GLIN==> Sediment Transport Model Workshop for the Maumee, Sandusky and Grand River Watersheds

Contact: Laura Kaminski, (734) 971-9135, laurak at glc.org

Sediment Transport Model Workshop for the Maumee, Sandusky and Grand (OH)
River Watersheds
Date: Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Time: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm (lunch will be provided)
Location: Way Public Library in Perrysburg, OH

Over the last two years the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Detroit and
Buffalo districts have been working with researchers at the University of
Michigan to develop sediment modeling tools that could be used by local
stakeholders to minimize erosion and sediment delivered to the Maumee,
Sandusky, and Grand rivers in Ohio and, subsequently, to Lake Erie. This
collaborative effort, made possible by funding under the Great Lakes
Tributary Modeling Program, is a joint initiative between the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers (Great Lakes Region) and the Great Lakes states. 

The Corps of Engineers Buffalo District, with support from the Great Lakes
Commission, will host a technical workshop on August 11, 2009, to introduce
a new tool that can be used to improve water quality in the Maumee,
Sandusky, and Grand River watersheds. Representatives from the University of
Michigan will be leading introductory sessions on the principles and use of
the SWAT-based models to quantify the impact of land management practices
within these watersheds. This workshop marks the end of this particular
modeling effort and will serve to transfer the technological tools and
knowledge back to the watershed communities for its continued use.

The workshop will be held at the Way Public Library, located at 101 E.
Indiana Avenue, Perrysburg, OH 43551, from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm (lunch will be
provided). Directions to the Way Public Library are available at:
http://www.waylibrary.info. Organizations interested in learning to use the
SWAT-based models are invited to participate in this technical workshop.

There is no registration fee for the workshop; however, space will be
limited. YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER for the workshop by no later than Friday,
August 7th.

To register for the workshop or for additional information, please contact: 

Laura Kaminski
Great Lakes Commission
Phone:  (734) 971-9135
Email:  laurak at glc.org

The objective of the Great Lakes Tributary Modeling Program is to develop
tools for watershed planning that are readily usable by stakeholders who
make decisions about soil conservation and non-point pollution prevention
measures, and by other stakeholders who might support these activities. By
supporting state and local measures that will reduce the loading of
sediments and pollutants to tributaries, this work is helping to reduce the
need for-and costs of-navigation dredging, while promoting actions to delist
Great Lakes Areas of Concern (AOCs). 

Feel free to forward this meeting notice to others who may be interested -
we just ask that all potential attendees register in advance by contacting
Laura Kaminski. We look forward to seeing you on the 11th! 

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The above meeting announcement is being forwarded to you by the Great Lakes
Commission as part of the Great Lakes Tributary Modeling Program. The Great
Lakes Commission provides technical and administrative support to the Corps
of Engineers in the implementation of this important initiative, as directed
by Section 516(e) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996. The
Commission helps to facilitate the Corps' coordination with the Great Lakes
states and the Great Lakes Basin Program for Soil Erosion and Sediment
Control, a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant program for soil
conservation that is managed by the Commission.

For more information on this program, visit www.glc.org/tributary or
contact:  

Laura Kaminski
Great Lakes Commission
2805 S. Industrial Hwy, Suite 100
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-6791
Ph: (734) 971-9135
Email: laurak at glc.org