Concurrent Session A

10:30 am – 12:00 am

Are Drones Worth It: A Comparative Cost-Benefit Analysis for Water Quality Monitoring

Amelia Jones¹, Charles Jurden², and Daniel Sweeney^3
1TRC, San Francisco, California; ²TRC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; ³TRC, Lakewood, Colorado

Long-term Deployment of Ammonium ISE for EA: Section 82 Compliance Monitoring

Zack Henderson
Xylem Analytics, Yellow Springs, Ohio

Effects of Varying Wind Direction and Speed on ADCP-Measured Water Movements – Case Study for Lake Arrowhead, CA

Arnold Trippel¹, David James¹, Joshua Gonzales², Diego Castellano³, Bradley Bohannon¹, Sanjay Matthew³, Nicholas Flach⁴, Matthew Cacuci⁵, Ali Saber⁶, and Tracy Vermeyen^7
1University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada; ²Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada; ³University of Nevada Reno, Reno, Nevada; ⁴California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California; ⁵Meadows School, Las Vegas, Nevada; ⁶University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada; ⁷US Bureau Reclamation (retired), Denver, Colorado

New Jersey Freshwater Harmful Algal Bloom Science and Response – Review of 2017–2024

Robert Newby
NJDEP – Division of Science and Research, Trenton, New Jersey

Session A2: The Freshwater Imperative

Revisiting the Freshwater Imperative: Challenges in Knowledge Implementation

Steven Sadro¹, Kathryn Cottingham², Erin Hotchkiss³, Anne Mook⁴, Michael Vanni⁵, and Catherine O’Reilly^6
1University of California, Davis, Davis, California; ²Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire; ³Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia; ⁴Institute for Research in the Social Sciences, Colorado State University, Colorado Springs, Colorado; ⁵Miami University, Oxford, Ohio; ⁶Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois

Panel Discussion

Session A3: Quagga Mussels

Environmental Factors Limiting Invasive Mussel Infestation on Salt River Project Reservoirs

Thomas Ashley¹, Amy Yarnall², Sherri Pucherelli³, Rheannan Quattlebaum³, and Todd Swannack^2
1United States Bureau of Reclamation Lower Colorado Basin Region, Las Vegas, Nevada; ²US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, Mississippi; ³US Bureau of Reclamation, Technical Service Center, Denver, Colorado

Cleaning the Inside of Boats to Prevent Ais Spread – It Can Be Done

Holly Wellard Kelly, Valerie Brady, Kari Pierce, Bob Hell, Paul Jeffrey, Brennan Pederson, and Josh Dumke
Natural Resources Research Institute/University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota

Rapid Response Initiative for Incipient Population of Quagga Mussel (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis Andrusov, 1897) in the Northwest US: Snake River, Idaho

West Bishop¹ and Travis Fuller^2
1SePRO, Whitakers, North Carolina; ²SePRO, Lynnwood, Washington

Plan B for Invasive Mussels

David Hammond
Earth Science Labs, Larkspur, California

Session A4: Hypoxia

What Causes Metalimnetic Hypoxia in Green Lake, Wisconsin, and Why Have They Gotten Worse?

Dale Robertson¹, Benjamin Siebers¹, Paul Reneau¹, Cory McDonald², Stephanie Prellwitz³, Robert Ladwig⁴, and David Hamilton^5
1US Geological Survey, Madison, Wisconsin; ²Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan; ³Green Lake Association, Green Lake, Wisconsin; ⁴Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark; ⁵Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia

Summer Thermal Stratification and Hypolimnetic Oxygen Depletion in Southern Québec

Yohanna Klanten, Cynthia Soueid, Sébastien Bourget, Caroline Brûlé, and Colette Ward
Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (MELCCFP), Québec, Québec, Canada

Effect of Oxic, Hypoxic, and Anoxic Conditions on Sediment Release of Nutrients and Metals From Two Contrasting Hypereutrophic and Meso-Eutrophic Reservoirs in California

Shelby Defeo¹, Marc Beutel¹, Naivy Rodal Morales¹, and Maia Singer^2
1University of California, Merced, California; ²Stillwater Sciences, Berkeley, California

Session A5: Sediment Nutrient Analysis

Understanding Reservoir Benthic Environment to Improve Water Quality Management – An In-Depth Sediment Analysis of Lake Skinner

Jennifer Massoll
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

Psenner Analysis: A Powerful Tool for Assessing the Role of Sediment in a Eutrophic Belgian Canal

