Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

S-1042: Minutes of the meeting Date: February, 25, 2010 Location: Marriott Hilton Head Hotel, Hilton Head Island, SC Additional Info: This meeting took place after the 2010 Land Grant and Sea Grant National Water Conference 1. Meeting started at 8:30 am. 2. Members present introduced themselves. Members present were: Dan Storm (Oklahoma State University), Art Stoecker (Oklahoma State University), Jon Bartholic (Michigan State University), Art Gold (University of Rhode Island), Kyle Mankin (Kansas State University), Indrajeet Chaubey (Purdue University), Phil Barnes (Kansas State University), Ed Rister (Texas A&M University), Eric Young (SAAESD). 1. Jon made a presentation on some of the erosion research in Michigan, 2. Art Gold presented geospatial approaches for assessing denitrification sinks at the local level. 3. Dan Storm discussed how this group could make some recommendation for the NRCS as they revise their 590 standards for nutrient management. a. Chair report to current president and vice-president b. Report status, findings, and recommendations to entire S-1042 group c. Any formal document must be approved by the entire S-1042 group d. Other?? e. Art suggested that we should have a task force and a coordinator of the task force f. Dan volunteered to put together a task force if there was an interest from S-1042 g. Jon suggested that we should bring some outside experts, if we move forward with this proposal. h. The group agreed to move forward with the formation of the task force. Dan will send a proposal to the entire group. 4. Art Stoeker gave a report on activities related to this project in Oklahoma. 5. Indrajeet Chaubey presented a report from Indiana. He also discussed plans for the next committee meeting in November, 2010. The meeting will take place on November 17-18 in Inner Harbor, Baltimore. He encouraged members to submit abstracts for this meeting. He discussed the ideas for the meeting. It was suggested that the group should focus on two agenda items: (1) A report from the task force on NRCS 590 standards; and (2) developing proposal to the USDA-NIFA for the 2011 funding cycle. 6. The meeting adjourned at 11:15 am.

S-1042 Project Report Alabama (Puneet Srivastava) Activities Teaching: Two semester long courses: Nonpoint Source Pollution, Nonpoint Source Pollution Modeling. Graduate Students Graduated: (1) Sumit Sen: Runoff Generation in Pastures of the Appalachian Plateau Region of North Alabama. (2) Anand Gupta: An Ecologically-Sustainable Surface Water Withdrawal Framework for Cropland Irrigation  A Case Study in Alabama (3) Pratap Mondal: Effect of ENSO on Surface Water Withdrawal for Irrigation in a Southwest Alabama Watershed Graduate Students (Current): (1) Vaishali Sharda (2) Jasmeet Lamba (3) Suresh Sharma (4) Golbahar Mirhosseini (5) Lexie Parmar Events None Services None Products Developed web-based poultry litter decision support system. S-1042 Project Report Kansas (Philip Barnes) An ArcGIS based SWAT was used to simulate sediment losses in the Black Kettle Watershed in South Central Kansas. An ArcGIS based SWAT targeting toolbar was developed using ArcGIS-Visual Basic to post process the SWAT output and prepare maps of sediment, total phosphorus and total nitrogen yields for a user-defined land-area boundaries. Selection of fields with the top 10% of losses was made and maps developed to show these fields. A field survey was made to examine these fields to assess if conservation practices were being used. Upon completion of the survey, a meeting will be held with the farmers farming these fields and land owners if they are renting out the land to assess their attitudes about implementing conservation practices on their fields. Incentives will be paid based on the tonnage reduction for the practices that they implement. As practices are implemented downstream monitoring will be used to measure the success of this program. S-1042 Project Report Rhode Island (Art Gold) Our primary effort this past year on S-1042 has been the development and illustration of a watershed decision support model to estimate nitrogen (N) delivery risks from different source locations, based on the potential for N removal in downstream sinks. In sink areas, biogeochemical processes transform inorganic N, especially nitrate, into organic N in plant and/or microbial biomass, or into N gases via denitrification, preventing movement of N into receiving waters. In contrast, where landscape sinks are absent or are bypassed by land management practices (e.g., tile drainage or storm water conveyance systems), activities generating N losses (sources) pose a greater risk of watershed N export .Our modeling approach uses readily available county scale geospatial data (e.g., SSURGO soils, USGS digital terrain data and flow data, Anderson Land Use classifications) to