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109 Trowbridge Hall
Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone (319) 335-1575
Fax (319) 335-2754


 

5th Annual Water Monitoring Conference


Benton Auditorium Scheman Building - Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
January 13-14, 2005

 

We welcome any comments or suggestions so that we can improve on future conferences. For those attendees who did not have a chance to complete a conference evaluation form, we would greatly appreciate you taking the time to fill one out. The evaluation form is provided on the link below. Once completed, please fax to Mary Pat Heitman (319) 335-1576, or mail to the following address:

Mary Pat Heitman
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
109 Trowbridge Hall
Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1319

Conference Evaluation Form

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Thursday Evening
 

  
4:00 p.m. Registration/Refreshments/Poster Session
Roundtable Group Discussions – Open Forum
Informal discussions among IOWATER volunteers and professionals on a variety of topics. Meet the Water Monitoring Program staff and renew friendships with fellow Iowans involved in water quality. Learn how to navigate the Iowa Water Monitoring Atlas (interactive online watershed mapping utility), identify aquatic insects, access water quality data from the IOWATER and STORET online databases, and acquaint yourself with plans for the Project AWARE 2005 canoe trip on the Little Sioux River in northwest Iowa.
5:45 p.m. Welcome/Opening Remarks
   MARY SKOPEC (Bios) (Iowa Department of Natural Resources)
 
6:00 p.m. Ready. Set. "Grow!" (Abstract)
   DAVID WILLIAMSON (Bios) (Sculptor and Poet, Ogden, IA)
7:00 p.m. Recognition of 2004 IOWATER Award Winners
 
7:15 p.m. Discovery Farms – Improving Water Quality through Research and Education (Abstract)
    DENNIS FRAME (Bios) (University of Wisconsin)
   

Friday
 

  
7:00 a.m. Registration & Refreshments
8:15 a.m. Welcome
  ELIZABETH CHRISTIANSEN (Bios) (Deputy Director, Iowa Department of Natural Resources)
8:30 a.m. Nature Based Tourism (MS Word)
   CHRIS COLLIER (Bios) (Great Bend Convention and Visitors Bureau, Kansas)
9:15 a.m. A Common Sense Approach to Bacterial Source Tracking (Abstract)
   PETER HARTEL (Bios) (University of Georgia)
10:00 a.m.

Break/Poster Session

 
10:30 a.m.

CONCURRENT SESSIONS
 A.  Volunteers in Action

      Midwest Bacteria Project (Abstract)
         ERIC O’BRIEN (Bios) (Iowa Department of Natural Resources)
      The Recreation Connection – Demands for Clean, Clear Waters (Abstract)
         NATE HOOGEVEEN (Bios) (Author; President, Iowa Whitewater Coalition)
      Volunteer Monitoring: A National Perspective (Abstract)
         KRIS STEPENUCK (Bios) (University of Wisconsin Extension)
 

B.  Stormwater Management

      Reducing Volume: Protecting Water Quality (50 minutes) (Abstract)
         WAYNE PETERSEN  (Natural Resources Conservation Service)
      Conservation Strategies for Growing Communities (Abstract)
         JENNIFER WELCH (Bios) (Urban Resources & Borderline Alliance Network)
 
11:45 a.m.

 Lunch (vegetarian option will be available)

 
12:45 p.m.

CONCURRENT SESSIONS
C.  On-Site Wastewater and Water Quality

         On-Site Wastewater in Iowa: Background Information (Abstract)
            DAN OLSON (Bios) (Iowa Department of Natural Resources)

         Trouble at CC00B – Human Waste at the Headwaters of Clear Creek (Iowa Co.) (Abstract)

           DAVE RATLIFF (Bios) (K.D. Engineering)

         From Cheese to Sewage – The Buttermilk Creek Story (Abstract)

           GREG SOENEN (Bios) (IOWATER Volunteer)

           EARL KALKWARF (Wright County Sanitarian)

 

D.  Wetlands

         Iowa’s Wetland Monitoring Program (Abstract)
            VINCE EVELSIZER (Bios) (Iowa Department of Natural Resources)
         Volunteer Wetland Monitoring (Abstract)
            JENNY SCHAUST (Bios) (Minnesota Volunteer Wetland Monitoring Project)

         Targeted Wetland Restoration for Water Quality Improvement:
         Potential Impact on Nitrate Loads to Mississippi River Subbasins (Abstract)

           BILL CRUMPTON (Bios) (Iowa State University)

 
2:00 p.m.

Break/Poster Session

 
2:15 p.m

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

E. Lake Ecosystems in the Midwest
         Iowa Lake Water Quality: Value, Risk, and Emerging Issues (Abstract)
            JOHN DOWNING (Bios) (Iowa State University)

         Water Quality and Fisheries in Iowa: Development of the State Lakes Classification Project (Abstract)
            JOE LARSCHEID (Bios) (Iowa Department of Natural Resources)
         Blue-Green Algae: It Looks Like Grandma’s Pea Soup, But It’s Not! (Abstract)
           BOB MASNADO (Bios) (Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources)


F. Humans and the Environment
         The Prevalence and Effect of Synthetic Fragrances in Natural Systems (Abstract)
            KERI HORNBUCKLE (Bios) (University of Iowa)
         Trends In Levels of Common Contaminants in Iowa Fish (Abstract)
            JOHN OLSON (Bios) (Iowa Department of Natural Resources)
         Avian Influenza and Iowans (Abstract)
            JAMES GILL (Bios) (University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory)
 
3:30 p.m.

Adjourn


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Questions?
Contact Mary Pat Heitman at (319) 335-1576 or mheitman@igsb.uiowa.edu.