Concurrent Session A

10:30 am – 12:00 am

Water Exchanges and Phosphorus Flux Between a Reservoir and Eutrophic Littoral Zone

James McCarty and Cody Hudson
Beaver Water District, Lowell, Arkansas

Biosolids Applications in the Upper St. Johns River Basin: Implications for Legacy Phosphorus Impacts to River Lakes and Headwater Marshes

Joshua Papacek¹_, Andy Canion¹, Samantha Russo¹, Rex Ellis¹, Dean Dobberfuhl¹, Tracey Schafer², and Todd Z. Osborne^2
1St. Johns River Water Management District, Palatka, Florida; ²University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida & Whitney Laboratory for Marine Biosciences, St. Augustine, Florida

Tailoring Phosphorus Solutions: A Science-Guided, Adaptive Management Approach for Green Lake, Wisconsin

Stephanie Prellwitz¹ and Dendy Lofton^2
1Green Lake Association, Green Lake, Wisconsin; ²Stantec, Houston, Texas

Sediment Phosphorus Release From Two Large Shallow Estuaries Draining Into Green Lake

Dendy Lofton¹, Stephanie Prellwitz², and Bill James^3
1Stantec, Houston, Texas; ²Green Lake Association, Green Lake, Wisconsin; ³UW-Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin

Session A2: Data and Information Dashboards

Art and Data for Action: Transforming Complex Data Into Engaging Solutions for Water Management Issues

Season Martin and Ryan Trayte
Virga Labs, Tucson, Arizona

Establishing Digital Maturity Through a Data Management Master Plan

Nathan D. Jahns¹ and Ben Stanford^2
1Hazen and Sawyer, Fort Collins, Colorado; ²Hazen and Sawyer, Lakewood, Colorado

Student Design Studio Integrates Art and Data Visualizations to Propose Innovate Solutions for Stormwater in Erie, Pennsylvania

Sara Stahlman¹, Peter Stempel², and ²Antonia Hadjimichael
¹Pennsylvania Sea Grant, Erie, Pennsylvania; ²Penn State University, State College, Pennsylvania

Two Landscape Analyses of Environmental Education Across the Southeastern U.S. Identify Strengths and Reveal Gaps

Perry Thomas¹ and Keith Willoughby^2
1Kentucky Association for Environmental Education, Elizabethtown, Kentucky; ²Environmental Education Association of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina

Session A3: Drinking Water

Reducing the Impact of Climate Change and Eutrophication

Carlos A. Gonzalez
Guayama, Puerto Rico, USA

Delaware and Raritan Canal PFAS Passive Sampling Project

Heather Desko¹, Kyle Clonan¹, and Jeremy Conkle^2
1New Jersey Water Supply Authority, Clinton, New Jersey; ²Delaware River Basin Commission, West Trenton, New Jersey

Assessment of Effects of Speece Cone Hypolimnetic Oxygenation in San Pablo Reservoir, CA

David Clidence¹, Chloe Cheok², Mary Lou Romero³, and Jay Hesby^3
1Eco Oxygen Technologies, LLC, Indianapolis, Indiana; ²East Bay Municipal Utility District, Oakland, California; ³Brown and Caldwell, Walnut Creek, California

Protecting Lake Tapps Reservoir as a Future Water Supply in the Puget Sound Region of Washington

Rob Zisette¹, Tim Clark¹, Owen Reese¹, Melina Thung^2
1Herrera Environmental Consultants, Seattle, Washington; ²Cascade Water Alliance, Bellevue, Washington

Session A4: Fisheries

Effects of Dam Removal on Migrating and Resident Fish Species in the Paulins Kill Watershed

Grace Noll
NJDEP, Trenton, New Jersey

Characterizing Fish Communities in Northeastern Minnesota Lakes: A Framework for Classification, Monitoring, and Condition Assessment

Jessica Massure, Derek Bahr, Heidi Rantala, and Jacquelyn Bacigalupi
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Brainerd, Minnesota

Automated Net and Feeder System for Pond and Invasive Fish Management

Przemyslaw G. Bajer, Michael V. Hirt, Willaim Wright, and Cameron Swanson
Carp Solutions, St. Paul, Minnesota

Diadromous Fish Studies and FERC License Compliance on the Santee Cooper Project

Carl Bussells
Santee Cooper, Moncks Corner, South Carolina

Session A5: Climate/Stormwater/Hydrology 1

Protecting Headwater Streams to Build Long Term Resilience of Vermont’s Lakes

Kellie Merrell
VTDEC, Montpelier, Vermont

Aeration Benefits for Stormwater Wet Ponds: When to Choose Bottom Diffused Aeration vs Surface Aeration

Trent Nelson
Kasco Marine, High Point, North Carolina

Mass Accumulation in Aging Stormwater Wetlands and Maintenance Implications

Amanda Van Pelt¹, Tommy D. Stevenson¹, Vinicius J. Taguchi¹, Shawn G. Kennedy¹, Caleb E. Mitchell², and William F. Hunt III^1
1North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina; ²AMT Engineering, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

First Year Performance of a Pump-Driven Flow-Through Stormwater Wetland vs. 10+ Year Performance of a Gravity-Fed Flow-Through Stormwater Wetland

