Biocriteria Meetings

Meeting Summaries

• Select each to get summary and any available meeting materials.
• Get a list of meeting locations and dates (2009-2014) with topics presented.
• For copies of meeting materials prior to 2009, please contact Joy Jackson, 850-245-8074.

November 2019 - Palatka 

• Agenda

Presentations

• LVI Testing-Results and Take-Aways by Ashley O'Neal
• Reference Lakes Status Update by Sarah Noble
• Reference Stream Sampling Status Update by Joy Jackson
• LVS Data Analysis Status Update by Ashley O'Neal
• NNC Implementation Document Updates by Nia Wellendorf
• Stream Restoration Projects by Mary Szafraniec and Erik Oij
• SCI Stressor ID Process Document Overview by Joy Jackson
• Field Tablet Overview and Uses by Natalie Ayala
• ROC EcoSummary Highlight by Sarah Meyers & Mike Drennan
• Study Plan Elements by Joy Jackson & Nia Wellendorf
• Observable Signs of Sewage Seep by Nia Wellendorf (for Anita Nash)
• Algae Bloom Updates: Updates & Lessons Learned by Kirby Wolfe

May 2017 - Tallahassee (DEAR Annual Monitoring Science Meeting - Combined ROC Fest / Biocriteria / Q Meeting)

• Agenda

Presentations

• Overview of DEAR: Watershed Process by Tom Frick, Dave Whiting, and DEAR Program Administrators
• Biology Program: Wastewater Study Design and Preliminary Results by Sarah Menz
• Groundwater Protection Section: Results from Wekiva Septic Tank study and Alternative Drainfield Project by Rick Hicks
• Watershed Evaluation and TMDL Section: Sediment Oxygen Demand / Nutrient Flux Lab Plans by Woo-Jun Kang
• Aquatic Ecology and QA Section: QA Rule and SOP Updates by Michael Blizzard
• Watershed Assessment Section: Dissolved Oxygen Standard Assessment, Strategic Monitoring Program by Curtis Musson
• Water Quality Standards Development Section: Canal Study Update by Garry Payne
• Basin Management Action Plan Program: WRLS Study Demystified by Anita Nash
• Watershed Monitoring Section: Status & Trend Network QA Updates by Stephanie Sunderman-Barnes
• Step Trend Analysis of Status Monitoring Confined and Unconfined Aquifers by Rick Copeland
• 2015 Statistical Survey for Wastewater Tracers and Imidacloprid by Jay Silvanima
• BMAP Updates and Q&A by Kevin Coyne and Sara Davis
• Seminole County Stream Exclusion Example by Russ Frydenborg and Shannon Wetzel
• Draft Guidance for SCI Sampling of Potentially Intermittent Streams by Joy Jackson
• Performance of the SCI in Large Rivers – Preliminary Results by Sarah Panek
• Reference Stream Project by Joy Jackson
• Bioassessment SOP Updates by Nia Wellendorf
• LVS Project Plan by Ashley O'Neal
• Reference Lake Project by Sarah Panek
• LVI SOP Refresher and Proficiency Information by Ashley O'Neal
• LVI Stressor ID Discussion by Nia Wellendorf
• Water Sampler Training Apprenticeship Update by Alicia Hogue (email Alicia Hogue to obtain a copy of this presentation)
• Algal Bloom Response by Jennifer Walters
• Eco Summary Writing Training and Example by Ashley O'Neal (with Eco Summary Templates )
• WIN: LIMS Data Merge Tool Updates and Transition from STORET by Nia Wellendorf
• DEP Workman's Comp and Vehicle Accident Procedures by Tom Biernacki

2016 – Combined meeting with Watershed Monitoring’s “Q” Meeting (March 29-31 in Tallahassee)

• Agenda
• Attendees

Presentations

• DEAR Organizational Tour by Tom Frick
• Surface Water Pesticide Testing by James Dodson
• Status & Trends Sucralose, Pharmaceutical & Pesticide Sampling Updates by Jay Silvanima
• Continuous Monitoring Data Collection and Understanding by Kate Muldoon
• Proper Procedures for Sample Submittal by Ramsey White
• QA Updates for Status & Trends by Stephanie Sunderman-Barnes
• Salinity Network Updates by Rick Copeland
• Bacterial Source Tracking – Interpretation of qPRC Results by Daisys Matthews
• Low Water SCI Study Results by Mike Heyn
• Reference Streams Results and Evaluations – Status Report by Joy Jackson
• Bioassessment Data Usability Determination Procedures by Ashley O’Neal
• Bioassessment Workgroup Priorities by Nia Wellendorf
• Bioassessment Issues – Tricky Situations and Questions by Nia Wellendorf
• Notox Study Results by Todd Risk
• Study List – What is it and how do waters get on and off it? by Kevin O’Donnell
• Use of Bioassessment in SSACs and WQBELs by Daryll Joyner
• DEAR Sampling Training Process Overview and Other Training Resources by Alicia Wilson
• Hydrologic Modification Scoring by Nia Wellendorf
• Fifth Year Inspection Process and Study Design by Jennifer Walters