State & Regional Monitoring Councils Session NWQMC Meeting Salt Lake City, UT March 2009

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1 State & Regional Monitoring Councils Session NWQMC Meeting Salt Lake City, UT March 2009 Leslie McGeorge NJ Department of Environmental Protection Water Monitoring and Standards Presented at: NJ Water Monitoring Council Meeting May 20, 2009

2 6 Formal Presentations provided New Jersey* Indiana Lake Michigan* Virginia* Colorado* Florida* Other Councils Discussed (via teleconference) California Maryland Great Lakes New Hampshire * Available on NWQMC website at:

3 New Jersey Council Formed 2003 Mission coordination, collaboration, communication Steering Committee (NJDEP, USGS, DRBC) & full Council 35 members (rep ing 15 agencies fed/state/local govt, academia, interstate orgs, commissions, volunteers) Meetings 3x/yr Informal, consensus driven

4 New Jersey Water Monitoring Council Members EPA R2 Monitoring Rutgers Inst for Marine/Coastal Sci.

5 Indiana Council Began in 2007 Have Charter and By-laws Membership federal, state & local agencies, academia, non-profits, consultants, industry, legislative, and at-large reps 2-3 year membership Goals enhance coordination, collaboration and data acquisition

6 Lake Michigan Council Began in 1999, fairly informal Membership federal, state, local govts, tribes, business/industry/consultants, agriculture, local env. orgs, academia/sea Grant progs, Great Lakes Fishery Commission Objectives coord monitoring activities, id data gaps, est monitoring partnerships & collaborative efforts, est info network, data comparability Have an established Monitoring Inventory

7 Virginia Council Began in 1999 started in academia Mission promote coordination, collaboration and communication Encourage effective/efficient use of monitoring resources; facilitate transfer of monitoring info Steering Committee (20+); full Council 250 (rep ing 150 orgs academia, citizens/ngos, consultants/industry/reg community, local/regional govts, state govt, multi-state/fed govt) Adm Support VA WR Research Ctr Key Issues speakers for workshops, annual confs, providing info for local govts/citizens

8 Colorado Council Began in 2000 Council is now formal NGO (319 funds) 70+ members, rep ing 30 orgs Govt (fed, state, local), NGOs, volunteers, special districts, consultants Purpose collection, analysis & dissemination of wq data & monitoring info Existing Inventory/Data Warehouse with data swaps & training (CO Data Sharing Network)

9 Florida Council Original Council formed 2005; current Council formed Impetus lack of coastal network Statutorily formed Composition 10 voting seats (4 state agencies DEP, F&W Conserv Comm, DOH, DAg; 5 H2O Mgt Districts, FL Local Env. Resource Agencies rep) Staffed by FLDEP Mission dev wr metadata stnds, support dev of STORET replacement, coord ongoing FW monitoring w/ new coastal monitoring network, coord state monitoring w/ fed & local efforts Council in process of restructuring to more independent structure from DEP Advisory body to more independent

10 Councils on Teleconference CA, MD & NH CA legislatively mandated, focuses on specific wq questions/answers, also has numerous regional councils MD formed in 1994, Board of 25, 4 mtgs/yr, Council + subcommittee, annual conference NH Council per se?; focus on conferences and data sharing

11 Assistance Needed from National Water Quality Monitoring Council (from NJ Council presentation) Advocate for continuing federal resources to support State/Regional Councils (e.g. add $5K/yr to State/Interstate Supplemental 106 grants?) Work to est. nat l water monitoring community regular communication w/state Council contacts: tools (e.g., NEMI) training/outreach materials NWQMC info (e.g., meeting minutes, presentations) Provide opportunities for interaction among State/Regional Councils (e.g., routine conf. calls)

12 Assistance Needed from National Water Quality Monitoring Council cont. (from NJ Council Presentation) National Council reps - assist/advise State Councils Maintain sessions on State/Regional Councils at Nat l WM Conferences & provide travel funds for Council reps Continue assistance with monitoring & assessment methods, and comparability evaluations Data exchange assistance & provide data for Integrated Report