The focus of this conference is to recognize that comprehensively understanding aquatic ecosystems is a necessary component of any overall effort to evaluate watershed health related to our use of watersheds. An ecological survey can function as a preliminary screening tool to determine whether adverse impacts are occurring within a watershed, and whether those impacts are related to hydrologic, morphological and riparian, or water quality factors, or a combination.

The results of the ecological evaluation would determine whether more detailed monitoring or analysis is necessary. In addition, ecological evaluations can be a valuable tool in assessment of stormwater management program effectiveness, and can serve as an alternative monitoring approach to traditional chemical monitoring to evaluate the relative health of receiving systems. Ecological considerations represent another tool that needs to be considered when evaluating the impact of watershed activities or gauging the effectiveness of protection strategies.

This conference will assist in establishing and defining relationships that may exist between traditional, emerging, and possible future approaches to conducting watershed analyses.

Sunday, August 4, 1996

3:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Registration

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Dinner

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Social Hour

Monday, August 5, 1996

7:00 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast Buffet

8:30 am - 9:30 am
Conference Introduction

Welcome and Overview
Earl Shaver and Rich Horner

APWA Perspective
Christine Andersen

EPA Perspective
Alfred Lindsey

9:30 am - 12:15 pm
FOCUS I: MONITORING ISSUES

Session 1A: Approaches to Expanding Monitoring Beyond Water Quality
Chair: Eric Livingston

Measuring the Health of Aquatic Ecosystems Using Biological Assessment Techniques: A National Perspective
Michael T. Barbour
Tetra Tech, Owings Mills, MD

Coffee Break

Florida's Nonpoint Source Bioassessment Program
Ellen McCarron, Eric Livingston, and Russell Frydenborg
Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Evaluation of Biological Assessment Techniques in Two Intermittent Streams with Karst Aquifer Recharge Features Near Austin, Texas
Robert Hansen
City of Austin, Drainage Utility Department

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Lunch

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Ad hoc discussions/free time

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Dinner

7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Session 1B: Advances in Using Toxicity Bioindicators in Urban Aquatic Ecosystem Assessment
Chair: Edward Herricks

Assessment of the Acute and Chronic Effects of Urban Runoff
on Stream Biota Using Conventional and in situ Toxicity Testing Procedures
Ron Crunkilton, Jon Kleist, Joe Ramcheck, Bill DeVita and Dan Villeneueve
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Recent Developments in Stress Protein Research for Assessment of Urban Stormwater Impacts
Kenneth D. Jenkins
Jenkins, Sanders and Associates

Assessing the Response of Aquatic Organisms to Short-Term Exposures to Urban Runoff
Edwin E. Herricks, Robert Brent, Ian Milne, and Ian Johnson
University of Illinois, Department of Civil Engineering

10:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Social Hour

Tuesday, August 6, 1996

7:00 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast Buffet

8:30 am - 12:00 noon
FOCUS 2: WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT EFFECTS IN WATER SURPLUS REGIONS

Session 2A: Effects of Watershed Development on Hydrology and Aquatic Habitat Structure
Chair: Eric Strecker

The Alluvial Progress of Piedmont Watersheds Undergoing Urbanization
Bruce K. Fergusson
University of Georgia, School of Environmental Design

Experience from Morphological Research on Canadian Streams: Is Control of the Two-Year Frequency Runoff Event the "Best" Basis for Stream Channel Protection?
Craig Macrae
Aquafor Beech, Ltd.

Hydrologic and Hydraulic Impacts of Urban Runoff in Pipers Creek, Seattle, Washington
Douglas T. Sovern and Percy M. Washington
Gaia Northwest Consultants

Large Woody Debris in Lowland Streams of the Pacific Northwest: Function, Urbanization Effects, and Implications for Stream Restoration
Derek B. Booth and David R. Montgomery
Center for Urban Water Resources Management

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Lunch

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Ad hoc discussions/free time

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Dinner

7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Session 2B: Impacts of Watershed Development on Aquatic Biota, Round I
Chair: Roger Bannerman

Assessing the Condition and Status of Aquatic Life Designated Uses in Urban and Suburban Watersheds
Chris O. Yoder
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Division of Surface Water, Monitoring and Assessment Section