Amanda Van Pelt, Vinicius Taguchi, and William F. Hunt III
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

Concurrent Session B

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Advances in Sediment Phosphorus Geochemistry

Byran Fuhrmann¹, Said Yasseri², Marc Beutel³, Scott Shuler⁴, Ryan Van Goethem⁵, and Ben Willis^6
1Clean Water Help, Manila, Philippines; ²LSI, Hamburg, Germany; ³UC Merced, Merced, California; ⁴EutroPHIX, Carmel, Indiana; ⁵EutroPHIX, Seattle, Washington; ⁶SePRO, Whitakers, North Carolina

Possible Littoral Influences on Phosphorus Dynamics in a Dimictic Wisconsin Lake

William F. James
University of Wisconsin – Stout, Center for Limnological Research and Rehabilitation, Menomonie, Wisconsin

Reducing Waste in Nutrient Monitoring – NOx Field Filtration Protocol

Julie Stahl
Duke Energy, Huntersville, North Carolina

Evaluation of Alternatives Formulations of Aluminum to Sequester Phosphorus

Eli Kersh¹, Anja Brey², and David Caron^3
1LakeTech, inc. Oakland, California; ²East Bay Park District, Oakland, California; ³BlueWater Science, Inc., Incline Village, Nevada & USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Los Angeles, California

Session B2: Modeling 1

Why Hydrometric Data Is Critical to Managing Water in the Okanagan Basin Watershed

Christopher Weinandt
Aquatic Informatics, Denver, Colorado

Diagnosing the Impairment of Lake Osakis Using Multiple Lines of Inference

Moriya Rufer, Scott Kronholm, and Drew Kessler
Houston Engineering, Maple Grove, Minnesota

Modeling the Hydrodynamics of Karstic Landlocked Lakes. As It Applies to Seepage, Hydraulic Conductivity and Evapotranspiration

William Evans
E III Environmental Consulting, Grand Junction, Colorado

Evaluating the Applicability of Sentinel 2 Products to Complement Cyanobacteria Monitoring Programs in Lake Champlain

Peter Isles and Elizabeth Gallagher
Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, Montpelier, Vermont

Session B3: Reservoir Management 1

Seeing Through the Sludge: Lessons Learned Over Years of Line Diffuser Maintenance

Ken Kolesar, Mark Mobley, and Miles Mobley
Mobley Engineering Inc., Norris, Tennessee

Addressing Water Quality Concerns Early…Real Early: Incorporating Destratification System Design in Water Storage Reservoir Planning

Miles Mobley, Mark Mobley, and Ken Kolesar
Mobley Engineering Inc., Norris, Tennessee

Applying Backcasting to Identify Drivers of Potential Future Water Quality Challenges

Eunice Ledres¹, Brooke Stemple², Hannes Bauser¹, and Deena Hannoun^2
1University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada; ²Southern Nevada Water Authority, Henderson, Nevada

A Balancing Act – How Duke Energy Manages the Catawba-Wateree River System of Reservoirs

Brett Hartis
Duke Energy Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina

Session B4: Aquatic Plant Assessments

Assessing Invasive Watermilfoil Hybridization in Lake Champlain Basin

Darian Paul, Caleigh Millette, Daniel Stich, and Alex Sotola
SUNY Oneonta, Oneonta, New York

Assessment of Watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spp.) Influence on Native Aquatic Plant Communities in the Lake Champlain Basin

Caleigh Millette, Darian Paul, Daniel Stich, and Alex Sotola
SUNY Oneonta, Oneonta, New York

Comparing Growth, Competition, and Management Options for Selected Vallisneria Species

Kara Foley, Anna Agi, Delaney Davenport, and Rob Richardson
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

Application of a Multi-value Assessment Approach to Assess Macrophyte Response to Lake Management

Raymond M. Newman¹ and Maija E. Weaver^2
1University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota; ²Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas

Session B5: Climate/Stormwater/Hydrology 2

Real-Time Control of Stormwater for Flooding and Water Quality Management

Savannah Roth
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

Retrofitting Urban Waterbodies for Improved Water Quality Performance

Amber Ellis¹, Molly Landon², and Bill Hunt^2
1North Carolina State University, Wilmington, North Carolina; ²North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

The Significance of Large Storms on Pollutant Loading in Stormwater Control Measures

Amanda Van Pelt, Vinicius J. Taguchi, and William F. Hunt III
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

Update on Spent Lime as an Alternative for Sediment Phosphorus Inactivation

Greg Wilson
Barr Engineering Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota

Internal Loading, Sediment Phosphorus Dynamics, and Limnological Lake Response During Alum Management of a Shallow Oxbow Wisconsin Lake

William F. James
University of Wisconsin – Stout, Center for Limnological Research and Rehabilitation, Menomonie, Wisconsin

Lessons Learned From a Decade of Using Aluminum Sulfate (Alum) in Shallow Lakes in Minnesota

Joseph Bischoff
Barr Engineering, Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota

Changes in Nutrient Cycling in a Deep Stratified Central Florida Lake Following Alum Sediment Inactivation

