STAC Meeting Agenda, Notes, Reports & Presentations
July 26, 2019
May 10, 2019
- Agenda
- Meeting Notes
- Aquaculture Extension Activities & Research Initiatives in the Inland Bays – Edward Hale, Delaware Sea Grant
- Search for the unseen: Are derelict crab pots prevalent in Delaware’s Inland Bays? – Kate Fleming, Delaware Sea Grant & Art Trembanis, Univ. of Delaware
- Improving resolution and accessibility of real-time water quality data using low-cost, high-frequency sensors maintained by citizen scientists – Tye Pettay, Univ. of Delaware
February 1, 2019
- Agenda
- Meeting Notes
- The Importance of water quality and eutrophication models in understanding the causes of improving and degrading water quality – Dominic DiToro, Univ. of Delaware
- Water Quality Modeling in Delaware’s Inland Bays: Lessons Learned – Damian Brady, Univ. of Maine
- Benthic biogeochemistry in shallow coastal ecosystems: Lessons learned from East Coast estuaries – Jeffrey Cornwell, Univ. of Maryland
- Developing a Terrestrial and Management Model – Olivia Devereux, KCI Technologies & Mark Nardi, USGS
October 26, 2018
July 27, 2018
- Agenda
- Meeting Notes
- Ribbed mussel habitat restoration for water quality benefits – Joshua Moody, PhD
- Findings of the Mountaire Pollution Committee – Chris Bason
- Wastewater Treatment Options For The Food Processing Industry – William F Ritter
March 9, 2018
- Agenda
- Meeting Notes
- Microbial Source Tracking in the Love Creek Watershed of Delaware’s Inland Bays – Christopher Main, DNREC Environmental Laboratory
- Reducing Nonpoint Source Pollution through Effective Ditch Management – Melissa Hubert, DNREC Drainage Program
December 1, 2017
- Agenda
- Meeting Notes
- Hydroacoustic Monitoring of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in the Delaware Estuary – Kristin Regan & Kelly Somers, EPA Region 3
- Developing Evidence-Based Educational Programs to Improve Homeowner Behavior to Protect the Inland Bays – Kent D. Messer, UD
September 8, 2017
- Meeting Agenda
- The Effects of Irrigation on Nitrate Transport to Groundwater – USGS
- Long-Term Salt Marsh Monitoring in the Inland Bays – Andrew McGowan
- Application of Biochar to Soils and Bioretention Media to Reduce Stormwater Volume and Nutrient Concentrations – Paul T. Imhoff
July 28, 2017
- Meeting Agenda
- Meeting Notes
- Inland Bays Environmental Monitoring Plan (Draft)
- Wetland Restoration in the Great Cypress Swamp – Presentation by Delaware Wild Lands
- Emerged: Contaminants of Environmental Concern – Presentation
- IB Environmental Monitoring Plan – Presentation by Dr. Marianne Walch
- Horseshoe Crab movements in the Delaware Inland Bays – Presentation by Andrew McGowan
- Eastern Oyster Populations in the Delaware Inland Bays – Presentation by Scott Borsum, Melanie Fuoco, Gulnihal Ozbay
- Seaweed (Macroalgae) Monitoring in Rehoboth Bay and Indian River Bay Delaware: Status Update – Presentation by Robin M. Tyler
- Harmful Algal Blooms: Informing the Public – Presentation by Robin M. Tyler
- Remembering Molly Murray
March 13, 2017 (Emerging Contaminants Symposium)
November 15, 2016
April 8, 2016 Presentations
- Meeting Agenda
- Minutes (Draft)
- Role of Watershed Coordinator at CIB — Dr. Emily Seldomridge, Watershed Coordinator with CIB
- Introduction of CIB Scientist — Andrew McGown, Environmental Scientist with CIB
- Molecular Assessment of armful algal species and their associations with Vibrio in Delaware’s Inland Bays — Christopher R. Main, DNREC
December 11, 2015 Presentations
- Meeting Agenda
- Minutes (Draft)
-
Nutrient Trends in Delaware Surface Waters 1998-2014 — David Wolanski (DNREC)
