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Network Pilot Studies Summary Report ACWI February 21, 2008

Network Pilot Studies Summary Report ACWI February 21, 2008. National Water Quality Monitoring Network for U.S. Coastal Waters and their Tributaries. Charge to ACWI from Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) accepted in February, 2005

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Network Pilot Studies Summary Report ACWI February 21, 2008

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  1. Network Pilot StudiesSummary ReportACWIFebruary 21, 2008

  2. National Water Quality Monitoring Network for U.S. Coastal Waters and their Tributaries • Charge to ACWI from Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) accepted in February, 2005 • ACWI accepts report in January, 2006

  3. Nineresource compartments Fixed station and probabilistic designs Core variables and sampling frequencies specified Provisions for data comparability, management & access A continuum of Observations Estuaries Nearshore Offshore and EEZ Great Lakes Coastal Beaches (BEACH Act) Wetlands With Flow and Flux from Rivers Atmosphere Groundwater Structure of the Design

  4. Pilot Studies • January, 2007 Cabinet Committee on Ocean Policy asks ACWI to design and conduct Pilot Studies, target date January 2008 • Pilot Study request for statements of interest widely distributed with due date of February 23, 2007 • Responses: --Albemarle-Pamlico -- Ashepoo-Combahee- Edisto --Delaware Bay --Gulf of Maine --Gulf of Mexico --Lake Michigan --Pascagoula River --Potomac --Puget Sound --San Francisco Bay

  5. Pilot Study Selection Criteria • Identify and commit resources, including in-kind contributions • Agree to complete Pilot Study and prepare draft report by January, 2008 • Ability to leverage on-going Federal efforts and cooperative efforts in study area

  6. Pilot Study Tasks • Identify Management Issues • Inventory Current Monitoring • Identify Gaps • Investigate Data Comparability and Data Sharing Issues • Estimate Costs of Current and Needed Monitoring • Prepare Report

  7. Pilot Study Characteristics

  8. Habitat Degradation Contaminants Sediment Management Nutrient Enrichment Non-indigeneous Species Oxygen Depletion Harmful Algal Blooms Pathogens Habitat Restoration Loss of Native Species Wetland loss, alteration, status Management Issues

  9. Data Management, Access, and Delivery

  10. Gap Analysis • Detailed comparison of on-going monitoring and Network design • Monitoring in Pilot Studies does not fully meet the Network design • Gaps in number of sites, sampling frequency, and need for additional analytes

  11. Gap Analysis • Need for local flexibility in adding tributary rivers (Delaware and Lake Michigan) • Flexibility in decisions about biological measurements incorporated into refinement of Network design (San Francisco)

  12. Cost Estimates (in $1000s)

  13. Multi-year Effort • Phase I - Network Design(FY 05 & 06) • Phase II - Develop and carry out Pilot Studies(FY 07 & 08) • Phase III - Demonstration Projects(FY 08 & 09) • Phase IV – Implementation; fill gaps and provide necessary enhancements to existing monitoring programs (FY 10 and beyond)

  14. FY 08 Plans • Improve data sharing capability • Add gaging stations and/or data collection at important tributaries for Network estuaries • Begin to fill gaps identified by Pilot Studies

  15. FY 08 Plans • Lower Mississippi River above the Old River Diversion • Hudson River • Delaware River • Brazos River • Apalachicola River • Connecticut River

  16. FY 08 PlansLake Michigan Pilot • Add nutrient monitoring as necessary at 20 river sites to bring monitoring up to tier 1 suite of measurements • Possibly add measures of contaminants in fish tissue

  17. FY 08 PlansSan Francisco Bay • Physical measures of flow between and among different parts of the Bay • Investigate controls on nutrient levels--phytoplankton density and nutrient measurements

  18. FY 08 PlansDelaware Bay • Add nutrient monitoring in river, estuary, and Bay • Improve the watershed-to-ocean observing system web site to facilitate data sharing

  19. Questions • http://acwi.gov/monitoring/network/pilots • http://acwi.gov/monitoring/network/index.html

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