Harvey Harper
Environmental Research & Design, Inc., Belle Isle, Florida

Clearing the Waters: Rethinking Limits and Monitoring for Alum Treatments

Laura Diemer
FB Environmental Associates, Dover, New Hampshire

Session C2: Modeling 2

Combining Storm Flood Water Level and Topography to Prioritize Inter-basin Transfer of Non-native Aquatic Species in the United States

Ian Pfingsten
U.S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Gainesville, Florida

The Baseline Conditions Characterization: A Comprehensive Overview of NY Great Lakes Sub-basin Environmental Conditions

Alexis Davis
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation and New York State Water Resources Institute at Cornell University, Syracuse, New York

Development of a Macrophyte Assessment Tool for Lakes Within the Lake Champlain Basin

Benjamin Block¹, Leslie Matthews², and Kellie Merrell^2
1Tetra Tech, Montpelier, Vermont; ²Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, Montpelier, Vermont

Lake Stratification Response to Reduced Water Transparency Across a Spectrum of Maine Lakes

Danielle Wain¹, David Birt², and Robert Ladwig^3
17 Lakes Alliance, Belgrade Lakes, Maine; ²Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom; ³Department of Ecoscience, Aarhus University, Denmark

Session C3: Reservoir Management 2

Impact of Drying and Re-flooding on Nutrient and Metal Release From a Eutrophic Reservoir Sediment

Clara Garyga¹, Jean-Christophe Clément¹, Javier Vidal Hurtado², Géraldine Nogaro², and Ilann Bourgeois^1
1Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc, Thonon-les-Bains, France; ²EDF R&D, Chatou, France

Evaluating How the Fluctuating Elevations in Lake Powell and Lake Mead Have Interacted to Influence the Colorado River Inflow, Water Quality and Movement Through Lake Mead

Roslyn Flanagan
Southern Nevada Water Authority, Las Vegas, Nevada

Evaluating the Potential for HABs in a Pennsylvania, USA Reservoir After Upstream Abandoned Mine Drainage Remediation

Luanne Steffy¹ and Gregory Moyer^2
1Susquehanna River Basin Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; ²Commonwealth University – Mansfield Campus, Mansfield, Pennyslvania

Hydrodynamic and Virtual Tracer Analysis of Richland-Chambers Reservoir Using 2D CE-QUAL-W2 and 3D AEM3D Models for Water Supply Management

Nabin Basnet¹, Kareem Hannoun², and Mark Ernst^3
1Plummer Associates, Fort Worth, Texas; ²Water Quality Solutions, Evergreen, Colorado; ³Tarrant Regional Water District, Fort Worth, Texas

Session C4: AIS Animals

Muscling Golden Mussels in the Golden State

Stephen McCord¹ and Eli Kersh^2
1McCord Environmental, Davis, California; ²LakeTech, Richmond, California

Approaching 20 Years of Quagga Mussels in Lake Mead, Arizona-Nevada

Todd Tietjen and Carissa Wilkerson
Southern Nevada Water Authority, Las Vegas Nevada

Latest Updates on Management of Invasive Mussels

David Hammond
Earth Science Labs, Inc., Larkspur, California

Community Trophic Structure Within Reservoirs Change in the Presence of Invasive Chinese Mystery Snail (Cipangopaludina chinensis) and Northern Crayfish (Faxonius virilis)

Megan Edgar and Mark Poesch
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Session C5: Climate/Stormwater/Hydrology 3

Management of Lake Okeechobee Outflows: Balancing Options

R. Thomas James
South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, Florida

Indoor Experimental Study on Canopy Elevation Effects on Sediment Yield Under Simulated Rainfalls

Khwaja Mir Tamim Haqdad, Satofuka Yoshifumi, Fujimoto Masamitsu, and Murata Masahiro
Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan

Surface Water Temperature Defies Climate Change in Some Pennsylvania Lakes

Rick Shema
Pocono Lake Environmental Observation Network, Lakeville, Pennsylvania

Characterizing the Under-Ice Turbulent Boundary Layer at Trout Lake, WI

Aude Claire Moats and Alexander Forrest
UC Davis, Davis, California

Concurrent Session D

9:00 am – 10:30 am

The Growing Role of Critical Minerals in Environmental Protection

Gregory Page
Neo Water Treatment, Denver, Colorado

Environmental Risk Assessment of Lanthanum Based Phosphorus Binders

Karin Finsterle¹, Maíra Mucci¹, Jeoren Radelaar¹, Said Yasseri², Nigel Traill², Byran Fuhrmann³, and Miquel Lürling^1
1Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands; ²Limnological solution International, Cotton Tree, Queensland, Australia; ³Clean Water Help, Manila, Philippines

Effects of Zeolite and Lanthanum-Based Clays on Growth and Microcystins of the Cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa

Miquel Lurling, Yuxin Shi, Li Kang, and Maíra Mucci
Wageningen University, Wageningen, Gelderland, The Netherlands

First Whole-Lake Application of a Newly Developed 10% Lanthanum-Modified Clay (Zeofixer/LimnoPLUS) in Europe

Maíra Mucci¹, Jeroen Radelaar², Karin Finsterle¹, Said Yasseri³, and Miquel Lürling^2
1Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands and Limnological Solutions International (LSI), Utrecht, the Netherlands; ²Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands; ³Limnological Solutions International (LSI), Hamburg, Germany

