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8:00 pm

REGISTRATION (Lobby)

7:00 -

8:00 am

REGISTRATION (Lobby)

7:00 -

8:00 am

Pre-meeting Refreshments (Combined Deck Rooms)

8:00 -

9:00 am

General Session (East and West River Rooms):

Welcome: Michael E. Barber, Director, State of Washington Water Research Center

Keynote Speaker:  Ron Kreizenbeck, Deputy Regional Administrator, Region 10,

Environmental Protection Agency

9:00 -

9:10 am

Break (Combined Deck Rooms)

9:10 -

10:10 am

Concurrent Sessions

Session 1 (East River Room):  Total Maximum Daily Loads - Jan Seago,

Session Chair

9:10 -

9:30 am

Smarter Monitoring Needed To Focus Rather Than Expand TMDL Problem

Presenter: George G. Ice, National Council for Air and Stream Improvement

9:30 -

9:50 am

Columbia and Snake River Mainstem Total Maximum Daily Load:  A Broad Landscape

Water Quality Improvement Tool

Presenter: Mary Lou Soscia, US Environmental Protection Agency

9:50 -

10:10 am

Development of a Decision Support Tool for Watershed Management and TMDL

Process

Presenter: Shulin Chen, Washington State University

Co-Author: Guangde Wang, Washington State University

Session 2 (West River Room):  Municipal Wastewater and Stormwater -

Marilyn Freeman, Session Chair

9:10 -

9:30 am

Spokane Area Storm Water Quality and BMP Study

Presenter: David Moss, TetraTech/KCM, Inc.

Co-Authors: Gary Nelson and Stanley A. Miller, Spokane County Public Works Department;

Harry Gibbons, TetraTech/ISG

9:30 -

9:50 am

Low Impact Development: Implementing New Stormwater Management Strategies

To Protect Water Quality and Aquatic Habitat in Western Washington

Presenter: Curtis Hinman, WSU Pierce County (Washington) Cooperative Extension

Co-Authors:  Len Zickler, AHBL Landscape Architects and Engineers; Katherine Brooks,

Pierce County Advanced Planning; Hans Hunger, Pierce County Water Programs

9:50 -

10:10 am

Use of Surface and Subsurface Wetlands for Treatment of Municipal Wastewater

Presenter: Leland (Roy) Mink, University of Idaho

Co-Authors: Cameron Heusser, Coeur d'Alene Tribe; Ernest Brannon, University of Idaho

10:10 -

10:30 am

Coffee Break (Combined Deck Rooms)

10:30 -

11:50 am

Concurrent Sessions

Session 3 (East River Room):  Water Quality Monitoring - Fred Sorensen,

Session Chair

10:30 -

10:50 am

Alaska Native Village Drinking Water Protection Program Outreach Project

Presenter: Malcolm Ford, University of Alaska Cooperative Extension Service

10:50 -

11:10 am

Arthropod Surveys of Riparian Habitats in the Lower Yakima Valley, Washington

State

Presenter: Douglas B. Walsh, Washington State University

Co-Author: Martin Williams II, Washington State University

11:10 -

11:30 am

DNA Fingerprinting of Bacteria Sources in the Lower Boise River

Presenter: Sherrill Nelligan Doran, CH2M HILL

Co-Authors: Tom Dupuis, CH2M HILL; Bryan Horsburgh, Idaho Department of

Environmental Quality; Erica Anderson McGuire and Monica Lowe, Ada County

Highway District; Mansour Samadpour, University of Washington

11:30 -

11:50 am

Who's Responsible: Fecal Source Tracking with Bacteroides

Presenter: Katharine G. Field, Oregon State University

Co-Authors:  A. E. Bernhard, University of Washington; T. J. Brodeur, L. K. Dick,

