the Delta Regional Monitoring Program
Nutrient Symposium
September 27, 2022
Thank you to everyone who attended and participated in the Delta RMP Nutrient Symposium.
We had a wonderful turnout and heard informative presentations regarding the current monitoring and research occurring within the Delta and how this work relates to data gaps identified in the Delta Nutrient Research Plan. This information will be key in the Delta RMP’s long-term nutrient planning efforts. Below are links to the recorded meeting and copies of the presentations.
Materials
EVENT Description
The Delta RMP hosted an event to inform Delta RMP stakeholders on recent nutrient activities in the Delta including an assessment of data gaps and an evaluation of management questions.
The Nutrient Symposium focused on providing more understanding regarding previously funded Delta RMP studies, status and trends of nutrients in the Delta, nutrient modelling, and opportunities to develop collaborations and partnership. The outcomes will inform multi-year nutrient study efforts.
Goals / Objectives
- Inform upcoming Delta RMP long-term nutrient planning efforts.
- Inform Delta RMP stakeholders on recent nutrient activities in the Delta including an assessment of data gaps and an evaluation of management questions.
- Improve understanding of management activities associated with water quality problems identified in the Delta Nutrient Research Plan.
EVENT Description
The Delta RMP hosted an event to inform Delta RMP stakeholders on recent nutrient activities in the Delta including an assessment of data gaps and an evaluation of management questions.
The Nutrient Symposium focused on providing more understanding regarding previously funded Delta RMP studies, status and trends of nutrients in the Delta, nutrient modelling, and opportunities to develop collaborations and partnership. The outcomes will inform multi-year nutrient study efforts.
Goals/Objectives
- Inform upcoming Delta RMP long-term nutrient planning efforts.
- Inform Delta RMP stakeholders on recent nutrient activities in the Delta including an assessment of data gaps and an evaluation of management questions.
- Improve understanding of management activities associated with water quality problems identified in the Delta Nutrient Research Plan.
Agenda
8:20-8:30
Welcome and introduction
Steering Committee Co-Chairs Meredith Howard and Debbie Webster
8:30-9:50
Looking Back: A Review of Delta RMP- Funded Nutrient and HAB Projects
Opening Remarks: Adam Laputz
Overview of the Delta Nutrient Research Plan: Tom Grovhoug
Overview of Delta RMP Studies: Tim Mussen
This session will begin with an overview of nutrient management in the Delta and an introduction to the Delta Nutrient Research Plan, which has been identified by the Delta RMP as an important roadmap for prioritizing nutrient research including a summary of how nutrient problems in the Delta impact various stakeholders. Presenters will review projects associated with nutrients and phytoplankton that the Delta RMP has partially or fully funded.
10:00 - 12:35
Status & Trends in Nutrient Studies
Opening Remarks: Janis Cooke
Filing in the Blanks: Nutrient Data Gaps and Special Studies in the Delta: Dylan Stern
Sacramento River Nutrient Studies: Lisa Thompson
Nutrients, Phytoplankton, and Harmful Algal Bloom Research by the U.S. Geological Survey: Tamara Kraus and Keith Bouma-Gregson
Expanding the Spatial and Seasonal Research on Delta Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms: Ellen Preece
This session will focus on the evaluation of how changes in nutrient inputs affect the Delta, potential implication of management activities on HABs, and evaluation of data gaps. The focus will be on nutrient special studies currently underway by the Delta RMP and other agencies.
1:20-3:10
Predicting the Future – Nutrient Modeling
Opening Remarks: Melissa Turner
SFEI Delta-Suisun Biogeochemical Model: David Senn
SPARROW Model of Nutrients in California Streams: Joe Domagalski
Modeling Delta Water Quality Using Coupled Hydrodynamic and Biogeochemical Models: Zhenlin Zhang
This session will provide an update on current nutrient modeling efforts in the Delta including work partially funded by the Delta RMP and future work planned. Discussion of how modeling can be used to assess the effectiveness of nutrient management. Identification of modeling limitations and potential areas where additional data can help inform / update existing models. Review of existing tools to predict changes in nutrients and discussion of data gaps. Discussion of integration with other important factors, such as HAB, diatom, or macrophyte growth, and their potential for informing nutrient management programs.
3:20-4:35
Nutrient Monitoring Collaborations and Partnerships
Opening Remarks: SC Co-Chairs Meredith Howard and Debbie Webster
USGS Nutrient Monitoring Program: Brian Bergamaschi
Department of Water Resources Municipal Water Quality Investigations (MWQI), Interagency Ecological Program (IEP) and Environmental Monitoring Program (EMP): Ted Flynn and Leslie Palencia
San Francisco Bay Regional Monitoring Program: Tom Mumley
Updates from other monitoring programs in the Delta including short-term and long-term goals of those programs. Discussion focused on how partnerships and collaboration can foster data sharing and maximizing resources.
4:35-4:55
Final Opportunity for Questions
4:55-5:00
Closing remarks
SC Co-Chairs Meredith Howard and Debbie Webster