Session D2: HABs 1: Drivers of Blooms

Benthic Cyanobacterial Mats Intensify Nitrogen Recycling in Eutrophic Lake Sediments

Archana Venkatachari¹, Annie Bourbonnais¹, Dalton Hite¹, and Kathryn L. Cottingham^2
1University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina; ²Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire

Where There’s Smoke: Analyzing Wildfire Impacts on Freshwater Lakes

AyoOluwateso Coker
Stanford University, Stanford, California

Integrating Water Quality and Meteorological Data to Understand Cyanobacterial Bloom Dynamics in Bantam Lake

Nasrin Sultana¹, Laurence Marsicano¹, Dorothy Christopher¹, Anthony Praino², and Theodora Pinou^1
1Western Connecticut State University (WCSU), Danbury, Connecticut; ²Former IBM Research Scientist, IBM, Yorktown Heights, New York

Session D3: AIS Spread Prevention

Lessons Learned & Recreational Patterns After 4 Years of Voluntary Boat Inspection Program on Candlewood Lake, CT

Neil Stalter and Mark Howarth
Candlewood Lake Authority, Sherman, Connecticut

Unraveling Ballast Discharge Invasion Risk Using Mesocosms

Abigail E. Latanich¹, Mal N. Granmo¹, Matthew L. Julius², Courtney E. Larson³, and Euan D. Reavie^1
1University of MN -Natural Resources Research Institute, Duluth, Minnesota; ²St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota; ³University of MN Duluth, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Duluth, Minnesota, United States

Building Capacity to Prevent AIS in the Columbia River Basin

Jacob Utrie
CD3 Systems, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

Macrophyte Encounter Rates on Watercraft Using Boat Launches in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State

William Brown, Sam Beck-Andersen, and Lisa Cleckner
Finger Lakes Institute, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, New York

Session D4: Water Quality 1

Curiouser and Curiouser: An Unusual Visit From the Clear Water Phase in Eutrophic Lake Elsinore, Southern California

Alex Horne¹, Maia Singer², and ³Sudhir Mohleji
¹University of California, Berkeley, California; ²Stillwater Sciences, Berkeley, California; ³Elinore Valley Municipal Water District, Lake Elsinore CA. USA

Lake Aeration and Bioaugmentation to Improve Water Quality and the Ecological Health of Lake Sheridan in Northeastern Pennsylvania

Ed Molesky
Aqua Link Lake Management, Doylestown, Pennsylvania

Lake Chemistry Data Do’s and Don’ts

Byran Fuhrmann
Clean Water Help, Manila, Philippines

Source Water Protection – 25 Years of On-Site Wastewater Treatment Programs in the New York City Watershed

Michael J. Meyer
New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Kingston, New York

Concurrent Session E

11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Iron-Coated Lanthanum: A New Material for Sediment Phosphorus Management

Byran Fuhrmann¹, Ben Willis², Said Yasseri³, Scott Shuler⁴, Maira Mucci⁵, Darrell Harry⁶, and Jacob Jones^6
1Clean Water Help, Manila, Philippines; ²SePRO Corporation, Whitakers, North Carolina; ³LSI, Hamburg, Germany; ⁴Eutrophix, Carmel, Indiana; ⁵Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands; ⁶North Carolina State, Raleigh, North Carolina

Characterization and Phosphorus Binding of Iron-Coated Lanthanum for Sediment Management

Darrell Harry¹, Byran Fuhrmann², and Jacob Jones^1
1North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina; ²SePRO, Whitakers, North Carolina

Sediment Phosphorus Mitigation in a Recreationally Important Texas Reservoir Impacted by Benthic Cyanobacterial Mats

Alexis Fischer¹, Ryan Van Goethem¹, Scott Shuler¹, and Brent Bellinger^2
1EutroPHIX, Carmel, Indiana; ²City of Austin, Austin, Texas

Session E2: HABs 2: Reservoir HABs

The Impacts of a Chelated Copper Treatment on the Phytoplankton Community in Manasquan Reservoir

Melissa Mazzaro, Kyle Clonan, and Heather Desko
New Jersey Water Supply Authority, Clinton, New Jersey

Cyanobacteria Bloom Dynamics in a South Carolina Reservoir

Emily Bores and Tammi Richardson
University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina

Algae Management in Service Water Reservoirs: Identification and Control Strategies

William Garrett, Jeremy Driver, and Trellany Roberts
Alabama Power Company, Calera, Alabama

Wargo Pond: Whole System Characterization Through Community Collaboration to Design Tailored HAB Restoration

Claire Paul¹, Steve Tuorto², Jian Smith², and Michael Kim^2
1Western Colorado University, Gunnison, Colorado; ²The Watershed Institute, Pennington, New Jersey

Session E3: AIS Control 1: Connecticut River Hydrilla

The Spread of Connecticut River Hydrilla Continues

Gregory Bugbee
The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Environmental Science and Forestry, New Haven, Connecticut

Connecticut River Hydrilla Research & Demonstration Program: Interagency Collaboration and Management Structure

Keith Hannon
US Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, Concord, Massachusetts

Development of Management Strategies for a New Hydrilla Invasion on the Connecticut River

