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USDA-CSREES

National Water Conference

Research, Extension and Education for
Water Quality and Quantity

January 28-February 1, 2007
Marriott Savannah Riverfront
Savannah, Georgia
Agenda
Sunday, Jan. 28
Room
Activity
8:30am - 5:00pm   Region 9 Program Team
Chair: Dr. Kitt Farrell-Poe, University of Arizona
1:00pm   Registration Opens
1:00pm - 5:00pm   Coastal Habitat & Water Quality Boat Tour (Registration Required) FULL Bus leaves Marriott at 1pm.
5:00pm - 7:00pm   Reception/Low Country Boil Dinner (Registration Required) FULL Bus leaves Marriott at 4:30pm.
7:00pm - 9:00pm   Liaisons Meeting
Chair: Dr. Fred Moore, Texas A&M University
7:00pm - 9:00pm   Web Site Coordinators Meeting
Chair: Ms. Kelly Addy, University of Rhode Island
Monday, January 29
7:30am - 8:30am   Committee for Shared Leadership, Liaisons, and National Facilitation Projects
8:00am   Registration Opens
8:30am - 12:00pm   W-1170 Project Meeting: Chemistry and Bioavailability of Waste Constituents in Soil
Chair: Dr. Greg Evanylo, Virginia Tech
8:30am - 10:00am   1890 Land Grant Institutions
Co-Chairs: Dr. Sam Dennis, Tennessee State University & Dr. Cass Gardner, Florida A&M University
8:30am - 10:00am   1994 Land Grant Institutions
Chair: Mr. Virgil Dupuis, Salesh Kootenai College, Montana
9:00am - 12:00pm  

Topical Meetings (Open to All Attendees)
These meetings are chaired by leaders of National Facilitation Projects funded by the USDA-CSREES 406 grant program to facilitate collaborative research, extension, and education to address high-priority national water issues. The meetings are open to all attendees who want to learn more about these projects and participate in future efforts.

NEMO, Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials
Chair: Mr. David Dickson, University of Connecticut

Pathogens in Water
Chair: Dr. Ron Turco, Purdue University

National Learning Center for Animal Agriculture Water Quality
Chair: Dr. Rick Koelsch, University of Nebraska

Performance-based Incentives for Agricultural Pollution Control
Chair: Dr. Jonathan Winsten University of Vermont

Water Outreach: Changing Public Behavior Project (9am-10am)
Chair: Ms. Elaine Andrews
10:00am - 1:00pm  

Water Coordinators Meeting (1862, 1890, and 1994 Institutions)
Chair: Dr. Reagan Waskom, Colorado State University
Speaker: Dr. Elbert Dickey, Dean, University of Nebraska
12:00pm - 1:00pm   Lunch on your own
1:00pm - 10:00pm   Poster and Exhibit Set Up
1:00pm - 6:00pm   NRI Grant Awardees Meeting
Chair: Ms. Mary Ann Rozum, USDA-CSREES
1:00pm - 5:00pm   Volunteer Water Monitoring Workshop:
Building Credibility - the Key to Successful Volunteer Monitoring Programs
Chair: Ms. Linda Green, University of Rhode Island
1:00pm - 3:30pm   Workshop: Surveying Local Water Quality Education Needs
Chair: Dr Bob Mahler,University of Idaho
1:00pm - 5:00pm   Symposium: Availability, Transport, and Fate/Toxicity of Land-Applied Waste/Biosolids Constituents
Chair: Dr. Greg Evanylo, Virginia Tech
1:00pm - 5:00pm   Workshop: Writing to Be Read
Instructor: Eleanor Ely, Editor, The Volunteer Monitor Newsletter
1:00pm - 5:00pm   Symposium: Water Quality Trading
Chair: Dr. Doug Parker, University of Maryland
3:30pm - 5:00pm   Southern Nutrient Management P-Index Meeting
Chair: Dr. Deanna Osmond, North Carolina State University
5:00pm - 7:00pm   Welcome Reception
7:00pm - 9:00pm   Region 1 Meeting
Chair: Dr. Art Gold, University of Rhode Island
7:00pm - 9:00pm   Region 2 Meeting
Chair: Dr. Chris Obropta, Rutgers University
7:00pm - 9:00pm   Region 3 Meeting
Chair: Dr. Tom Simpson, University of Maryland
7:00pm - 9:00pm   Regions 4 and 6 Meeting
Chair: Dr. Mark Risse, University of Georgia
7:00pm - 9:00pm   Region 5 Meeting
Chair: Dr. Robin Shepard, University of Wisconsin
7:00pm - 9:00pm   Region 7 Heartland Meeting
Chair: Dr. Gerald Miller, Iowa State University
7:00pm - 9:00pm   Region 8 Meeting
Chair: Dr. Reagan Waskom, Colorado State University
7:00pm - 9:00pm   Region 10 Meeting
Chair: Dr. Bob Mahler, University of Idaho
Tuesday, January 30
8:00am - 10:00am  