Said Yasseri¹, Maíra Mucci², and Nigel Traill^3
1Limological Solutions International (LSI), Hamburg, Germany; ²LSI, Utrecht, The Netherlands; ³LSI, Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia

Relationships, Trends, and Takeaways From Sediment Phosphorus Fractionation of More Than 500 Samples From Around the World

Byran Fuhrmann¹, Ben Willis², Carey Barkley², Scott Shuler¹, and Ryan Van Goethem^1
1EutroPHIX, Whitakers, North Carolina; ²SePRO Corporation, Whitakers, North Carolina

Phosphorus Fractionation and Metals Data in Sediment and Porewater Can Provide Insight Into Potentially Successful Management Approaches

Keith Pilgrim and Katie Turpin-Nagel
Barr Engineering, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Session A6: Education and Outreach 1

Bottom-Up and Muti-Pronged: How CyanoHAB Education Contributed to Securing Major Grants for Lake and Watershed Planning

Patricia Kennedy¹ and Kiyoko Yokota^2
1Otsego Lake Watershed Supervisory Committee, Cooperstown, New York; ²State University of New York at Oneonta, Oneonta, New York

Bloom: a Digital Simulation Game for Building Capacity to Understand and Test Solutions to Nutrient Pollution in Lakes

Lauren Knose¹, Victor Zavala², David Gagnon², Gerardo Ruiz Mercado³, Autumn Beauchesne², Mary Benetti², David Cole², Phil Doughtery², Sarah Gagnon², Reyna Groff², Levi Huillet², Eric Lang², Bobby Lockhart², Jim Matthews², Amelia Moser², and Cyril Peck^2
1Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education Program, US Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio; ²Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin; ³Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio; Universidad del Atlántico, Puerto Colombia, Colombia

Assessing the Health of Freshwater Ponds on Cape Cod

Tara Nye Lewis, Heather McElroy, Timothy Pasakarnis, and Jessica Rempel
Cape Cod Commission, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Making Waves in Southern Minnesota Lake Stewardship

Julie Blackburn¹, Paul Marston², and Sarah Boser^2
1ISG, Mankato, Minnesota; ²ISG, St. Louis Park, Minnesota

Session A7: Wildfire Impacts

Recent and Historic Wildfire Impacts and Monitoring for California State Water Project Reservoirs

Daniel Wisheropp
California Department of Water Resources, Sacramento, California

Fully Leveraged Climate Data: A Combined Fire & Flood Decision Support System

Steve Elgie¹ and Dirk Schwanenberg^2
1KISTERS North America, Roseville, California; ²KISTERS AG, Aachen, Germany

Human Health and Ecological Effects in Surface Waters from Wildfire Effects

Jenny Phillips
TRC, Fort Collins, Colorado

Post-fire Low-Cost Low-Tech Stream Restoration: Saxon Creek & Trout Creek Beaver Dam Analogs

Patrick Johnson
Nevada Tahoe Conservation District, Zephyr Cove, Nevada

Assessing Fuel Treatment Effectiveness in the Lake Tahoe Basin After the 2021 Caldor Fire

Saba Saberi¹ and Hugh Safford^1,2
1Department of Environmental Science and Policy, UC Davis, Davis, California; ²Vibrant Planet, Truckee, California

Concurrent Session B

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

How Algae Sensors Work

Kerry Caslow
In-Situ, Fort Collins, Colorado

In Situ and Aerial Approaches for Monitoring Nearshore Algae at Lake Tahoe

Adrianne Smits, Katie Senft, and Brandon Berry
Tahoe Environmental Research Center, University of California Davis, Davis, California

Corrections for Quenching Effects on Chlorophyll a Fluorescence Measurements and Their Importance for Characterizing Lake Phytoplankton Distribution

Samantha L. Sharp¹, Alexander L. Forrest¹, Derek C. Roberts², and S. Geoffrey Schladow^1
1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Tahoe Environmental Research Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, California; ²Tahoe Environmental Research Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, California

Proactive Mitigation of Harmful Algae Blooms Through Real-Time, Remote Monitoring

Andrew Z Skibo
Amaruq Environmental Services, Missoula, Montana

Session B2: Proactive Nutrient Management

Setting Short-Term and Long-Term Phosphorus Reduction Goals in Impaired Lakes and Unimpaired Lakes

Moriya Rufer
Houston Engineering, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota

A Proposal for Integrating Strategies to Improve and Water Quality and Habitat of Aquatic Resources Combining Selective Invasive Aquatic Plant Control With Targeted Nutrient Mitigation

Mark Heilman¹, James Leary², and Byran Fuhrmann^3
1SePRO, Carmel, Indiana; ²University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; ³SePRO, Whitakers, North Carolina

