Impact Assessment Roundtable
Impact Assessment and
Achievements in Water Quality Protection
January 23-24, 2008
- Nebraska City, NE
The Heartland Water Quality
Coordination Initiative's Nutrient and Pesticide Management
(NPM) Team
hosted an "Impact Assessment and Achievements in Water
Quality Protection" Roundtable
at the Lied
Lodge and Conference Center, located at the Arbor Day Farm
in Nebraska City, NE. This roundtable was held on January
23-24, 2008.
The Impact Assessment Roundtable
consisted of 34 participants from
IA, KS, MO, and NE. These participants included university
researchers and state and federal agency personnel. The
NPM team hosted a similar Roundtable in 2004 regarding
Phosphorus BMPs, Nitrogen BMPs in 2005, Pesticides
in 2006, and Targeting BMPs in 2007. Each of these roundtables
were followed by a summer workshop.
Roundtable
Information and Presentations are listed below.
Roundtable
Agenda
Roundtable
Participants
Roundtable Speakers and Presentations:
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Introduction by Charles
Barden, Kansas State University
Why
is Assessment Important for Region 7? – Margaret
Stockdale and Damon Frizzell, U.S. EPA – Region 7
NRCS
Impact Assessment Methodologies – Mike
Kucera, Nebraska NRCS
Achievements of Heartland Region CEAP Projects
Assessing
the Impact of a Strategic Approach to Implementation
of Conservation Practices – Nathan
Nelson, Kansas State University
Effectiveness
of Irrigated Crop Management Practices in Reducing Groundwater
Nitrate Concentrations – Roy
Spalding, University of Nebraska
Watershed
Scale Evaluation of Soil and Water Conservation Practices
in the Goodwater Creek
Watershed – Claire
Baffaut, University of Missouri
Economic and Water Quality Effects
of Multiple Conservation Practices in Three Midwest Watershed – Catherine
Kling, Iowa State University - Dr. Kling provided two publications,
Publication
1, Publication
2
USDA-ARS
CEAP Watershed Assessment Studies in Iowa – Mark
Tomer, USDA-ARS
USDA-ARS
CEAP Watershed Assessment Studies in Missouri – Bob
Lerch, USDA-ARS
Development
of Performance Indicators: Process and Outcomes – John
Lory, University of Missouri
Methods
to Measure Success: Assessment Tools – Adam
Kiel, Iowa Department of Natural
Resources
Day 2 - Making an
Impact on Current Conditions
Documenting Change: Involving Landowners
and Farm Managers in Making a
Difference – Lois
Wright-Morton, Iowa State University
Questions/Comments: Amanda
Schielke, Kansas State University
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