |                                          | ail Ridge**  |
|           | Overview and Discussion                  |              |
|           |                                          | #######      |
|           | Leads: Laura Gabanski, Karen Blocksom    |              |
|           |                                          | ####### Cal  |
|           |                                          | l-in line #1 |
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| 11:       | **Biology**                              | **Trail      |
| 00-12:15p |                                          | Ridge**      |
|           | Leads: Jerry Diamond, Laura Gabanski,    |              |
|           | Bill Swietlick                           | Call-in line |
|           |                                          | #1           |
|           | -   Presentation and discussion of       |              |
|           |     future EPA bioassessment             |              |
|           |     comparability activities: potential  |              |
|           |     joint activities with Board          |              |
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| 11:       | **Outreach**                             | ####### **F  |
| 00-12:15p |                                          | all River**  |
|           | Chair: Vacant                            |              |
|           |                                          | #######      |
|           | -   Conference follow-up                 |              |
|           |                                          | ####### Cal  |
|           | -   Initiate new newsletter development  | l-in line #2 |
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| 12        | **Lunch**                                | #######      |
| :15-1:15p |                                          |              |
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| 1         | **Biology**                              | **Trail      |
| :15-4:00p |                                          | Ridge**      |
|           | Discussion of potential joint EPA-Board  |              |
|           | projects:                                | #######      |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   Identify common objectives           | ####### Cal  |
|           |                                          | l-in line #1 |
|           | -   Determine next steps; priorities;    |              |
|           |     resources                            |              |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   Develop schedule of tasks and        |              |
|           |     assignments                          |              |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   Outline 2 year strategy              |              |
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| 1         | # New Technologies                       | ####### **F  |
| :15-3:00p |                                          | all River**  |
|           | Co-Chairs: Katherine Alben and Eric      |              |
|           | Vowinkel                                 | Call-in line |
|           |                                          | #2           |
|           | -   Highlights from 2004 NMC conference  |              |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   Water Quality/Homeland Security \--  |              |
|           |     Lisa Olson (USGS)                    |              |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   New Technologies of interest for     |              |
|           |     2005-06                              |              |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   2-year workplan                      |              |
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| 3         | **Web site**                             | ####### **F  |
| :00-5:30p |                                          | all River**  |
|           | Leads: Ed Johnson and Dan Sullivan       |              |
|           |                                          | #######      |
|           | -   Develop outline of needs/priorities  |              |
|           |     (Ed/Dan)                             | Call-in line |
|           |                                          | #2           |
|           | -   Solicit input from workgroup chairs  |              |
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| 5:30p     | **Adjourn**                              | #######      |
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| 6         | **Social Hour (-and-a-half)**            | ######       |
| :00-7:30p |                                          | # **restaura |
|           | -   Cash bar                             | nt in Fort C |
|           |                                          | ollins, CO** |
|           | -   Choice of staying for dinner         |              |
|           |     afterward or going elsewhere         |              |
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| **        |                                          |              |
| Thursday, |                                          |              |
| October   |                                          |              |
| 28**      |                                          |              |
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| 8:        | #                                        | # Trail      |
| 00-10:30a |  Discussions with external organizations |  Ridge  {#tr |
|           |                                          | ail-ridge-7  |
|           | -   Current EPA water monitoring issues  | .unnumbered} |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   Robert Ward                          | #  {         |
|           |                                          | #section-11  |
|           | -   Hach                                 | .unnumbered} |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   NWQL -- Greg Mohrman, Lab Chief      | #            |
|           |                                          |  Call-in lin |
|           |                                          | e #1 {#call- |
|           |                                          | in-line-1-5  |
|           |                                          | .unnumbered} |
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| 10:       | **Board Business**                       | # Trail      |