track the pathway and fate of N from source areas through critical hydrologic and geomorphic attributes of stream reach ecosystem N sinks in lower order watersheds. We developed a geospatial approach for assessing the role of denitrification sinks in watershed N delivery at the local level using: a) widely available geospatial data, b) current findings from peer-reviewed literature, c) USGS stream gage data, and d) locally based data on selected stream attributes. We characterized riparian wetlands, lentic water bodies, and stream reaches as N sinks in the landscape and used geospatial particle tracking to estimate flow paths from N sources and evaluate N removal within sinks. Our approach relies on water residence time as a controlling factor for reducing N loading in all these settings with the understanding that hydrology and geomorphology strongly influences residence time. We developed an example analysis of the 17.4 km2 Chickasheen drainage basin, RI, USA, comparing N flux from three equivalent hypothetical N source areas situated in different regions of this glaciated, mixed land-land watershed. Using the model we explored how denitrification sinks, specifically wetland riparian zones, reservoirs, and streams mediate the delivery of N from sources in different locations within a watershed. Riparian zones represented a substantial N sink in the presence of hydric soils. Reservoirs, depending upon their landscape position within a watershed can likewise attenuate N effectively. Streams represented a less effective N sink, especially during high flow and within higher order stream reaches. S-1042 Project Report South Carolina (Anand Jayakaran, Daniel Hitchcock) This project developed a Post Construction Index (PCI) to identify and define whether residential developments qualify for a density bonus based on water quality objectives. Scores received by developments will be used to evaluate economic solutions for managing stormwater quality. The developer may choose from several economic, acceptable combinations for stormwater management. These solutions have potential to improved developers' profits, and provide funds to retrofit stormwater practices in older developments, as well as improve water quality in current and future development. Emphasis is placed on reducing the amount of impervious surfaces (surfaces that do not allow water to penetrate,) such as pavement and rooftops increase runoff. Traditional ponds have been used to control this increase but may not provide removal for contaminants such as nitrogen, phosphorus, bacteria, and sediment. Other practices increase infiltration and return runoff to that of a more natural system. Seven traditional developments and five LID subdivisions were analyzed using the PCI's nine criteria. These criteria included a runoff factor, soil factor, detention factor, infiltration factor, sediment factor, nitrogen factor, phosphorus factor, bacteria factor, and maintenance factor. Each factor allowed a score from 0 to 10, with10 being the highest score. Factors were given various weights based on importance and yield a possible total score of 100 points. The PCI was designed to score traditional developments between 30 and 50, whereas LID developments were intended to receive a score above 70. A weighting factor can be modified if a given region has a TMDL that is of critical concern. This method of scoring allowed a distinct separation to be made between traditional and LID scores while still leaving room for higher scores as stormwater technology improves. From this PCI score, users may easily determine whether or not the development of interest has potential to meet the requirements for a density bonus, i.e., an increase in the number of housing units placed on a parcel. Several developments were then modeled using IDEAL to find the estimated water quality of discharge. Results were compared to their corresponding PCI scores to confirm whether or not the PCI scores were representative of their true water quality values. PCI scores for Greenville County, South Carolina will be used to set density bonuses as a way to promote LID and better water quality. It ties the economics associated with development and the cost of LID and is designed to determine whether a proposed development will be allowed a density bonus. S-1042 Project Report Texas (E. Rister, R. Srinivasan, Z. Sheng) In several Texas locations and elsewhere throughout the United States and world, Texas AgriLife Research and Texas AgriLife Extension scientists continue to collaborate with municipal water suppliers, municipality managers, and varied watershed stakeholders to address management issues related to enhancing quantities and qualities of water supplies. In 2009, research has continued in using the SWAT model; an economic model (BMP [Best Management Practices] ECONOMICS), and several other related