Agenda with Presentations
Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday
Tuesday, October 10, 2006 |
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9:00 - 4:00 | |
EPA Headquarters and Regional Beach Coordinators Meeting at Four Points Sheraton (EPA only) |
1:00 - 4:00 | |
Field trip to Woodlawn Beach State Park, organized by GLBA (Optional, meet in the lobby of the Comfort Inn, Niagara Falls, NY)
Details and registration | Directions and Map |
4:00 - 5:30 | |
Beach Management 101, Prospect South Room at the Comfort Inn, Niagara Falls, NY, organized by GLBA (Optional)
Handout Package (PDF, 189 KB)
The Importance of Public Participation (PPT, 264 KB)
Beach Program (PDF, 1.8 MB)
Beach Management 101 (PDF, 5.2 MB)
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Wednesday, October 11, 2006 |
7:30 - 5:00 | |
Registration |
8:30 - 10:10 | |
Session I: Opening Remarks
Moderator: John Wathen, Acting Chief of the Fish, Shellfish, and Beaches and Outreach Branch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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| 8:30 - 8:45 |
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Local Welcome—Ed Rutkowski, Assistant Deputy Commissioner, New York State Office of Parks and Recreation and Historic Preservation |
| 8:45 - 9:00 |
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State Welcome—Tom Lyons, Director Environmental Management, New York State Office of Parks and Recreation and Historic Preservation |
| 9:00 - 9:20 |
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EPA Welcome—Ben Grumbles, Assistant Administrator for Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| 9:20 - 9:45 |
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EPA Beach Program Overview—Denise Keehner, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Director, Standards and Health Protection Division |
| 9:45 - 10:10 |
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Great Lakes Beach Association and Great Lakes Beach Research Needs—Sheridan Haack, President of Great Lakes Beach Association, U.S. Geological Survey, and Leon Carl, Director of the U.S. Geological Survey Great Lakes Science Center |
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10:10 - 10:30 | |
Break |
10:30 - 12:00 | |
Session II: State and Local Beach Monitoring
Moderator: Charles Kovatch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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| 10:30 - 10:45 |
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Connecticut's Distributed Beach Monitoring Effort—Jon Dinneen, Connecticut Department of Health
Presentation (PDF, 1.7MB)
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| 10:45 - 11:00 |
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Florida Healthy Beaches Monitoring Program—David Polk, Florida Department of Health
Presentation (PDF, 769KB) |
| 11:00 - 11:15 |
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Beach Monitoring in California—Michael Gjerde, California State Water Resources Control Board
Presentation (PDF, 771KB)
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| 11:15 - 11:30 |
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What has Washington State's Beach Environmental Assessment, Communication and Health (BEACH) Program accomplished under the BEACH Act of 2000?—Lynn Schneider, Washington Department of Ecology
Presentation (PDF, 734KB) |
| 11:30 - 11:45 |
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Practical Application of Beach Data: Beyond Beach Closures—Shannon Briggs, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Presentation (PDF, 1.3MB) |
| 11:45 - 12:00 |
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Q & A
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12:00 - 1:30 | |
Lunch: Sponsored by IDEXX
Moderator: Walter McLeod, Clean Beaches Council
Bacteria and Sand: Management in Action
Guest speakers include:
Watson Okubu (Hawaii State Department of Health)
Presentation (PDF, 257KB),
Ross Tanimoto (City and County of Honolulu), and
Kristen Ruffell (Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts)
Presentation (PDF, 1.1MB)
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1:30 - 3:45 | |
Session III: Epidemiological Case-Studies and Risk Assessment
Moderator: Joan Rose, Michigan State University
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| 1:30 - 1:45 |
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Frameworks and Data Needs for Assessing Current and Emerging Microbial Risks at Beaches
Joan Rose, Michigan State University
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| 1:45 - 2:10 |
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What is going on over the pond in Europe?
