AGENDA:  Research Committee Meeting

Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1998 14:02:17 -0400
To: "Mary J Baedecker, ACH for Research, Reston, VA "<mjbaedec@srv1rvares.er.usgs.gov>,
        "Richard L Smith, Hydrologist, Boulder, CO "<rlsmith@servrcolkr.cr.usgs.gov>,
        "Robert G Striegl Jr., Hydrologist, Denver, CO "<rstriegl@servrcolkr.cr.usgs.gov>,
        "Edmund D Andrews, Hydrologist, Boulder, CO "<eandrews@servrcolkr.cr.usgs.gov>,
        "Edward R Landa, Hydrologist, Reston, VA "<erlanda@srv1rvares.er.usgs.gov>,
        "David L Parkhurst, Hydrologist, Denver, CO "<dlpark@servrcolkr.cr.usgs.gov>,
        "Christopher E Neuzil, Hydrologist, Reston, VA "<ceneuzil@srv1rvares.er.usgs.gov>,
        "Richard W Healy, Hydrologist, Denver, CO "<rwhealy@servrcolkr.cr.usgs.gov>,
        "Eric T Sundquist, Geologist, Woods Hole, MA "<esundqui@srv1rvares.er.usgs.gov>,
        "George R Aiken, Hydrologist, Boulder, CO "<graiken@servrcolkr.cr.usgs.gov>,
        "Paul C Milly, Hydrologist, Princeton, NJ "<cmilly@srv1rvares.er.usgs.gov>,
        "Jonathan M Nelson, Hydrologist, Denver, CO "<jmn@servrcolkr.cr.usgs.gov>,
        "Steven E Ingebritsen, Hydrologist, Menlo Park, CA "<seingebr@dcrcamnl.wr.usgs.gov>,
        "G. Richard Marzolf, Chief, BRR, ER, Reston, VA "<rmarzolf@srv1rvares.er.usgs.gov>,
        "John B Weeks, Chief, Branch of Reg. Res., Denver, CO "<jbweeks@servrcolkr.cr.usgs.gov>,
        "Andrea E Alpine, Asst. Chief, BRR, WR, Menlo Park, CA "<aealpine@dcrcamnl.wr.usgs.gov>,
        "Myron H Brooks, Asst. Chief, BRR, Denver, CO "<mhbrooks@servrcolkr.cr.usgs.gov>,
        "David J Shultz, Hydrologist, Reston, VA "<djshultz@srv1rvares.er.usgs.gov>,
        "Lewis Wade, ACH/Water Information, Reston, VA "<lwade>,
        "Julio L Betancourt, Physical Scientist, Tucson, AZ "<jlbetanc@dcrcamnl.wr.usgs.gov>,
        "Frederic H Nichols, Chief, Br. of Regional Resrch, Menlo Park, CA "<fnichols@dcrcamnl.wr.usgs.gov>,
        "Linda C Friedman, Hydrologist, Reston, VA "<lcfried@srv1rvares.er.usgs.gov>,
        "Veronica A Andreani, Admin. Officer for Research, Reston, VA "<randrean@srv1rvares.er.usgs.gov>,
        "Paula A McMahon, Secretary, Reston, VA "<pamcmah@srv1rvares.er.usgs.gov>,
        "William M Alley, Chief, OGW, Reston, VA "<walley@srv1rvares.er.usgs.gov>,
        "Norman G Grannemann, Hydrologist (GW Spec)), Lansing, MI "<nggranne@srvrdmilns.er.usgs.gov>,
        "Timothy L Miller, Chief, NAWQA, Reston, VA "<tlmiller@srv1rvares.er.usgs.gov>,
        "Janice R Ward, Acting Chief, OWQ, Reston, VA "<jward@srv1rvares.er.usgs.gov>,
        "Thomas H Yorke Jr., Chief, OSW, Reston, VA "<thyorke@srv1rvares.er.usgs.gov>,
        "William J Carswell Jr., Regional Hydrologist, Reston, VA "<carswell@srv1rvares.er.usgs.gov>,
        "T. John Conomos, Regional Hydrologist, WR, Menlo Park, CA "<jconomos@dcrcamnl.wr.usgs.gov>,
