Prior Webinars

February 2, 2023 Webinar - Continuous Nitrate Monitoring for Load Calculations

Mike Walerak, Jennifer Ender, and Eileen Campbell from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) share an overview of the MPCA's use of continuous nitrate sensors, including their installation, data outputs, and the load calculations that occur in their WISKI database. 

If you missed the presentation it is available on Youtube, which you can access below.

June 15, 2022 Webinar - Minnesota Stormwater Manual Overview

Carlee Kjeldahl and Mike Trojan from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) share an overview of the Minnesota Stormwater Manual including general content, new material and topic areas, and how data assessment and monitoring help create the content of the resource. The Stormwater Manual can be accessed through this link: https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/Main_Page

If you missed the presentation it is available on Youtube, which you can access below.

December 15, 2021 Webinar - MDA Pesticide WQ Monitoring

Dave Tollefson from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) shares a review of pesticide water quality results from groundwater and surface water in Minnesota, including data collected from both agricultural and urban landscapes.

If you missed the presentation it is available on Youtube, which you can access below.

August 12, 2021 Webinar - Measuring Reported Water Use 

Steve Labuz, a hydrologist with the Water Monitoring and Surveys Unit at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR), shares about a project to measure reported water use of nine center pivot irrigation systems in Minnesota. 

Here are some associated links with this presentation:

This is the Little Rock Creek home page from DNR

https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/waters/groundwater_section/sustainability/lrc/index.html

This is the direct link to the 2018-2019 Flow Meter Study

https://files.dnr.state.mn.us/waters/groundwater_section/sustainability/littlerock/lrca-flow-meter-report.pdf

If you missed the presentation it is available on Youtube, which you can access below.

May 19, 2021 Webinar - Application of a Fish-based Index of Biological Integrity Framework to Assess Minnesota Lakes

Jacquelyn Bacigalupi from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MnDNR) shares an overview of the Fish-Based Index of Biological Integrity (FIBI) framework for assessing the health of Minnesota lakes of varying sizes and conditions.

If you missed the presentation it is available on Youtube, which you can access below.

March 10, 2021 Webinar - Minnesota Dept. of Health's Drinking Water Contaminants of Emerging Concern Initiative

Minnesota Dept. of Health's Dr. Helen Goeden share about their Drinking Water Contaminants of Emerging Concern Initiative and other related water special projects. Topics areas that she covers are:

• History and development of the program

• Process used to rank nominated contaminants for guidance development

• Minnesota specific risk assessment methods used to derived health-based guidance

• Specific research activities, including assessing PFAS and evaluation of methods for providing risk context for chemicals with little or no toxicity data.

If you missed the presentation it is available on Youtube, which you can access below.

December 15, 2020 Webinar - Art for Water

Freshwater Program Coordinators Kris Meyer and Alex Van Loh share about their Art for Water Program. This program combines the traditional Water Stewards Training with a cohort of local artists. The art they produce as a part of this program helps to inform the public about water issues in the Twin Cities Metro Area. Beth Carreno, the Communication and Outreach Coordinator for Rice Creek Watershed District, shares her experience as a program sponsor as well.  

If you missed the presentation it is available on Youtube, which you can access below.

September 24, 2020 Webinar - The Value of Water in the Twin Cities

University of Minnesota researchers, Mae Davenport and Bonnie Keeler, presented the research and process of their collaborative surveys of the value of water in the Twin Cities. 

If you missed the presentation it is available on Youtube, which you can access below.

September 17, 2020 Webinar - Water + Us: How we think, feel and take action on water

Craig Helmstetter from the APM Research Lab and Lauren Humpert from The Water Main (both from American Public Media) presented the research and process of their collaborative survey which was the first nationally representative survey designed to measure Americans’ knowledge, connection, concern, and action related to water issues facing the country: Water + Us. Craig and Lauren addressed the how, the why and the findings of the survey as well as share insights into the design process and partnership with Pollen Midwest. 

If you missed the presentation it is available on Youtube, which you can access below.

June 26, 2020 Teams Meeting- Let Nature Do What Nature Does Lessons in Protecting Florida Water Resources  

Jay Madigan, John "Lucky" Meisenheimer, Valerie Anderson, and Jay Elkerton share their story of citizen science and engagement efforts they use to help protect Lake Cane in Orlando, Florida. 

If you missed the presentation it is available on Youtube, which you can access below.

May 13, 2020 Teams Meeting- Implications of Tiered Aquatic Life Uses for Monitoring and Assessment 

Dr. Will Bouchard from the MPCA shared an overview of the Tiered Aquatic Life Uses (TALU) framework and its integration into the Intensive Watershed Monitoring Plan with a focus on the implications for monitoring and assessment for Local Government Units and Tribes. 

If you missed the presentation it is available on Youtube, which you can access below.

April 30, 2020 Teams Meeting- WPLMN Laboratory Round Robin Analytical Proficiency Study

Pat Baskfield from the MPCA shared details on what their organization has learned from the WPLMN Laboratory Round Robin Analytical Proficiency Survey. 

If you missed the presentation it is available on Youtube, which you can access below.

March 31, 2020 Webex Meeting- Let's Talk About COVID-19

33 participants from 18 organizations joined the Webex meeting to discuss the various responses of water monitoring organizations to the Governor’s Covid-19 Stay at Home executive order.

Summary notes for the event are available below. Please come over to the Forum to share any updates from your organization as the COVID-19 Stay at Home order and recommendations for social distancing continue.