David Kay, Centre for Research into Environment and Health, University of Wales
Presentation (PDF, 1.2MB) |
| 2:10 - 2:30 |
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A Faster Method of Measuring Recreational Water Quality for Better Protection of Swimmers' Health
Tim Wade, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Presentation (PDF, 423KB)
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| 2:30 - 2:50 |
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Prospective Epidemiological Study on the Morbidity of Bathers Exposed to Marine Bathing Waters
Elia Enid Sanchez, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus
Presentation (PDF, 350KB)
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| 2:50 - 3:10 |
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Preliminary surveillance for waterborne pathogens at a Lake Ontario Beach
Thomas Edge, National Water Research Institute
Presentation (PDF, 461KB) |
| 3:10 - 3:30 |
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Water Quality Indicators and the Risk of Illness in Non-Point Source Impacted Recreational Waters
Ken Schiff, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
Presentation (PDF, 133KB)
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| 3:30 - 3:45 |
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Discussion |
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3:45 - 4:05 | |
Break |
4:05 - 5:30 | |
Session IV: Communicating Beach Conditions to the Public
Moderator: Sheridan Haack, U.S. Geological Survey
Panel members include:
Mayor Gary Becker, City of Racine, Wisconsin
Jennifer Ketterman, Oregon Beach Monitoring Program
Phillipa Cannon, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 5
Terry Rodgers, San Diego Union Tribune
Thom Berry, South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control
Mark Gold, Heal the Bay
Nancy Stoner, Natural Resources Defense Council
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6:00 - 8:00 | |
Poster Session at Niagara Gorge Discovery Center
Free trolley rides.
Sponsored by the Great Lakes Beach Association.
Hot and cold hors d’oeuvres provided by Cepheid and New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation.
Trolleys and location provided by Niagara Falls State Park.
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Thursday, October 12, 2006 |
8:00 - 10:00 | |
Session V: Sanitary Surveys and Source Tracking
Moderator: Shannon Briggs, Michigan Department of Environment Quality
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| 8:00 - 8:20 |
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The Great Lakes Sanitary Survey Project
Charles Kovatch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Presentation (PDF, 104KB) |
| 8:20 - 8:40 |
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New York State Parks use of Sanitary Surveys in their Beach Program
Karen Terbush, New York State Parks
Presentation (PDF, 1.3MB) |
| 8:40 - 9:00 |
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Microbial Source Tracking—A Necessary Tool for Environmental Monitoring and Risk Assessment
Susan Glassmeyer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Presentation (PDF, 660KB) |
| 9:00 - 9:20 |
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Sanitary Surveys at Three Beaches in Massachusetts
Chris Huskey, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Presentation (PDF, 524KB) |
| 9:20 - 9:40 |
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Characterization of the Microbial Load Using Several Different Analytical Methods along Chino Creek, CA
Menu Leddy, Orange County Sanitation District
Presentation (PDF, 600KB) |
| 9:40 - 10:00 |
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Microbiological and Chemical Indicators of Bacterial Pathogens and Their Sources in the Little Calumet River/Burns Ditch Watershed, Indiana
Sheridan Haack, U.S. Geological Survey |
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10:00 - 10:20 | |
Break |
10:20 - 12:00 | |
Session VI: Predictive Modeling
Moderator: Donna Francy, U.S. Geological Survey
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| 10:20 - 10:40 |
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Predictive-Model "Nowcasting" of Recreational Water Quality on a Public Web Site-A Pilot Study at Ohio Lake Erie Beaches
Jill Lis, Cuyahoga County Department of Health
Presentation (PDF, 738KB) |
| 10:40 - 11:00 |
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Using Predictive Models at Lake Ontario Beaches
Charles Knauf, Monroe County Health Department
Presentation (PDF, 1.1MB) |
| 11:00 - 11:20 |
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Development and Application of a Regional Model of NY/NJ Harbor For the Protection of Beaches and Shellfish Areas
Charles Dujardin, HydroQual
Presentation (PDF, 231KB) |
| 11:20 - 11:40 |
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Use of Receiver Operating Characteristic Analysis in Predicting Water Quality
Kelly Coughlin, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
Presentation (PDF, 649KB) |
| 11:40 - 12:00 |
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Status and Future of Predictive Modeling at Beaches
Donna Francy, U.S. Geological Survey
Presentation (PDF, 712KB) |
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12:00 - 1:30 | |
Lunch |
1:30 - 3:30 | |
Session VII: Rapid Assessment Methodology and New Indicators
Moderator: Rachel Noble, University of North Carolina
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| 1:30 - 1:50 |
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Evaluation of QPCR, TMA, DWF, and the Immunological Dipstick Methods for Analyzing Water Samples from Beaches