- Nutrient Loss From Turf
-
Update on Your Creek Project. — Marianne Walch & Sally Boswell (CIB)
-
Dinophysis acuminata in Delaware’s Inland Bays and coastal waters 2001-2015 — Ed Whereat (Univ. of Delaware)
-
Meeting Minutes (Draf)
September 18, 2015 Presentations
- Meeting Agenda
- Inland Bays Monitoring Plan Update –– Marianne Walch (CIB) & Jim Eisenhardt (RK&K)
- Continuous water quality monitoring: what we can measure vs. what we want to know — Bill Ullman (University of Delaware)
- Prediction of N loads to Delmarva Coastal Bays: Discussion of a management-focused, user-friendly model — Joanna York (University of Delaware)
April 24, 2015 Presentations
- Meeting Agenda
- Journey from citizen scientist to scientist citizen — Marianne Walch, CIB Estuary Science and Restoration Coordinator
- CIB’s ‘Your Creek’ Project — Sally Boswell, CIB Outreach Coordinator
- Love Creek Watershed Indicators — Andrew Homsey, University of Delaware Water Resources Agency
- Reusing dredge material to rebuild a tidal wetland: one year later — Alison Rogerson, DNREC Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program, DNREC
December 05, 2014 Presentations
- Irrigating Agricultural Crops with Treated Municipal Wastewater: Review of a Three Year Study and New Regulations in Delaware — Jim Glancey, UD
- Inland Bays migratory fish passage restoration project — Roy Miller, CIB
- Evaluating Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Groundwater Resources in the Delaware Coastal Plain Using a Numerical Model — Tom McKenna & Changming He, University of Delaware
September 19, 2014 Presentations
- Sussex County’s Wastewater Treatment Facilities — Heather Sheridan, Sussex County
- The Effects of Long-Term Water Level Management upon Accretion and Wetland Elevations in the Coastal Impoundments of Delaware — Bart Wilson, CIB
- Nutrient loadings to Rehoboth Bay, DE, from baseflow, stormflow, underflow, atmospheric, and point sources — Jenn Volk, UDEL
June 6, 2014 Presentations
- Glass eel abundance in DE’s Inland Bays: 2000-2014 — Jordy Zimmerman, DNREC
- An overview of aquifer resources and groundwater withdrawals, Kent and Sussex Counties, Delaware — Pete McLaughlin, DGS
- Northern Diamondback Terrapin Nesting Beach Restoration Project — Bob Meadows, DNREC
March 8, 2014 Presentations
- Evaluation and Enhancements of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Model for Predicting the Impact of the Poultry Industry on Water Quality — James Glancey, UDEL
- Updates on Water Quality Condition of the Inland Bays — Hassan Mirsajadi, DNREC
- Water Quality Modeling in Delaware’s Inland Bays: Where Have We Been and Where Should We
Go? — Damian Brady, U of Maine
December 6, 2013 Presentations
- Rehabilitating Historically Ditched Salt Marsh in Delaware’s Inland Bays: The Slough’s Gut
Experience — Chris Pfeifer, CARDNO ENTRIX - Simulation of Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport in Eastern Sussex County, Delaware with Emphasis on Impacts of Spray Irrigation of Treated Wastewater — Changming He, DGS
- Project Update: Delaware Inland Bay Aquaculture Regulation Development — Zina Hence, DNREC F&W
September 6, 2013 Presentations
- Delaware Water Quality Portal — Kevin Brinson and Tina Callahan, UDEL (No Presentation)
- The Fall Delaware Bird Migrations: Raptors to Sea Birds — Anthony Gonzon, DNREC
- Harim Millsboro Proposal — Allen/Harim
- Assess the Potential for Accumulation of Toxic Trace Elements in Biota near Burton Island Ash Disposal Site — Bart Wilson, CIB
June 7, 2013 Presentations
- Preliminary Historical Overview of Marsh Changes in the Inland Bays, 1938-2007 — Andrew Homsey, UDEL