Phosphorus Interception for Effective Watershed Management: A Broadened Approach for Green Lake, Wisconsin

Stephanie Prellwitz
Green Lake Association, Green Lake, Wisconsin

Development of a 9-Element Watershed-Based Management Plan for North Pond (Maine, USA): Managing Water Quality in the Presence of Biologically Mediated Phosphorus Transport

Jennifer Jespersen¹ and Danielle Wain^2
1Ecological Instincts, Manchester, Maine; ²7 Lakes Alliance, Belgrade Lakes, Maine

Session B3: Invasive Species Management

Building Capacity to Prevent AIS in the Columbia River Basin

Edgar Rudberg and Mark Apfelbacher
CD3 General Benefit Corporation, Saint Paul, Minnesota

Patterns of Rapid Plant Loss & Recovery After Triploid Grass Carp Stocking in Candlewood Lake, CT

Neil Stalter¹, Joe Cassone², Steve Kluge¹, and Mark Howarth^1
1Candlewood Lake Authority, Sherman, Connecticut; ²Connecticut DEEP Fisheries, Hartford, Connecticut

What You Can Do to Protect Sensitive Vegetation From Invasive Crayfish

Brennan Pederson¹, Paul Jeffrey¹, Tyler Kaspar², Matt Santo², Liz Anderson³, Amanda Weberg⁴, Hannah Hill⁵, Josh Dumke¹, Bob Hell¹, Valerie Brady¹, Holly Wellard Kelly¹, and Kari Pierce^1
1Natural Resources Research Institute/University of Minnesota Duluth, Hermantown, Minnesota; ²1854 Treaty Authority, Duluth, Minnesota; ³Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District, Two Harbors, Minnesota; ⁴Cook County Soil and Water Conservation District, Grand Marais, Minnesota; ⁵United States Forest Service, Grand Marais, Minnesota

How Many Propagules Does It Take to Produce an Invasion? A Protist-Ballast Water Simulation

Abigail E. Latanich¹, Mal N. Aliff¹, Matthew L. Julius², Courtney E. Larson³, Euan D. Reavie^1
1University of Minnesota, Duluth – NRRI, Duluth, Minnesota; ²St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota; ³University of Minnesota, Duluth and US Environmental Protection Agency, Duluth, Minnesota

Session B4: HAB Management

Nutrient and Cyanobacteria Dynamics in an Urban Lake

Anja Brey¹ and Byran Fuhrmann^2
1East Bay Regional Park District, Oakland, California; ²EutroPHIX, Whitakers, North Carolina

Managing Expectations: Lake Roaming Rock’s Path to Balanced Water Quality

Bradley Bartelme and Marty Hilovsky
EnviroScience Inc., Cleveland, Ohio

Managing Benthic Cyanobacteria in Water Resources

West Bishop
EutroPHIX/SePRO, Whitakers, North Carolina

Not All Coppers Are the Same

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

Session B5: Novel Aquatic Plant Control Strategies

Reestablishing Como Lake’s Aquatic Plant Community by Transplanting Native Vegetation From a Donor Lake

Britta Belden and Bob Fossum
Capitol Region Watershed District, Saint Paul, Minnesota

Use of Unmanned Aerial Systems (Drone) Technology for the Control of Aquatic Vegetation in Hard to Access Wetland Habitats

Thomas McNabb¹ and Thomas Moorhouse^2
1Clean Lakes, Inc., Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; ²Clean Lakes, Inc., Westlake Village, California

Non-chemical Control and Eradication of Eurasian Watermilfoil (EWM) Using Biodegradable Benthic Barriers on a Large Recreational Lake in Michigan

Ronald Reimink
Lake Leelanau Lake Association, Leland, Michigan

Use of UV-C Light Exposure to Control Aquatic Invasive Macrophytes

Emily Carlson¹, Elizabeth Everest¹, Erin Suenaga¹, John Paoluccio², and Sudeep Chandra^1
1Global Water Center and the Department of Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada; ²Inventive Resources, Inc., Salida, California

Session B6: Community Science 1

Citizen Science as a Means for Validating Remote Sensing Data on Lakes

Grant Parkins¹, Tamlin Pavelsky¹, Sheikh Ghafoor², Faisal Hossain³, Angélica M. Gómez¹, and Megan Lane^1
1University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; ²Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee; ³University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

Community Science Data Use: The Pathway to Agency Acceptance

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

Community Lake Science, Education, and Advocacy to Address the Road Salt Challenge

