NRCS - EPA National Water Quality Initiative: Water Quality Monitoring and Data Sharing Agreements
Webinar Details
When:
Sep 11, 2013 3:00 pm US/Eastern
Length: 01:53 (hh:mm)
Advance Registration NOT required.
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Reviewed for Continued Content Relevance: 08/2016
Presenter(s):
- Tom Christensen, Acting Associate Chief for Operations, USDA NRCS, Washington, DC
- Lynda Hall, Chief, Nonpoint Source Control Branch, EPA, Washington, DC
- C. Wayne Honeycutt, PhD, Deputy Chief for Science and Technology, USDA NRCS, Washington, DC
- Kip Potter, Resource Conservationist, USDA NRCS, Colchester, VT
- Keith Admire, Director, National Water Management Center, USDA NRCS, Little Rock, AR
- Gene Foster, Manager, Watershed Management, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Portland, OR
- Mike Merrill, Watershed Planner, USDA NRCS, Portland, OR
CEU Credits/Certificate Offered:
- Certificate of Participation
- Conservation Planner (CP) - 2 hour Conservation Planning Credit
Virtual Event Format:
Group Viewing Available:
Participate to become informed about the National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI), agency roles, why monitoring is important, and ways in which information can be shared in order to develop successful monitoring programs.
This webinar provides an overview of the National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI), which is being jointly undertaken by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and State agencies with 319/water quality responsibilities. Roles of agencies, including those of NRCS Headquarters, NRCS state offices, the EPA, State agencies leading 319, water quality, or monitoring programs, and other partners are discussed. Two monitoring components are introduced: NWQI in-stream monitoring and NRCS edge-of-field monitoring. Data sharing and confidentiality requirements are explained, including Farm Bill Section 1619 and confidentiality considerations. Finally, presentations are made to illustrate joint water quality monitoring efforts and data sharing as currently being undertaken in the states of Vermont and Oregon.
This webinar is sponsored by the USDA NRCS National Water Management Center.
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