December 1 and 2, 2011
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
3 Schwarzkopf Drive
West Trenton, NJ
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, in cooperation with the New Jersey Department of
Health and Senior Services, the Watershed Watch Network Council, and the New Jersey Water Monitoring
Council, hosted the 8th Water Monitoring Summit on December 1 and 2, 2011 at the new Department of Health and Senior Services building, in the NJ State Police Headquarters Complex, located in West Trenton, New Jersey. The Summit covered topics applicable to a broad array of water monitoring and
assessment projects and programs, including monitoring of all water body types, streams, large rivers,
lakes, groundwater, wetlands, estuaries, and oceans. It also showcased projects, tools and
programs that have been developed to complement local and state planning and restoration efforts. Summit participants included volunteers, private and public partners, watershed association
staff, watershed educators, academics, federal, state and local government representatives, and other members of the water monitoring and assessment community.
Summit Presentation Abstracts and Presenter Bios 
Summit Agenda/Presentations |
| Sessions |
Thursday, December 1, 2011 |
9:00 – 9:10 AM |
Welcome – Christopher Rinn, Assistant Commissioner, NJDHSS – Public Health Infrastructure, Laboratories & Emergency Preparedness |
9:10 – 9:25 AM |
Welcome and updates – Dr. Jill Lipoti, Director, NJDEP-Water Monitoring and Standards |
9:25 – 10:05 AM |
PLENARY: Barnegat Bay Monitoring Initiative
Dr. Jill Lipoti, Director, NJDEP-Water Monitoring and Standards |
10:05 – 10:20 AM |
NJ Water Monitoring Council
Leslie McGeorge, NJDEP- Water Monitoring & Standards, Council Co-Chair |
10:20 – 10:30 AM |
NJ Watershed Watch Network – Annual Updates
Deb Hammond and Danielle Donkersloot, NJDEP-Water Monitoring & Standards |
11:00-12:00PM |
PLENARY SHOWCASE: Case Studies of Local Water Monitoring and Watershed Planning
Four Case Studies from Watershed Grants Alyse Greenberg (moderator):
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12:00-1:00 PM |
PLENARY SESSION:
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2:00 – 2:45 PM
Concurrent Sessions |
Barnegat Bay Technical Session:
Monitoring Results
Patricia Ingelido (NJDEP-WM&S)
Data Access
Alena Baldwin-Brown (NJDEP-WM&S)
Research
Gary Buchanan (NJDEP-OS) |
Calibrations 101, Temp pH, DO Deb Waller (NJDEP-OQA)
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2:50 – 3:35 PM Concurrent Sessions |
Monitoring Natural Gas Development
Thomas Fisklin (DRBC) |
Sensor Monitoring in NJ Coastal Waters:
New Jersey's Use of Sensor Technology for Decision Making
Bob Schuster (NJDEP-WM&S)
How to Access and Utilize Our
Coastal Monitoring Data Gregg Sakowicz (JCNERR) |
Getting Things Done-NJ Watershed Ambassador Program
Kimberly Cenno (NJDEP-WM&S)
Lauren Smith (WMA 1)
Lola Bobrowski (WMA 9)
Meredith Brown (WMA 17) |
3:40- 4:30 PM
Concurrent Sessions |
Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Volunteer Monitoring
Julie Vastine (ALLARM) |
Stream Critters and Water Quality
Nicole C. Rahman
(Raritan Headwaters Association) |
NJDEP Ambient Lake Monitoring Network: Overview & Results
Vic Poretti (NJDEP-WM&S)
Katherine Axt (NJDEP- WM&S)
Sarah Helbe (NJDEP- WM&S) |
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Friday, December 2, 2011 |
9:00 – 9:30 AM |
Legionnaires Disease Cluster: Impact of Stream Microbial Ecology on Community Health
Perry Cohn, PhD, MPH, Consumer, Environmental and Occupational Health Service (DHSS) |
9:30-10:15 AM |
What’s New at the NJ Water Science Center: WaterAlert, Stream Stats, New Gage Stations (Overview)
Bob Reiser, USGS – NJ Water Science Center |
10:45-11:25 AM
Concurrent Sessions |
Clean Water Act Basics:
Surface Water Quality Standards and Assessment and 2010
Integrated Water Quality Assessment Results
Debra Hammond (NJDEP-WM&S)
Sandra Cohen (NJDEP –WM&S) |
Sensor Monitoring in Freshwaters:
Multi-parameter Instruments Daniel Skulski (USGS)
Automated Stormwater Monitoring and Sampling
Todd Kratzer (NJWSA) |
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11:30 – 12:10PM Concurrent Sessions |
Environmental Science, Stewardship & You – Perfect Together
Paula Zevin (EPA R2) |
Diurnal Dissolved Oxygen Monitoring: Optical vs. Membrane Sensors
Tom Amidon (Omni) |
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12:15 – 1:00PM Concurrent Sessions |
Barnegat Bay Water Quality Monitoring: A Student’s Perspective
John Wnek (MATES) |
Stream Gaging Presentation
Jason Shvanda (USGS) |
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2:00 – 2:45 PM
Concurrent Sessions |
Private Well Testing Act & Results to Date
Judy Louis (NJDEP- OS) |
Technical Considerations for Performing Water Quality/Quantity Studies
Barrett Gaylord (YSI) |
Water Quality Restoration Through Permitting & Enforcement
Improving Stormwater Quality
and Projecting our Groundwater
in NJ
Ed Frankel (NJDEP -DWQ)
Water Quality Restoration
Through Enforcement
Richelle Wormley (NJDEP-C&E) |
3:00 – 3:45PM
Concurrent Sessions |
Occurrence & Concentration of Pharmaceuticals & Personal Care Products in NJ Shallow Ground Water
Ray Bousenberry (NJDEP-NJGS) |
Stream Stats: Delivering Streamflow Information to the Public
Kara Watson (USGS) |
Examples of Defining Measureable Results for Your Restoration Efforts
Pat Rector (Rutgers Coop Extension) |
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