General Session
Moderator: Dr. Reagan Waskom, Colorado State University

Welcome
Dr. Scott Angle, Dean, University of Georgia
Dr. Mack Nelson, Dean, Fort Valley State University

Perspectives from the CSREES-Land Grant University Partnership
Dr. Gale Buchanan, USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics (invited)
Dr. Mike O'Neill, National Program Leader, Water Quality, USDA-CSREES
Dr. Jon Ort, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Associate Dean and Director of Extension, North Carolina State University

Managing Water Resources: The Role of Science and Education
Dr. James E. Kundell, Professor, Institute of Ecology and Director of the Environmental Policy Program
Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia

10:00am - 1:00pm   Poster Session: Poster Presenters at Posters from 11:00am to 12:00pm
Lunch provided at 12:00pm for all conference attendees.
11:00am - 1:00pm   CSL and Administrators Meeting
12:00pm - 1:00pm   Lunch provided at the Poster Session for all conference attendees.
Concurrent Sessions
 
Session A1
Enhancing BMP Adoption
Moderator:
Mark McFarland,
Texas A&M University
Session C1
Managing Water Supplies
Moderator: Joe Lally,
Iowa State University

Symposium on Pathogens
Session W1
Watershed Monitoring
Moderator: Jeff Potent, Rutgers University
Session H1
Ag Management & the Human Dimension
Moderator: Garrett O'Keefe, Colorado State University
1:00pm
Jonathan Winsten
The Use of Performance-based Incentives for Nonpoint Source Pollution Control from Agriculture
John D. Wiener
The Climate of Insecurity for Colorado's Agricultural Water - Management Responses and Coordination

Detecting Microbial Contamination
in Water and Soil

Chair: Dr. Ron Turco, Purdue University

Teferi Tsegaye
Comprehensive Water Quality Assessment and Database Development
 David Laband
Water Filtration Services from Forested Landscapes: Economic Valuation of Ecosystem Services
1:20pm
David P. Shelton
Promoting Conservation Practices One-to-One
Gary L. Zoubek
Nebraska Agricultural Water Management Demonstration Network
Nancy Mesner
Evaluation of the Strengths and Weaknesses of Water Quality Monitoring Techniques
 John Rodecap
Watershed Resident Determination of Performance-based Environmental Management Incentives
1:40pm
Daniel Devlin
Implementation of BMPs in the Little Arkansas River Watershed
Mahbub Hasan
A Model for Predicting Flood Drought Using Fuzzy Logic
R. Peter Richards
30-Year Trends in Sediment Concentrations in Ohio Rivers
 Laura McCann
Adoption of Nutrient Management Strategies by Animal Feeding Operations
2:00pm
Dale R. Dewing
Providing Incentives for Implementing Nutrient Management Plans in the New York City Watershed
Shanshan Lin
Influence of Risk Aversion on Optimal Irrigation Management Strategies
Dan Line
Pollutant Export from Three Coastal NC Watersheds
 Ken Genskow
Developing Core Social Indicators for NPS Programs in the
Great Lakes Region
2:20pm
Dennis Frame
Developing Producer Driven Research and Education Programs
Doug Wilson
The Feasibility of Using Aquifer Storage Recovery to Manage Water Supplies in Georgia
Rebecca Dunlap
The Water Resources Monitoring Project, Spring Creek Watershed, Pennsylvania
 Douglas Jackson-Smith
Integrating Social Science Methods into an Assessment of Conservation Programs
2:40pm
Robert E. Graves
Extension Applications of Nutrient Budgets in Pennsylvania – Biomass Energy
Sam Collier
Regional Institutions for Managing Water Resources
Chris Burke
Washington State Surface Water Monitoring Program for Pesticides in Salmonid Bearing Streams, 2003-2005
  