Biological Effects of the Build-Up of Contaminants in Sediments of Urban Estuaries
D.J. Morrisey, D.S. Roper, and R.B. Williamson
NIWA, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research

Watershed Determinants of Freshwater Ecosystem Character and Functioning: Results of 10 Years of Research in the Puget Sound Region
Richard R. Horner, Derek B. Booth, Amanda Azous, and Christopher W. May

10:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Social Hour

Wednesday, August 7, 1996

7:00 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast Buffet

8:30 am - 12:00 noon
Session 2C: Consequences of Watershed Development for Stream Morphology; Riparian Zones and Habitat
Chair: Robert Pitt

Riparian Buffer Widths at Rocky Mountain Resorts
Edward Brown, Jane Clary, Jonathan Jones, and Jonathan Kelly
Wright Water Engineers

Development and Application of the Rapid Stream Assessment Technique (RSAT) in the Maryland Piedmont
John Galli
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

Cumulative Impacts of Watershed-Scale Development on Stream Morphology
Michelle A. Girts, William E. Blosser, and Thomas T. Ogee
CH2M-Hill

The Watershed-Based Problems and Solutions Associated with Habitat Enhancement, A Case Study: Fanno Creek, Portland Oregon
Kendra Smith
Kurahashi and Associates

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Lunch

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Ad hoc discussions/free time

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Dinner

7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Session 2D: Impacts of Watershed Development on Aquatic Biota, Round II
Chair: John Maxted

The Impact of Urban Stomwater Runoff on Nontidal Wetlands, and the role of Aquatic Invertebrate Bioassessment.
Anna L. Hicks
The Environmental Institute, University of Massachussetts

Effects of Urbanization on Aquatic Ecosystems
James R. Karr
University of Washington

Bioassessment of the Effectiveness of Best Management Practices in Mitigating Impacts on Aquatic Biota in a Suburban Watershed in Northern Virginia
R. Christian Jones, Allyson Via-Norton, and Donald Morgan
Department of Biology, George Mason University

11:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Social Hour

Thursday, August 8, 1996

7:00 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast

9:00 am - 12:00 noon
FOCUS 3: WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT EFFECTS IN ARID AND SEMI-ARID REGIONS
Chair: Ben Urbonas

Western Rivers in Urban Areas--Unique Ecosystems
Todd L. Harris, James F. Saunders III, and William M. Lewis, Jr.
Metro Wastewater Reclamation District

South Platte River in Metropolitan Denver -- A River in Transition
Michael A. Stevens
M.A. Stevens Consultants

BREAK (15 minutes)

The Lower Truckee River. A System in Transition
J.J. Warwick, A. McKay, J. Miller, P. Stacey, M. Wright, Jr., and C. Gourley
Graduate Progam of Hydrologic Sciences, University of Nevada- Reno

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Lunch

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Ad hoc discussions/free time

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Dinner

7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
FOCUS 4: MANAGEMENT AND INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES

Session 4A: Watershed Management Strategies to Mitigate Development Effects
Chair: Tom Schueler

The Use of Retention Basins to Mitigate Stormwater Impacts on Aquatic Life
John R. Maxted and H. Earl Shaver
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Managing Critical Source Areas of Toxics at the Watershed Level
Robert Pitt
Department of Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Use of Impervious Cover Management to Protect Streams in Urban Watersheds
Tom Schueler and Rich Claytor
Center for Watershed Protection

Friday, August 9, 1996

10:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Social Hour

7:00 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast

8:30 am - 11:00 am
Session 4B: Institutional Arrangements for Watershed Management
Chair: Jonathan Jones

Riparian Stewardship in the Post-Regulatory Era ( The Carrot, the stick, and the light Bulb)
Robert Searns
Urban Edges, Inc.

Protecting Fulbright Spring: Can We Beat the Odds?
Timothy Smith
Greene County Planning and Zoning

Florida's Watershed and Ecosystem Management Program
Eric H. Livingston
Florida Department of Environmental Protection Stormwater/NPS Management Section

11:00 am - 12:00 noon
CONFERENCE WRAP UP