Past Meeting Materials
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December 2022 Hypoxia Task Force Public Meeting
Meeting Agenda
December 2022 Public Agenda (PDF) (3 pp, 232 KB) *
Wednesday Public Meeting
America the Beautiful Initiative
- Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful (PDF) (4 pp, 287 KB)
State Gulf Hypoxia Program Overview
- Arkansas's Nutrient Reduction Strategy, Arkansas Department of Agriculture (PDF) (4 pp, 606 KB)
- Illinois Gulf Hypoxia Program: Workplan Years 1-2, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (PDF) (5 pp, 609 KB)
- Indiana State Gulf Hypoxia Program Update, Indiana Department of Agriculture (PDF) (4 pp, 209 KB)
- Iowa GHP Workplan, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (PDF) (2 pp, 349 KB)
- Kentucky 2022 Hypoxia Task Force Update, Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet (PDF) (3 pp, 703 KB)
- Louisiana Gulf Hypoxia Program Update, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (PDF) (7 pp, 406 KB)
- Minnesota Nutrient Reduction Strategy, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (PDF) (6 pp, 786 KB)
- Mississippi's Plan: GHP Funding, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (PDF) (5 pp, 3.1 MB)
- Missouri's Gulf Hypoxia Program Workplan, Missouri Department of Natural Resources (PDF) (4 pp, 330 KB)
- Nutrient Reduction Strategy Implementation in Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Agriculture (PDF) (5 pp, 250 KB)
- Ohio's Nutrient Reduction Efforts Related to the Mississippi River and Gulf Hypoxia Task Force, Ohio Department of Agriculture (PDF) (5 pp, 1.0 MB)
- Wisconsin Gulf Hypoxia Program 2022-2023 Workplan, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (PDF) (1 p, 79 KB)
Public Comments, Written Submittals
- Public Comments: Public Comments (PDF) (31 pp, 311 KB)
- Public Comment: Albert Ettinger, Jon Devine, and Matt Rota (PDF) (8 pp, 487 KB)
- Public Comment: Erin Meier (PDF) (2 pp, 239 KB)
- Public Comment: Maisah Khan (PDF) (4 pp, 200 KB)
- Public Comment: Harry Huntley (PDF) (4 pp, 133 KB)
* Indicates materials that will be printed for in-person participants
Virtual 2021 Hypoxia Task Force Public Meeting
Meeting Agenda
Virtual 2021 Public Agenda (PDF) (3 pp, 272 KB)
Tuesday Public Meeting
Member State Progress
- Arkansas: New Targeting Strategy for Advancing of the Arkansas Nutrient Reduction Strategy, Tate Wentz, AR (PDF) (8 pp, 3.1 MB)
- Iowa: Leveraging State Investments with Federal Programs, Matt Lechtenberg, IA (PDF) (5 pp, 2.0 MB)
- Minnesota: Update on Minnesota's Agricultural Water Quality Certification, Brad Jordahl Redlin, Minnesota Department of Agriculture (PDF) (7 pp, 3.8 MB)
- Wisconsin: Wisconsin's Producer-led Watershed Protection Program, Sara Walling, WI (PDF) (11 pp, 8.6 MB)
- Sub-basin Committees in the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan, Doug Daigle, Lower Mississippi River Sub-basin Committee (PDF) (4 pp, 1.0 MB)
- Ohio River Basin Actions, Greg Youngstrom, Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission (PDF) (2 pp, 552 KB)
Federal Agency Contributions and Support for the Hypoxia Task Force
- U.S. Department of Agriculture Support for State Nutrient Strategies, Gloria Montano Greene, USDA (PDF) (4 pp, 6.5 MB)
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Research, Education, and Economics, Dr. Shefali Mehta, USDA (PDF) (8 pp, 2.6 MB)
- Updates from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Tanya Trujillo, USDOI (PDF) (3 pp, 1.4 MB)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Updates and Announcements, Steven Thur, NOAA (PDF) (6 pp, 1.9 MB)
Reporting on Trends in Basin Metrics
- Water Quality Trends Workgroup, Lori Sprague, USGS and Whitney King, USEPA (PDF) (2 pp, 1.2 MB)
- How the Great Lakes to Gulf Virtual Observatory Helps Track Nutrient Trends and Conservation Practices in the MARB, Dick Warner, NGRREC (PDF) (5 pp, 4.7 MB)
- Nutrient Trends in the Upper Mississippi and Illinois River Ecosystems, Lauren Salvato, UMBRA and KathiJo Jankowski, USGS (PDF) (5 pp, 4.0 MB)
- Third Point Source Progress Report Update, Adam Schnieders, Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Max Potthoff, USEPA (PDF) (4 pp, 543 KB)
Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative
- Mississippi River Flooding Economic Impact and Nature-Based Adaptation Solutions, Aditya Ranade, Two Degrees Adapt (PDF) (5 pp, 1.6 MB)
- Ducks Unlimited: How We Work (PDF) (3 pp, 3.2 MB)
Agricultural Nutrient Policy Council
- Agriculture's Nutrient Loss Reduction Efforts in the MRB, Lauren Lurkins and Tom Herbert, ANPC (PDF) (6 pp, 1.1 MB)
Public Comments, Written Submittals
- Public Comment: Tom Adler (PDF) (8 pp, 3.4 MB)
- Public Comment: Les Everett (PDF) (1 p, 48 KB)
- Public Comment: Christine Favilla (PDF) (3 pp, 244 KB)
- Public Comment: Maisah Khan (PDF) (2 pp, 139 KB)
- Public Comment: Marion Freistadt (PDF) (2 pp, 520 KB)
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Public Comment: Satish Gupta (PDF) (1 p, 470 KB)
- Wolf, K.A., S.C. Gupta, and C.J. Rosen. 2020. Precipitation Drives Nitrogen Load Variability in Three Iowa Rivers. J. Hydrology: Regional Studies 30:100705. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2020.100705
- Baeumler, N.W., and S.C. Gupta. 2020. Precipitation as the Primary Driver of Variability in River Nitrogen Loads in the Midwest United States. J. Am. Water Resour. Assoc 56(1):113-133. https://doi.org/10.1111/1752-1688.12809
Federal Support for the States
Fall 2020 Public Meeting,
Virtual
Meeting Agenda
Fall 2020 Public Agenda (PDF) (2 pp, 300 KB)
State Progress
- Minnesota, Katrina Kessler: Five-year Nutrient Reduction Strategy Report (PDF) (14 pp, 6.5 MB)
- Illinois, Trevor Sample and Julie Armstrong: Illinois Nutrient Research and Education Council (PDF) (9 pp, 2.6 MB)
- Louisiana, Harry Vorhoff: Nutrient Reduction and Management Strategy (PDF) (13 pp, 3.7 MB)
- Iowa, Matt Lechtenberg: Advancing Water Quality Wetland Implementation (PDF) (8 pp, 4.6 MB)
Partner Updates
- HTF Collaboration on Basin-Wide Water Quality Trends, Ted Kratschmer, National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (PDF) (8 pp, 4.6 MB)
- Industry Partner Program: Payments to Farmers for Practices with Carbon and Water Quality Benefits, Dr. Jeff Seale, Bayer (Note: Verbal comments in lieu of a PPT)
- Carbon Pilot Program Briefing (PDF) (2 pp, 290 KB)
Federal Agency Contributions
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bill Northey (PDF) (5 pp, 4.2 MB)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Katie Flahive (PDF) (2 pp, 357 KB)
- NOAA Updates and Announcements, Dr. Steven Thur (PDF) (7 pp, 3.5 MB)
- U.S. Department of the Interior, Tim Petty (Note: Verbal comments in lieu of a PPT)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Randy Holder (PDF) (10 pp, 1.9 MB)
February 2020 Public Meeting,
Washington, D.C.
Public Meeting Agenda (PDF) (2 pp, 344 KB)
USDA Update (PDF) (5 pp, 340 KB)
Water Quality Trends Working Group Update (PDF) (3 pp, 2 MB)
State Updates
State Science Assessment
Indiana (PDF) (3 pp, 246KB)
Kentucky (PDF) (3 pp, 1.2 MB)
Mississippi (PDF) (3 pp, 148 KB)
Goal Setting
Arkansas (PDF) (6 pp, 341 KB)
Ohio (PDF) (5 pp, 540 KB)
Deployment of Staff
Illinois (PDF) (4 pp, 428 KB)
Iowa (Note: made verbal comments in lieu of a PPT)
Assessing Progress
Louisiana (PDF) (3 pp, 3.6 MB)
Minnesota (PDF) (5 pp, 1.5 MB)
Tennessee (PDF) (3 pp, 187 KB)
Market-Based Approaches
Missouri (PDF) (5 pp, 478 KB)
Wisconsin (PDF) (3 pp, 316 KB)
Public Comment: Soil Health Economic Case Studies Handouts provided by American Farmland Trust-NRCS
May 2019 Public Meeting (Baton Rouge, LA)
May 2019 HTF Public Meeting Agenda (PDF) (2 pp, 160 KB)
May 2019 Hypoxia Task Force Meeting Accomplishments and Next Steps (PDF) (6 pp, 195 KB)
May 2019 Hypoxia Task Force Meeting Agenda (PDF) (67 pp, 22 MB)
Gulf Science Update and Summary of Hypoxia Zone in 2018 (PDF) (9 pp, 4.0 MB)
Mapping Conservation Practices Through GIS Surveys (PDF) (17 pp, 10.5 MB)
OpTIS: Using Remote Sensing Data to Map Conservation Ag Practices (PDF) (6 pp, 1.6 MB)
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Gulf of Mexico Work (PDF) (7 pp, 4.4 MB)
Outlook: Lessons Learned in Seeking "Nontraditional" Investments in Nonpoint Source Reductions (PDF) (8 pp, 4.7 MB)
SERA-46: Update on Research/Extension Outcomes in Support of HTF Goals (PDF) (8 pp, 3.7 MB)
Winter 2018 Public Meeting (Washington, DC)
Winter Public Meeting Agenda (PDF) (1 p, 140 KB)
2017 Hypoxic Zone Conditions: Monitoring and Modeling Results (PDF) (8 pp, 874 KB)
Potential New Tool for Assessing Progress Toward Our Nutrient Reduction Goals: WRTDS Model (PDF) (5 pp, 136 KB)
Background on NPS Measures Workgroup (PDF) (3 pp, 213 KB)
Point Source Workgroup Update (PDF) (4 pp, 107 KB)
SERA-46: Land Grant Universities Working Collaboratively with the Hypoxia Task Force (PDF) (15 pp, 1.5 MB)
Field to Market: Sustainable Commodity Crop Sourcing, Supply Chain Action on Water Quality (PDF) (9 pp, 988 KB)
Iowa Cover Crop - Crop Insurance Demo Project (PDF) (4 pp, 389 KB)