3:00pm    
Break
Break
 
Session A2
Watershed BMPs Moderator: Fred Moore, Texas A&M University
Session C2
Agricultural Water Management
Moderator: Bob Broz, University of Missouri

Session W2
Water Quality Assessment
Moderator: Nancy Mesner, Utah State University
Session H2
Public Involvement/
Citizen Engagement
Moderator: Elaine Andrews, University of Wisconsin
3:20pm
P. L. Barnes, Ph. D.
A Paired Watershed Study to Investigate the Impact of Best Management Practices: Little Arkansas River
James E. Hairston
U.S. Needs to Bring Agriculture Back to Water
Thomas Harter
Fate and Transport of Cryptosporidium Parvum In Soils, Streambeds, and Aquifer Sediments
 Jurij Homziak
Engaging the Business Community in NPS Pollution Prevention
3:40pm
Thomas R. Fisher
Assessment of Conservation Practices for Control of Agricultural NO3 Losses in the Choptank Basin
Mark H. Masters
Ag Water Management Via the Web: The Georgia Farmer Portal
Dwight D. Bowman
Survival Kinetics of Cryptosporidium Oocysts in Swine Facility Wastes of the Southern Piedmont and Coast
 W. L. Hargrove
Developing and Implementing Locally Led Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies
4:00pm
Brian Boman
BMP Development and Implementation for Indian River Citrus
Leeann DeMouche
Identification of Barriers to Agricultural Water Efficiency in the Rio Grande Basin
Andrine Stanhope
Characteristics of Nutrient Transport from Tate's Hell Forest into East Bay Estuary in Northwest Florida
 Kristen Corey
Conflict on the Rural-Urban Interface: How a Natural Resource Issue Can Divide and
Unite a Community
4:20pm
Jan Boll
Evaluation of Conservation Practices: Interdisciplinary Approaches and Modeling
Robert N. Klein
Rainfed Cropping Systems to Improve Drought Tolerance for the High Plains
Kristine Stepenuck
Volunteer Monitoring of E. Coli in Upper Midwest Streams: A Comparison of Methods and Preferences
 Daniel L. Downing
Balancing Technical Science and the Human Element
4:40pm
Philip W. Gassman
Simulation of BMP Water Quality Impacts in a Northeast Iowa Watershed
Gary W. Hergert
Limited Irrigation No-Till Cropping Systems Demonstration for the Pumpkin Creek Watershed
William Deutsch
Validity and Usefulness of Citizen Volunteer Water Data in River Basin Management
 Erik Olson
The Chippewa Flowage Invasive Species Education and Management Project
5:00pm
M. W. Gitau
Effectiveness and Optimization of BMPs in Improving Water Quality from an Agriculturally Dominated Watershed
Larry Parsons
Can High Application Rates of Reclaimed Water Provide Adequate Nutrition for Citrus Trees?
James Romeis
Phosphorus Delivery from Streams Draining Poultry Operations in The Upper Etowah River Basin, Georgia
 Ric MacDowell
Local Communities: Equal Partners or Ignored Bystanders? A Case Study from Rural West Virginia
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Reception
7:00pm - 8:30pm CSREES Grant-Writing Discussion
Co-Chairs: Dr. Mike O'Neill and Ms. Lisa Duriancik, USDA-CSREES
Wednesday, January 31
7:00am-8:30am CSL Meeting
Chair: Dr. Reagan Waskom, Colorado State University
Concurrent Sessions
 