Benjamin Sperry¹, Michael Durham¹, Jonathan Glueckert², Andrew Howell³, Jeremiah Foley⁴, Nathan Harms⁵, Keith Hannon⁶, and Amber Riner^7
1US Army Corps of Engineers – Engineer Research and Development Center, Gainesville, Florida; ²University of Florida – Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants, Gainesville, Florida; ³North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina; ⁴Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, Connecticut; ⁵US Army Corps of Engineers – Engineer Research and Development Center, Lewisville, Texas; ⁶US Army Corps of Engineers – New England District, Concord, Massachusetts; ⁷Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Gainesville, Florida

The Potential for Classical Biological Control of Connecticut River Hydrilla

Jeremiah R. Foley
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, Connecticut

Session E4: Water Quality 2

Assessing Stationary in a Changing World: Leveraging the Power of a Long-Term Water Quality Monitoring Program for Decision Makers in a Municipal Water Utility

Eric Camm
City of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Assessing the Health of the Great Lakes Through the State of the Great Lakes Report

Jacob Orlandi
Canada Water Agency, Burlington, Ontario, Canada

EGRET for Water Quality Trend Analysis

Jordon Henderson
Oklahoma Water Resources Board, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Identifying Sources of Error in Linked Models Used to Forecast Salinity on the Lower Colorado River

Kevin Bierlein¹, Cory McDonald¹, John Craven¹, Steve Setzer¹, and Hong Nguyen-DeCorse^2
1Hydros Consulting, Boulder, Colorado; ²US Bureau of Reclamation, Yuma, Arizona

Concurrent Session F

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Iron and Aeration to Control Internal Phosphorus Loading From Organic Phosphorus in Lake Bottom Sediments

Keith Pilgrim
Barr Engineering Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota

A Calcium Peroxide-Based Product and Its Impact on Sediment Phosphorus Retention and Other Water Quality and Biological Parameters

Kate Waters-Hart¹, Dominique Gampe², and Thomas Willuweit^2
1Oase, Andover, Hampshire, United Kingdom & Oase, Hörstel, Germany; ²Söll GmbH, Hof, Germany

Sustainable De-eutrophication of Nine Lakes Across the Eastern US Using a Photocatalyst

Farshid Soheili¹, Lucas Chen², Susan Abramson³, and Christopher J. Gobler^2
1TryMarine Global, Seoul, South Korea; ²Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York; ³TryMarine Global, New York, New York

Restoration of Two Aquatic Ecosystems Using TryMarine Photocatalyst Technology

David Beasley¹, Chris Gobler², Susan Abramson³, and Farshid.Soheili Najafabadi^4
1SOLitude Lake Management, Charlottesville, Virginia; ²Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York; ³TryGlobal IP Holdings and TryMarine, Charlottesville, Virginia; ⁴TryGlobal IP Holdings and TryMarine, Seoul, South Korea

Session F2: HABs 3: Control

Advanced Understanding of Peroxide and Peroxyacetic Acid Use for Controlling HABs

West Bishop
EutroPHIX/SePRO, Whitakers, North Carolina

Preparing to Dredge a Cyanobacteria Hotspot in a Lacustrine Portion of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

Ellen Preece¹, Timothy Otten², Janis Cooke³, Paul Bedore⁴, Marc Beutel⁵, and Christine Abalo^5
1California Department of Water Resources, Sacramento, California; ²Bend Genetics LLC, Sacramento, California; ³Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board, Rancho Cordova, California; ⁴Robertson-Bryan, Inc, Rancho Cordova, California; ⁵University of California Merced, Merced, California

In-Season and Overwintering Cyanobacteria Control Methods in Reservoirs Using Liquid and Granular PAA/Hydrogen Peroxide

Tom Warmuth¹, Andrew Skibo², Ciera Kinley-Baird³, Grace Patchett³, Alyssa Calomeni⁴, Andrew McQueen⁴, Marvin Boyer⁵, Tony Clyde⁶, and Katlynn Decker^7
1BioSafe Systems, East Hartford, Connecticut; ²Amaruq Env., Missoula, Montana; ³Aquatic Control, Seymour, Indiana; ⁴USACOE, Jackson, Mississippi; ⁵USACOE, Kansas City, Missouri; ⁶USACOE, Topeka, Kansas; ⁷KDHE, Topeka, Kansas

Using Adaptive Management to Restore Lakes Impacted by Cyanobacteria

Terry McNabb
Aquatechnex, LLC, Bellingham, Washington

Session F3: AIS Control 2

Overcoming the Challenge of Aquatic Weed Management in Flowing Systems in North Carolina

Kara Foley¹, Jens Beets², and Rob Richardson^1
1North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina; ²United States Department of Agriculture – ARS, Davis, California

Field Demonstrations of Reduced Rate Combination Treatments for Control of Hydrilla in Lake Seminole

Amber Riner¹, Jonathan Glueckert², Michael Durham³, Ian Markovich³, and Benjamin Sperry^3
1ORISE US Army Corp of Engineers Environmental Laboratory, Gainesville, Florida; ²Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants, Gainesville, Florida; ³US Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Laboratory, Gainesville, Florida

The Use of Grass Carp to Manage Vegetation in a Southern Reservoir: Balancing on the High Wire.

