BACK TO AGENDA 

Tuesday, August 22

K session
Location: Fells point
Moderators:  Jackie Cantrell &
Jack Kurki Fox, North Carolina State university

Functional Assessment
&
Water Quality Assessment

Functional Assessment

1:30 pm
Equivalency of Bioassessment Protocols
-- Leslie J. Potts, PhD, Beaver Creek Hydrology, Lexington, KY
Potts’ Presentation

1:50 pm
Lessons Learned from Regionalizing the Stream Quantification Tool
-- Cidney Jones, PE & CFM, Ecosystem Planning and Restoration, Fort Montgomery, NY
Jones’ Presentation

2:10 pm
Evolution of the Stream Quantification Tool
-- Cidney Jones, PE & CFM, Ecosystem Planning and Restoration, Fort Montgomery, NY
Jones’ Presentation

2:30 pm
Updates to the Tennessee Stream Quantification Tool
-- John S. Schwartz, PhD, PE, Professor, Dept of Civil & Environmental Engineering , Director, Tennessee Water Resources Research Center, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN

Schwartz’s Presentation (for 2:30 & 2:50)

2:50 pm
Applicability of Stream Quantification Tools for Assessing Compensatory Mitigation Credits from Restoration
-- John S. Schwartz, PhD, PE, Professor, Dept of Civil & Environmental Engineering , Director, Tennessee Water Resources Research Center, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN

3:10 pm  
Break in the Exhibit Hall

Water Quality Assessment

3:30 pm     
Using Remote Monitoring to Detect Water Quality Issues During Stream Restoration Construction
-- Sara Tolnay, AECOM, Germantown, MD
Tolnay’s Presentation

3:50 pm
Modeling and Assessing Opportunities for Stream Restoration to Address PFAS and other Emerging Contaminants of Concern
-- Brandon Alderman, AECOM, Roanoke, VA
Alderman’s Presentation

4:10 pm
Evaluating Stream Restoration Effectiveness: Water Quality and Biology at UT Sassafras
-- Scott Stanko & Allyson Bartell, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Annapolis, Maryland

4:30 pm
Impact of Hyporheic Exchange on Stream Temperature in Restored Systems
-- Ethan Bauer, PE, LandStudies, Inc, Lititz, PA
Bauer’s Presentation

4:50 pm
Measuring Urban Stream Restoration Success in Flatlick Branch: Processes, Goals, Monitoring, and Regulations May Confound “Ecological Lift”
-- Chris Ruck, Fairfax County, VA, Watershed Assessment Branch, Fairfax, VA
Ruck’s Presentation

5:10 - Adjourn