models and research methods to assist clientele and stakeholders in understanding the likely biological, physical, and economic/financial outcomes of alternative Best Management Practices targeted toward improving water quantity and quality in several watersheds. Geophysical surveys were conducted on canal beds and collected soil samples for permeability tests. The RiverWare model was developed for simulation of the Rio Grande flow with an emphasis on interaction of surface water and groundwater. Efforts enhanced a coordinated water resources database and GIS for better data access and information sharing for regional water managers and planners as well as researchers and other stakeholders. In addition, the economic impacts of Rio Grande salinity as well as benefits of controlling salinity for both urban and agricultural water users were assessed. Frequent meetings are held with collaborators and stakeholders to disseminate results. Technical reports are developed and posted on the web for access by these same audiences. Presentations are also made to professional audiences to obtain peer review and professional publications are in progress. S-1042 Project Report Michigan (J. Bartholic) WCAT: The EPA has taken a critical step to accelerate national progress in the development and implementation of effective watershed plans to protect water quality with the publication of its 2006 Handbook for Developing Watershed Plans to Restore and Protect Our Waters. This handbook describes science-based, watershed management methods and techniques to guide work to improve and protect water quality. Knowing how to acquire relevant data and how to use appropriate analytical tools can be a formidable and labor intensive task. The need then, for structure and guidance when tackling this task, quickly becomes clear. The Watershed CAT directly addresses this need. The Watershed Comprehensive Assessment Tool (or Watershed CAT) is an interactive DSS for developing effective watershed management plans. This system guides users through the data intensive steps of the watershed planning process and introduces you to online data sources, online analysis tools and additional watershed related information. Each step of the watershed planning process has several activities for which a specific tool or online data source is provided. The Digital Watershed Mapper, previously developed by the Institute of Water Research, serves as the platform for the Watershed CAT on web at: http://35.9.116.206/IWR/WCAT/index.asp. HIT: HIT is an interactive system where users can visualize GIS data on high-risk erosion areas that are of the greatest interest to them. The use of HIT supports important NRCS, MDA, and other state agency conservation goals such as the reduction of soil erosion and sedimentation, improvement of water quality, and enhancement of wildlife habitat. Conservation districts and farmers can use this targeted approach to realize the maximum impact of conservation programs. HIT has recently been enhanced and expanded to cover the entire U.S. side of the Great Lakes Basin. The tools mapping interface has been redesigned and integrated with Microsofts Bing maps, creating a rich data viewing experience that allows users to conduct in-depth watershed-scale and field-scale analyses on web at: http://www.iwr.msu.edu/hit. Swan Creek: The IWR at MSU and Purdue University have built the Swan Creek Watershed Management System (currently at http://www.iwr.msu.edu/swancreek), a decision support tool for the northwestern Ohio watershed. The system utilizes dynamic online modeling to allow users to evaluate the environmental impacts of different agricultural and urban BMP best management practices (BMPs) within the watershed. Examples of the systems functionality include cost-benefit analyses of conservation tillages ability to reduce sediment run-off from farmland, and the impacts of urbanization on run-off volume and pollutant loading. The systems development was a collaborative process with Purdue leading the development of urban analysis components, and MSU leading the development of the agricultural analysis components to facilitate a seamless system and the use of common data across models.