Robyn L. Smyth¹, Benjamin Harris², Claire Dickson³, Pammi Price⁴, Melanie Patapis⁵, Mikaela Martiros⁶, and Shawn Wallbillich^7
1Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York; ²Raritan Headwaters, Bedminster, New Jersey; ³Environmental Resources Management, Boston, Massachusetts; ⁴Albany Pine Bush Preserve, Albany, New York; ⁵Hudson Valley Regional Council, Newburgh, New York; ⁶Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts; ⁷University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

A Transdisciplinary Approach to Lake Stewardship, From College to Community

Emily Nodine
Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida

Developing Aerial Surveillance Methods for Identifying Water Hyacinth on Lake Lochloosa in Florida

Amber Riner¹, Jonathan Glueckert¹, Nathan Pals¹, Ayesha Malligai², James Leary¹, Amr Abd-Elrahman², and Gregory MacDonald^1
1Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants, UF IFAS, Gainesville, Florida; ²School of Fisheries and Geomatic Sciences, UF IFAS, Wimuama, Florida

Regulatory Monitoring Support by High Resolution Satellite Data in Highly Eutrophic Lakes in California

Edward Albada¹, Karin Schenk², Philipp Bauer², John Rudolph^3
1EOMAP USA Inc., Santa Barbara, California; ²EOMAP GmbH & Co. KG, Seefeld, Germany; ³WSP, San Diego, California

Combining High and Very-High Resolution Satellite-Based Water Quality Data With On-Site Sensor Data to Provide More Comprehensive Assessments of Extreme Events

Insley Haciski¹, Matt Previte¹, Edward Albada², and Karin Schenk^2
1Xylem, Inc., Yellow Springs, Ohio; ²EOMAP GmbH & Co. KG, Seefeld, Germany

Tracking Cyanobacterial Blooms in Alberta Lakes With Remote Sensing

Bradley Peter¹ and Fiona Gregory^2
1Alberta Lake Management Society, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; ²Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Session C2: Strategic Sediment Phosphorus Management

Need for System Analysis and Combined Measures to Control Eutrophication in Lakes

Mike Lurling and Maíra Mucci
Aquatic Ecology & Water Quality Management, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Gelderland, The Netherlands

Persistence Pays Off—Route to Sweeney Lake Delisting Follows Long and Winding Path

Greg Wilson
Barr Engineering Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota

Challenges in Treating Eutrophic Drinking Water Reservoirs With Lanthanum Modified Bentonite in Warm Regions – Cases From Brazil

Tiago Finkler Ferreira, Leonardo Kleba Lisboa, and Julia Costa
Hydroscience, Floriaopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Adsorption Capacities and Controlling Internal Nutrient Load by of Different Geo-Engineering Materials

Yuxin Shi¹, Maíra Mucci^1,2, and Miquel Lürling^1
1Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands; ²Limnological Solution International, Queensland, Australia

Session C3: Modeling Lake Hydrodynamics

Influence of Selective Withdrawal on Lake Mead Hydrodynamics Under Severe Drought

Chang L. Vang, Deena Hannoun, and Todd Tietjen
Southern Nevada Water Authority, Las Vegas, Nevada

Windfield Model Comparison for Evaluating Steep Lakeside Terrain Effects

David James¹, Joshua Gonzales², Nicholas Flach³, Sanjay Mathew⁴, and Austin Inouye^1
1University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada; ²Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada; ³California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California; ⁴University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nevada

Modeling Streamflow and Sediment Yield Within Two Mountainous Watersheds Within Rain-Snow-Transition Zone of the Sierra Nevada

Louis Amegbletor, Marc Beutel, and Safeeq Khan
University of California Merced, Merced, California

Enhancing Hydrodynamic Modeling for Managing Temperature in Urban Water Systems: A Case Study of Lake Washington and the Ship Canal

Thomas Mathis¹, Mehrzad Shahidzadehasadi¹, Bui Minh Hoa², and Paul M. Craig^1
1DSI, LLC, Edmonds, Washington; ²DSI, LLC, Hanoi, Vietnam

Session C4: Aeration and Mixing

High Flow Mechanical Circulators: Examples of Applications and Results

Tom C. Hausenbauer
Limnetics Corporation, Mishawaka, Indiana

To Mix or Not to Mix? Stratification-Preserving vs. Destratification Aeration of a Drinking-Water Supply Reservoir

Lee Bryant¹, Niamh Brockbank¹, and David Austin^2
1University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom; ²Jacobs, Saint Paul, Minnesota

Diffused Air Destratification Technology: Historical Use, Results, and Future Trends

