1

Coordinated Monitoring for the DRWI

Outreach and Collaboration

2

• Connections with Public Agencies• Cross Cluster Monitoring Coordination• Existing Data Collection & Analysis• Database Building• Modeling Support• Shared Research Agenda

3

Ongoing monitoring

Working with existing data,Collecting new data

• Combining data from different monitoring protocols– Good spatial distribution, variable temporal

• Objectives of monitoring (un-/impaired vs. other)

• Development of short & long-term indicators• Progressive changes in ecosystems due to

conservation, lag time• Scale of projects, scale of effects• Climate change impacts

4

MonitoringSampling• 2013-2014 Baseline

– Integrated Cluster-Scale– “Before,” “Control,” “Impact” Project

Scale Sampling– In-house Software for Site Selection

• Ongoing Monitoring After Project Completion (“After, “Control,” “Impact”)

Project Team Monitoring Plans – Planning– Support – QA

6

Cluster Integrative and Project Monitoring Sites

7

Monitoring & AssessmentMethods and indicators for maximum capacity to detect changes in short- and long-term• Fish• Macroinvertebrates (Stroud &

ANS)• Algae• Water chemistry• Storm sampling• Edge-of-field• Emerging contaminants

Analysis and Application• IBI development & ecosystem response research• Connecting restoration & protection to aquatic

ecosystems– Adapting Future Projects

• Basin and Cluster Scale Syntheses

8

Data & CollaborationHow can our data compilation benefit others?

Shared Research AgendaSteering committee meetings-“In-stream” researchers- Modelers

Building collaborations, aligning partners

Facilitating Shared Research Agenda• Develop an integrated, multi-disciplinary

research agenda supporting ecological protection and restoration of the Delaware River Basin

• Promote overall understanding of Integrated Water Resource Management in complex watersheds.

• Communicate a set of action recommendations with priorities

• Identify key research themes, scales (project to basin), disciplines/collaborations, funding, researchers

ANS & DRWI: Roland Wall rjw85@drexel.edu

Monitoring & Research: Stefanie Kroll, sak345@drexel Rich Horwitz

Data Sharing: Meg O’Donnell, mjo63@drexel.edu

Monitoring, News: Kathryn Christopher, kac388@drexel

Gov’t Liason: Carol Collier, crc92@drexel.edu

Web Mapper: Lin Perez, lbp43@drexel ANS Water Quality Monitoring for the Delaware River Watershed Initiative: https://ansdu.maps.arcgis.com/home/

Twitter: @ANSStreamTeam

Website: http://ansp.org/research/environmental-research/projects/watershed-protection-program/

12