S-1042 Project Report Alabama (Puneet Srivastava) Referred Journal Publications (2) 1. Kang, M.S., P. Srivastava, T. Tyson, J. Fulton, K. Yoo, and W.F. Owsley. 2008. GIS-based decision support system for poultry litter management. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 64(2): 212-224. 2. Srivastava, P., S. M. Sanders, J. H. Dane, Y. Feng, J. Basile, and M. O. Barnett. 2009. Fate and transport of Sulfadimethoxine and Ormetoprim in two southeastern United States soils. Vadose Zone J., 8:32-41. Other Relevant Publications Book Chapter (1) 1. Srivastava, P. and L. Kalin. 2009. Geographic Information System-Based Watershed Modeling Systems. Biosystems Engineering (Edited by A. Nag). McGraw Hill Publishers. Invited. Published Abstracts with Presentation (1) 1. Sen, S. and P. Srivastava. 2009. Watershed-level Benefits of Alabama P-Index: A Comparison of Predictability and Sensitivity of Two Phosphorus Models. 2009 Annual Alabama Water Resources Conference. September 9-11. Orange Beach, Alabama. Papers and Posters Presented at Professional Meetings (without published abstract) (4) 1. Srivastava, P. and P. Mondal. 2009. Impact of Surface Water Withdrawal and Irrigation on Water Quality of a Coastal Alabama Stream. Paper No. 09-6736. ASABE Annual International Conference, Reno, NV, June 21-24. 2. Srivastava, P. and A. Gupta. 2009. Ecologically-Sustainable Surface Water Withdrawal for Cropland Irrigation in Alabama: Do We Have Enough Water? Paper No. 09-6572. ASABE Annual International Conference, Reno, NV, June 21-24. 3. Sen, S. and P. Srivastava. 2009. Evaluating Effectiveness of Alabama P-Index in a Poultry Litter Applied Watershed Using SWAT and a State-of-the-Art Manure Phosphorus Model. Paper No. 09-6188. ASABE Annual International Conference, Reno, NV, June 21-24. 4. Srivastava, P. and A. Gupta. 2009. Ecologically-Sustainable Surface Water Withdrawal for Cropland Irrigation in Alabama: How much water can we withdraw? Coastal Research and Extension Roundup, Auburn University, Auburn, AL. March 9. S-1042 Impact Statement Kansas (Philip Barnes) Referred Journal Publications Parajuli, P. K. Douglas-Mankin, P. Barnes, and C. Rossi. 2009. Fecal bacteria source characterization and sensitivity analysis of SWAT 2005. Trans. of the ASABE. 52(6): 1847-1858. Other Relevant Publications Barnes, P., T. Keane, D. Devlin, and K. Douglas-Mankin. 2009. Watershed assessment to target practice placement. ASABE MidCentral Conf. Ames, Iowa. Paper No. MC09302. Bussen, P. 2009. Analysis of a rapid soil assessment tool. MS thesis. Manhattan, Kansas: Kansas State University, Dept. of Biological and Agricultural Engineering. Daggupati, P., A. Sheshukov, K. Douglas-Mankin, P. Barnes D. L. Devlin. 2009. Field-scale targeting of cropland sediment yields using ArcSWAT. Int. SWAT Conf. Proc. U. of Colorado. p. 76-83. Sheshukov, A., P. Daggupati, M. C. Lee, and K. Douglas-Mankin. 2009. ArcMAP tool for pre-processing the SSURGO soil database for ArcSWAT. Int. SWAT Conf. Proc. U. of Colorado. p. 116-123. Sheshukov, A., K. Douglas-Mankin, and P. Daggupati. 2009. Evaluating the effectiveness of unconfined livestock BMPs using SWAT. Int. SWAT Conf. Proc. U. of Colorado. p. 204-211. S-1042 Project Report Rhode Island (Art Gold) Kellogg, D.Q., Gold, A.J., Cox, S., Addy, K., August, P.V., In Press. A geospatial approach for assessing denitrification sinks within lower-order catchments. Ecological Engineering Gold, A., D.Q. Kellogg, S. Cox and K. Addy. 2009. Geospatial Approaches for Assessing Denitrification Sinks at the Local Level. NSF Research Coordination Network Workshop: Managing Denitrification in Human Dominated Landscapes, Narragansett, RI. Kellogg, D.Q., A.J. Gold, S. Cox, E. Wentz, K. Addy, J. Rozum, and P. Groffman. 2009. Targeting watershed nitrogen export at the local level: The role of landscape sinks. USDA-CSREES National Water Conference, St. Louis, MO. S-1042 Project Report South Carolina (Anand Jayakaran, Daniel Hitchcock) Conference Proceedings Hayes, J.C. 2009. Creating a low impact development decision-making tool to model treatment impacts on water quality. Abstract for at International Symposium on Agricultural Research. Athens, Greece. August 28-31, 2009. Hayes, J.C., Privette, C.V., III and Klaine, S.J. 2009. How climate change impacts urban runoff and water quality design. Proceedings of AWRA Spring Specialty Conference. Anchorage, AK. May 3-7, 2009. S-1042 Project Report Texas (E. Rister, R. Srinivasan, Z. Sheng) Y. Liu, and Z. Sheng, 2009. Analytical-numerical solution for seepage along an earth canal disconnected from the shallow aquifer. Proceedings of World Environmental and Water Resources Conference. ASCE. Kansas City, MO. May 17-21. 11p. CD-ROM, [Presentation]. S. Tillery, Z. Sheng, J.P. King, and E. Herrera. 2009. Simulation of surface water and groundwater interaction using RiverWare groundwater objects. Proceedings of World Environmental and Water Resources Conference. ASCE. Kansas City, MO. May 17-21. [Presentation, Abstract]. A. Michelsen, T. McGuckin, R. Lacewell, B. Creel, and Z. Sheng. 2009. Economic Impacts of Rio Grande Salinity. Annual Conference of Universities Council on Water Resources. Chicago, Il. July 7-9. [Abstract]. Z. Sheng, C. Keyes, Jr., and H. Brinegar. 2009. Coordinated Water Resources Database and GIS for Paso del Norte Watershed Management. New Mexico Section of the ASCE Fall Meeting. Ruidoso, New Mexico. September 24-25. [Invited Presentation]. Z. Sheng, T. McGuckin, A. Michelsen, B. Creel, and R. Lacewell. 