Meetings and Events

The Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force holds public meetings throughout the Mississippi River Basin to inform the public of the progress toward moving forward on Gulf Hypoxia.

Upcoming Events

Technical Committee and Commission Meetings
Dates: October 20-22, 2009
Sponsor: ORSANCO
Location: Washington DC

Science to Solutions: Reducing Nutrient Export to the Gulf of Mexico
Dates: December 9-11, 2009
Sponsor: Cosponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (facilitated by the Soil and Water Conservation Society)
Location: Des Moines, Iowa

Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) Nutrient Reduction and Efficiency Conference
Dates: January 12-14, 2010
Sponsor: Cosponsored by ORSANCO, Indiana Department of Environmental Management. Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Indiana Water Environment Association, Illinois Rural Water Association, Alliance of Indiana Rural Water, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regions 4 and 5
Location: Evansville, Indiana

Workshop to Coordinate Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone Research
Dates: February 17-18, 2010
Sponsor: Cosponsored by NOAA and the Northern Gulf Institute
Location: Waveland, Mississippi

2010 Land Grant and Sea Grant National Water Conference
Dates: February 21-25, 2010
Sponsor: Cosponsored by Land Grant and Sea Grant Institutions, USDA and NOAA
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

19th Task Force Meeting (check back for updates)
Date: September 2010
Location: Tunica, Mississippi

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Past Events

U.S. EPA Technology Transfer Seminars
U.S. EPA's Office of Research and Development conducted a series of technology transfer seminars that provided updated, state-of-the-technology design guidance on nitrogen and phosphorus control at municipal wastewater treatment plants for wastewater utilities, state and EPA permit writers and environmental engineering professionals.

The National Academies
The Mississippi River and the Clean Water Act: Scientific, Modeling, and Technical Aspects of Nutrient Pollutant Load Allocation and Implementation

POTW Nutrient Reduction and Efficiency Workshop
November 18-20, 2008

Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico: Implications and Strategies for Iowa
October 16, 2008

Moving Forward on Gulf Hypoxia Webcast
Tuesday, October 7, 2008

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Meeting Summaries and Agendas

Date Meeting
September 24, 2009 18th Meeting: Des Moines, Iowa
     Meeting Agenda (PDF) (2 pp, 219K)
June 16-17, 2008 17th Meeting: New Orleans, Louisiana (PDF) (57 pp, 1.3MB)
     Meeting Agenda (PDF) (2 pp, 100K)
February 28, 2008 16th Meeting: Chicago, Illinois (PDF) (117 pp, 4.7MB)
     Meeting Agenda (PDF) (1 pg, 84K)
October 29, 2007 15th Meeting: Cincinnati, Ohio (PDF) (79 pp, 3.1MB)
     Meeting Agenda (PDF) (2 pp, 93K)
June 12, 2007 14th Meeting: New Orleans, Louisiana (PDF) (68 pp, 2.1MB)
     Meeting Agenda (PDF) (1 pg, 92K)
January 11, 2007 13th Meeting: Arlington, Virginia (PDF) (164 pp, 8.3MB)
     Meeting Agenda (PDF) (2 pp, 104K)
December 1, 2005 12th Meeting: Memphis, Tennessee (PDF) (158 pp, 6.2MB)
     Meeting Agenda (PDF) (1 pg, 112K)
September 1, 2004 11th Meeting: St. Paul, Minnesota (PDF) (12 pp, 235K)
     Meeting Agenda (PDF) (2 pp, 110K)
November 19, 2003 10th Meeting: St. Louis, Missouri (PDF) (14 pp, 92K)
     Meeting Agenda (PDF) (2 pp, 92K)
December 10, 2002 9th Meeting: Arlington, Virginia
     Meeting Agenda (PDF) (1 pg, 100K)
February 7-8, 2002 8th Meeting: St. Louis, Missouri
     Meeting Agenda (PDF) (2 pp, 103K)
October 11, 2000 7th Meeting: Baton Rouge, Louisiana (PDF) (4 pp, 128K)
     Meeting Agenda (PDF) (1 pg, 89K)
June 15-16, 2000 6th Meeting: St. Louis, Missouri (PDF) (22 pp, 524K)
     Meeting Agenda (PDF) (2 pp, 93K)
November 18, 1999 5th Meeting: Chicago, Illinois (38 pp, 668K)
June 30 - July 1, 1999 4th Meeting: Memphis, Tennessee (PDF) (10 pp, 90K)
     Meeting Agenda (PDF) (1 pg, 78K)
September 24, 1998 3rd Meeting: Bloomington, Minnesota (PDF) (8 pp, 111K)
     Meeting Agenda (PDF) (1 pg, 90K)
April 8-9, 1998 2nd Meeting: New Orleans, Louisiana (PDF) (158 pp, 7.6MB)
     Meeting Agenda (PDF) (2 pp, 102K)
December 4, 1997 1st Meeting: Arlington, Virginia (PDF) (33 pp, 1.2MB)
     Meeting Agenda (PDF) (1 pg, 84K)