| 30-12:00p |                                          |  Ridge  {#tr |
|           | -   Biology, Outreach, New Technologies, | ail-ridge-8  |
|           |     Web site Report Backs/Summaries      | .unnumbered} |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   Board 2 yr strategy                  | #  {         |
|           |                                          | #section-12  |
|           | -   Update Delegate list                 | .unnumbered} |
|           |                                          |              |
|           |                                          | #            |
|           |                                          |  Call-in lin |
|           |                                          | e #1 {#call- |
|           |                                          | in-line-1-6  |
|           |                                          | .unnumbered} |
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| 12        | # Lunch                                  | #  {         |
| :00-1:00p |                                          | #section-13  |
|           |                                          | .unnumbered} |
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| 1         | # Accreditation                          | # Fal        |
| :00-3:45p |                                          | l River  {#f |
|           | ####### Chair: Merle Shockey             | all-river-4  |
|           |                                          | .unnumbered} |
|           | -   Need Co-Chair                        |              |
|           |                                          | #  {         |
|           | -   Interactions with NELAC and INELA -- | #section-14  |
|           |     Lara Autry, Herb Brass               | .unnumbered} |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   Field standards - INELA -- Dawn      | #            |
|           |     Thomas                               |  Call-in lin |
|           |                                          | e #2 {#call- |
|           | -   Interactions with FEM -- Lara Autry  | in-line-2-2  |
|           |                                          | .unnumbered} |
|           | -   State Lab accreditation paper --     |              |
|           |     schedule, assignments                |              |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   Follow-up on federal lab             |              |
|           |     recommendations -- survey needed,    |              |
|           |     feasible?                            |              |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | ```{=html}                               |              |
|           | <!-- -->                                 |              |
|           | ```                                      |              |
|           | -   Outline 2 year strategy              |              |
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| 1         | # Joint Nutrients and PBS Workgroups     | # Trail      |
| :00-3:45p |                                          |  Ridge  {#tr |
|           | Chairs: Ed Santoro and Cliff Annis       | ail-ridge-9  |
|           |                                          | .unnumbered} |
|           | -   **Presentation:** Charlie Patton     |              |
|           |     (USGS) -- "Replacing Toxic Cadmium   | #  {         |
|           |     with Environmentally Benign Nitrate  | #section-15  |
|           |     Reductase in Automated Continuous    | .unnumbered} |
|           |     Flow and Batch Determinations of     |              |
|           |     Nitrate in Environmental Water       | #            |
|           |     Samples: an Overview"                |  Call-in lin |
|           |                                          | e #1 {#call- |
|           | -   Next steps to complete DQO-nitrate   | in-line-1-7  |
|           |     paper                                | .unnumbered} |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   Follow-up on conference sessions?    |              |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   Nutrient PBS pilot?                  |              |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   General DQO guidance paper?          |              |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   Gulf hypoxia issue -- Methods Board  |              |
|           |     input                                |              |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   2-year work plan development         |              |
+-----------+------------------------------------------+--------------+
| 3         | # Board Business Meeting                 | # Trail      |
| :45-5:00p |                                          |  Ridge {#tra |
|           | -   PBS, Nutrients, Accreditation Report | il-ridge-10  |
|           |     Backs                                | .unnumbered} |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   Next steps for Workgroup work plans  | #            |
|           |                                          |  Call-in lin |
|           | -   Future priorities, meeting format    | e #1 {#call- |
|           |                                          | in-line-1-8  |
|           | -   GAO Report Follow-up                 | .unnumbered} |
|           |                                          |              |
|           | -   Roundtable                           |              |
+-----------+------------------------------------------+--------------+
| 5:00p     | # Adjourn                                | #  {         |
|           |                                          | #section-16  |
|           |                                          | .unnumbered} |
+-----------+------------------------------------------+--------------+
| **Friday, |                                          |              |
| October   |                                          |              |
| 29**      |                                          |              |
+-----------+------------------------------------------+--------------+
| 8:        | > **NWQL tour for those interested**     | #######      |
| 30-11:30a |                                          |              |
+-----------+------------------------------------------+--------------+

