1. NWQMC Meeting Update July 26, 2007 Philadelphia, PA

4. Summary of Presentation Recent accomplishments/highlights since last update in Lafayette, LA (3/22-7/23/07) Recent accomplishments/highlights since last update in Lafayette, LA (3/22-7/23/07) Work Group Updates Work Group Updates NEMI NEMI Water Quality Data Elements Water Quality Data Elements Future Directions & Activities Plan Future Directions & Activities Plan

6. http://www.nemi.gov/ Methods in NEMI as of 7/25/07 Methods in NEMI as of 7/25/07 From 859 to 903 analytical methods in 3/22/07 From 859 to 903 analytical methods in 3/22/07 About 30 more in staging area About 30 more in staging area Goal is to break 1,000 methods by conference in May 2008 Goal is to break 1,000 methods by conference in May 2008

7. In review:  USGS field & fecal indicator bacteria methods (F. Wilde)  USDA/ARS protocols – incl. auto samplers, statistical methods (Daren Harmel, TX)  Habitat protocols – analyzing to see how they fit (dovetail w/ Phab data elements work)

8. CRADA Update CRADA still making its way thru bureaucracy CRADA still making its way thru bureaucracy Just forwarded to Bob Hirsch, USGS for signature Just forwarded to Bob Hirsch, USGS for signature Current partners: Current partners: Tennessee Tech U Tennessee Tech U Neptune, Inc. Neptune, Inc. YSI, Inc. ($$) YSI, Inc. ($$) Abraxis, LLC Abraxis, LLC Have held preliminary discussions with partners Have held preliminary discussions with partners Mesh our goals with theirs Mesh our goals with theirs New technologies, statistical methods, rad chem methods New technologies, statistical methods, rad chem methods

9. Green Methods Update ACS Petroleum Research Fund grant to Green Chemistry Institute ACS Petroleum Research Fund grant to Green Chemistry Institute Developed scale of “relative” greenness and applied to methods in NEMI Developed scale of “relative” greenness and applied to methods in NEMI Article on green methods in Chem Review prominently mentions NEMI (Authors: Larry Keith and others) Article on green methods in Chem Review prominently mentions NEMI (Authors: Larry Keith and others) Will be going live fairly soon Will be going live fairly soon

10. Results table

11. Green rating details

12. NEMI-CBR Funded by EPA Water Security Division Funded by EPA Water Security Division Methods based on list of priority analytes Methods based on list of priority analytes Additional info on rapidity and screening or confirmatory method Additional info on rapidity and screening or confirmatory method CBR Advisor – expert system to provide information and advice, also for training CBR Advisor – expert system to provide information and advice, also for training Released Jan. 2007 Released Jan. 2007 CBR = Chemical, Biological, and Radiological CBR = Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Security updates proceeding with contractor with EPA Security updates proceeding with contractor with EPA

13. Water Quality Data Elements (WQDE) Update

14. PHab Workgroup Interactions

15. Develop a general list of WQDEs for habitat Develop a general list of WQDEs for habitat Work on a few hydrologic systems to start? Work on a few hydrologic systems to start? Streams Streams Wetlands Wetlands Coastal Zone Coastal Zone Publication and public web site by May 2008 Publication and public web site by May 2008 WQDE Objectives and Goals 2007-08

16. PHAB Meeting in Madison in June Attended by those interested in PHAB and call in from EPA personnel from WQX Attended by those interested in PHAB and call in from EPA personnel from WQX 3 Products 3 Products Protocol content matrix Protocol content matrix Methods Elements spreadsheet Methods Elements spreadsheet Data structure Data structure Workshop or session for Conference Workshop or session for Conference Hopefully a publication by Conference Hopefully a publication by Conference

17. Future Directions of the Board Concentrate on things we do well (Higher priority) Concentrate on things we do well (Higher priority) NEMI and NEMI/CBR NEMI and NEMI/CBR WQDE—Physical Habitat WQDE—Physical Habitat Support NMN where appropriate Support NMN where appropriate Support WIS work group where needed Support WIS work group where needed New topics (Lower priority) (Next meeting) New topics (Lower priority) (Next meeting) Event monitoring (stormwater) Event monitoring (stormwater) Continuous and Real-time monitoring Continuous and Real-time monitoring New technologies New technologies data storage data storage data interpretation data interpretation Volunteer monitoring validation techniques Volunteer monitoring validation techniques Statistical methods Statistical methods

18. Activities Plan Meeting in Portland in October hosted by Curtis Cude concentrating on PHAB and WQX interaction and Conference activities Meeting in Portland in October hosted by Curtis Cude concentrating on PHAB and WQX interaction and Conference activities Monthly Full Board conference calls Monthly Full Board conference calls Bi-monthly or monthly work group conference calls (NEMI and WQDE) as required Bi-monthly or monthly work group conference calls (NEMI and WQDE) as required Keep web-page up to date (Dan) Keep web-page up to date (Dan) Across the Board Newsletter before Conference Across the Board Newsletter before Conference Continue recruitment Continue recruitment

19. Need to determine Where the Methods Board needs to intersect with the National Monitoring Network??? Where the Methods Board needs to intersect with the National Monitoring Network??? Sampling methods protocols Sampling methods protocols Analytical methods comparability issues Analytical methods comparability issues