# Presentation: 658200

## NWQMC 2006 Conference Planning CommitteeUpdate

- April 14, 2005

***Fifth National Monitoring Conference ***
***Monitoring Networks: Connecting for Clean Water ***
***May 7-11, 2006 – San José, California***

## Conference Structure 

**SUNDAY, MAY 7****	**
- 12:00 – 5:30	Registration
- 1:00 – 3:30	Field Trip 1
- 2:00 – 5:00	Field Trip 2
- 5:30 – 8:00	Field Trip 3
**MONDAY, MAY 8 ****	**
- 7:00 – 8:00am	Breakfast, Registration
- 8:00 – 10:45	Workshops & Sessions
- 10:45 – 11:00	Break
- 11:00 – 12:30	**Opening Plenary & EJF Award****	**
- 12:30 – 1:30 	**Lunch in Exhibit Hall****	**
- 1:30 – 3:00	Concurrent Session
**WORKSHOPS****	**
- 3:00 – 3:30 	Break
- 3:30 – 5:00	Concurrent Session
**WORKSHOPS****	**
- 5:00 – 7:00	**Exhibit and Poster Reception ****	**

## Conference Structure 

**TUESDAY, MAY 9**
- 7:00 – 8:00am	Breakfast in Exhibit Hall, Registration - Lobby (ongoing)
**Concurrent Session****	****	**
- 8:00 – 8:05	Moderator Intro
- 8:10 – 8:30	Paper 1
- 8:30 – 8:50	Paper 2
- 8:50 – 9:10	Paper 3
- 9:10 – 9:30	Paper 4
- 9:30 – 10:30	Break (refreshments in Exhibit Hall) followed by **Poster & Exhibit viewing**
**Concurrent Session****	**
- 10:30 – 10:35	Moderator Intro
- 10:40 – 11:00	Paper 1
- 11:00 – 11:20	Paper 2
- 11:20 – 11:40	Paper 3
- 11:40 – 12:00	Paper 4
- 12:00 – 1:30	**Sit-Down Lunch****	**

## Conference Structure 

**THURSDAY, MAY 11**
- 7:30 – 8:30am	Breakfast
**Concurrent Session****	****Workshops & Sessions****	**
- 8:30 – 8:35	Moderator Intro
- 8:40 - 9:00	Paper 1
- 9:00 – 9:20	Paper 2
- 9:20 – 9:40	Paper 3
- 9:40 – 10:00	Paper 4
- 10:00 – 10:30	Break
**Concurrent Session****	****Workshops & Sessions****	**
- 10:30 – 10:35	Moderator Intro
- 10:40 – 11:00	Paper 1
- 11:00 – 11:20	Paper 2
- 11:20 – 11:40	Paper 3
- 11:40 – 12:00	Paper 4
- 12:00 – 1:30	**Closing Plenary Lunch and NMN presentation****	**
- 1:30 – 5:00	**NAWQA meeting****	**
- 1:30 – 4:30	Field Trip/Training 1
- 1:30 – 5:00	Field Trip/Training 2
- 1:30 – 5:00	Field Trip/Training 3

## Key Themes:

**Aggregating Data for Reporting at Larger Scales***
**Filling Data Gaps**
**Use of Ancillary Data sets and GIS Tools (NAWQA 11)**
**Probability based design-What are the odds?**
**Targeted Design- Can we hit the mark?**

**1- Designing monitoring programs and networks at different scales to address multiple/shared objectives**

## Key Themes:

**Ecosystem Assessments-Nutrients effects, Biointegrity, Reference Conditions, Scale (national, ecoregion, watershed)**
**Regional Scale: Major Rivers, Principal Aquifers (NAWQA 4)**
**Comprehensive monitoring (wetlands, lakes, coastal/estuaries, large rivers, groundwater) (EPA approach)**
**Invasive species monitoring networks**

