GLIN==> Sediment Yield and Sediment Transport Model Workshop for the Ontonagon River Watershed

Contact: Calvin Creech, (313) 226-3002, Calvin.T.Creech at usace.army.mil

Sediment Yield and Sediment Transport Model Workshop for the Ontonagon River
Watershed
Date: Thursday, August 5, 2010
Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Location: Ottawa National Forest - Ontonagon Ranger Station, 1209 Rockland
Road, Ontonagon, MI 49953

Over the last year the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Detroit District has
developed sediment modeling tools that could be used by local stakeholders
to manage erosion and sediment delivered to the Ontonagon Harbor and,
subsequently, to Lake Superior. This collaborative effort had significant
assistance from multiple federal, state, and local agencies including the US
Forest Service, Michigan Department of Transportation, and Michigan
Department of Natural Resources & Environment, among others.  The project
was made possible by funding under the Great Lakes Tributary Modeling
Program, which is a joint initiative between the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (Great Lakes Region) and the Great Lakes states. 

The Corps of Engineers Detroit District will host a technical workshop on
August 5, 2010, to introduce a new tool that can be used to model sediment
transport dynamics of the Ontonagon River and calculate historic and modern
sediment yields. Representatives from the Corps of Engineers Detroit
District will be presenting the results of this year-long study and
demonstrating the use of the HEC-RAS based sediment transport model and
GIS-based sediment yield model.  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 their continued
use.

The workshop will be held at the Ottawa National Forest - Ontonagon Ranger
Station, located at 1209 Rockland Road, Ontonagon, MI 49953, from 10:00 am -
12:00 pm. Organizations interested in learning to use the HEC-RAS based
models are invited to participate in this technical workshop. 

There is no registration fee for the workshop; however, space will be
limited. Please RSVP by July 29, 2010.

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

Calvin Creech, PE, LEEDR AP, CFM
US Army Corps of Engineers
Phone:  (313) 226-3002
Email:  Calvin.T.Creech at usace.army.mil

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 RSVP in advance by contacting
Calvin Creech. We look forward to seeing you on the 5th!

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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