John Griffith, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
Presentation (PDF, 112KB) |
| 1:50 - 2:10 |
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Quantitative High-throughput Testing of Recreational Water Samples for Enterococci Using Magnetic Particle Target Capture and Transcription Mediated Amplification
Ian Weeks, Molecular Light Technology Research Limited
Presentation (PDF, 427KB) |
| 2:10 - 2:30 |
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Rapid Quantitative PCR Based Approaches for Determining Recreational Water Quality
Denene Blackwood, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| 2:30 - 2:50 |
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Testing of Rapid Methods for the Determination of E. coli Concentrations in Recreational Waters
Rebecca Bushon, U.S. Geological Survey
Presentation (PDF, 503KB) |
| 2:50 - 3:10 |
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Cost-benefit Assessment of Rapid Detection Methods for Improving Marine Swim Advisories
Sharyl Rabinovinci, University of California, Berkeley |
| 3:10 - 3:30 |
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Rapid Technologies: A Look Towards the Future
Rachel Noble, University of North Carolina
Presentation (PDF, 404KB) |
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3:30 - 3:50 | |
Break |
3:50 - 5:30 | |
Session VIII: Interagency Transitioning technology from the research laboratory to the public health management community
Moderator: Steve Weisberg, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
Fred Holland, Director, Hollings Marine Lab, NOAA
Rachel Noble, Professor, Institute of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina
Leonard Morrissey, ASTM
Denise Keehner, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Ian Weeks, MLT Research
Charles McGee, Supervising Microbiologist, Orange County Sanitation District
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Friday, October 13, 2006 |
8:00 - 9:45 | |
Session IX: Beach Sand: Current research on water and microbes in the sand/water interface of a "natural" beach environment
Moderator: Richard Whitman, U.S. Geological Survey |
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| 8:00 - 8:20 |
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Monitoring Environmental and Beach Water Samples for FRNA Coliphages by Culture and Bacteroides by PCR to Assess Closing and Opening of Beaches Following a 48 Million Gallon Sewage Spill in Hawaii
Roger Fujioka, University of Hawaii
Presentation (PDF, 741KB) |
| 8:20 - 8:40 |
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Submarine Groundwater Discharge: A conduit of Fecal Bacteria from the Sand to the Sea
Alexandria Boehm, Stanford University |
| 8:40 - 9:00 |
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Growth of E. coli and Enterococci in Storm Drain Water Biofilm
Donna Ferguson, Orange County Public Health Lab
Presentation (PDF, 603KB) |
| 9:00 - 9:20 |
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Pilot- and Bench-Scale Tests of Mechanical Mixing and Sunlight as a Disinfectant for Sewage-Contaminated Sand at Manhatten Beach, CA
Jenny Jay, University of California, Los Angeles
Presentation (PDF, 1MB) |
| 9:20 - 9:40 |
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Genes of E. coli Pathotypes in Great Lakes Beach Sand
Elizabeth Alm, Central Michigan University
Presentation (PDF, 584KB) |
| 9:40 - 9:45 |
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Session Wrap-Up
Richard Whitman, U.S. Geological Survey |
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9:45 - 10:00 | |
Break |
10:00 - 12:00 | |
Session X: Remediation and TMDLs
Moderator: Julie Kinzelman, City of Racine Health Department |
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| 10:00 - 10:20 |
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Microbial Measurements in Water and Sediments from the New Orleans Area Shortly after Hurricane Katrina
Helena Solo-Gabrielle, University of Miami
Presentation (PDF, 901KB) |
| 10:20 - 10:40 |
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An Integrated Approach for Successful TMDL Implementation in High Priority Shellfish Waters in Eastern North Carolina
Angela Coulliette, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Public Health
Presentation (PDF, 536KB) |
| 10:40 - 11:00 |
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Is Gunderboom® the Solution in Reducing Bacteria in Mamaroneck Harbor, New York?
Anna Yeung-Cheung, Manhattanville College
Presentation (PDF, 1.3MB) |
| 11:00 - 11:20 |
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Seasonal and Hydrological Effects on Escherichia coli Population Characteristics of a Coastal Stream of Southern Lake Michigan
Murulee Byappanahalli, United States Geological Survey
Presentation (PDF, 782KB) |
| 11:20 - 11:40 |
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Characterization of Escherichia coli in Beach Sands Relative to Grain Size and Hydrologic Factors
John Skalbeck, University of Wisconsin, Parkside
Presentation (PDF, 676KB) |
| 11:40 - 12:00 |
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California Dreaming: Assessing Clean Beach Initiative Projects Designed to Rid Beaches of Fecal Indicator Bacteria
John Dorsey, Loyola Marymount Univesity
Presentation (PDF, 587KB) |
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12:00 - 12:30 | |
Session XI: Conference Wrap Up
Workshop Summary and Future directions of the EPA BEACH Program
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Science and Technology
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