Kenneth Wagner
Water Resource Services, Inc., Wilbraham, Massachusetts

Session F4: Water Quality 3

Strategies for Seasonal Monitoring of Temperature & Dissolved Oxygen

Julie Stahl
Duke Energy, Huntersville, North Carolina

Modeling Physical and Biochemical Process of Lake Atitlán, Central America’s Deepest Lake

Juan Bocel¹, Mónica Martínez², Stephen McCord³, Sudeep Chandra¹, Facundo Scordo¹, and Zachary Bess^1
1University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nevada; ²Centro de Estudios Atitlán Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Sololá, Guatemala; ³McCord Environmental, Davis, California

Stratification Monitoring on a Budget

Tony Thorpe and Alba Argerich
University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri

Quantifying Differential Cooling in Deep Oligotrophic Lakes

Julie Critchfield, Sergio Valbuena, Alexander Forrest, Alicia Cortes, and S. Geoffrey Schladow
Civil and Environmental Engineering University of California Davis, Tahoe Environmental Research Center University of California Davis, Davis, California

Concurrent Session G

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Integrating Phosphorus Sequestration Approaches Into Water Quality Management of Moses Lake, WA

Ryan Van Goethem¹, Scott Shuler², and Terry McNabb^3
1EutroPHIX, Spokane, Washington; ²EutroPHIX, Carmel, Indiana; ³AquaTechnex LLC, Bellingham, Washington

Automated Inline Phosphorus Mitigation in an Urban Stream in Florida

Pamela Dugan¹, Scott Shuler¹, and Greg Knothe^2
1EutroPHIX, Carmel, Indiana; ²Polk County Natural Resources Division, Bartow, Florida

Efficiency of Novel Modified Clays to Tackle Eutrophication and Preventing Cyanobacteria Blooms

Erick Drummond Oliveira Dias^1,2, Yuxin Shi², Maíra Mucci², Marcelo Manzi Marinho¹, and Miquel Lürling^2
1UERJ Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; ²WUR , Wageningen, Gelderland The Netherlands

Session G2: HABs 4: Cyanotoxins

Assessing Microcystin Risks in Groundwater Wells Linked to Surface Water Harmful Algal Blooms: A Case Study in New Jersey

Rob Newby, Chelsea Brook, Patricia Ingelido, Patricia Gardner, Victor Poretti, Chris Kunz, Dean Bryson, Tom Miller, Brian Taylor, Johannus Franken, Carly Conticchio, Jen Collins, Brian Henning, Rose Siedlecki, and Leigh Lager
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Trenton, New Jersey

Environmental Monitoring in Underserved Areas: Public Health Threats in Urban Waters

Kyleigh Johnson and Paul Bukaveckas
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

Benthic Cyanobacterial Mat Anatoxin Production: A Lurking Maryland Threat

Catherine Wazniak¹, Amy Hamilton¹, Gregory Boyer², Bofan Wei², and Elizabeth Larson^1
1Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Annapolis, Maryland; ²State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, New York

Evaluating Emergency Department Utilization Data to Identify Effects of Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms in Lake County, California: Methodologic Challenges and Barriers

Beckye Stanton¹, Catie Clyde², Sarah Ryan³, Thomas Hayashi⁴, and Susan Paulukonis^2
1Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, Sacramento, California; ²Tracking California, Berkeley, California; ³Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians, Lakeport, California; ⁴California Department of Public Health, Richmond, California

Session G3: AIS/Aquatic Plant Infestations

Invasive Vegetation Removal on Utah Lake: A Decade Long Story That Is Still Being Written

Addy Valdez¹ and Keith Hambrecht^2
1Utah Lake Authority, Provo, Utah; ²Division of Forestry, Fire, & State Lands, Salt Lake City, Utah

Aquatic Invasives in New Jersey: From Small Creatures to Big Impacts

Alice Belskis
NJDEP Bureau of Freshwater and Biological Monitoring, Ewing, New Jersey

Session G4: Water Quality 4

Elevated Salinity Impacts Nitrogen and Organic Matter Quality Along Different US Streams

Sydney Shelton¹, Sujay Kaushal¹, Ashley Mon¹, Ruth Shatkay¹, Megan Rippy², Stanley Grant², Shantanu Bhide², Weston Slaughter¹, and Ashley Bianca Dann^1
1Department of Geology & Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland; ²Occoquan Watershed Monitoring Laboratory, The Charles E. Via Jr Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, Manassas, Virginia

Challenges Facing the Great Salt Lake & Utah Lake Watersheds

Addison Valdez and Luke Peterson
Utah Lake Authority, Provo, Utah

Strategic Cuts, Measurable Gains: Cattail Harvesting to Improve Reservoir Water Quality

Erin Stewart
LRE Water, Denver, Colorado

Catalytic Performance of Cow-Dung Sludge in Water Treatment Mitigation & Conversion of Ammonia Nitrogen into Nitrate

Lokesh Kumar
Delhi Jal Board, Government of National Capital Territory Delhi, India

Concurrent Session H

8:30 am – 10:00 am

A History of Carolina Bays and the Bay Lakes of the North Carolina Coastal Plain

Diane Lauritsen
LIMNOSCIENCES, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Monitoring the Long-Term Success of Invasive Aquatic Plant Management Activities at Two Carolina Bay Lakes

