Appalachian Rivers II Conference

305 Pages·2012·4.34 MB·English

DOE/FETC-99/1105
Cosponsored and Hosted by
Federal Energy Technology Center
and
WMAC Foundation
Proceedings of the Appalachian Rivers Conference
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Foreword
Conference Participants
Appalachian Rivers II Conference Scenes (Photos)
Appalachian Rivers Conference & Exhibit—
Co-Chairman, Jan Wachter and
Co-Chairman & Founder, L. Zane Shuck
a. About Appalachian Rivers II Conference & Exhibit
b. A Technology Perspective
c. Appalachian Rivers II Technology for Ecology of
Streams & Rivers (a proposed R & D program)
Session 1: Watershed Data and Models
Session 2: Watershed Models, Analyses, and Assessment
Session 3: TMDL Models, Decision-Making Issues,
and Technology
Session 4: Emerging Technology and Technology Transfer
Session 5: Diagnostic and Assessment Technologies—
Water Quality
Session 6: Diagnostic and Assessment Technologies—
Remote Sensing
Session 7: Mitigation Technologies and Holistic Approaches
Appalachian Rivers I Conference, April 23, 1998
(1998 proceedings provided for your convenience)
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Proceedings of the Appalachian Rivers Conference
Foreword
On July 28-29, 1999, the Federal Energy Technology Center (FETC) and
the WMAC Foundation co-sponsored the Appalachian Rivers II
Conference in Morgantown, West Virginia. This meeting brought
together over 100 manufacturers, researchers, academicians, government
agency representatives, watershed stewards, and administrators to examine
technologies related to watershed assessment, monitoring, and restoration.
Sessions included presentations and panel discussions concerning
watershed analysis and modeling, decision-making considerations, and
emerging technologies. The final session examined remediation and
mitigation technologies to expedite the preservation of watershed
ecosystems.
Papers and presentations in this document were produced from electronic
files provided by the authors. They have been neither refereed nor
extensively edited. Proceedings of this conference have been provided to
participants on CD. The proceedings are available in the following ways:
Paper copy/microfiche: Office of Scientific and Technical Information
Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [email protected]
Microfiche/blowback: National Technical Information Service
Phone: [phone]
E-mail: [email protected]
Web page: www.ntis.gov
Internet: Federal Energy Technology Center
FETC Homepage: http://www.fetc.doe.gov
Conference and Exhibit Co-Chairpersons
L. Zane Shuck, The WMAC Foundation
401 Highview Place, Morgantown, WV 26505
Phone: [phone]; E-mail: [email protected]
Jan Wachter, Federal Energy Technology Center
3610 Collins Ferry Rd., P.O. Box 880, Morgantown, WV 26507-
0880
Phone: [phone]; E-mail: [email protected]
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Session 1: Watershed Data and Models
1.1 United States Environmental Protection Agency, The
Modernized STORET: “Ambient Water Quality and
Biological Data and Information System”
Robert King, STORET Manager
United States Environmental Protection Agency
1.2 Model as Tools in Assessing River Biota
K. J. Hartman, Wildlife & Fisheries Program
Division of Forestry, West Virginia University
1.3 An Overview of WCMS: (The Watershed
Characterization and Modeling System Developed by the
Natural Resource Analysis Center at West Virginia
University)
Jeff Simcoe, Natural Resource Analysis Center
West Virginia University
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Session 2: Watershed Models, Analyses, and
Assessment
2.1 River Continuum Concept as an Analytical Template for
Assessing Watershed Health
Ben M. Stout, III, Biology Department
Wheeling Jesuit University
2.2 FIBI, BIBI, and PHI: An Acronymic Assault to Assess
Aquatic Assemblages
Raymond P. Morgan, II,
University of Maryland Center for Environmental
Studies Appalachian Laboratory
2.3 Presentation Cancelled
2.4 Overview of West Virginia Watershed Assessment
Program
Mike Arcuri and Pat Campbell
WV Department of Environmental Protection
Watershed Assessment Program
2.5 State-of-the-Art Hydroacoustics as a River Fisheries
Assessment Tool
R. C. Tipton and K. J. Hartman, Division of Forestry
West Virginia University
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Session 3: TMDL Models, Decision Making
Issues, and Technology
3.1 TMDL Strategies for Wet Weather Water Quality Issues
Mark Boner
Wet Weather Environmental Technology Company
3.2 Overview of Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)
Problems and Supporting Model Development
Steven C. McCutcheon, National Exposure Research Lab
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; and
Jim Pendergast, Watershed Branch
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Session 4: Emerging Technology and
Technology Transfer
4.1 NASA Technology Development, Current Research and
Watershed Applications
Kevin Gashlin, National Technology Transfer Center
Wheeling Jesuit University
4.2 Nitrate Measurement with Biosensor Technology
Ellen R. Campbell and Wilbur H. Campbell,
The Nitrate Elimination Co., Inc.
4.3 The Use of Probiotics in Bioremediation
Sharon Wetzel
WV Department of Agriculture
4.4 You Can’t Judge a Stream by Its Color
Jeff Skousen, Craig Mains, and Ron Hamilton
West Virginia University
4.5 Influence of Turbidity on the Foraging Success of Brook
Trout and Smallmouth Bass
John A. Sweka and Kyle J. Hartman
Division of Forestry
West Virginia University
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Session 5: Diagnostic and Assessment
Technologies—Water Quality
5.1 The YSI Chlorophyll Technology
Rick Fielder, YSI, Inc.
5.2 Uses and Development of Water Quality Monitoring
Technology
Jean Kozul and Lynn Haas,
National Institute for Environmental Renewal
5.3 Instrumentation for Multiparameter Water Quality
Monitoring—Spot Checking, Profiling, and Long-Term
Deployments
Brian B. Wisehart, Hydrolab Corporation
5.4 Water Quality Assessment of the Lower Youghiogheny
River Basin
Karl T. Schroeder and Terry E. Ackman,
U.S. Dept. of Energy; and
James I. Sams, III and J. Kent Crawford,
U.S. Geological Survey