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Strategic Workplan for 2011 Primary Goals. Sponsor Web Seminars at least quarterlyCreate a Council Blog for feedbackProduce a biannual Newsletter (Spring and Fall 2011)Expand communication with other Councils and partners Update Council's Webpage(s)Refine online "How to" tool kit for state, re
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1. National Water Quality Monitoring Council Collaboration and Outreach Workgroup -- UpdateFebruary 1, 2011
2. Strategic Workplan for 2011Primary Goals
Sponsor Web Seminars at least quarterly
Create a Council Blog for feedback
Produce a biannual Newsletter (Spring and Fall 2011)
Expand communication with other Councils and partners
Update Council’s Webpage(s)
Refine online "How to” tool kit for state, regional, and tribal councils
Create new power point presentations
Produce model analysis (or matrix) of water monitoring councils
Plan for 8th National Monitoring Council in Portland, Oregon
Plan posted at http://acwi.gov/monitoring/workgroups/co/index.html
3. Web Seminars Marcellus Monitoring: The role of
volunteers in baseline data collection
Presented on Jan. 18th &19th
presentation by
Jinnie Woodward, Julie Vastine, and Candie Wilderman,
Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring (ALLARM)
Environmental Studies Dept., Dickinson College, PA
Webinar well attended – over 106 participants
4. Web Seminars Marcellus Monitoring by volunteers
600 people trained since 2010 (ALLARM & others)
Study design and protocol document
What they monitor
chemical monitoring (TDS, conductance, Barium, Stronitium)
visual assessments
flow monitoring (relation to TDS)
Data use: decision tree to know when to report to PA DEP
QA/QC practices
Data management: created a template to store date
http://www.dickinson.edu/about/sustainability/allarm/content/Marcellus-Shale/
Presentation slides at: http://acwi.gov/monitoring/workgroups/co/webinars.html
5. Suggested Topics and speakers Volunteer Monitoring Programs– Linda Green, University of Rhode Island, Watershed Watch Program Director (early 2011)
Tribal Research – Dave Fuller, Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe (early 2011?)
Methods Board & NEMI – Dan Sullivan, USGS, Co-Chair Methods Board
Sensors and their applications – March 17th *
Introduction to NEMI – June 16th *
*In collaboration with California Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program
Water Smart Initiative? – Wendy Norton, coordinate (Spring 2011?)
Great Lakes energy water nexus project – John Hummer (Fall 2011)
Chesapeake Bay Issues – Peter Tango; Chesapeake Bay workshop for criteria – discuss if “umbrella criteria” can be used. (Fall 2011?)
Nutrient Criteria? – follow up on Pensacola discussion (Summer/Fall 2011?)
6. Blogs and Social Media Tools Council Calendar – let Cathy Tate or Dan Sullivan know when there is something going on!
Council Blog – paperwork submitted
Exploring use of “SharePoint” for internal information exchange (e.g., planning for conference, workgroups)
7. “National Water Monitoring News” An Online Newsletter for the Water Monitoring Community Released twice per year
April 11, 2011 – target date for 3rd Edition
Articles with photos due February 25, 2011
Send to Editorial Board
Cathy Tate, cmtate@usgs.gov
John Hummer, jhummer@glc.org
Alice Mayio, mayio.alice@epa.gov
Dan Sullivan, djsulliv@usgs.gov
Wendy Norton, wenorton@usgs.gov
http://acwi.gov/monitoring/newsletter/index.html
8. “National Water Monitoring News”Major Sections of Newsletter National Council Highlights
New members, National Monitoring Conference, Web seminars, etc.,
Collaboration through Partnerships (Spotlights on)
Federal, Regional, State, Volunteer, and Tribal monitoring
Workgroup Updates
Aquatic Sensors, Water Information Strategies, etc.,
National Monitoring Networks
Articles of Interest
Announcements
9. Expand communication with other Councils and partners in monitoring – Council “calling card”
10. The National Council currently interacts with more than 17 Councils and partnerships across the Nation – more to come!
11. Analysis of Council Webpage Usage Goal: Determine web usage and web areas most and least used
Purpose: Assist in webpage updates, discover the audiences reached, improve visibility of least used webpage(s), etc.,
Total yearly hits have increased over time
2010: 373,887
2009: 368,932
2008: 317,277
2007: 319,673
Specific webpage use – summarization in progress
12. Refine online "How to” tool kit for state, regional, and tribal councils Create/Update power point presentations
Still need a lead this effort
Produce model analysis (or matrix) of water monitoring councils
Team includes Barb Horn (lead), Jody Arthur, Alice Mayio, and David Fuller
Constructed a survey
Content needs Council approval
Send to monitoring communities to fill out
13. 8th National Monitoring Conference Where: Portland, Oregon
When: April 30 – May 4, 2012 (ends mid-day on Friday)
With Who: National River Rally, May 4 - 7, 2012 (begins Friday evening); River Network national meeting
Overlap Day – May 4th
Council Input/Participation Needed:
Themes for Conference
Participation on Subcommittees
14. Conference Subcommittees Program committee – Conference planning committee
NWQMC/River Rally subcommittee
Local Planning Committee
Plenary Committee
Workshops/Panels/Extended Sessions Committee
Awards Committee
Sponsors/Exhibitors Committee
Conference Volunteers
Local
Council Members
15. NWQMC/River Rally overlap subcommittee Members:
Katherine Luscher (River Network), Cathy Tate, Alice Mayio, Greg Pettit, Aaron Boriesenko, Steve Hanson, Barb Horn, Jeff Schloss, Danielle Donkersloot
Purpose:
Develop program of interest to both groups
Theme: (ONE) One Resource – One Effort – One Future
What subcommittee is up to:
Expect a Survey asking you “What would you like to get out of a day of overlap of the National Monitoring Conference and River Rally?”
http://www.rivernetwork.org/forms/MonitoringNeeds
16. Potential Timeline for Conference Planning Activities 2011 Jan 2011: Start work on "Save the Date" announcement
Feb/Mar 2011: Issue "Save the Date" announcement, begin work on plenary speakers, field trips, offsite reception, sponsors, etc.
May 2011: Issue Call for Abstracts
Sept 2011: Abstract and workshop/panel/etc., Submittal Deadline
Oct – Dec 2011: Evaluation and Selection of Abstracts for oral and poster presentations, workshops/panels, etc.,
Dec/Jan 2012: Notification of Speakers
17. Potential Timeline for Conference Planning Activities 2012 Jan 2012: Rollout registration website
Jan 2012: Finalize conference agenda including details regarding plenary speakers, field trips, short courses, workshops, offsite reception, etc.,
Mar 2012: Work with presenters/moderators/vendors and finalize conference structure/agenda
April 30 – May 4, 2012: Hold NWQMC Conference