2009. Assessment of the Economic Impacts of Rio Grande Salinity. Proceedings of the American Water Resources Association Annual Conference. Seattle, WA. November 9-12 [Abstract, Presentation]. W. Brown, and Z. Sheng. 2009. Utilizing Continuous Resistivity Profiling for Assessment and Characterization of Canal Seepage in El Paso's Lower Valley Irrigation Network System. Proceedings of the American Geophysics Union Annual Conference. Abstract NS31B-1170. San Francisco, California. December 14-18. [Abstract, Poster] A. Michelsen, M. Chavez, R. Lacewell, J. Gilley, and Z. Sheng. 2009. Evaluation of Irrigation Efficiency Strategies for Far West Texas: Feasibility, Water Savings and Cost Considerations. Texas A&M University. Texas Water Resources Institute Technical Report (TR360). December. M.E. Rister, R.D. Lacewell, A.W. Sturdivant, T. Lee, R. Srinivasan, B. Narasimhan, C.D. Wolfe, and D. Waidler. 2009. NCTXWQ Project: Evaluating the Economics of Best Management Practices for Tarrant Regional Water Districts Cedar Creek Reservoir. Texas Water Resources Institute. TR-357. College Station, TX. November 2009. M.E. Rister, R.D. Lacewell, A.W. Sturdivant, T. Lee, R. Srinivasan, B. Narasimhan, C.D. Wolfe, D. Waidler, D. Andrews, M. Ernst, and J. Owens. 2009. Integrating SWAT Modeling and Economic Considerations to Develop an Economic-Based Watershed Management Plan. Proceedings of the 2009 International SWAT Conference. Boulder, CO. August 5-7, 2009. (abstract only) M.E. Rister, R.D. Lacewell, A.W. Sturdivant, T. Lee, R. Srinivasan, B. Narasimhan, C.D. Wolfe, D. Waidler, D. Andrews, M. Ernst, and J. Owens. 2009. Toward Identifying Optimal Best Management Practices for Watershed Management of Water Quality. Proceedings of the 2009 Universities Council on Water Resources and The National Institutes for Water Resources Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. July 7-9, 2009. (abstract only) M.E. Rister, R.D. Lacewell, A.W. Sturdivant, T. Lee, R. Srinivasan, B. Narasimhan, C.D. Wolfe, D. Waidler, D. Andrews, M. Ernst, and J. Owens. 2009. Economic Considerations in Selecting Best Management Practices for Watershed Management of Water Quality. Annual Meeting of the Western Agricultural Economics Association. Kauai, HI. June 24-26, 2009. Additional Texas Publications during 2009 Debele, B., R. Srinivasan, A.K. Gosain. 2009. Comparison of Process-Based and Temperature-Index Snowmelt Modeling in SWAT. Water Resources Management. DOI 10.1007/s11269-009-9486-2 Setegn, S.G., Srinivasan, R., Dargahi, B., Melesse, A. (2009). Spatial delineation of soil erosion vulnerability in the Lake Tana Basin, Ethiopia. Hydrological Processes. DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7476 Teague, A., R. Karthikeyan, M. Babbar-Sebens, R. Srinivasan, R. A. Persyn. (2009). Spatially Explicit Load Enrichment Calculation Tool to Identify Potential E. Coli Sources in Watersheds. Transactions of the ASABE. Vol. 52(4): 1109-1120. Tuppad, P., C. Santhi, R. Srinivasan. 2009. Assessing BMP effectiveness: multiprocedure analysis of observed water quality data. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. DOI: 10.1007/s10661-009-1235-8. Zhang, X., F. Liang, R. Srinivasan, and M. Van Liew (2009), Estimating uncertainty of streamflow simulation using Bayesian neural networks, Water Resour. Res., 45, W02403, doi:10.1029/2008WR007030. Zhang, X., R. Srinivasan, M. Van Liew. 2009. On the use of multi-algorithm, genetically adaptive multi-objective method for multi-site calibration of the SWAT model. Hydrological Processes. DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7528 Zhang, X., Srinivasan, R., Bosch, D., Calibration and uncertainty analysis of the SWAT model using Genetic Algorithms and Bayesian Model Averaging, Journal of Hydrology (2009), doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.06.023 S-1042 Project Report Michigan (J. Bartholic) Seedang, S., Fernald, A., Adams, R., Landers, D. 2008. Economic Analysis of Water Temperature Reduction Practices in a Large River Floodplain: an Exploratory Study of the Willamette River, Oregon, Wiley InterScience on line at www.interscience.wiley.com, 19 pages. Bartholic, J., ONeil, G., Shi, Y. 2009. A Web-Accessible Watershed-Based System Targets Land Areas at Highest Risk for Sediment Loss to Streams. On Line Proceedings 2009 at http://www.benthos.org/Other-Publications/NABStracts/2009/4406.aspx, North American Benthological Society, Grand Rapids, MI. ONeil, G., Shi, Y., Bartholic, J., Fanelli, R., Engel, B., Hunter, J., 2008. Swan Creek Watershed Project Final Report submitted to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in fulfillment of funding requirements. 17 Pages. Shi, Y., 2009. Midwest Spatial Decision Support System Partnership, Exchange Network Grant Program Semi-Annual Progress Report for Grant OS-83320901-0, submitted to Wisconsin DNR to Environmental Protection Agency. 21 pages.