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National Water Monitoring Network Coordination Action Plan

Explore ACWI's role based on GAO and Ocean Commission reports, enhancing coordination, resources, and information access for watershed and ocean management.

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National Water Monitoring Network Coordination Action Plan

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  1. ACWI 2004 ACTION ITEMS

  2. Opening Remarks Lynn Scarlett, Interior’s Asst.for Policy, Management and Budget ! ACWI is part of a larger spectrum of conversation ! • GAO Report on Watershed Management • Report of U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy • CEQ Response to Ocean Report ― to create a National Monitoring Network • Executive Order on Cooperative Conservation • CEQ Effort on Environmental Indicators

  3. Opening Remarks This Committee’s Charge: • Help us achieve better coordination • Identify information sources― • What’s important and relevant • Improve access to information

  4. Public Statements Emery Cleaves on behalf of ACWI members Association of American State Geologists: ********************************************************* Lack of Federal appropriated matching dollarsfor the USGS Cooperative Water Program.

  5. Action ItemsGAO Report on Watershed Mgt. Lead Entity for Data Coordination What action should ACWI/NWQMC take? Volunteers from ACWI members to draft response: Don Dycus, TVA Emery Cleaves, AASG Steven Heiskary, NALMS Gregg Good, ASIWPCA

  6. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS IN RESPONSE TO GAO REPORT • Is ACWI/Council right coordinating mechanism? Yes • If yes, do we want to say “go”? Yes • As ACWI (Council)? Yes • What authorities/resources/other are needed to succeed? (TBD) • Do we want to provide information to Congressman Duncan? Yes

  7. Letter from ACWI to Congr. • Working group drafted ACWI position statement. • ACWI members discussed. • ACWI agreed to the following next steps: • Turn Position Statement into a Letter • Letter should be to Duncan/his committee • Toni/Bob to add several small changes to letter

  8. GAO Report • Changes to letter: • ACWI has read GAO Report and discussed it with GAO • ACWI has existing authority – OMB Memo M-92-01; Presidential Advisory Committee under Federal Advisory Committee Act. • GAO identified several important areas and we are making progress…tbd…

  9. GAO Report • Small group of joint Fed and non-Fed members of ACWI would prepare briefing for Duncan…TBD

  10. Methods Board - WQDE • Letter from MDCB to ACWI on status and next steps for Biological and Toxicological WQDE • Latest two lists provided at meeting and on Web Site • Proposed schedule between now and Thanksgiving for MDCB to get WQDE Guidelines draft report to ACWI for review.

  11. Methods Board - WQDE • ACWI agreed to follow schedule for review of two WQDE lists and review of WQDE Guide to be published as Council Report after review period. • Conference call will be scheduled if needed for discussion. • Final ACWI approval will be confirmed by email vote.

  12. Methods Board - COD • ACWI members received letter from MDCB plus copy of COD Pilot Report • ACWI approved COD Pilot Report to be published as Council Technical Report.

  13. Subcommittee on Hydrology • ACWI received resolution from SOH on support of National Streamflow Information Program. • ACWI concurred with resolution as written.

  14. Subcommittee on Sediment • ACWI received resolution on from SOS on endorsement of importance/need for Reservoir Database. • Discussion indicated SOS should be sensitive to/clarify issues regarding: • Water security (whether could be on line) • Water rights issues • ACWI approved resolution: Motion was made by Emery and seconded by Will Thomas; all approved.

  15. Action ItemsCEQ Response to Ocean Commission Report What they want: • Design strategy & framework for a National Water Monitoring Network • Design a pilot of the NWMN for the Gulf of Mexico • Framework transferable to National Scale

  16. Action ItemsCEQ Response to Ocean Commission Report What they want: • Build on the work of the Nutrient Task Force • Build on existing networks of multiple levels of government (Fed,State,Local…) • Design NWMN to link to the Integrated Ocean Observing Network (IOOS)

  17. Action ItemsCEQ Response to Ocean Commission Report Time Frame: • Provide an interim report • Complete tasks by January 2006

  18. Action ItemsCEQ Response to Ocean Commission Report • Receive refined task from CEQ by December 2004 • Provide interim report • Complete task by January 2006

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