**1- Designing monitoring programs and networks at different scales to address multiple/shared objectives (cont’d)**

## Key Themes:

**Data Aggregation *****Aggravation***** **
**Data Management- WQDE Systems, STORET, metadata**
**BMP effectiveness evaluation on a watershed scale (USDA NRCS CEAP)**

**2. Linking and sharing data among multiple users**

## Key Themes:

**Public “friendly” indicators**
**Emerging Contaminants-What’s the worry?**
**Translating monitoring data into results**
**Interpretation, Management Decisions**
**Reaching underserved groups (Urban, Inner City, Rural, Tribal, etc.)**

**3. Improving communication among scientists, managers, policy makers, and the public**

## Key Themes:

**Same Data- Different Audience**
**Using Existing Monitoring Data for Assessment (NAWQA 12)**
**Establishing and sustaining state/regional monitoring councils, partnerships, and coalitions**
**Sharing Challenges Successes Lessons Learned among Programs and Admitting Failures**

**3. Improving communication among scientists, managers, policy makers, and the public (cont’d)**

## Key Themes:

**Trans-boundary Water Issues**
**International Perspectives / Case Studies**

**4. Addressing multi-jurisdictional and international monitoring issues**

## Key Themes:

**Real Time Data- How much data is enough?**
**Exploring the growth of information technology and ways to capitalize on these advances **
**New technology/techniques**
**Assimilating data from Distributed Networks: Resistance is futile**
**Homeland $ecurity- Networks Protecting our Waters**

**5. Innovations in Monitoring **

## Key Themes:

**Water Quality of Streams, Lakes, Groundwater, Wetlands, Estuaries, Oceans**

**6. Moving From Monitoring to Prediction (WS lead-in)**

## Proposed Workshops:

**Watershed Modeling (NAWQA)**
**Groundwater Vulnerability (NAWQA)**
**DQO Workshop (Methods Board?)**
**Wetlands Monitoring**
**Indoor Session and Outdoor Field Demo**
**Program Sustainability (Vol Mon)**
**Probability Based Study Design**

## Proposed Workshops:

**Statistics for Everyone (Trends)**
**Balancing Participant Education & Empowerment vs Data Needs (Vol Mon)**
**Macroinvertebrate Monitoring Techniques for Vol Mon**
**Program Design Considerations**
**Sampling Protocols**
**Use of Metrics**
**National Protocols?**

## Proposed Workshops:

**Getting in Step with Your Watershed (EPA)**
**Volunteer Monitoring 101**

## Theme Info for CFP (Web)

| Session Title and Purpose | Questions to be Addressed by Session | Comments |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Moving from Monitoring to Prediction: The Quality of the Nation’s Streams: Exchange information on methods and models used to extrapolate water-quality conditions in monitored streams and rivers to unmonitored areas with focus watershed models.  | What is current status of efforts to predict stream-water quality in unmonitored areas using watershed models?What models are available? What are their limitations and benefits?What data are needed to build predictive models? How can predictive models be used to protect surface-water quality?  | Follow paper session with Watershed Modeling workshop.  |

## Field Trips/Activities

- The Monterey Aquarium -Sunday
- The Tech Museum of Innovation (_[http://](http://www.thetech.org/)__[www.thetech.org](http://www.thetech.org/)__[/](http://www.thetech.org/)_), across the street from the Center, is a potential site for an evening reception.
- Roaring Camp Railroad offers train trips into the Redwoods on an authentic logging railroad and also offers BBQs (can be 1/2 or full day)- Sunday.
- NAWQA organizing a technical/fun field trip to San Francisco Bay to look at water quality stations or go on a cruise with a technical speaker.- Sunday
- Winery Tours, Diving- Sunday
- Guadaloupe Gardens-Reclaimation Tour Thurs

## Council HELP

- Vendors need added all to be contacted
- Sponsorship Ops ($1K, $5K, & $10K)  with reception, scholarship, conf item options
- Committees
- Workgroup suggestions for Themes and Workshops
- Workgroup Rep for Abstract Review
- Method Board Contact
- Network Contact