Rob Richardson
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

White Lake, North Carolina: Increasing pH, Increasing TN, and Increasing Productivity

Linda Ehrlich¹ and Diane D. Lauritsen^2
1Spirogyra Diversified Environmental Services, Burlington, North Carolina; ²LIMNOSCIENCES, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Management Challenges for the Bay Lakes of North Carolina

Diane D. Lauritsen¹, Rob Richardson², and Linda Ehrlich^3
1LIMNOSCIENCES, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina; ²NC State University, Raleigh, North Carolina; ³Spirogyra Diversified Environmental Services, Burlington, North Carolina

Session H2: HABs 5: Monitoring Advances

A Multivariate Analysis of Phytoplankton Assemblages and Environmental Variables in Chautauqua Lake, New York

Emily Palmer¹ and Jeffery Johansen^2
1Enviroscience Inc, Stow, Ohio; ²John Carroll University, University Heights, Ohio

Characterizing Phytoplankton Community and Phosphorus Cycling in a Eutrophic Lake Through a Cyanobacteria Bloom

Matthew Farragher and Danielle Wain
7 Lakes Alliance, Belgrade, Maine

From Pixels to Protection: Remote Sensing for Effective HAB Monitoring

Edward Albada¹, Karin Schenk², Christoph Deller², Philipp Bauer², and Matt Previte^3
1EOMAP, Santa Barbara, California; ²EOMAP, Seefeld, Germany; ³Xylem, Tampa, Florida

An Innovative, Machine Learning Based Approach for HAB Indicators

James Riddle
Woolpert Inc., Columbia, South Carolina

Session H3: Citizen Science

Volunteer Monitors and Knowledge-Sharing: Communication Trends in Long-Term Lake Monitoring Programs

Sabrina Koetter
University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont

SMLA Dock Watch Program – Early Warning System Under Construction

Keri Green and Mary Colligan
Smith Mountain Lake Association, Moneta, Virginia

Using Remote Sensing and Citizen Science to Monitor Lake Volume Changes

Grant Parkins¹, Tamlin Pavelsky¹, Sheikh Ghafoor², Faisal Hossain³, and Angélica Gómez^4
1University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; ²Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee; ³University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; ⁴National University of Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia

Techniques, Tips and Tricks for Successful Citizen Science Programs

Keri Green and Mary Colligan
Smith Mountain Lake Association, Moneta, Virginia

Session H4: Oxygenation

Impact of High Flow Propeller Pumps on the Oxic State of Water Over Reservoir Sediments

Tom C. Hausenbauer
Limnetics Corporation, Mishawaka, Indiana

Oxygenation Saturation Technology: How Oxygen Blanketing of the Sediments Controls Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)

Paul Gantzer
Clarity Resources Group, Madison, Wisconsin

Impacts of Nanobubble Treatment on Dissolved Oxygen Dynamics in Lakes

Shane Hoyt and Denise Devotta
Moleaer, Hawthorne, California

The Effect of Two Mitigation Efforts on a Shallow Eutrophic Urban Lake

Eli Kersh¹ and Anja Brey^2
1LakeTech, Oakland, California; ²East bay Regional Park District, Oakland, California

Concurrent Session I

10:30 am – 12:00 pm

The Design and Implementation of a Successful Dredging Project

Stephen J. Souza
Clean Waters Consulting, LLC, Ringoes, New Jersey

Progress on Rehabilitation of Greenfield Lake, North Carolina

Michael A. Mallin¹, Lawrence B. Cahoon², Alex B. Mravkov¹, and Amy E. Grogan^3
1Center for Marine Science, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina; ²Biology Department, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina; ³Marine Technology Program, Cape Fear Community College, Wilmington, North Carolina

Restoring Aquatic Health – A Guide to Muck Remediation

Trevor Henderson
Airmax Inc. Armada, Michigan

A Sediment Record of Watershed Pollution From Oil Refineries and Agriculture in Dickinson County, Texas

Victoria Chraibi, Robynne Pennell, and E. Mary Mullins
Tarleton State University, Stephenville, Texas

Session I2: HABs 6: Strategic Integration

A Digital Tool to Combat Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)

Ibrahim Busari, Debabrata Sahoo, Kendall Kirk, Heather Nix, John Hains, and Franklin Ott McAlhany III
Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina

Between the Tides: Managing HABs in a Coastal Freshwater Canal System in the Pacific Northwest

Katie Rodriguez and Tim Clark
Herrera Environmental Consultants, Portland, Oregon

A Practitioner-Informed Decision Tree for Selecting Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom Control and Mitigation Techniques

Megan M. Skinner¹, Desiree Tullos², Hans W. Paerl³, and Ellen P. Preece^4
1US Fish and Wildlife Service, Klamath Falls, Oregon; ²Department of Biological and Ecological Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon; ³Department of Earth, Marine, and Environmental Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Institute of Marine Sciences, Morehead City, North Carolina; ⁴California Department of Water Resources, West Sacramento, California

Monitoring Harmful Algal Blooms: An Evaluation of Where, What, and How Often to Sample

