Fwd: Stormwater Runoff Water Quality Newsletter

[Ruth Gravanis]

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Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 11:35 PM

Subject: Stormwater Runoff Water Quality Newsletter

Because of your potential interest in water quality issues as impacted by runoff from urban and agricultural lands I wish to introduce to you to Dr. Anne Jones‑Lee and my Stormwater Runoff Water Quality Newsletter (attached in Adobe PDF). Our Newsletter is a periodic (monthly to bi-monthly), no-cost, email-distributed discussion of current topics and issues pertaining to evaluating and managing the water quality impacts of urban, industrial,  highway, and rural stormwater runoff, and related topics.  It is based on our five decades of experience and expertise in graduate-level teaching, research, consulting, and public service, in a variety of aspects of the impacts of chemical contaminants on water quality.  One of our primary goals in developing and distributing this Newsletter is the improvement of the quality of science/engineering used in evaluating and managing water quality impacts of urban, highway, and rural-area stormwater runoff.  First issued in June 1998, it is now in its 14^th year of publication and is distributed to about 8,000 individuals. 

 

This edition of the Newsletter includes information on US EPA webcast seminars; on recent findings concerning new, newly recognized, and emerging chemicals that are known to be, or suspected of being, adverse to drinking water quality and water quality/beneficial uses of waterbodies; OEHHA Draft Public Health Goal for Trihalomethanes, Selenium and Chromium in Drinking Water; release of USGS Study of Pharmaceuticals in Wastewater; an In-Stream Flow Workshop; and the California State Water Resources Control Board’s compilation of Water Quality Goals.  Also enclosed is the latest Newsletter devoted to developing nutrient regulatory programs.

 

The Stormwater Runoff Water Quality Newsletter Index below provides a guide to the issues of the Newsletters wherein various aspects of noted topics are discussed.  Current and past issues are available at http://www.gfredlee.com/newsindex.htm.  Also available at our website, www.gfredlee.com, are papers and reports that provide further discussion of water quality management issues associated with urban-area, highway, and rural stormwater runoff.  Additional information on our website is appended.

 

We welcome contributions by others on stormwater runoff water quality management issues.  If you would like to contribute an article to the Newsletter, or provide information pertinent to the newsletter, please let me know.  Please feel free to distribute this announcement of our Newsletter to anyone you feel may be interested.  Your name has been added to the Newsletter email list.  If you do not wish to receive future issues please send a note with the remove. 

 

G. Fred Lee, PhD, PE. BCEE, F.ASCE

 

Stormwater Runoff Water Quality Newsletter Index

Our Stormwater Runoff Water Quality Newsletter is a periodic (monthly to bi-monthly), no-cost, email-distributed discussion of current topics and issues pertaining to evaluating and managing the water quality impacts of urban, highway, and rural stormwater runoff, and related topics.  First issued in June 1998, this Newsletter is now in its 14^th year of publication and is distributed to about 8,000 individuals.  This index provides a guide to the locations within the Newsletter archives wherein discussions of various aspects of noted topics can be found.  Current and past issues are available at http://www.gfredlee.com/newsindex.htm. 

 

 

Topic                                                                                             Volume-Number

303(d) Listed Waterbodies and TMDLs................................ 1-1, 1-2, 5-2, 6-3, 6-4, 10-1, 11-9, 12-1/2

Agricultural Water Quality Issues............................................ 9-7, 9-8, 10-1, 10-3, 10-7, 10-10/11, 10-12,

        (cont).................................................................................... 11-9, 12-1/2, 12-3, 13-3

Anadromous Fish Habitat Restoration.................................. 10-1, 11-7/8

Arsenic.......................................................................................... 9-5

Aquatic Life Toxicity................................................................ 1-1, 1-5, 2-1, 6-1, 6-3, 7-5, 7-6/7, 8-1/2, 8-6, 8-

        (cont) ................................................................................... 7, 9-3, 9-7, 10-3, 10-6, 10-8, 10-12, 11-7/8,

-       (cont) ................................................................................... 11-9, 12-6, 12-7/8, 13-2

Bioaccumulation........................................................................ 4-2, 6-4, 7-4, 7-5, 7-8, 9-3, 9-4, 10-12, 11-7/8,

        (cont) ................................................................................... 12-3,

Biocriteria.................................................................................... 1-4, 7-6/7

BMP Ratcheting Down............................................................. 1-2, 1-3, 1-5, 5-3, 7-6/7, 9-6

BMPs (Management Practices)............................................... 3-2, 6-2, 6-6, 7-6/7, 9-6, 10-8, 11-10, 13-1

BMPs for New Development................................................... 3-3, 7-6/7, 13-1

California Comparative Risk Project..................................... 9-5

California Toxics Rule.............................................................. 1-3., 8-7, 12-3

Constituents of Concern........................................................... 1-2, 1-5, 7-3, 7-6/7, 8-5, 9-3, 9-8, 10-6, 10-7

Copper.......................................................................................... 3-4, 6-10, 7-5, 7-6/7, 10-7, 12-7/8, 13-4

Criteria/Standards...................................................................... 1-2, 1-3, 1-5, 1-6/7, 2-2, 5-4, 6-8, 6-9, 7-2, 7-3,

        (cont).................................................................................... 7-5, 7 -6/7, 8-4, 8-5, 9-1/2, 9-5, 9-6,  9-8, 10-3, 10-8, 11-    (cont)     6, 11-7/8, 11-9, 12-6, 12-7/8, 13-3, 13-4

Delta Water Quality................................................................... 10-10/11, 10-12, 11-5, 11-7/8, 12-4, 12-5

Dioxins......................................................................................... 1-1, 1-5, 6-4, 7-4, 7-6/7

Dust Suppressants...................................................................... 7-1, 7-5

Ecological Risk Assessment..................................................... 2-1, 7-1, 10-7, 12-3,

Evaluation Monitoring.............................................................. 2-3, 6-1, 7-3, 8-6, 9-6

Evaluation of Water Quality Monitoring Data..................... 1-4, 6-10, 9-7, 9-8

Groundwater Pollution.............................................................. 13-1

Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia.......................................................... 9-1/2, 9-10, 10-1, 12-5, 12-7/8, 13-3, 14-1

Heavy Metals............................................................................. 1-1, 1-3, 1-5, 3-4, 6-1, 7-5, 7-6/7, 8-3, 8-7, 9-9,    

        (cont).................................................................................... 10-7, 11-6

Mercury........................................................................................ 11-11, 12-3,

Hazardous Waste....................................................................... 8-7, 9-9, 11-10, 12-7/8

Landfills....................................................................................... 8-7, 9-9, 12-7/8

Lead.............................................................................................. 8-7, 9-9

Modeling Water Quality............................................................ 10-9, 11-7/8, 12-3, 12-4

Nanomaterials............................................................................ 12-3, 12-4, 12-7/8

National Water Quality Inventory.......................................... 4-1

Non Point Source Issues............................................................ 6-1, 6-2, 9-1/2, 10-3, 10-10/11, 11-7/8, 11-11,

        (cont).................................................................................... 12-1/2, 12-3, 12-7/8

Nutrient Criteria.......................................................................... 1-3, 5-1, 9-1/2, 9-8, 10-4, 10-5, 10-6, 10-7,

        (cont).................................................................................... 10-13, 11-2, 11-5, 11-9, 12-3, 12-5, 12-6,

        (cont)  .................................................................................. 12-7/8, 13-3, 14-1

Nutrients....................................................................................... 1-2, 1-5, 4-3/4, 5-1, 6-1, 6-2, 7-6/7, 9-1/2, 9-7,

        (cont).................................................................................... 9-8, 9-10, 10-1, 10-2, 10-4, 10-5, 10-6, 10-13,

        (cont),................................................................................... 11-2, 11-5, 11-7/8, 11-9,11-10. 12-3, 12-5, 12-6,

        (cont).................................................................................... 12-7/8, 13-3, 14-1

Organochlorine Pesticides......................................................... 4-2, 6-4, 9-4, 11-7/8,

Organophosphate (OP) Pesticides........................................... 1-1, 2-1, 3-5, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6/7, 8-1/2, 8-6, 9-4,

        (cont).................................................................................... 10-3, 10-8,,11-3,11-4, 11-7/8,12-4, 12-7/8, 13-2

Overview of Stormwater Runoff Water Quality Issues        3-1, 7-6/7, 12-7/8

Pathogens.................................................................................... 13-1

PAHs............................................................................................. 7-4, 7-6/7

PBDEs.......................................................................................... 9-3

 

PCBs............................................................................................. 4-2, 6-4, 7-4, 7-6/7, 9-3, 9-4, 11-7/8, 12-3,

        (cont).................................................................................... 12-7/8

Pesticides...................................................................................... 1-1, 2-1, 3-5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6/7, 8-1/2, 9-3,

        (cont).................................................................................... 9-4, 9-6, 9-7, 9-8, 10-3, 10-8, 10-12, 11-4,

        (cont).................................................................................... 11-7/8, 12-4, 12-7/8, 13-1, 13-2

Pharmaceuticals (PPCPs).......................................................... 7-3, 8-5, 10-7, 11-7/8, 13-1, 13-4

