2012 Water Quality Workshop: Monitoring, Assessment, and Management

The 22nd Annual Water Quality Monitoring Workshop was held February 7-9, 2012, at Boise State University, Student Union Building, Jordan Ballroom. The purpose of the workshop was to share results of water quality monitoring, assessment, and management efforts throughout Idaho.

The workshop is an annual event hosted by the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, Boise State University Biology Department, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Idaho Power Co., U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Idaho Department of Agriculture, HACH Hydromet, Electronic Data Solutions, and the Lower Boise Watershed Council.

Featured Topics

Topics covered at the 2012 workshop were:

Idaho total maximum daily load (TMDL) schedule and programmatic status
“SPARROW” model for phosphorus and nitrogen loading in the Pacific Northwest
U. S. Forest Service national forest system land management planning – status of the proposed rule and comments received
U. S. Forest Service geomorphic road analysis and inventory package (GRAIP)
U. S. Forest Service watershed condition framework

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Presentation	Speaker
Monitoring Efforts in Mason Creek: Preliminary Scientific Applications and Findings	Alexandra Etheridge
Assessment of Selected Contaminant Concentrations and Loads in Streams Draining the Historic Stibnite Mining District	Candice Adkins
A Web-Based Tool for Evaluating Surface-Water Nutrient Conditions across the Pacific Northwest	Daniel Wise
Managing Riverside Canal Spills to Improve Water Quality in the Boise and Snake Rivers	Jack Harrison, Ph.D
Water-Quality Conditions Near the Confluence of the Snake and Boise Rivers	Molly Wood
Snake River Water Quality Trends at King Hill and Weiser	Ralph Myers

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Presentation	Speaker
The Status of TMDL Development in Idaho	Doug Conde
Idaho TMDL Kaizen	Michael McIntyre
GEO-Imaging Tool for Water Quality Investigations	Steve Combe
Water-Quality Trends For Selected Sites At and Near the Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho	Roy C. Bartholomay
Declining Native Fish Composition in the Middle Snake River and the Importance of Spring Habitats	James Chandler
Water Quality Trends in the Lower Portneuf River in Light of Remedial Activities at J.R. Simplot Company’s Don Plant	Lynn Van Every
Stormwater: Policy Challenges-Regional Impacts-BMP Education	Bill Huhta and Nathan Hardebeck
IDAH2O: Master Water Stewards Serving Idaho Through Volunteer Monitoring	Ashley McFarland
Evaluation of Quality-Control Data Collected by the U.S. Geological Survey for Water-Quality Activities, Idaho National Laboratory, 1996-2001	Gordon W. Rattray
Sediment Transport in the Lower Snake and Clearwater River Basins	Greg Clark
Recovery of a Mining-Damaged Stream Ecosystem	Chris Mebane
Biological Responses to Nutrient Enrichment in Streams- A National Perspective	Terry R. Maret

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Presentation	Speaker
USDA Forest Service Land Management Planning Rule Status and Highlights	Randall Hayman
Watershed Condition Framework: A Framework for Assessing and Tracking Changes to Watershed Condition	Greg Bevenger
Inventory and Modeling the Impacts of Forest Roads in the Middle Fork Payette River, Idaho and the North Fork Siuslaw River, Oregon	Tom Black
Evaluating the Effects of Roads on Watershed Processes and Fisheries in a North Fork Coeur D'Alene River Tributary Using the GRAIP Model: Potential Uses and Implications	Aaron Prussian
Using Environmental DNA from Filtered Water Samples to Detect Rocky Mountain Tailed Frogs and Idaho Giant Salamanders	David S. Pilliod
Addressing Climate Change in Reclamation	Toni Turner

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