M. Simonich, T. E. Jones, Jr., and C. Bracken, Oregon State University

Session 4 (West River Room):  Water Quality and Nutrients - Michael E. Barber,

Session Chair

10:30 -

10:50 am

The Effect of Perennial Ryegrass on Nitrate Concentration in Soil and Leachate

Presenter: Bingcheng Zhao, Washington State University

Co-Author: Shulin Chen, Washington State University

10:50 -

11:10 am

Modeling Nitrogen Dynamics in Treatment Wetlands:  The Use of Plant Efficiency Concepts

Presenter: Dana M. Hicks, Oregon State University

Co-Author: James A. Moore, Oregon State University

11:10 -

11:30 am

Plant Exudates in Treatment of Environmental Contaminants

Presenter: Victor F. Medina, Washington State University

Co-Author:  Steven L. Larson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

11:30 -

11:50 am

Phosphorus Release Kinetics as Affected by Aqueous Solutions

Presenter: Ben L. Turner, USDA Agricultural Research Service

Co-authors: D. T. Westermann, D. L. Bjorneberg and J. K. Aase, USDA Agricultural

Research Service

12:00 -

1:00 pm

Lunch (Centennial Center)

1:00 -

2:30 pm

Poster Session (Centennial Center) - See list of poster presentations following the

conference program

2:30 -

3:30 pm

Concurrent Sessions

Session 5 (East River Room):  Temperature and Nutrients -

Leland (Roy) Mink, Session Chair

2:30 -

2:50 pm

Regional Scale Simulation of Water Temperature Variations in the Columbia River

Basin

Presenter: Marshall C. Richmond, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Co-Author: W. A. Perkins, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

2:50 -

3:10 pm

Total Dissolved Gas, Temperature, and Dissolved Oxygen: Spatial and

Temporal Variations Downstream of Bonneville Dam

Presenter: Joe H. Carroll, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Co-Author:  Jim Britton, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

3:10 -

3:30 pm

Stream Temperature Analysis for Wenatchee Subbasin, Eastern Cascades

Presenter: Sara J. Feser, USDA Forest Service

Co-Author: Tom Robison, USDA Forest Service

Session 6A (West River Room):  Watershed Issues - Maria Panfil, Session Chair

2:30 -

2:50 pm

Rainfall Infiltration on Juniper Dominated Watersheds in Southeast Oregon

Presenter: Steven L. Petersen, Oregon State University

Co-Author: Tamzen K. Stringham, Oregon State University

2:50 -

3:10 pm

Quantifying the Influences of Watershed Scale Land-Use on Reed Canarygrass

(Phalaris arundinacea L.) Abundance in the West Eugene Wetlands, Eugene, Oregon

Presenter: Satomi Inahara, Oregon State University

Co-Author: John P. Bolte, Oregon State University

3:10 -

3:30 pm

RESTORE: A GIS-Based Multiobjective Decision Support Tool for Watershed

Restoration in the Willamette Basin

Presenter: John P. Bolte, Oregon State University

3:30 -

3:50 pm

Coffee Break (Combined Deck Rooms)

3:50 -

4:50 pm

Concurrent Sessions

Session 6B (West River Room):  Watershed Issues - Bob Simmons, Session Chair

3:50 -

4:10 pm

A Comprehensive Watershed Restoration Approach

Presenter: Zahid Khan, King County Department of Natural Resources

Co-Author: Jon Hansen, King County Department of Natural Resources

4:10 -

4:30 pm

The Interception Dynamics of a Seasonal Temperate Rainforest

Presenter: Timothy E. Link, University of Idaho

Co-Authors: Danny Marks, USDA Agricultural Research Service; Mike Unsworth, Oregon

State University

4:30 -

4:50 pm

Integrated Impact of Climate Warming on Yakima Valley Water Demand

and Availability

Presenter: Michael J. Scott, Battelle Pacific Northwest Division

Co-Authors: Lance W. Vail, Battelle Pacific Northwest Division; Claudio O. Stöckle and

Armen Kemanian, Washington State University

Session 7 (East River Room):  Salmon Issues - Jan Seago, Session Chair

3:50 -

4:10 pm

An Environmentally Friendly Barb Design for Washington State

Presenter: James F. Fox, Washington State University

Co-Authors: Lisa Kjos and A. (Thanos) N. Papanicolaou, Washington State University

