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Update on NWQMC Meeting July 17-20, 2006 Durham, NH

Summary of presentations including work groups, National Environmental Methods Index (NEMI), Water Quality Data Elements (WDQE), special projects, National Monitoring Network, Wadeable Streams Assessment, and future directions and activities plan.

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Update on NWQMC Meeting July 17-20, 2006 Durham, NH

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  1. Update NWQMC Meeting July 17-20, 2006 Durham, NH

  2. Summary of Presentation • Work Groups • National Environmental Methods Index (NEMI) • Water Quality Data Elements (WDQE) • Special projects • National Monitoring Network • Biological Assessments--Wadeable Streams Assessment (WSA) • Future Directions & Activities Plan

  3. Future Directions of the Board • New USEPA Co-Chair Steve Wendelken • Chemist from Cincinnati • Took Herb Brass position at EPA and Board • Concentrate on things we do well • NEMI (Developing a 2-yr work plan to enter new methods) • WQDE—keep up with USEPA/ESAR/WQX developments • Bioassessment comparability guidance/pilots • Possible new topics • Event monitoring • Real time monitoring • Standard Monitoring of Practice • Volunteer monitoring comparability issues • New members • Daren Harmel--ARS • Chris Lochner—Environment Canada • Eric Russell—Non-profit/Volunteer Monitoring • Judy Brisbin—USEPA Cincinnati • Jennifer Young—American Chemical Society

  4. Green Methods & CRADA • ACS Petroleum Research Fund grant to Green Chemistry Institute • Develop scale of “relative” greenness, apply to methods in NEMI • CRADA • Hach & In Situ have committed • Web site notice & E-mail distribution of Opportunity Brief

  5. NEMI-CBR & CBR Advisor • Complete • Public release delayed • Issues with addition of some methods from EPA Standard Analytical Methods Protocol – Version 2

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