1. Creating and Managing Watershed Stewardship Programs Session 5
Kelsey Aho
ORISE Fellow c/o USEPA, Office of Research and Development
Clayton Cox
AAAS Fellow c/o USEPA, Office of Research and Development
Joseph Flotemersch
USEPA, Office and Research and Development
Office of Research and Development
National Exposure Research Laboratory
June 2017

2. A. Forming an Organizing and Steering Committee

3. Name, Place, Goal June 2017 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Stakeholders
Issues of your streams?
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4. Getting familiar with the issues
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5. What issues are facing the basin?
floods
Industrial waste, sewage overload, landfill seepage
ecotourism
Subur-ban sprawl
Point/non-point pollution
Bank eros-ion
Recreation or aesthetic restoration
Nutrient filtration
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6. B. Designing the Stream Study

7. 1. Why is this monitoring taking place?
A. Before
B. Monitoring
C. After
1. Why is this monitoring taking place?
Developing baseline characterization data ● Documenting water quality changes over time ● Screening for potential water quality problems ● Determining whether waters are safe for swimming Providing a scientific basis for making decisions on the management of a stream or watershed ● Determining the impact of a municipal sewage treatment facility, industrial facility, or land use activity such as forestry or farming ● Educating the local community or stream users to encourage pollution prevention and environmental stewardship ● Showing public officials that local citizens care about the condition and management of their water resources
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8. 2. How will the data be used?
A. Before
B. Monitoring
C. After
2. How will the data be used?
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9. 3. Who will use the data? A. Before B. Monitoring C. After
● State, county, or local water quality analysts ● The volunteers themselves ● Fisheries biologists ● Universities ● Schoolteachers ● Environmental organizations ● Parks and recreation staff ● Local planning and zoning agencies ● State environmental agencies ● State and local health departments ● Soil and water conservation districts Federal agencies such as the U.S. Geological Survey or U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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11. 4. What parameters or conditions will be monitored?
A. Before
B. Monitoring
C. After
4. What parameters or conditions will be monitored?
Physical Condition
Channel Condition
Hydrologic alteration
Bank Condition
Riparian area quantity and quality
Canopy cover
Water appearance
Pools
Barriers to aquatic species movement
Riffle embeddedness
Biological Condition
Fish habitat complexity
Aquatic invertebrate habitat
Aquatic invertebrate community
Chemical Condition
Nutrient enrichment
Manure or human waste presence
Salinity
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12. 5. What methods will be used?
A. Before
B. Monitoring
C. After
5. What methods will be used?
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13. 6. Where will the monitoring sites be?
A. Before
B. Monitoring
C. After
6. Where will the monitoring sites be?
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14. 7. When will the sites be monitored?
A. Before
B. Monitoring
C. After
7. When will the sites be monitored?
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15. Physical Condition
Channel Condition
Hydrologic alteration
Bank Condition
Riparian area quantity and quality
Canopy cover
Water appearance
Pools
Barriers to aquatic species movement
Riffle embeddedness
Biological Condition
Fish habitat complexity
Aquatic invertebrate habitat
Aquatic invertebrate community
Chemical Condition
Nutrient enrichment
Manure or human waste presence
Salinity

16. 8. How good does the monitoring data need to be?
A. Before
B. Monitoring
C. After
8. How good does the monitoring data need to be?
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17. 9. How will monitoring data be managed and presented?
A. Before
B. Monitoring
C. After
9. How will monitoring data be managed and presented?
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18. 10. How will the program ensure that data are credible?
A. Before
B. Monitoring
C. After
10. How will the program ensure that data are credible?
Define water monitoring needs
Define parameters and conditions
How will the data be used?
Decide on monitoring methods
Who will use the data?
Where are the monitoring sites?
When will monitoring occur?
How good does the data need to be?
How will the data be managed and presented?
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19. Presentation Group name Location of stream Who? Involved Stakeholders
What? Local issues
Who will use the data?
Where will the data be stored?

20. Thank you!
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21. Presentation Group name Location of stream (municipality)
Watershed, Basin
Riparian Zone
Group name
Location of stream (municipality)
Involved Stakeholders
What are the local issues?
Who will use the data?
Where will the data be stored?
Stream
Catchment