4:10 -

4:30 pm

The Endangered Species Act and Chlorinated Water Discharges

Presenter: Greg Peterka, Public Utility District of Skagit County, Washington

4:30 -

4:50 pm

Assessment of Irrigation Return Flows for Salmon Spawning Habitat

Presenter: William C. Kinsel, Washington State University

Co-Authors: Victor F. Medina and Saradha Vedula, Washington State University;

Allan Evans, Kennewick Irrigation District

7:00 -

8:00 am

Pre-meeting Refreshments (Combined Deck Rooms)

8:00 -

10:10 am

Concurrent Sessions

Session 8 (East River Room): Animal Nutrients - Shulin Chen, Session Chair

8:00 -

8:20 am

Integrated Nutrient Management Modeling for Dairy Production Systems

Featuring Dynamics and Optimization

Presenter: Shulin Chen, Washington State University

Co-Authors: Claudio O. Stöckle, Roger Nelson, Bingcheng Zhao, and Joe Harrison,

Washington State University; David Walker and Garth Taylor, University of Idaho

8:20 -

8:40 am

Assessment of Nutrient Management Practices and Whole Farm Economics on

Washington State Dairy Farms using a Computer Simulation Model (DAFOSYM)

Presenter: Joe Harrison, Washington State University

Co-Authors: Lynn Johnson, Debra Davidson, Lloyd Morgan, and Shulin Chen,

Washington State University; Floyd Hoisington, Dari-Tech Services

8:40 -

9:00 am

Precision Manure Management of Grass Silage in a Dairy Operation

Presenter: Lynn Johnson, Washington State University

Co-Authors: Joe Harrsion, Debra Davidson, Lloyd Morgan, and Shulin Chen, Washington

State University; Mike Bueler, Bueler Dairy Farm; Floyd Hoisington, Dari-Tech Services

9:00 -

9:20 am

Treatment of Dairy Wastes Using the InStreem Reactor--A Novel Rotational

Reactor

Presenter: Jeffery J. Lyon, Soil Search

Co-authors: Victor Medina, Washington State University; Larry Dickenson, Soil Search

9:20 -

9:40 am

Animal Waste Management, A New Era

Presenter: J. Ronald Miner, Oregon State University

9:40 -

10:00 am

Polyacrylamide Removes Coliform Bacteria from Wastewater

Presenter: James A. Entry, USDA Agricultural Research Service

Co-Author: R. E. Sojka, USDA Agricultural Research Service

Session 9 (West River Room):  River Systems - Fred Sorensen, Session Chair

8:00 -

8:20 am

Response Functions for the Conjunctive Management of Water in the Eastern

Snake River Plain, Idaho

Presenter: Donna M. Cosgrove, University of Idaho

Co-Author:  Gary S. Johnson, University of Idaho

8:20 -

8:40 am

Numerical Model Analysis of Total Dissolved Gas Abatement Alternatives for

the Lower Columbia and Snake River System

Presenter: Marshall C. Richmond, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Co-Author: W. A. Perkins and Yi-Ju Chien, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

8:40 -

9:00 am

Total Dissolved Gas Exchange at Ice Harbor Dam: A Historical Perspective

Presenter: Michael L. Schneider, US Army Corps of Engineers

Co-Author: Martin Ahmann, US Army Corps of Engineers

9:00 -

9:20 am

The Bull Run River-Reservoir System Model

Presenter: Robert L. Annear, Jr., Portland State University

Co-Author:  Scott Wells, Portland State University

9:20 -

9:40 am

New Restoration Approach for Steep-Gradient Streams: Spokane River Case Study

Presenter: A. (Thanos) N. Papanicolaou, Washington State University

Co-Author: Lucy Peterschmidt, Washington State University

9:40 -

10:00 am

A Conceptual Model of the Interaction Between the Spokane Valley--Rathdrum

Prairie Aquifer and the Spokane River in the East Spokane River Valley,

Washington and Idaho

Presenter: Stanley A. Miller, Spokane County Utilities Division

Co-Authors: Reanette Boese and Erin Cunningham, Spokane County Utilities;