Session A3
Nitrogen and Phosphorus Management
Moderator:
Laosheng Wu,
University of California - Riverside
Session C3
Water Conservation
Moderator:
Amanda Schielke,
Kansas State University

Session R3
Drinking Water Protection
Moderator: Paul Vendrell, University of Georgia

Session W3
 Stream Characterization Moderator: Holly Sessoms, Montana State University
Session H3
Extension/Outreach and Behavior Change
Moderator: Linda Prokopy, Purdue University
8:00am
David Clay
Testing N Fertilizer Recommendation Models in Soils with Different Yield Potentials
Zohrab Samani
Water Conservation Principles: Depletion, Diversion, and Value
C. F. Varnadoe
Roots, Rats and Relics: Discoveries Made Possible by the Utilization of the Down Well Camera
Lance R. Williams
Impacts of Landscape Scale Disturbances on Aquatic and Riparian Ecosystems in the Sugar Creek Waters
 Robert Simmons
The Power of Watershed
Education Networks
8:20am
Dean G. Baas
Enhancing Phosphorus Education Strategies Through Biogeochemical Research in a TMDL Watershed
Kristin Rowles
Conservation Pricing of Household Water Use in Rural Communities
J. Keith Fielder
First Record of Troglobitic Isopods Inhabiting Non-Karstic Drinking Water Wells in Georgia
Tim Keane
Geomorphic Stream Assessment and Monitoring: Little Arkansas River, KS
 Bob Broz
The Changing Role of Extension Specialists in Watershed Planning
8:40am
John Norman
Quantifying Phosphorus Losses from Agricultural Fields
Dwane Jones
Water Harvesting Case Studies
Avner Vengosh
Natural Contaminants in Private Wells in North Carolina
Susan Varlamoff
Chattanooga River
Watershed Plan
Suzanna R. Carrithers
Multiple Needs and Impact Assessment Approach to Addressing Water Resource Education
9:00am
Deanna L. Osmond
Very High Soil Test Phosphorus: Is Starter Fertilizer Necessary?
Rebecca Power
Adaptive Management for Water Resources
Decision-making
Kimberly Blauth
Environmental Water Quality Impacts of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria of Human Health Concern
Rick T. Edwards
Quantifying Soil-Stream Nutrient Linkages in Coastal Temperate Rainforest Watersheds
 Christy Perrin
YIMBY! Yes, In My Back Yard: Successfully Engaging the Public in Watershed Management
9:20am
Stephen J. Herbert
Establishing Effective Cover Crops for End-of-Season Nitrogen Recovery
Calvin B. Sawyer
Creating Revenue-Generating Water Quality Programs: The Good, Bad and Ugly
Leticia S. Sonon
Copper Levels in Drinking Water from Private Household Wells
Teferi Tsegaye
Stream Water Quality Monitoring Using AQUATOX
Alan Collins
Farmers as Producers of Clean Water: Providing Economic Incentives for Reducing Agricultural Non-point Source Pollution
9:40am
Sam Feagley
Evaluation of Three Soil Sampling Techniques
Kristen Saacke Blunk
Enhancing Communications of Environmental Policy
Stephanie S. Clemens
Using the Master Well Owner Network to Assess Well Water Quality and Management in Pennsylvania
Deborah K. Hersha
Protozoa: Augmenting the Headwater Bioassessment Toolbox
 Patrick Robinson
An Analysis of Wisconsin's Freshwater Estuary Outreach, Applied Research, and Management Needs
10:00am- 10:20am
Break
 