- Parks and Recreation planning for Delaware Seashore State Park in light of sea level rise — Matt Chesser, DNREC
- Marsh and Water Monitoring Science Guiding Wetland Management at Prime Hook NWR — Susan Guiteras, USFWS
March 15, 2013 Presentations
- Preparing Delaware to Adapt to Sea Level Rise — Susan Love, DNREC
- Nutrient Management and CAFO Programs in The Inland Bays — Lauren Torres, DDA
- Hard Clam (Mercenaria Mercenaria) Population Density and Distribution in Rehoboth Bay and
Indian River Bay, Delaware — Michael Bott, DNREC
December 7, 2012 Presentations
- Research in Delaware State Parks — Chris Bennett, DNREC
- Addendum to the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) for the Center for the Inland Bays — Roy Miller, Center for the Inland Bays
- Effects of Suburban Development on Shallow Groundwater Quality — Joshua Kasper, DNREC
September 7, 2012 Presentations
- Commercial Shellfish Aquaculture in the Inland Bays — E.J. Chalabala and Bart Wilson, Center for the Inland Bays
- Bivalve impacts on water quality: Positives, negatives and unknowns — M. Lisa Kellogg, Virginia Institute of Marine Studies
- Hydrologic, geologic, and geochemical effects on nutrient fluxes to Indian River Bay: Evidence from measurements at Holts Landing State Park — Holly Michael, University of Delaware
May 11, 2012 Presentations
- Construction of a Watershed-Scale Model to Assess Groundwater Flow into the Inland Bays, Delaware — Chris Russoniello, University of Delaware
- Seaweed (Macroalgae) Monitoring in Rehoboth Bay and Indian River Bay Delaware: Status Update — Robin M. Tyler, DNREC
- Discussion on the Development of a Real-Time Water Quality Monitoring Portal and Expansion of the Delaware Coastal Flood Monitoring System for the Delaware Inland Bays — Dan Leathers, University of Delaware
February 10, 2012 Presentations
- The Use of Duckweed for Wastewater Bioremediation and Biofuels Production — Lisa Waidner, Elcriton
- Managing Development and Chesapeake Bay’s Estuarine Fish Habitat and Fisheries — Jim Uphoff, Maryland Fisheries Service
- Introduction of Delaware’s New State Geologist, David Wunsch — David Wunsch, Delaware Geological Survey
October 7, 2011 Presentations
- CIB Nutrient and Water Management Workshop Overview — Bill Ullman UDCEOE
- Microbial Source Tracking: Using Old and New Technologies to Find Out What is in Our Water — Barbara Campbell, UDCEOE
- A Review of Delaware’s Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) Program:
Listing, Development, Implementation, and Tracking — Hassan Mirsajadi, DNREC
May 5, 2011 Presentations
- Selected Proposed Amendments to On-Site Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Regulations for Delaware — Jack Hayes, DNREC
- Results of Field and Lab Experiments on High Rate Land Application of Wastewater: RIBS — Update on Current Research — Scott Andres, DGS
February 18, 2011 Presentations
- The Wandedndale Wastewater Treatment Facility — Tidewater Utilities Inc.
- The Relationship Between Tributary Shorelines and Fish Assemblages and Blue Crab Abundance — Richard Balouskus, UDCEOE
- PROJECT IDEAS FOR FY2012 AND BEYOND (with some notes) — CIB STAC
November 5, 2010 Presentations
- Arsenic in the Inland Bays — Rick Greene, DNREC
- Burton Island Ash Disposal Area: DNREC SIRB Activities July 2005 to October 2010 – Greg Decowsky, DNREC
July 16, 2010 Presentations
- The Dissolved Oxygen Status of the Inland Bays 1998 – 2009 — Chris Bason, CIB
- Overexposure: Using laboratory, field, and modeling approaches to predict hypoxia exposure of estuarine fish — Damian Brady, UD (Directly below are the videos from Damian’s presentation.)