Bea Lackaff, Spokane County Information Systems

10:10 -

10:30 am

Coffee Break (Combined Deck Rooms)

10:30 -

11:50 am

Concurrent Sessions

Session 10 (East River Room):  Pesticides - Bob Simmons, Session Chair

10:30 -

10:50 am

Application of New Generation Systemic Insecticides through Drip Irrigation

Systems: Case Study with Imidacloprid (Admire, Provado)

Presenter: Allan Felsot, Washington State University

Co-Authors: Judy Ruppert, Washington State University; Robert Evans, USDA

Agricultural Research Service

10:50 -

11:10 am

How Damaging are Pesticide Mixtures in Washington State Surface Water to Aquatic

Organisms?

Presenter: John D. Stark, Washington State University

11:10 -

11:30 am

Assessment of Arsenic Levels in Surface Water of the Upper Yakima River Valley,

Kittitas County, Washington

Presenter: Brooke Asbury, Central Washington University

Co-Author: Carey Gazis, Central Washington University

11:30 -

11:50 am

Biotransformation of Toxic Organic and Inorganic Contaminants by

Halophilic Bacteria from Soap Lake, Washington

Presenter: Brent M. Peyton, Washington State University

Co-Authors: Victor Alva and Celso Oie, Washington State University;

Melanie Mormile, University of Missouri, Rolla

Session 11 (West River Room):  Water Quality and Sediments -

Marilyn Freeman, Session Chair

10:30 -

10:50 am

Soil Loss Prediction Under Different Tillage Systems, Based on the Estimation of

Rill Density, Flow Velocity Distributions and Transport Capacity

Presenter: Gabriel A. Mancilla, Washington State University

Co-Authors: Shulin Chen and Donald K. McCool Washington State University

10:50 -

11:10 am

Predicting Erosion and Sediment Yield Using Geographic Information Systems

(GIS): Application to the Lawyers Creek Watershed

Presenter: Corina Fernandez, Washington State University

Co-Authors: Claudio O. Stöckle, Joan Q. Wu, and Donald K. McCool,

Washington State University

11:10 -

11:30 am

A "Smart" Instrument for Tracking Sediment Motion in Rivers

Presenter: Douglas D. Knapp, Washington State University

Co-Author:  A. (Thanos) N. Papanicolaou, Washington State University

11:30 -

11:50 am

Sediment Storage in Small, Steep Streams in Eastern Washington Forests

Presenter: charles chesney, Washington Department of Natural Resources

12:00 -

1:00 pm

Lunch (Centennial Center)

1:10 -

2:10 pm

Session 12 (East and West River Rooms):  Water Quality and Nutrients -

Ron Miner, Session Chair

1:10 -

1:30 pm

Dissolved Organic Carbon Losses from Furrow-Irrigated Calcareous Soils

Presenter: Rick Lentz, USDA Agricultural Research Service

Co-Authors: Dennis C. Kincaid, USDA Agricultural Research Service; Anita C. Koehn,

Washington State University

1:30 -

1:50 pm

Phosphorus Reactions in Southern Idaho Soils

Presenter: Jeremy Hansen, University of Idaho

Co-Author: Daniel G. Strawn, University of Idaho

1:50 -

2:10 pm

Field Studies of the Soil Food Web and Nitrogen Mineralization with Implications

for Nutrient Management and Water Quality

Presenter:  Mir Seyedbagheri, Elmore County (Idaho) Extension

Co-Author:  James M. Torell, Elmore County (Idaho) Extension

2:10 -

2:30 pm

Coffee Break (Combined Deck Rooms)

2:30 -

4:00 pm

General Session/Panel Discussion (East River Room and West River Room):

Collaboration Models and Funding Opportunities for Regional Water

Research and Outreach - Emmett Fiske, Moderator; Ron Miner, Shulin Chen,

and Bob Simmons, Panelists