October, 2009 Update Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia

Activities Since Nashville Commission Meeting Development of Annual Report Ohio River Sub Basin Steering Committee Calls 18 th Task Force Meeting – September 23-24, Des Moines Planning for January, 2010 POTW Workshop

Ohio River Sub Basin Steering Committee Call on August 19 Several new members Dana Aunkst, PA DEP Al Westerman, KY DOW Jerod Chew, IN DOA Mary Lou Renshaw, IDEM Reconvene after Task Force Meeting to plan next steps

18 th Task Force Meeting Hosted by Iowa Department of Agriculture in Des Moines September 23 Field trip to observe nutrient reduction activities on Iowa farmland Regular meeting on September 24

18 th Task Force Meeting Several new federal members Pete Silva, US EPA Ann Mills, USDA Lori Caramanian, US DOI Michael Walsh, US ACE Meeting highlight: announcement of USDA Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watershed Initiative

18 th Task Force Meeting Presentations of Nutrient Reduction Strategy abstracts – Iowa Drainage and Wetland Landscape Systems Initiative for Reducing Nutrient Transport From Cropped Lands to the Gulf of Mexico – Northern Mississippi River Basin Proposal to Reduce Nutrient Transport to the Gulf of Mexico through Expansion of the Farmable Wetlands Program and the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program

18 th Task Force Meeting Presentations of Nutrient Reduction Strategy abstracts - Using Market-Based Incentives to Reduce Hypoxic Zone in the Northern Gulf of Mexico - Mississippi's Leveraged Approach To Reduce Nutrient Impacts In-Basin And To The Gulf Of Mexico - Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Through Floodplain Restoration - Beneficial Use of Dredged Material in Coastal Louisiana for Wetland Creation/Restoration and Nutrient Removal

18 th Task Force Meeting Annual Reports Task Force Governance Issues State co-chair Addition of more states, tribes Active Participation by All

POTW Workshop January 12-14, 2010 Evansville, Indiana Airport Marriott Agenda complete Announcements available