- Stream Restoration in the Delaware Inland Bays Watersheds Bill Stack – Center for Watershed Protection
- How Stream Corridor Watershed Restoration Can Help Larry Trout & Drew Altland, JMT Engineering
March 26, 2010 Presentations
- Seaweed (Macroalgae) Monitoring in Rehoboth Bay and Indian River Bay Delaware: May to September 2009 — Robin Tyler, DNREC – EL
- The Effect of Long Piers on Salt Marsh Birds — Alison Rogerson, DNREC – WAS
December 4, 2009 Presentations
- Data Processing and Analysis in Support of Development of Water Quality Indicators — Doug Miller, UDCEOE
- Development of a Dissolved Oxygen Indicator for the Delaware Inland Bays — Tyler, DNREC-EL
- Appropriate Use of Vegetated Filter Strips Within the Delaware Landscape — Jenn Gilbert-Jenkins, Villanova
- Annual Nutrient Loads for the Inland Bays Watershed — Xia Xie & Hassan Mirsajadi, DNREC
August 21, 2009 Presentations
- Nutrient Losses during Temporary Field Storage of Poultry Manure — Greg Binford, UDCANR
- Community Landuse Analysis and Planning Using Community Viz — Carol Bason & Bill McGowan, UD
- Sea Level Rise in Delaware — Tony Pratt, DNREC
April 3, 2009 Presentations
- The Importance of the Inland Bays Beaches As Horseshoe Crab Nesting Sites — Kat McCole and Doug Miller, UDCMES
- Inland Bays Horseshoe Crab Counts: 2007, 2008, 2009 — Doug Miller & Sally Boswell, UDCMES & CIB
- Ecological Effects of Marsh Erosion on Pasture Point at Indian River Bay — Gail Huckins & Doug Miller, UDCMES
- Enhancement of Historically Ditched Salt Marsh in Delaware’s Inland Bays (24 MB) — Cheryl Hess, Connectiv & Chris Pfeifer, Entrix
December 5, 2008 Presentations
- There’s Wastewater in the Geology: Introduction to Current RIBs [Rapid Infiltration Basin] Research — Scott Andres, DGS
- Ash 101: Coal Ash Production & Use — David Goss, American Coal Ash Association
- Investigating Groundwater Discharge Into Coastal Bays — Holly Michael, UDCMES
June 6, 2008 Presentations
- Recommendations for a water quality buffer system for the Inland Bays Watershed — Chris Bason, CIB
- Integrated watershed management as an effective tool for sustainable development: Using distributed hydrological models in policy making — Aditya Sood, UD Center For Energy and Environmental Policy
- Larval fish ingress through two coastal Delaware inlets: An assessment of local heterogeneity — Michael Rhode, UDCMES
November 16, 2007 Presentations
- Sediment Management Strategy for Rehoboth Bay — Moffatt & Nichol
- Assessing the Impact of Sudden Wetland Dieback On Tidal Wetland Condition — Andy Howard, DNREC
- Condition of Wetlands in the Inland Bays Watershed — Amy Jacobs, DNREC
- Dinos, Toxins, and Fears Oh My! Karenia Presentation — Ed Whereat, UDCMP
July 27, 2007 Presentations
- Pasture Point Restoration Project — Evelyn Maurmeyer, C & ER Inc.