        "Wanda C Meeks, Regional Hydrologist, SR, Norcross, GA "<wcmeeks@fs1rgaatl.er.usgs.gov>,
        "Robert M Hirsch, Chief Hydrologist, Reston, VA "<rhirsch@srv1rvares.er.usgs.gov>,
        "Herbert T Buxton, Coordinator, Toxics Program, W. Trenton, NJ "<hbuxton>,
        "Catherine L Hill, ACH/Operations, Reston, VA "<clhill>,
        "Harry F Lins, Hydrologist, Reston, VA "<hlins@srv1rvares.er.usgs.gov>,
        "Gail E Mallard, Hydrologist, Reston, VA "<gmallard@srv1rvares.er.usgs.gov>,
        "Glenn G Patterson, Hydrologist, Reston, VA "<gpatter@srv1rvares.er.usgs.gov>,
        "James G Peters, Program Officer, Reston, VA "<jgpeters@nwizqvarsa.er.usgs.gov>,
        "John E Schefter, Chief, Office of External Res, Reston, VA "<schefter@srv1rvares.er.usgs.gov>,
        "Verne R Schneider, ACH for TS, Reston, VA "<vrschnei>,
        "Brian J Andraski, Hydrologist (RGE), Carson City, NV "<andraski@dnvcr1.wr.usgs.gov>,
        "Patricia A Tuholski Reston, VA "<ptuhols1@igsrsparc4.er.usgs.gov>,
        "William P Bartlett Jr., Hydrologist, Augusta, ME "<wbartlet@aug5dmeags.er.usgs.gov>,
        "Stephen K Sorenson, Regional Biologist, Reston, VA "<sorenson@srv1rvares.er.usgs.gov>,
        "Earl M Thurman, Hyd (Geo-Chem), Lawrence, KS "<ethurman@dkslwz.cr.usgs.gov>,
        "Gregg J Wiche, District Chief, Bismarck, ND "<gjwiche>,
        "Gary L Pederson, Reg QW Spec, Norcross, GA "<pederson@fs1rgaatl.er.usgs.gov>,
        "John E Costa, Chief, Resrch. Hyd, WA, Vancouver, WA "<jecosta@asopus.wr.usgs.gov>,
        "Patrick M Lambert, Supv Hydrologist, Boise, ID "<plambert@id02didbse.wr.usgs.gov>,
        "Eric G Reichard, Research Hydrologist, San Diego, CA "<egreich>,
        "Nick B Melcher, District Chief, AZ, Tucson, AZ "<nmelcher@dg0daztcn.wr.usgs.gov>,
        "Harvey L Case III Reston, VA "<hlcase@igsrsparc4.er.usgs.gov>,
        "Rosalind L Helz Reston, VA "<rhelz@igsrsparc4.er.usgs.gov>,
        "Janet Hren Reston, VA "<jhren@igsrsparc4.er.usgs.gov>,
        "Paul M Young Jr. Reston, VA "<pyoung>,
        "James E Cloern, Physical Scientist, Menlo Park, CA "<jecloern@dcrcamnl.wr.usgs.gov>,
        "Douglas R Posson Denver, CO "<dposson@isdmnl.wr.usgs.gov>,
        "James H Barks, District Chief, Rolla, MO "<jbarks>,
        clevenger@risc1.ecn.missouri.edu, bill_mauck@nbs.gov,
        "Charles F Rabeni, Research Fishery Biologist, Columbia, MO "<charles_rabeni@muccmail.missouri.edu>,
        "Susan D Haseltine, Reg Dir - Eastern Region, Reston, VA "<susan_haseltine@brd.usgs.gov>,
        "Elliott C Spiker Reston, VA "<espiker>,
        "Sarah Gerould Reston, VA "<sgerould>,
        "James R Jancaitis Reston, VA "<jrjancaitis>,
        "David A Kirtland Reston, VA "<dakirtland>
From: Mary Jo Baedecker <mjbaedec@srv1rvares.er.usgs.gov> (by way of "Paula A. McMahon" <pamcmah@usgs.gov>)
Subject: AGENDA:  Research Committee Meeting
Cc: " , WRD Archive File, Reston, VA "<wrd-archive>