Euan Reavie¹, Peter Birschbach¹, Hannah Nicklay², and Christopher Filstrup^1
1University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota; ²Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve, Superior, Wisconsin

Session I3: Community Engagement and Water Management

Understanding and Resuscitating an Unloved Lake: Utah Lake

Sam Braegger
Utah Lake Authority, Provo, Utah

Gender Mainstreaming

Gelito Inácio Franco Sululu
Commonwealth Youth Climate Change Network, Lichinga City, Niassa Province, Mozambique

Community-Driven Flood Mitigation in Wilson, NC: The Process Is the Product

Vinicius J. Taguchi, Angela M. Allen, and William F. Hunt III
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

Exploring Opportunities and Challenges of Using Biological Indicators in Local Management Decisions: A Watershed Case Study

Laura Bates, Ken Genskow, and Anita Thompson
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin

Session I4: Topics in Lake Management

Year 3 Update on Algae Control Using an Air Diffuser With Other Treatment Options in a Grey Water Make-Up Reservoir

William Garrett, Jeremy Driver, and Trellany Roberts
Alabama Power Company, Calera, Alabama

Regional and International Lake Management Differences From a Nomad’s Perspective

Byran Fuhrmann¹, Stephen McCord², Miquel Lurling³, Nigel Traill⁴, and Adelina Santos-Borja^5
1Clean Water Help, Manila, Philippines; ²McCord Environmental, Davis, California; ³Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands; ⁴LSI, Queensland, Australia; ⁵International Lake Environment Committee Foundation (ILEC), Manila, Philippines

Fishing for Solutions: Commercial Harvesting of Non-game and Exotic Fishes as a Nutrient Removal Strategy for Select Florida Lakes

Christy Akers, Randy Fink, Steven J Miller, and Dean Dobberfuhl
St. Johns River Water Management District, Palatka, Florida

Negotiating Change in the African Great Lakes: Fishers’ Knowledge, Adaptive Strategies, and Governance Gaps in Lake Victoria’s Muhuru Bay and Migingo Island, Kenya

Edwin Wagah¹, Zsolt Molnár², Elizabeth Nyboer³, John Osodo Bonzo⁴, and Oyoo Ogeda^4
1Institute of Environmental Studies, Doctoral School of Environmental Sciences, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary; ²HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, Institute of Ecology and Botany, Vácrátót, Hungary; ³Adaptive Fisheries Lab, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia; ⁴Fisher and Knowledge Holder, Muhuru-Bay, Kenya

Concurrent Session J

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Developing a Framework for Surface Algae and Cyanobacteria Bloom Surveys Using Drone Technology

Carissa Wilkerson and Todd Tietjen
Southern Nevada Water Authority, Henderson, Nevada

From Data to Decisions: Leveraging NASA’s Earth Observations for Water Quality Management

Kelly Luis¹ and Erin Urquhart^2
1Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California; ²NASA Headquarters, Washington, District of Columbia

FieldDoc: Tracking Location and Impact of Restoration Activities for Environmental Benefits

Erin Hofmann
The Commons, Washington, District of Columbia

Automated In Situ Nutrient Monitoring to Inform Assessment, Prescription, and Implementation of Water Quality Management

Shannon Junior¹, Alexis D. Fischer¹, Vincent Kelly², and Scott Shuler^1
1EutroPHIX, Carmel, Indiana; ²Green Eyes, LLC, Easton, Maryland

Session J2: HABs 7: Tech Spotlight: Innovations

The Case for the Integration of Molecular Cyanobacterial Assays Into Water Monitoring Programs

Mark Van Asten
Phytoxigene, Inc, Akron, Ohio / University of NSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia

How Algae Sensors Work

Brock Houston
In-Situ Inc, Saint Petersburg, Florida

What’s Unclear About Clear Lake? A Spatial Study of a Harmful Algal Bloom

Catie Marchand and Zachary Henderson
Xylem, Yellow Springs, Ohio

Session J3: Lake Ecology

Biological Assessment in the Littoral Zone: Macroinvertebrates As Indicators of Lake Shoreland Disturbance

Jeremy Deeds
Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Augusta, Maine

Square Peg, Round Hole: Developing a Data Structure for NLA Habitat Data in the Water Quality Exchange

Brandi Easton
Oklahoma Water Resources Board, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Long-Term Trends in Benthic Macroinvertebrate Diversity and Community Composition in a Large Watershed in New Jersey, USA

Benjamin Harris¹ and Kristi MacDonald^1,2
1Raritan Headwaters Association, Bedminster, New Jersey; ²Hudsonia, Ltd., Annandale-on-Hudson, New York

Session J4: Emerging Contaminants

Microplastics Analysis Using Flow Imaging Microscopy

Polly Barrowman and Louise Brogan
Yokogawa Fluid Imaging Technologies, Scarborough, Maine

Microplastic Accumulation in Wet Detention Ponds: Monitoring, Mapping, and Management

Morgan Chaudry, Sarah E. Waickowski, and Stefanie L. Whitmire
Clemson University, Georgetown, South Carolina

Examining the Impact of Emerging Contaminants on Phytoplankton Communities in a Managed Reservoir: Lake Murray, SC

Catherine Schlenker and James Pinckney
University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina