2010 Impaired Waters and Watersheds Conference

1. Keynote: Using Program Integration to Achieve Our Common Goal: John DeLashmit, EPA Region 7, Water Quality Management Branch Chief
2. Integrated Reports – Coordination: Bruce Perkins, EPA Region 7, Integrated Reporting Coordinator

1. Integrated Reporting Categories: Rosaura Vega, EPA Headquarters, Region 7 TMDL Program Liaison
2. Using SWAT and Load Duration Curves for TMDL and Implementation Plan Development: Charles Ikenberry, Iowa Department of Natural Resources - Presentation (PDF) (81 pp, 3.11MB, About PDF)

1. EPA Region 7 Grant Topic: Improving SWAT for Developing Bacterial TMDLs: Michelle Soupir, Department of Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University - Presentation (PDF) (25 pp, 1.99MB, About PDF)
2. EPA Region 7 TMDL Grant Topic:  Determining the Utility and Adaptability of Remote Sensing in Monitoring and Assessing Reservoir Eutrophication and Turbidity for TMDL Development:  Dr. Mark Jakubauskas, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas - Presentation (PDF) (78 pp, 3.76MB, About PDF)

1. Hinkson Creek TMDL Development and Modeling: John Hoke, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, TMDL Coordinator - Presentation (PDF) (25 pp, 2.25MB, About PDF)
2. Silver Creek From TMDL to Watershed Plan: Jennifer Kurth and Kyle Ament, Iowa Department of Natural Resources - Presentation (PDF) (50 pp, 3.98MB, About PDF)

1. Protecting America's Water and Expanding the Conversation on Environmentalism: Karl Brooks, EPA Region 7 Administrator
2. Using Nonpoint Source to Prioritize TMDL Development: Jeff Berckes, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, TMDL Coordinator - Presentation (PDF) (27 pp, 1.18MB, About PDF)

1. A Nontraditional Approach to Nonpoint Source Pollution Management in Lake Ogallala: Pat O'Brien, NRD/NDEQ Liaison Nebraska Association of Resources Districts - Presentation (PDF) (59 pp, 4.81MB, About PDF)
2. EPA Region 7 TMDL Grant Topic:  Advanced Chemical Characterization of Arkansas River Water for TMDL Development (Uranium and Selenium): Dr. Donald Whittemore, Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas - Presentation (PDF) (48 pp, 2.58MB, About PDF)

1. Integration between TMDL and Watersheds Programs: Art Spratlin, EPA Region 7; Water, Wetlands and Pesticides Division Director
2. Nebraska's Approach to Data Management: Linking Assessments, TMDLs, and 319: Luke Zakrzewski, Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality, TMDL Coordinator

PANEL:  Using a Watershed Approach for Program Planning: Steve Schaff, EPA Region 7, Kansas Watersheds Coordinator - Presentation (PDF) (14 pp, 517K, About PDF)

1. Shaping TMDLs to Fit Kansas Watersheds:  Tom Stiles, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Water Planning Section Chief - Presentation (PDF) (18 pp, 407K, About PDF)
2. Using 319 Program Funds To Implement Iowa's Watershed Improvement Program (TMDLs, 319 Planning And Implementation):  Allen Bonini, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Watershed Improvement Section Supervisor - Presentation (PDF) (15 pp, 775K, About PDF)

1. Watersheds Welcome: Steve Kovac, EPA Region 7, Watershed Planning and Implementation Branch Chief
2. Realigning Iowa's Monitoring Efforts in Impaired Watersheds to Evaluate Impacts from Nonpoint Source Implementation: Adam Kiel, Iowa Department of Natural Resources - Presentation (PDF) (16 pp, 1.47MB, About PDF)

1. An Overview of Nine Element Watershed Planning Process:  A Kansas Perspective: Matt Unruh, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Bureau of Water - Presentation (PDF) (27 pp, 3.20MB, About PDF)
2. Constraints and Obstacles in Nonpoint Source Implementation from Iowa's Perspective: Steve Hopkins, Coordinator Nonpoint Source Program, and Rachel Glaza, 319 Project Officer, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Watershed Improvement Section - Presentation (PDF) (63 pp, 4.21MB, About PDF)

1. Targeting to Scale: Elbert Traylor, Nebraska Watersheds, Branch Chief - Presentation (PDF) (37 pp, 1.55MB, About PDF)

1. Watersheds Audience Participation Discussion: Constraints and Obstacles in Nonpoint Source Implementation in All Four States:  General Discussion