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| +------------------------------------------------------------------+  |
| | +-------------------------------------------------------------+  |  |
| | | ![](media/image1.png){width="1.0416666666666666e-2in"       |  |  |
| | | height="0.10416666666666667in"}**DIRECTIONS FROM AIRPORT TO |  |  |
| | | MARRIOT COURTYARD, FORT COLLINS**                           |  |  |
| | +-------------------------------------------------------------+  |  |
| | |   ------------------------------------------------          |  |  |
| | | ------- --------------------------------------------------- |  |  |
| | |   **Start:**                                                |  |  |
| | |                              **Denver International Airport |  |  |
| | |                                                             |  |  |
| | |                                      (DEN)**  303-342-2000\ |  |  |
| | |                                                             |  |  |
| | |                                             8500 Pena Blvd\ |  |  |
| | |                                                             |  |  |
| | |                                                 Denver, CO\ |  |  |
| | |                                                             |  |  |
| | |                                                    80249 US |  |  |
| | |                                                             |  |  |
| | |   ![](media/image1.png){width="1.0416666666666666e-2in"     |  |  |
| | |   height="0.22916666666666666in"}                           |  |  |
| | |                                                             |  |  |
| | |   **End:**                                                  |  |  |
| | |                                           1200 Oakridge Dr\ |  |  |
| | |                                                             |  |  |
| | |                                           Fort Collins, CO\ |  |  |
| | |                                                             |  |  |
| | |                                               80525-5556 US |  |  |
| | |                                                             |  |  |
| | |   ![](media/image1.png){width="1.0416666666666666e-2in"     |  |  |
| | |   height="0.125in"}                                         |  |  |
| | |   ------------------------------------------------          |  |  |
| | | ------- --------------------------------------------------- |  |  |
| | |                                                             |  |  |
| | |   ------------------                                        |  |  |
| | | ------------------------------------- --------------------- |  |  |
| | |                                                             |  |  |
| | |                                                             |  |  |
| | |   **Distance:** 65.72 miles                                 |  |  |
| | |                                                             |  |  |
| | |   ![](media/image1.png){width="1.0416666666666666e-2in"     |  |  |
| | |   height="8.333333333333333e-2in"}                          |  |  |
| | |                                                             |  |  |
| | |   **Total Estimated Time:** 1 hour, 7 minutes               |  |  |
| | |                                                             |  |  |
| | |   ![](media/image1.png){width="1.0416666666666666e-2in"     |  |  |
| | |   height="8.333333333333333e-2in"}                          |  |  |
| | |   ------------------                                        |  |  |
| | | ------------------------------------- --------------------- |  |  |
| | +-------------------------------------------------------------+  |  |
| | |                                                             |  |  |
| | +-------------------------------------------------------------+  |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |   --------                                                       |  |
| | --------------------------------------------- ------------------ |  |
| | ---------------------- ----------------------------------------- |  |
| | ----------- ---------------------------------------------------- |  |
| |   ![](me                                                         |  |
| | dia/image1.png){width="0.3333333333333333in"    ![](media/image1 |  |
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| | 44444445in"   ![](media/image1.png){width="0.6819444444444445in" |  |
| |   height="1.0416666666666666e-2in"}                              |  |
| |  height="1.0416666666666666e-2in"}        height="1.041666666666 |  |
| | 6666e-2in"}                    height="1.0416666666666666e-2in"} |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |   **Directions**                                                 |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |                                                     **Distance** |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |   ![](media/image2.png                                           |  |
| | ){width="6.197916666666667in"                                    |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |   height="1.0416666666                                           |  |
| | 666666e-2in"}                                                    |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |   ![](media/image3.png){width="                                  |  |
| | 0.3333333333333333in"    **1.**                                  |  |
| |   Start out going NORTH on PENA BLVD toward TERMINAL   0.2 miles |  |
| |   height="0.3333333333                                           |  |
| | 333333in"}                                                       |  |
| |            W.                                                    |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |   ![](media/image2.png                                           |  |
| | ){width="6.197916666666667in"                                    |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |   height="1.0416666666                                           |  |
| | 666666e-2in"}                                                    |  |
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| |                                                                  |  |
| |   ![](media/image4.png){width="                                  |  |
| | 0.3333333333333333in"    **2.**                                  |  |
| |   Stay straight to go onto TERMINAL E.                 1.0 miles |  |
| |   height="0.3333333333                                           |  |
| | 333333in"}                                                       |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |   ![](media/image2.png                                           |  |
| | ){width="6.197916666666667in"                                    |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |   height="1.0416666666                                           |  |
| | 666666e-2in"}                                                    |  |
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| |   ![](media/image4.png){width="                                  |  |
| | 0.3333333333333333in"    **3.**                                  |  |
| |   TERMINAL E becomes TERMINAL EAST DEPARTURES.         0.6 miles |  |
| |   height="0.3333333333                                           |  |
| | 333333in"}                                                       |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |   ![](media/image2.png                                           |  |
| | ){width="6.197916666666667in"                                    |  |
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| |   height="1.0416666666                                           |  |
| | 666666e-2in"}                                                    |  |
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| |   ![](media/image5.png){width="                                  |  |
| | 0.3333333333333333in"    **4.**                                  |  |
| |   Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto AIRPORT EXIT.                 0.4 miles |  |
