The Summit covered topics applicable to a broad array of water monitoring and assessment programs and projects, including monitoring of all water body types - streams, large rivers, lakes, groundwater, wetlands, estuaries, and oceans. It showcased projects, tools and programs that have been developed to inform local and state planning, protection, and restoration efforts. The audience for the Summit included federal, state, interstate and local government representatives; academics; regional commissions; watershed associations; volunteers; and various other members of the water monitoring and assessment community.

This year's Summit included plenary presentations by:

• Ellen Tarquino (USEPA Headquarters' Office of Water) - National Perspective on Water Monitoring, Use of Monitoring Information and National Aquatic Resource Surveys
• Jeff Fischer (US Geological Survey) - Water Availability and Use: WATERSMART
• Josh Kohut (Rutgers University's Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences) - Ocean Observing Tools Used Along the NJ Coast
• Kathleen Walz (NJDEP Division of Parks & Forestry's Office of Natural Lands Management) - Wetlands Conditions in NJ

Click here for the Attendees Program (Abstracts and Presenter Bios)

For more information, please contact the Department at njwatersummit@dep.state.nj.us.

Click the links below for information on prior Summits:

2011 New Jersey Water Monitoring Summit

2009 New Jersey Water Monitoring Summit

2003-2008 Volunteer Monitoring Summits