Overview and Introduction- John Gordon, Luther Smith John Gordon and Luther Smith reviewed the format for the joint meeting and an attendance sheet was passed. Eight sites are pending or proposed. Some of these may be on line by the end of the year. Molly discussed difficulties related to the changeover of the Coordination Office to the Program Office and the necessity of a decision about the location of MDN Coordination. Marketing the MDN- Molly mentioned the continuing concern of states regarding fish consumption warnings.
New states considering fish advisories include Louisiana, New York, and Arkansas.
An agreement seems to be in place for 1998, although there are concerns about the transfer from the Coordination Office at CSU to the Program Office at ISWS and the contract status. Data release-QC codes for individual samples will follow the AIRMoN template. Each sample is assigned an A , B, or C code. A designates the highest quality sample and C the lowest. Molly presented an overhead showing a matrix of ABC and what problems key these code assignments.