Cumulative 1993 – 2015 (cao 8/2015)  80,990 Water Quality Records  6,760 Certified Monitors  2,300 Sites  289 Citizen Groups  40 Active Citizen Trainers.

Slides:



Advertisements
Similar presentations
NPDES Phase II Permit City of St. Louis Park Annual Storm Water Informational Meeting April 16, 2009 Scott Anderson Superintendent of Utilities.
Advertisements

Session 10 Outline Regional and State of Ohio Resources National Resources - Government National Resources – Non-government Important Publications Staying.
The Urban Connection: NPDES and Storm Water in the State of Delaware Sandra M. Goodrow, Ph.D., C.F.M. Environmental Scientist IV Surface Water Discharge.
AUTAUGA CREEK BENTHIC INVERTEBRATE COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT, 2009 Will S. Mooty USGS.
NPDES Phase II in Wake County: Forging A Collaborative Approach to Stormwater Management APWA Conference September 19, 2005.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services Welcomes ASU and the Town of Boone To Our Side of the Storm (How to manage the “perfect Storm”)
Urban Runoff Management: So Far, So Good. So What? Geoff Brosseau The RMP 2007 Annual Meeting Perspectives on the Impact of the Clean Water Act on San.
What is NPDES? “National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System”
Carin Bisland, Associate Director Chesapeake Bay Program Office Environmental Protection Agency December 4, 2014 The Bay’s Health & Future: How it’s doing.
Upper Providence Township Stormwater Management MS4 Program.
Environmental Harm Urban stormwater frequently contains litter, oil, chemicals, toxic metals, bacteria, and excess nutrients, like nitrogen and phosphorous.
Austin Peay State University Stormwater Program Kristen Spicer, Ph.D.
When It Rains, It Drains An Overview: The Lower Providence Township Storm Water Management Program.
NPDES Phase II Storm Water Regulations: WHAT MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS NEED TO KNOW.
Rock River Coalition Citizen Monitoring Certification.
Working with Citizen Scientists: Rogue Basin (Oregon) Watershed Councils Stream Biomonitoring Study Michael Mulvey Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.
Web-Based Tools for the Classroom Amanda Cook, Tabitha Madzura & Robert Broz Let’s Talk Water in the Classroom: Interactive Watershed Tools Targeting.
Mattabesset River Watershed Management Plan Julie Foley.
Amy Sheldon Watershed Coordinator February 3, 2004.
Fort Bragg Cantonment Area Cape Fear River Basin LIDAR data have been used to create digital contours and topographic maps. 1.A Digital Elevation Model.
Introduction to PA Act 167 Stormwater Management Planning Little Juniata River Watershed April 21, 2005.
Georgia Adopt-A-Stream Introduction Georgia Adopt-A-Stream 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SW Suite 1462 East Atlanta, Georgia
Competitive Brownfields Grants  Assessment  Cleanup  Job Training  Revolving Loan Fund.
City of Puyallup Planning Commission Presentation February 8, 2012.
YOUR SCHOOL AND YOUR WATERSHED LORNA ROSENBERG- US EPA MID-ATLANTIC OCT 1-2, 2014 CHESAPEAKE BAY SCHOOLS WORKSHOP – SHEPHERDSTOWN, WVA.
Sonoma Ecology Center TMDL Implementation Project Update November 4, 2011 Funded by EPA, Managed by SFEP, Administered by MMWD, and north bay partnership.
David Ward Goose Creek Association Forum March 24, 2010.
WOOLPERT Managing NPDES Phase II Requirements on a County-Wide Basis Jared Livingston.
What is a Watershed? Goals for this module Discuss the goals and objectives of the project Discuss the goals and objectives of the project Learn who.
Andrew Heath Executive Director PA Growing Greener Coalition 1.
Loudoun County Water Resources Monitoring Presented to Loudoun Valley High School May 9, 2012 David Ward and Scott Sandberg Loudoun County Department of.
Novato Creek Watershed Upper Watershed Restoration Opportunities.
MDOT Storm Water Management Plan Module 1: Introduction to Storm Water Management Together… Better Roads, Cleaner Streams.
Communication is Key to Sustaining Long-Term Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Programs Jacob Daniel Apodaca Colorado River Watch Network.
Albert Todd, Director Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay.
Water Quality Management Plan Update Board of Directors March 25, 2009.
The Importance of Professionally Trained Citizen Monitors For California Bioassessment Jim Harrington WPCL Bioassessment Laboratory.
History of Stormwater Regulations in Atlanta. Prior to 1990 Protect from flooding Protect from flooding Complaint driven inspections & maintenance Complaint.
