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Weekly Update

23 November 2009

 

*	Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act
*	Abstracts Sought for Watershed Management Conference
*	Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference
*	New Partners for Smart Growth Conference

 

 

Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act

 

The Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act (S. 2779
<http://www.nemw.org/images/s2779.pdf> ) was introduced in the Senate last
week by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN).  It is the companion bill to H.R. 3671
<http://www.nemw.org/images/hr3671.pdf> , introduced in the House by Rep.
Ron Kind (D-WI) in September.

 

The bills propose a comprehensive, coordinated approach to monitoring of
nutrient loading and sediment loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin.
The Department of Interior - through the office of the U.S. Geological
Survey - would coordinate data collection with other state and federal
agencies, and nongovernment organizations, by establishing a monitoring
network to identify contamination "hot spots."

 

The Senate bill has no co-sponsors to date.  The House bill has eight
co-sponsors (Reps. Marion Berry (D-AR), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Bruce Braley
(D-IA), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Phil Hare (D-IL), David Loebsack (D-IA), Betty
McCollum (D-MN), and Timothy Walz (D-MN).   Rep. Kind is co-chair of the
Upper
<http://www.nemw.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29&Itemid=
16>  Mississippi River Basin Congressional Task Force along with Rep. Tim
Walz (D-MN).  Complete information, for both the Senate
<http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:s.02779:>  and House
<http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HR03671:>  bills are available
on "Thomas."

 

Contact Mark
<mailto:mgordon at nemw.org?subject=Upper%20Mississippi%20River%20Protection%20
Act>  Gorman (202/464-4015) at the Northeast-Midwest Institute.

 

 

Abstracts Sought for Watershed Management Conference

 

The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) is
seeking abstracts for a conference they are sponsoring entitled TMDL 2010:
<http://www.asabe.org/meetings/tmdl2010/index.htm>   Watershed Management to
Improve Water Quality.  The conference will be held in Baltimore, MD, on
November 14-17, 2010.  The deadline for submitting abstracts is December 1.

 

The conference will be the fifth in a series sponsored by ASABE focusing on
watershed management and TMDLs (Total Maximum Daily Load) to address water
quality issues.  The purpose of the conference is to report ongoing research
and outreach efforts related to TMDL development and implementation, and
watershed management in general.

 

Contact Mark
<mailto:Mmailto:mgordon at nemw.org?subject=2010%20Watershed%20Management%20Con
ference>  Gorman (202/464-4015) at the Northeast-Midwest Institute.

 

 

Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference

 

On December 6-9, the 2009 Midwest Fish and Wildlife
<http://www.dnr.state.il.us/Midwest/index.htm>  Conference will be held at
the Hilton Hotel, 700 East Adams Street, Springfield, Illinois.

 

The purpose of the conference is to share new research, management
experiences, and valuable insight on fish and wildlife issues.  Conference
organizers say that it is the "premier fish and wildlife conference in the
central U.S., with more than 1,000 attendees at past conferences."

 

 

New Partners for Smart Growth Conference

 

The annual New Partners for <http://www.newpartners.org/>  Smart Growth
Conference will be held February 4-6, 2010, at the Washington State
Convention and Trade Center, 800 Convention Place, in Seattle, Washington.

 

The program will include the latest research, cutting-edge implementation
tools and techniques, best practices, model projects, policies and codes,
coordinated networking activities, interactive learning experiences, and new
partners.  The even offers the opportunity to network and coordinate with
peers as well as practitioners from many different disciplines.

 

 

 
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