Ken Kolesar¹, Alex Gerling², Elizabeth Crafton-Nelson², Mark Mobley¹, and Miles Mobley^1
1Mobley Engineering Inc., Norris, Tennessee; ²Hazen and Sawyer, Greenwood Village, Colorado

Swartswood Lake Aeration System Investigation

Michael Hartshorne¹ and Patrick Rose^2
1Princeton Hydro, Exton, Pennsylvania; ²Princeton Hydro, Trenton, New Jersey

Session C5: Aquatic Invasive Plant Management

Invasive Plant Management and Rare Aquatic Plants: Strategies to Mitigate and Prevent Loss of Desirable Species

Alejandro Reyes
GEI Consultants, Huntington Station, New York

Selective Control of Hydrilla and Other Vegetation Management to Restore Littoral Habitat in Lake Apopka, Florida

Nathalie Visscher¹, James Leary², Kelli Gladding², Erich Marzolf³, and Mark Heilman^4
1Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Inverness, Florida; ²University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; ³St. John’s River Water Management District, Palatka, Florida; ⁴SePRO, Carmel, Indiana

Forty Years of Management of Eurasian Watermilfoil at Saratoga Lake, New York

Dean Long
SLPID, Saratoga Springs, New York

Hydrilla Whack-a-Mole: The Evolution of a 7+ Year Pilot Project

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

Session C6: Community Science 2

Harnessing Community Science Data to Understand Gloeotrichia Blooms in the Belgrade Lakes

Danielle Wain¹, Grady Florance², Adrian Gellert², and Whitney King^2
17 Lakes Alliance, Belgrade Lakes, Maine; ²Colby College, Waterville, Maine

Volunteer Monitoring in Environmental Justice Areas and Disadvantaged Communities

Alene Onion and Charles Stoll
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany, New York

Back to the Future With bloomWatch: The Past, Present, and Future of an App for Crowdsourcing Cyanobacteria Bloom Reports

Shane Bradt
University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension, Durham, New Hampshire

The Winter LakeKeepers Program: Unveiling the Dynamics of Alberta’s Winter Lakes Through Citizen Science Monitoring

Kurstyn Perrin
Alberta Lake Management Society, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Concurrent Session D

9:15 am – 11:15 am

Why Lake Managers Could Find Benefit From More Lake Modeling

Keith Pilgrim¹, Katie Turpin-Nagel¹, and Peter Isles^2
1Barr Engineering Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota; ²Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, South Burlington, Vermont

Enhancing Understanding of African Great Lakes: Local Insights on Changes, Adaptations, and Possible Solutions for Lake Victoria

Edwin Wagah¹, Oyoo Ogeda², Osodo Bonzo², George Aira², Elizabeth Nyboer³, and Zsolt Molnar^4
1Eótvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary; ²Local Fisherfolk representative, Muhuru-Bay, Kenya; ³Adaptive Fishers Lab, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia; ⁴Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Traditional Ecological Knowledge Research Group, Budapest, Hungary

A Lake That Flows Both Ways Part 2: The Implementation Game

Katie Sweeney¹, Tim Clark¹, and Rob Zisette^2
1Herrera Environmental Consultants, Inc., Portland, Oregon; ²Herrera Environmental Consultants, Inc. Seattle, Washington

Microplastics: A Summary of Current Understanding of Human Health and Ecological Effects

Jenny Phillips
TRC, Fort Collins, Colorado

Watershed Planning, Partnerships, and Public Education to Address Excessive Nutrients in a Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Ancestral Pond

Matt Ladewig¹, Jason Steiding², Dale Oakley², Ashley Fisher³, Kimberly Groff⁴, Erik Mas⁵, Diane Mas⁵, and John Szczepanski^1
1TRC, East Providence, Rhode Island; ²Department of Natural Resources – Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, Mashpee, Massachusetts; ³Department of Natural Resources – Town of Mashpee, Mashpee, Massachusetts; ⁴Southeast New England Program Network, Marblehead, Massachusetts; ⁵Fuss & O’Neill, Inc., Springfield, Massachusetts

Session D2: National Lake Assessment

The US EPA’s National Lakes Assessment: 2022 Survey Results

Lareina Guenzel
US EPA OW/OWOW, Washington, District of Columbia

Predicting the Distribution of Cyanobacteria and Microcystin in Lakes of the Conterminous United States From Lake, Watershed, and Climate Characteristics