| |   height="0.3333333333                                           |  |
| | 333333in"}                                                       |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |   ![](media/image2.png                                           |  |
| | ){width="6.197916666666667in"                                    |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |   height="1.0416666666                                           |  |
| | 666666e-2in"}                                                    |  |
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| |   ![](media/image6.png){width="                                  |  |
| | 0.3333333333333333in"    **5.**                                  |  |
| |   Take PENA BLVD.                                      3.4 miles |  |
| |   height="0.3333333333                                           |  |
| | 333333in"}                                                       |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |   ![](media/image2.png                                           |  |
| | ){width="6.197916666666667in"                                    |  |
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| |   height="1.0416666666                                           |  |
| | 666666e-2in"}                                                    |  |
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| |   ![](media/image7.png){width="                                  |  |
| | 0.3333333333333333in"    **6.**                                  |  |
| |   Take the E-470 N exit- EXIT 6B- toward 120TH AVENUE. 0.8 miles |  |
| |   height="0.375in"}                                              |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |   ![](media/image2.png                                           |  |
| | ){width="6.197916666666667in"                                    |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |   height="1.0416666666                                           |  |
| | 666666e-2in"}                                                    |  |
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| |                                                                  |  |
| |   ![](media/image8.png){width="0                                 |  |
| | .3333333333333333in"    **7.**                                   |  |
| |  Merge onto E 470 N (Portions toll).                  17.5 miles |  |
| |   height="0.3333333333                                           |  |
| | 333333in"}                                                       |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |   ![](media/image2.png                                           |  |
| | ){width="6.197916666666667in"                                    |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |   height="1.0416666666                                           |  |
| | 666666e-2in"}                                                    |  |
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| |                                                                  |  |
| |   ![](media/image9.png){width="0                                 |  |
| | .3333333333333333in"    **8.**                                   |  |
| |  Merge onto I-25 N/US-87 N via EXIT 47 toward FT      37.8 miles |  |
| |   height="0.3333333333                                           |  |
| | 333333in"}                                                       |  |
| |            COLLINS.                                              |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |   ![](media/image2.png                                           |  |
| | ){width="6.197916666666667in"                                    |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |   height="1.0416666666                                           |  |
| | 666666e-2in"}                                                    |  |
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| |                                                                  |  |
| |   ![](media/image10.png){width=                                  |  |
| | "0.3333333333333333in"   **9.**                                  |  |
| |   Take the CO-68 W/HARMONY ROAD exit- EXIT 265.        0.1 miles |  |
| |   height="0.375in"}                                              |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |   ![](media/image2.png                                           |  |
| | ){width="6.197916666666667in"                                    |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |   height="1.0416666666                                           |  |
| | 666666e-2in"}                                                    |  |
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| |                                                                  |  |
| |   ![](media/image11.png){width=                                  |  |
| | "0.3333333333333333in"   **10.**                                 |  |
| |   Turn LEFT onto E HARMONY RD/CO-68 W/CR-38 W.         3.2 miles |  |
| |   height="0.3333333333                                           |  |
| | 333333in"}                                                       |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |   ![](media/image2.png                                           |  |
| | ){width="6.197916666666667in"                                    |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |   height="1.0416666666                                           |  |
| | 666666e-2in"}                                                    |  |
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| |   ![](media/image12.png){width="0                                |  |
| | .3333333333333333in"   **11.**                                   |  |
| | Turn LEFT onto WHEATON DR.                           \<0.1 miles |  |
| |   height="0.3333333333                                           |  |
| | 333333in"}                                                       |  |
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| |                                                                  |  |
| |   ![](media/image2.png                                           |  |
| | ){width="6.197916666666667in"                                    |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |   height="1.0416666666                                           |  |
| | 666666e-2in"}                                                    |  |
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| |   ![](media/image13.png){width=                                  |  |
| | "0.3333333333333333in"   **12.**                                 |  |
| |   Turn RIGHT onto OAK RIDGE DR/OAKRIDGE DR.            0.1 miles |  |
| |   height="0.3333333333                                           |  |
| | 333333in"}                                                       |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |   ![](media/image2.png                                           |  |
| | ){width="6.197916666666667in"                                    |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |   height="8.3333333333                                           |  |
| | 33333e-3in"}                                                     |  |
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| |   ![](media/image14.pn                                           |  |
| | g){width="0.3326388888888889in"   **  End at 1200 Oakridge Dr, F |  |
| | ort                                                              |  |
| |   height="0.3326388888                                           |  |
| | 888889in"}                        Collins, CO 80525-5556 US**    |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| |   --------                                                       |  |
| | --------------------------------------------- ------------------ |  |
| | ---------------------- ----------------------------------------- |  |
| | ----------- ---------------------------------------------------- |  |
| +------------------------------------------------------------------+  |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