Session A4
Animal Waste Management
Moderator:
Tommy Bass,
University of Georgia

Session C4
Irrigation Management
Moderator: Joe Lally
Iowa State University
Session R4
Rural Environmental Protection
Moderator: Carl Evensen, University of Hawaii
Session W4
Watershed Analysis
Moderator:
Sandra Goodrow,
Rutgers University
Session H4
Residential and Urban Issues & the Human Dimension
Moderator: David Dickson, University of Connecticut
10:20am
Satish Gupta
Antibiotics Feeding in Food Animals and its Consequences on the Environment
Julia Beckhusen
U.S. Trends in Irrigation:
1984-2003
Garey Fox
Field Observations and Measurement of Streambank Seepage Erosion
Tammo S. Steenhuis
Distributed Hydrological Modeling of Runoff Generation and Total Dissolved Phosphorus Transport
 Dan Hitchcock
Water Quality and Coastal Development in South Carolina: Stormwater Management Challenges, Outreach Programs, and Research Opportunities
10:40am
Puneet Srivastava
Optimal Transportation Analysis for Animal Waste Management through GIS-Based PLDSS
Bill Golden
Do More Efficient Center Pivots Reduce Groundwater Consumption?
Shiou Kuo
Removal of Dissolved Phosphorus Using Iron or Aluminum Oxide Impregnated Wood Residues
Kyle Mankin
Source-specific Estimation of Bacteria Using SWAT: Calibration and Application
 Elaine Andrews
Changing Public Behavior with Help from Target Audience Research
11:00am
Joe Harrison
Implementation of a National Feed Management Education Program and Assessment Tools
Donna-May Sakura-Lemessy
Incidental Recharge in the Lower Flint River Basin: Agricultural Irrigation and Consumptive Use
Marnie K. Carroll
Remediation of Soil and Ground Water Using Native Desert Phreatophytes
Luoheng Han
Monitoring Water Quality and Modeling Nutrients Dynamics for the Tallapoosa Watershed Using Remote Systems
 Barbara Andersen
Factors in Saving Water
11:20am
Richard Koelsch
Tools for Integrating Feed Management into Nutrient Management Decisions
Bill Branch
Irrigation of Soybeans and Cotton on Level-Basin Fields
William Deutsch
Living Streams: A Flexible Aquatic Science Curriculum for Educating Youth About Nutrients
Edmund C. Merem
The Applications of GIS and Remote Sensing in the Conservation of Watershed: The Case of PRWMS
  
11:40am
Randall James
Amish Manure Management
Bernd Leinauer
Irrigation Requirements of Low Water Use Turf Grasses in Two Climate Zones
Indrajeet Chaubey
A Decision Support System Framework for Integrated Agricultural Watershed Management
Kristine Uhlman
Arizona NEMO: GIS Applications and AGWA Modeling for Integrated Watershed Management
 Daniel M. White
Communities At Risk: Protecting Family Drinking Water in
Rural Alaska
12:00pm
John Jemison
Evaluating Alternative Organic Dairy Forage Production Systems
Phil Tacker
Remote Monitoring and Control of Irrigation Pumps for Energy, Water, Labor and Cost Savings
Troy Bauder
A Web-based Ground Water Quality Information Tool for Colorado
Ginger Paige
Using an Automated Geospatial Watershed Assessment Tool to Assist with Rapid Watershed Assessments
 Lena Beth Carmichael
Was This in My Job Description? Experiences of a Watershed Coordinator in East Tennessee
12:20-1:00pm
Lunch on your own
12:20-1:00pm Student Career Awareness Lunch (Pre-registration required. See Registration Form.)
Co-Chairs: Dr. Art Gold, University of Rhode Island, and Dr. Cass Gardner, Florida A&M University
 
Session A5
 Manure and Compost Utilization
Moderator: David Clay, South Dakota State University

Symposium on Water Quantity
Session R5
Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Performance
Moderator: David Shelton, University of Nebraska
Session W5
Ecosystem Restoration
Moderator: Greg Rusciano, Rutgers University

Workshop on Outreach Programs
1:00pm
John P. Chastain
Plant Nutrients in Compost and Implications for Use as an Erosion Control Blanket

Water Quantity Issues in the Eastern U.S.

