MANAGING WATER RESOURCES IN MISSOURI

Moderator:  David Gwaze, .D., Resource Scientist, Missouri Department of Conservation Resource Science Center, 1110 South College, Columbia, MO 65201. 573/882-9909 ext. 3320. David.Gwaze@mdc.mo.gov

The importance of sustainably managing water resources (quality and quantity) in Missouri cannot be overstated. Sustaining the water quality and quality is a challenge, and to meet these challenges resource managers need up-to-date information. The goal of this workshop is to gather scientists, resource managers and private landowners involved in water resource management and research to exchange views and share experiences on the various activities designed to protect, restore, and preserve water quality in the state. The workshop will provide current state of knowledge on the management water resources in Missouri. Topics include water quality regulations, impacts of ecological stream flows, urbanization, agriculture, and forest management on water quality and watershed analysis. We hope that this knowledge and discussions during the workshop will form a basis for better management of this critical resource. Resource managers and scientists who have an interest in water related issues are our target audience.

Workshop Organizing Committee:  David Gwaze, Joanne Grady, John Shulz and Mike McKee

Presentations:

1:00-1:20 pm	Water quality impairment and monitoring: A watershed perspective – Tim Rielly and John Hoke, Missouri Department of Natural Resources
1:20-1:40 pm	Ecological stream flows Del Lobb, Missouri Department of Conservation
1:40-2:00 pm	Water quality and forest management John Bowders, University of Missouri-Columbia
2:00-2:20 pm	The good, the bad, and the ugly: urban watershed management in St. Louis County Jay Hoskins, Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
2:20-2:40 pm	Watershed level analysis - Lower Meramec Source Water Protection Project Brittany Barton, The Open Space Council
2:40-3:00 pm	Hinkson Creek linking physical processes, ecology, and people: A vision for a watershed management and research program John Schulz, Missouri Department of Conservation Jason Hubbart, University of Missouri-Columbia