**Directions from Hach to Mulligan's Restaurant (Tuesday evening
social)**

From: Hach Company 5600 Lindbergh Dr Loveland, CO 80538-8842 US

To:  Courtyard Marriott 1544 Oakridge Dr Fort Collins, CO 80525-7305 US

Driving Directions

1\. Start out going NORTH on LINDBERGH DR toward EARHART RD. (0.19
miles)

2\. Turn RIGHT onto EARHART RD. (0.47 miles)

3\. Turn RIGHT onto NW FRONTAGE RD. (0.99 miles)

4\. Turn LEFT onto E CROSSROADS BLVD/CR-26. (0.09 miles)

5\. Merge onto I-25 N/US-87 N via the ramp on the LEFT toward FT
COLLINS. (5.85 miles)

6\. Take the CO-68 W/HARMONY ROAD exit- EXIT 265. (0.19 miles)

7\. Turn LEFT onto E HARMONY RD/CO-68 W/CR-38 W. (3.02 miles)

8\. Turn LEFT onto MCMURRY DR/MCMURRY AVE. (0.12 miles)

9\. Turn RIGHT onto OAK RIDGE DR/OAKRIDGE DR. (0.14 miles)

Total Estimated Time: 18 minutes

**Directions from Hach to Wednesday night social hour:**

Social Hour Beginning at 6:00 and going until ???

Coopersmiths Pub

#7 Old Town Square

Fort Collins, CO

\(970\) 498-0483

There will be pool tables for people to use if they want to, and a cash
bar. They offer a dinner menu if people want to stay and eat.

Directions:

From: 5600 Lindbergh Dr Loveland, CO 80538-8842 US

To: 7 Old Town Sq Fort Collins, CO 80524-2463 US (Coopersmiths)

Driving Directions

1\. Start out going NORTH on LINDBERGH DR toward EARHART RD. (0.19
miles)

2\. Turn RIGHT onto EARHART RD. (0.47 miles)

3\. Turn RIGHT onto NW FRONTAGE RD. (0.99 miles)

4\. Turn LEFT onto E CROSSROADS BLVD/CR-26. (0.09 miles)

5\. Merge onto I-25 N/US-87 N via the ramp on the LEFT toward FT
COLLINS. (10.12 miles)

6\. Merge onto CO-14 W/E MULBERRY ST via EXIT 269B toward FT COLLINS.
(3.44 miles)

7\. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto RIVERSIDE AVE. (0.60 miles)

8\. Turn LEFT onto E MOUNTAIN AVE. (0.23 miles)

 

There is a parking garage nearby if there are no parking spaces.