- Considerations for Pasture Point — Joanne Haughey, DNREC
- Nutrient Load Assessment Protocol — Lyle Jones, DNREC
- Estimating the Delaware Inland Bays Watershed Seasonal Population Seasonal Population Using Wastewater Flows — Brittany Kiessling, CIB
May 15, 2007 Presentations
- Recreational Fishing Indicator — John Clark, DNREC
- Delawares Inland Bays Seagrass Reestablishment Project & SAV as an Environmental Indicator — Ben Anderson, DNREC
- Development of a Seagrass Goal in Marylands Coastal Bays — Cathy Wazniak, MCBP
- Development of a SAV Tissue Culture Protocol for Restoration of Marine Habitats Kayti Tigani — UDCMES
March 9, 2007 Presentations
- Watersheds and Population Growth Indicator — Edythe Humphries, DNREC
- Delawares hard clam resource: What we know and what we need to know — Jeff Tinsman, DNREC
- Habitat Restoration and Protection through GPRA As an indicator?… Eric Buehl, CIB
- Nutrient Management Indicator (presentation to be posted soon) Steve Hollenbeck, DNMC
- Environmental Indicators for On-Site Wastewater in the Inland Bays and Little Assawoman Watersheds — Dave Schepens, DNREC
January 19, 2007 Presentations
- Reflections on Constructing an Indicator Framework — Denise Wardrop, Penn State
- Development of a Juvenile Fish Index — Tim Targett and Mike Rhode, UDCMES
- Inland Bays Watershed Population Indicator Report — Edythe Humphries, DNREC
- Bringing the Benefits of Offshore Windpower to Delaware — Rob Propes, Bluewater Wind
October 27,2007 STAC Presentations
- Uncertain Threats to Saltmarshes of the Delaware Inland Bays — Chris Bason, CIB
- A New, Potentially Harmful, Algal Bloom Species in the Inland Bays — Elif Demir, UDCMES,
This presentation may be posted following Elif’s publication of her work submitted to Journal of Phycology. For now please read Dr. Hutchin’s final report to the CIB on the subject.
September 15, 2006 Presentations
- IGCC Development In Delaware Coal Without Compromise
- Air Emissions Permitting Considerations for an Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) Unit Potentially Located in the State of Delaware — Robert Clausen, DNREC – AWMS
- Inland Bays Pollution Control Strategy, Draft 3: Revisions Made and the Path Forward, 8/30/06 — Kathy Bunting-Howarth, DNREC – DWR
- Analysis of the Revisions to the Buffer System of the Inland Bays Pollution Control Strategy, — Chris Bason, CIB
June 2006 Presentations
- Water Quality Status and Trends for the Inland Bays — Dave Wolanski, DNREC
- Description of the nature of Citizen Monitoring Program water quality data and preliminary trends 1996 – 2005 — Ed Whereat, IBCMP
- Status and trend analysis in the Maryland water quality monitoring program — Matt Hall & Cathy Wazniak, MDDNR
- Fiscal Year 2007 grant funded CCMP Implementation Projects Chris Bason, CIB
April 2006 Presentations
- Delaware Aerial Infrared Deer Population Survey (Preliminary Report) Ken Reynolds, DNREC
- Brown Tide (Aureococcus anophagefferens) in Delawares Inland Bays 1998 – 2005 — Edyth Humphries, DNREC
January 13, 2006 Presentations
- Growth responses of fish to hypoxia in estuarine nursery habitat: results from the lab and Pepper Creek — Tim Targett & Kevin Stierhoff – UDCMS
- A How To Guide: for Estuary-Dependent Fish Avoiding Hypoxia in Delawares Inland Bays — Damian Brady & Tim Targett UDCMS
- Rehoboth Beach Effluent Disposal Study: Evaluation of Wastewater Discharge Alternatives — Rip Copithorn Stearns & Wheler, LLC
December 2005 Presentations
- Automated Analysis of Nutrients and Related Water Quality Parameters at Millsboro Pond — William Ullman, CMS & Jennifer Volk, DNREC
- Nutrient Transport in Southern Delaware Streams – Lessons Learned from TMDL and CISNet — Scott Andres, DGS
- Tidal Pump Flushing in South Bethany Canals — Mike Fichera, Entrix
- Mitigating Environmental Impacts of the Indian River Inlet Bridge Project — Justin Reel, RK&K Engineers
- Progress on Engineering Water Sampling Devices — Jim Glancey, UD