Amalia Handler¹, Jana Compton¹, Michael Dumelle¹, Marc Weber¹, Ryan Hill¹, Lara Jansen², Meredith Brehob³, Robert Sabo⁴, and Michael Peninno^4
1Pacific Ecological Systems Division, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, Corvallis, Oregon; ²Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education Post-doctoral Participant c/o Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, Corvallis, Oregon; ³Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Participant c/o Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, District of Columbia; ⁴Health Effects and Environmental Assessment Division, Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, District of Columbia

Assessing 50 Years of Change in Eutrophication in Lakes Sampled in the 1970s National Eutrophication Survey

Donald Benkendorf¹, Kerry Kuntz¹, Lareina Guenzel¹, Morgan Mack², and Alan Herlihy^3
1Office of Water, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, District of Columbia; ²ORISE, USEPA, Office of Water, Washington, District of Columbia; ³Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon

NALMS Information Systems for the Secchi Dip-In and Other NALMS Projects (AWQMS and Lake Observer)

Mark LeBaron
Gold Systems, Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah

Integrating Data Collection and Analysis Tools to Inform Regional Pond Assessment and Management on Cape Cod

Tim Pasakarnis¹, Tara Lewis¹, Jessica Rempel¹, Heather McElroy¹, Jennie Rheuban², Dylan Titmuss², and Liz Moran^3
1Cape Cod Commission, Barnstable, Massachusetts; ²Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts; ³Anchor QEA, Syracuse, New York

Revision of New Mexico’s Lake Nutrients Assessment and Sampling Methodologies Using USEPA’s 2021 “Ambient Water Quality Criteria to Address Nutrient Pollution in Lakes and Reservoirs” Models

Meredith Zeigler, Miguel Montoya, and Lynette Guevara
New Mexico Environment Department, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Session D3: Modeling Lake Water Quality

Predicting Ice Seasons on Minnesota’s Lakes

Tim Martin¹ and Casey Schoenebeck^2
1Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Saint Paul, Minnesota; ²Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Glenwood, Minnesota

Inhibition of Spring Turnover in a Brackish Lake Subject to Ice Cover

Sara Jamali¹, Edmund W Tedford¹, Bernard Laval¹, Roger Pieters², and Gregory A Lawrence^1
1Department of Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; ²Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Modeling Mechanically-Driven Internal Nutrient Loading in a Temperate Lake Using Coupled High-Resolution Weather, Hydrologic, and Hydrodynamic Models

Michael R. Kelly^1,2, Lloyd A. Treinish¹, Guillaume A.R. Auger¹, Vincent W. Moriarty^1,2, Anthony P. Praino¹, Michael E. Henderson¹, Mukul Tewari¹, John Ma¹, Harry R. Kolar¹, and Kevin C. Rose^2
1IBM Research, Yorktown Heights, New York; ²Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York

Using a Water-Quality Model to Evaluate Effects of Increased Storage on Reservoir Water Quality

Kevin Bierlein¹, Charly Hoehn², and Christine Hawley^1
1Hydros Consulting Inc., Boulder, Colorado; ²Chatfield Reservoir Mitigation Company Inc., Littleton, Colorado

Three-Dimensional Modeling and Short-Term CyanoHABs Forecasting in Lake Champlain

Kareem Hannoun¹, Imad A. Hannoun¹, Andrew W. Schroth², Asim Zia², Scott Turnbull², Patrick J. Clemins², Panagiotis Oikonomou², Muhammad Adil², Donna M. Rizzo², and Peter Isles^3
1Water Quality Solutions, McGaheysville, Virginia; ²University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont; ³Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, Montpelier, Vermont

A Spatial Screening Model for Identifying Priority Road Segments for Managing a Toxic Tire Chemical (6PPD-q)

Timothy Clark
Herrera Environmental Consultants, Portland, Oregon

Session D4: HAB Management

Developing Strategies for Overwintering Cyanobacteria in Sediments Contributing to Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)

Andrew McQueen¹, Alyssa Calomeni-Eck¹, Ciera Kinley-Baird², Elizabeth Smith³, Marvin Boyer⁴, and Gerard Clyde, Jr.^5
1US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, Mississippi; ²Aquatic Control, Seymour, Indiana; ³Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Bureau of Water, Topeka, Kansas; ⁴US Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, Kansas City, Missouri; ⁵US Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Retrievable 3D Printed Structures for Advanced Photocatalysis of Microcystins

Alyssa Calomeni-Eck, Andrew McQueen, Mark Ballentine, Brianna Fernando, Lauren May, and Nicolas Melby
US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, Mississippi

Managing Cyanobacteria in Reservoir Releases Using a Water Quality Control Curtain

Mike Deas¹, Brooke Mejica¹, and Demian Ebert^2
1Watercourse Engineering, Inc., Davis, California; ²PacifiCorp, Portland, Oregon

Fire, Flood, Algae, and Fish Kill – Assessment of Environmental Impacts in Lake Elsinore, California. A Chain of Events Following the Holy Fire and Follow-Up Studies to Test Innovative Remedial Technologies In Situ to Control Cyanobacteria Blooms.