“Pollutant” vs. “Chemical Constituent”................................ 1-2, 7-6/7, 9-1/2

Pollutant Trading........................................................................ 6-5

Pyrethroid Pesticides.................................................................. 8-1/2, 8-6, 9-3, 9-4, 9-6, 9-7, 9-8, 10-3, 10-8, 10-12,

        (cont)............................................................................................ 11-3, 11-4, 11-7/8, 12-4, 12-7/8, 13-1, 13-2

Regulating Copper..................................................................... 3-4, 6-10, 7-5, 7-6/7, 10-7, 12-7/8

Regulatory Requirements......................................................... 2-2, 5-5, 7-1, 7-2, 7-6/7, 9-1/2, 11-7/8, 11-9, 12-5,

        (cont).................................................................................... 13-4

Risk-Benefit................................................................................ 9-5, 10-7, 12-1/2

Sanitary Quality......................................................................... 2-2, 7-5, 7-6/7, 7-9, 10-7

Sediments (Contaminated)...................................................... 1-1, 1-5, 2-2, 3-4, 6-4, 7-2, 7-4, 7-8, 7-10, 8-3, 8-6,

        (cont).................................................................................... 8-7, 9-4, 10-12, 11-1, 11-10, 12-3,

Sediment Oxygen Demand...................................................... 10-4, 10-5, 10-6, 11-1, 12-3,

Selection of BMPs...................................................................... 2-2, 6-2, 7-6/7, 9-6

SJR DWSC Low DO................................................................... 10-1, 10-5, 11-5

SJR Water Quality...................................................................... 10-1, 10-10/11, 11-5

Stormwater Infiltration BMPs................................................. 1-4, 3-3, 9-6

Stormwater Modeling................................................................ 1-3, 7-6/7, 10-8, 11-7/8, 12-3,

Stormwater Regulations............................................................ 1-5, 2-2, 5-3, 5-5, 7-2, 7-6/7, 7-9, 9-6, 10-7,

        (cont).................................................................................... 11-7/8, 11-10, 12-6, 12-7/8

Stormwater Runoff as a Cause of Pollution......................... 4-1, 7-3, 7-4, 7-6/7, 7-9, 10-8, 10-10/11,

        (cont).................................................................................... 10-12, 11-1

Stormwater Runoff Monitoring............................................... 1-2, 1-3, 6-1, 6-10, 7-3, 8-6, 10-3, 11-6,

        (cont).................................................................................... 12-7/8

Stormwater Runoff Water Quality Short Course................. 1-3, 1-5, 4-1, 4-2

Stormwater Treatment.............................................................. 1-3, 6-2, 7-6/7, 13-1

Stormwater Management......................................................... 9-3, 9-6, 11-10

Stormwater Water Quality Research...................................... 1-3, 6-7

TMDLs General.......................................................................... 1-1, 1-2, 5-2, 5-5

TMDLs for Heavy Metals........................................................ 3-4, 8-7, 10-7, 12-3,

TMDLs for Organochlorine Pesticides and PCBs................. 4-2, 6-4, 10-1

TMDLs for Organophosphate Pesticides............................... 3-6, 6-3, 8-1/2, 8-6, 10-1, 10-3, 10-8, 12-7/8

TMDLs for Pesticides................................................................ 3-5, 6-3, 6-4, 8-1/2, 10-3, 10-8, 12-7/8

TMDLs for Nutrients................................................................. 13-3

Unrecognized Pollutants........................................................... 7-3, 8-5, 9-3, 10-7, 11-7/8, 11-11, 12-6,

        (cont).................................................................................... 13-1, 13-4

Urban Streams Water Quality.................................................. 7-6/7, 10-4, 10-8

Water Quality.............................................................................. 1-2, 3-1, 7-6/7, 7-9, 8-4, 13-4

Water Quality Assessment........................................................ 1-2, 3-1, 6-10, 7-2, 7-6/7, 8-4, 8-5, 9-6, 9-8,

        (cont).................................................................................... 11-6

Water Quality Definition........................................................... 1-2, 8-4

Water Quality Monitoring......................................................... 1-4, 2-3, 6-1, 6-10, 7-4, 7-6/7, 7-9, 9-4, 9-8,

        (cont).................................................................................... 10-3, 12-7/8

Water Quality Modeling............................................................ 10-9, 11-7/8, 12-3, 12-4

Weight of Evidence.................................................................... 6-9, 7-2, 7-8, 8-4

 

 

G. Fred Lee, PhD, PE, AAEE Bd Cert. Env. Eng., F.ASCE
G. Fred Lee & Associates
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