Co-Chairs:
Dr. David Radcliffe
University of Georgia

Dr. Jim Hairston
Auburn University

Victor D’Amato
Primary Treatment in Onsite Systems: Factors That Influence Performance
Christopher C. Obropta
The Restoration of the Robinson's Branch Waterway: An Example of Integrating Research, Education

Creating and Sustaining Successful Water Quality Programs: Lessons Learned from Across the Nation and Support for Success at Home

Co-Chairs:
Dr. Fred Moore
Texas A&M University

Ms. Rebecca Power
University of Wisconsin
1:20pm
Duane Friend
Using Compost to Enhance Soil Water Retention
Mark Gross
Water Softener Effects on Secondary Treatment Systems
Scott Jackson
Protecting and Enhancing River and Stream Continuity
1:40pm
C. A. Wagner
The North Bosque Manure Composting Initiative: What Have We Learned?
David Lindbo
Water Quality Implication of Soil Wetness Determination for Onsite Wastewater Treatment and Dispersal
Kathleen Cameron
Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration and Watershed Management Using a Circulator
2:00pm
Thomas Harter
Managing Dairy Manure in Central California
David Lindbo
Water Movement in the Capillary Fringe Under Simulated Septic System Drain Fields
Dave Penrose
Evaluation of North Carolina Stream Restoration Projects: Biological Responses to Habitat Change
2:20pm
Jeffery Tomberlin
Digestion of Dairy Manure with the Black Soldier Fly
George Loomis
Drainfield Options after Advanced Treatment Systems
Jon Calabria
Ecosystem Restoration at Clemson: Riparian Corridor Master Plan
2:40pm
Ron Wiederholt
North Dakota Beef Producers Adopt Manure Composting
Jason Churchill
Re-Examining "Nitrate Toxicity": A Call For a More Rational Approach to Effluent Limits for Nitrogen
Kyle S. Herrman
Nitrate Removal in Agriculturally Impacted Headwater Streams
3:00 -3:20pm
Break
Break
 

Session A6
Irrigation and Runoff
Moderator: Amlet Kalemen, College of the Marshall Islands
Session R6
Onsite Wastewater Treatment Education
Moderator: Dave Lindbo, North Carolina State University

Session W6
Water Quality Management
Moderator: Mark Walker, University of Nevada - Reno
3:20pm
Charles J. Barden
Runoff Filtering Effectiveness of Grass-shrub Riparian Buffers
David P. Shelton
Demonstrating Septic System Management
Lynell M. Garfield
The Effects of an Open Space Dog Exercise Area on a Stream Feeding Lake Tahoe
3:40pm
Kati Migliaccio
Evaluating Nutrient and Irrigation BMPs on a Tree Farm in South Florida
Justin Mechell
Basic Maintenance Provider Training Program in Texas
Brian Benham
TMDL Implementation Plan Development to Address Multiple Impairments for a Rapidly Urbanizing Watershed
4:00pm
Gladis Zinati
Capture and Recycle Runoff: Water Quality Assessment
Randall J. Miles
The Missouri Certification Program for the Inspection and Evaluation of Onsite Wastewater Systems
David J. Wachal
Evaluation of Erosion and Sediment Control Practices for Construction Activities Using RUSLE2
4:20pm
Claire Baffaut
Determination of Factors to Explain Atrazine Decrease in the Goodwater Creek Watershed
Nancy Deal
Decentralized Wastewater Training Center Economics
Sandra M. Goodrow
Watershed Management Through Regional Stormwater Planning: A Case Study of a Mixed Land Use Watershed
4:40pm
Perry E. Cabot
Evaluation of Temporal and Spatial Sediment Dynamics in Agricultural Fields Using Lanthanide Tracers
Kitt Farrell-Poe
Training and Education Materials Developed for University Curriculums, Operation and Maintenance Practitioners and Installers
Budd Titlow
Who'll Stop The Rain? New Strategies for Stormwater Management and Water Resources Protection in North Carolina
Thursday, February 1
7:30am-10:00am

CSL and Liaisons Meeting:
Chair: Dr. Reagan Waskom, Colorado State University
10:30am-2:30pm

Region 5 Program Team
Chair: Dr. Robin Shepard, University of Wisconsin
8:00am --2:00pm Coastal Low Impact Development & Water Quality Tour Registration Required