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Impaired Waters Research Symposium

Date: February 11 and 12, 2008

Location: Continuing Education and Conference Center, St. Paul Campus

Final Report, pdf, 186 KB

 

The purpose of the workshop was to bring together researchers, state decision makers, practitioners and citizen representatives to understand the current state of research in managing Minnesota’s surface water and identifying gaps in information and knowledge that can be bridged through additional research. The research was divided into the four broad categories:

  • Setting standards and assessing waters
  • Total Maximum Daily Load Studies
  • Implementation
  • Effectiveness Monitoring

Symposium Presentations

Day 1

Plenary

Indentifying the Science for Moving Forward: Achieving the Legacy, pdf, 521 KB
Deborah L. Swackhamer
Interim Director, Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota

Session 1

Standards & Assessment Monitoring, pdf, 234 KB
Shannon Lotthammer
Manager, Water Monitoring Section, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Session 2

TMDL Studies and Implementation Plans , pdf, 220 KB
Gaylen Reetz
Director, Regional Division, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Day 2

Plenary

Addressing Minnesota’s Impaired Waters, pdf, 510 KB
Pete Nowak
Professor, Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin

Session 3

Implementation, pdf, 266 KB
Steve Woods
Assistant Director, Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources

Session 4

Measuring Effectiveness, pdf, 223 KB
Lucinda Johnson
Senior Research Associate and Associate Center Director, Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota Duluth