Background

On February 4-5, 2020, EPA Region 7 co-hosted a multi-regional harmful algal bloom (HAB) workshop with University of Kansas. This workshop focused on discussing common issues and solutions for managing HABs and excess nutrients in the Great Plains and Midwest regions. Over 160 people attended the workshop including water quality professionals from federal, state and local governments, drinking water systems, regional watershed associations, the agricultural community and academic institutions. Attendance included over 17 participating states. Attendees presented on, discussed and shared their experiences managing HABs and nutrients, including opportunities for source water protection and prevention of HABs in agricultural landscapes.

Conference Documents

• Cyanotoxin Occurrence in the United States A 20 Year Retrospective (PDF)(38 pp, 5 MB)
  Jennifer Graham, US Geological Survey
• Water Quality Trading for Nutrients (PDF)(15 pp, 843 K)
  Amelia Letnes, US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water
• The Nutrient Tracking Tool (NTT) (PDF)(25 pp, 2 MB)
  Mindy Selman, US Department of Agriculture Office of Energy and Environmental Policy
• Soil Health Why Should We Care (PDF)(36 pp, 7 MB)
  Jimmy Emmons, US Department of Agriculture
• Water Quality Wetlands in Iowa (PDF)(18 pp, 4 MB)
  Shawn Richmond, Iowa Nutrient Research & Education Council
• Milford Reservoir RCPP (PDF)(12 pp, 1 MB)
  Andrew Lyon, Kansas Department of Health and Environment
• Building Local Partnerships to Implement Collaborative Conservation Programs: The Milford Lake Watershed Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) (PDF)(13 pp, 2 MB)
  Matt Unruh, Kansas Water Office
• Milford Lake Watershed Conservation Accomplishments (PDF)(8 pp, 599 K)
  Dean Krehbiel, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
• Great Plains-Midwest HABs Forum §319 Program: HABs Prevention, Success, Partnership (PDF)(20 pp, 3 MB)
  Lynda Hall, US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water
• Source Water Protection: New (and Old) Opportunities for Implementation (PDF)(16 pp, 3 MB)
  Kara Goodwin, US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water
• SRAM Impacts on the Big Sioux River Watershed Project (PDF)(29 pp, 10 MB)
  Barry Berg, East Dakota Water Development District
• Wading into an RCPP – Utilities Collaborating with Producers (PDF)(12 pp, 1 MB)
  Michael Armstrong and Darci Meese, WaterOne
• Minnesota Efforts to Reduce Nutrient Enrichment (PDF)(17 pp, 2 MB)
  Pam Anderson, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
• Kansas WRAPS (PDF)(12 pp, 114 MB)
  Amanda Reed, Kansas Department of Health and Environment
• Boysen Nutrient Initiative; Proactively Working to Reduce HCBs at a High-Priority Wyoming Reservoir (PDF)(21 pp, 3 MB)
  Jennifer Zygmunt, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality
• Mitigation of Harmful Algal Blooms (PDF)(9 pp, 747 K)
  Kevin Sellner, Center for Coastal & Watershed Studies, Hood College
• Choosing Appropriate Approach(es) to HAB Mitigation: A Real-life Example (PDF)(20 pp, 2 MB)
  David Caron, University of Southern California & Aquatic EcoTechnologies, LLC
• 2019-2020 Harmful Cyanobacterial Bloom Team (PDF)(19 pp, 2 MB)
  Ben Holcolm, Utah Department of Environmental Quality
• USACE Kansas City District Regional Research Update (PDF)(15 pp, 2 MB)
  Marvin Boyer, US Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District
• Source Water Management and Mitigation Strategies in Ohio (PDF)(21 pp, 2 MB)
  Ruth Briland, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
• Building Successful Partnerships – Rowing the Same Direction (PDF)(26 pp, 6 MB)
  Ted Harris, Kansas Biological Survey; Laura Webb, US Environemental Protection Agency Region 7
• Cyanobacterial Assessment Network (PDF)(1 pg, 2 MB)
  Wilson Salls, US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development
• UDWQ HAB Advisory Process (PDF)(9 pp, 746 K)
  Ben Holcolm, Utah Department of Environmental Quality
• The Lake Superior Algal Bloom Subgroup: Partnering for Nearshore Cyanobacterial Bloom Monitoring, Research, and Public Health Outreach (PDF)(20 pp, 6 MB)
  Gina LaLiberte, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
• UMR HAB Response Resource Manual (PDF)(10 pp, 854 K)
  Lauren Salvato, Upper Mississippi River Basin Association
• Landscape Influences on Cyanobacteria Harmful Algal Blooms (PDF)(20 pp, 2 MB)
  Wilson Salls, US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development
• Dissolved Reactive Phosphorous Losses from Agricultural Fields in the Lake Erie Basin: A Synthesis (PDF)(15 pp, 2 MB)
  Yongping Yuan, US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development
• Do Landscape Water Storage Features Mediate Nutrient Loads in the Upper Mississippi River Basin? (PDF)(19 pp, 1 MB)
  Heather Golden, US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development