Advisory Committee on Water Information Streamgaging Task Force Charge: Determine the streamflow information needs of the Nation, identify the optimal.
Advisory Committee on Water Information Streamgaging Task Force Charge: Determine the streamflow information needs of the Nation, identify the optimal.
Florida Keys Water Watch
The Meadows Center Texas Stream Team Prepared in cooperation with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and U.S. EPA. The preparation of this presentation.
Major Watersheds in Alabama AWW across Alabama Cumulative (cao 3/2015) 79,900 Water Quality Records 64,260 Certified Monitors 2,290.
Initiatives in Drinking Water First Nations Water Symposium 2010 Peter Ross Environmental Health Officer First Nation and Inuit Health.
Open Space and Recreation Plan Committee Public Forum October 18, 2007.
A Pivotal Moment for Leaders Across the Gulf Coast States and Connected Communities Throughout the Country.
Kentucky Growth Readiness for Water Quality Does your water quality matter?
Chagrin River Watershed Partners, Inc. Chagrin River Balanced Growth Plan Amy Brennan (440) , Newbury Township.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Surface Water Monitoring Pam Anderson, MPCA May 20 th, 2015.
Alabama Water Watch A Citizen Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Program William Deutsch  Began 1992  EPA/ADEM Grants.
1 Anatolia Watershed Rehabilitation Project TURKEY Anatolia Watershed Rehabilitation Project Halil AGAH Sr Rural Development Specialist.
HAMPTON ROADS REGIONAL WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Presentation John M. Carlock, AICP Deputy Executive Director, Physical Planning Hampton Roads.
Volunteer/State Partnerships Inspire Grassroots Action Cheryl Snyder Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
What is Stormwater? Direct result of rainfall Recharges groundwater by infiltration Produces “runoff” (excess rainfall after infiltration) May be concentrated.
KING COUNTY CERTIFIED EROSION & SEDIMENT CONTROL LEAD TRAINING INSTRUCTORS: John Bethel, CESCL Eric Bosserman, CESCL Chris Dew, CPESC Doug Navetski, CESCL.
> Las Vegas Valley Watershed Advisory Committee Regional Water Quality Plan.
NPDES Stormwater Rules Phase 1 implemented in 1990 –Large cities (
Why the Need for Increased Stormwater Funding? Citizens expect a higher level of protection from flooding Increased development.
Northern California Chapter of the American Public Works Association January 28, 206 Beth Baldwin, Program Staff Contra Costa Clean Water Program.
Flint Hills Map Exhibit Unit: Flint Hills Region Map Activities
Return of the Water Spirits Lake Watch of Lake Martin
36 CAs across Ontario (mainly in the south)
Designing Useful Information for Community Decision Making: A Civic Website Research Project Michele Simmons Miami University M. Simmons | CCCC 06.
Composting Challenges session four
Farmland Preservation Partnership Opportunities With NC Land Trusts
Hamilton Township, Mercer County, NJ Hydrologic Evaluation and Water Resources Recommendations For Planning and Implementation Rutgers Cooperative Extension.
Building a Community of Stewardship Through Water Monitoring
Toward a participatory infrastructure of civic online spaces: designing for citizen knowledge work Michele Simmons Miami University.
Local Postal Customer or mailing labels here Delete this text box
Local Postal Customer or mailing labels here Delete this text box
Presentation transcript:

Cumulative 1993 – 2015 (cao 8/2015)  80,990 Water Quality Records  6,760 Certified Monitors  2,300 Sites  289 Citizen Groups  40 Active Citizen Trainers  1,945 Workshops AWW Watershed Stewardship Activities (water chemistry monitoring, bacteriological monitoring, stream biomonitoring) g g

AWW’s EPA-Approved Monitoring Protocols Bacteriological Water Chemistry

Community-based Watershed Monitoring & Stewardship & Stewardship Training & Certification Monitoring, Data Reporting, & Stewardship

Who Uses AWW Data?  Local community groups  Schools  Consulting firms  Municipalities  County agencies  Watershed management plans plans  Universities  State agencies Fulfilling Stormwater Management Plan Regs (for ADEM NPDES Phase II Stormwater permits) Protecting Public Health

Map of Alabama river basins showing AWW monitoring sites and samples of AWW outreach publications that present citizen data and raise public awareness of water issues AWW working with communities to preserve & protect their waters… …from the Tennessee Valley to the Gulf Coast ml ml