                RESEARCH COMMITTEE MEETING - GENERAL MEETING
      Environmental and Contaminants Research Center Conference Building
                4200 New Haven Road, Columbia, MO  65201  


                          TUESDAY, May 19, 1998

 7:30 -  8:00    Registration (lobby)

 8:00 -  8:20    Opening Remarks/Introductions. . . . . Mary Jo Baedecker
                                                . . . . James Barks

 8:20 -  8:40    BRD's Environmental and Contaminants
                 Research Center. . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Mauck

 8:40 -  9:40    Invited Speaker. . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Cloern
                 "How do Ecosystems Work?  A Perspective
                  from Two Decades of Research and Obser-
                  vation in San Francisco Bay"

 9:40 - 10:00    Break

10:00 - 11:00    Issues in WRD and the Bureau . . . . . Bob Hirsch

11:00 - 11:30    Overview of Surface-Water Hydrology. . Chris Milly
                 Discipline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jon Nelson

11:30 - 12:00    Overview of Geomorphology and Sediment
                 Transport Discipline . . . . . . . . . Ned Andrews

12:00 -  1:00    Lunch (catered on premises)

 1:00 -  1:30    Ground-Water Resources Program.  . . . Norm Grannemann

 1:30 -  2:00    Overview of Ground-Water Chemistry . . Ed Landa
                 Discipline                         . . Dave Parkhurst

 2:00 -  2:40    RGE Process - Discussion of Changes
                 in 98 Cycle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Research Advisors

 2:40 -  3:00    Break

 3:00 -  4:00    Research Needs of NAWQA  . . . . . . . Tim Miller
                                                . . . . Gail Mallard
                                                . . . . Mary Jo Baedecker

 4:00 -  4:20    Amargosa Desert Toxics Site. . . . . . Herb Buxton
                                                . . . . Brian Andraski

 4:20  - 4:40    Open Discussion

 6:00  -  --     Barbecue Dinner at nearby park
 




                          WEDNESDAY, May 20, 1998


                            F I E L D  T R I P
                                    to
                     Sites in the Missouri River Basin
                                    and
                Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge


      8 am to about 5 pm - Transportation provided, lunch stop at 
                           expense of participants.

Scientists from the BRD Environmental and Contaminants Research Center 
(ECRC), Missouri Department of Conservation, and WRD Missouri District 
Office will lead the field trip.  The trip will include:

  o Visit to the ECRC to discuss some of the research efforts conducted 
    at the facility 

Field stops at:

  o Eagle Bluffs wetland which is used for wastewater treatment

  o Overton flood plain (that was inundated during the last big flood) 
    to discuss restoration of flood plain/riparian/wetland areas

  o Franklin Island Landing to see telemetry equipment and discuss 
    endangered species/habitat issues

  o Big Muddy Refuge to discuss interdivisional work on habitat 
    characterization for the pallid sturgeon

 


                          THURSDAY, May 21, 1998


 8:00 -  8:30    NRP Overview

 8:30 -  9:00    Overview of Ground-Water Hydrology
                 Discipline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Neuzil
                                                  . . . Rick Healy

 9:00 -  9:30    Overview of Surface-Water Chemistry
                 Discipline. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . Eric Sundquist
                                                  . . . George Aiken

 9:30 -  9:50    Break

 9:50 - 10:40    Surface-Water Modeling--Needs and 
                 Progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jon Nelson
                                                . . . . Tom Yorke

10:40 - 11:10    Overview of Ecology Discipline . . . . Dick Smith
                                                . . . . Rob Striegl

11:10 - 11:30    Fire Watershed Activities. . . . . . . Julio Betancourt 

11:30 - 12:00    Research in Support of Hydro 21. . . . Mike Thurman

12:00 -  1:00    Lunch (catered on premises)

 1:00 -  1:15    International Program. . . . . . . . . Verne Schneider

 1:15 -  1:45    Comments from Regional Hydrologists

 1:45 -  2:30    Comments from NAWQA, OSW, OGW, OWQ . . Tim Miller
                                                . . . . Tom Yorke
                                                . . . . Norm Grannemann
                                                . . . . Janice Ward

 2:30 -  2:50    Break

 2:50 -  3:50    Discussion:  Research Needs for District
                 Programs and New Bureau Programs . . . Regional Discipline
                                                           Specialists
                                                  . . . Bob Hirsch

 3:50 -  4:15    Comments from Guests
                 Closing Remarks



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Mary Jo Baedecker
436 National Center
Assistant Chief Hydrologist for Research
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
Reston, Virginia 20192
mjbaedec@usgs.gov (703-648-5858)
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