Hannah Kranz¹, John Rudolph¹, Chris Stransky¹, Rebekah Guill², and Abigail Suter²
WSP, San Diego, California; ²Riverside Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Riverside, California

Oxygen Saturation Technology for HAB Control in Washington State Lakes

Rob Zisette, Timothy Clark, and Katie Sweeny
Herera Environmental Consultants, Seattle, Washington

The Role of Overwintering Microcystis Seedstock in Harmful Algal Bloom Dynamics

Ellen Preece¹, Janis Cooke², Timothy Otten³, and Katherine Cook^3
1California Department of Water Resources, Sacramento, California; ²Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board, Rancho Cordova, California; ³Bend Genetics, LLC., Sacramento, California

Session D5: Phosphorus Management Chemistry

Two Aluminium Mixtures for In-Stream Phosphorus Adsorption to Reduce Diffuse External Loads

Johan Christiaan van Snippenberg
Wageningen University, Wageningen, Gelderland, The Netherlands

Novel Ammonium and/or Phosphate Binders to Control Internal Loading in Lakes

Maíra Mucci and Mike Lurling
Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Gelderland, The Netherlands

Comparison of Aluminum and Lanthanum Based Products for Sediment Inactivation: Chemistry, Dosing, and Effectiveness

Harvey Harper
Environmental Research & Design, Belle Isle, Florida

A Large-Scale Phosphorus Mitigation Project Utilizing EutroSORB^® to Improve Water Quality at Moses Lake, Washington

Ryan Van Goethem¹, Scott Shuler², Byran Fuhrmann³, West Bishop³, and Terence McNabb^4
1EutroPHIX, Spokane, Washington; ²EutroPHIX, Carmel, Indiana; ³SePRO Corporation, Whitakers, North Carolina; ⁴AquaTechnex LLC., Bellingham, Washington

No-So-Rare Elements: How Lanthanide Elements Play Important Roles for Water and the Environment

Greg G. Page
Neo Water Treatment, Salt Lake City, Utah

Shallow Lakes Aren’t Small Deep Lakes – Management Challenges

Katie Turpin-Nagel¹, Keith Pilgrim¹, and Erica Sniegowski^2
1Barr Engineering Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota; ²Nine Mile Creek Watershed District, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Session D6: Education and Outreach 2

Beer for Good: Lakes Appreciation Month in the Hoosier State

Grace Patchett¹, Rod Williams², Jason Hoverman³, Sherri Reinsch³, Nick Burgmeier⁴, Eliza Hudson⁴, Lauren Frederick⁵, and Taylor Williams^5
1Indiana Lakes Management Society & Aquatic Control Seymour, Indiana; ²Texas Tech & Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana; ³Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana; ⁴Purdue University Corydon, Indiana; ⁵Metazoa Brewing Co., Indianapolis, Indiana

Studying the Transfer of Knowledge From Lake Scientists to Lake Communities: Outcomes of a Pennsylvania Adult Education Program

Benjamin Harris¹, Caroline Ramaley¹, Beth Norman², and Robyn Smyth^3
1Bard College – Center for Environmental Policy, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York; ²Lacawac Sanctuary Field Station and Environmental Education Center, Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania; ³Bard College – Department of Environmental and Urban Studies, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York

Bringing Primary Functions of Rim Dams to Classrooms of the Central Valley.

Patrick Maloney
Turlock Irrigation District, Turlock California

An Update on the 314 Working Group Activities

Christopher Mikolajczyk¹, Ben Rhoades¹, and Kellie Merrell^2
1Co-Chair NALMS 314 Working Group; ²President, NALMS

Lessons, Challenges, and Barriers – Advancing the National Nonpoint Source CWA §319 Program to Address Advancing Equity, Climate Change

Mike Scozzafava and Cyd Curtis
US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, District of Columbia

An Assessment of Online Search Terms to Control Aquatic Invasive Species: Implications for Education and Outreach Toward Ecologically Informed Aquatic Plant Management

Luke C. Huffman¹, Tim Campbell², Gavin Dehnert², and Bret Shaw^3
1Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies- Madison, Wisconsin; ²Wisconsin Sea Grant, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin;³Department of Life Sciences Communication & Division of Extension, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin

Session D7: Interesting Studies in Lake Management: Nutrients

Monitoring Nutrient and Sediment Loads to a Midwest Reservoir

Luis Garcia
USGS CMWSC, Urbana, Illinois

Algae Harvesting: A Scalable Solution for Long-term Nutrient Reduction and Management in Lakes

Byron A. Winston¹,  Daniel J. Levy², Trevor Campbell³, Tammy Karst-Riddoch⁴, and Ramdeo Seepaul^5
1AECOM, Tampa, Florida; ²AECOM Environmental Group, Fort Lauderdale, Florida; ³AECOM Environmental Group, Tallahassee, Florida; ⁴AECOM Environmental Group, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada; ⁵UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy, Florida

Long-Term Changes in Nutrient Supply From Watersheds and Fish Drive Shifts in Nitrogen vs Phosphorus Limitation of Phytoplankton in a Eutrophic Lake

Michael Vanni, Maria Gonzalez, Bart Grudzinski, and Amy Weber
Department of Biology, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio

Water Level Thresholds Drive Internal Nutrient Loading and Phytoplankton Diversity in a Tropical Eutrophic Reservoir

Jorge Ramirez-Zierold¹, Gloria Vilaclara², Martha Gaytan-Herrera², Patricia Valdespino³, Mariel Barjau-Aguilar⁴, Oscar Gerardo-Nieto¹, Sergio Castillo-Sandoval⁵, and Marin Merino-Ibarra^5
1UNAM-CONAHCYT. Mexico City, Mexico; ²FES Iztacala UNAM, Tlalnepantla, EdoMex., Mexico; ³Escuela Nacional de Ciencias de la Tierra, UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico; ⁴Instituto de Geología, UNAM. Mexico City, México; ⁵ICMIL, UNAM. Mexico City, Mexico

How Does the Nitrogen Cycle Behave With Water Level Fluctuations in a Tropical Eutrophic Reservoir? A Case Study Using a Long-Term 20- Year Series (2002–2020)

Mariel Barjau Aguilar¹, Jorge Alberto Ramírez-Zierold², Patricia Valdespino-Castillo³, F. Sergio Castillo-Sandoval³, Rocío Jetzabel Alcántara Hernández¹, and Martín Merino-Ibarra^3
1Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, México; ²Unidad Académica de Ecología y Biodiversidad Marina, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, D.F., México; ³Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México City, CDMX, México

Status of Water Quality and Habitat Restoration of Lake Apopka, Florida

Dean Dobberfuhl, Erich Marzolf, Andy Canion, and Jodi Slater
Division of Water Resources, St. Johns River Water Management District, Palatka, Florida

Concurrent Session E

12:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Sustaining White Birch Lake: Analyzing Water Quality and Stakeholder Concerns

Alex Allen and Dan Stich
State University of New York at Oneonta, Oneonta, New York

A Comparison of Phytoplankton Community Compositions and Water Quality of Lakes Mead and Mohave (Nevada-Arizona, USA)

Charlotte van der Nagel, Deena Hannoun, and Todd Tietjen
Southern Nevada Water Authority, Las Vegas, Nevada

Iron and Manganese Cycling in Relation to the Phytoplankton Communities of Monomictic Subtropical Lakes

Matthew F. Gladfelter, Peyton P. Johnson, Anna Claire Mollica, Kate L. Merrill, Michael B. McDonald, Ashley V. Hennessey, Sathya S. Ganegoda, Gabriela Agreda-Lopez, and Alan E. Wilson
Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA

Using Past and Present Data to Identify Trends in a Kettle Lake System

Alexander Javitz and Daniel Stich
SUNY Oneonta, Oneonta, New York

Piloting Low Salt Design for Chloride Reduction

Carolyn Dindorf¹ and Lori Haak^2
1Bolton & Menk, Inc., Plymouth, Minnesota; ²City of Eden Prairie, Eden Prairie, Minnesota

STREAM: A Satellite-Based Analysis Tool for Rapid Evaluation of Aquatic Environments

Nima Pahlevan¹, William Wainwright¹, Akash Ashapure¹, Navid Golpayegani², Akash Ashapure¹, Ryan O’Shea¹, Sakib Kabir¹, and Arun Saranathan^1
1Science Systems and Applications Inc. / NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Maryland; ²NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Maryland

Session E2: Water Quality Monitoring and Management

Further Explorations in Comparing Secchi Disk Depths With and Without a View Scope in Northeastern Lakes

Kendra Kilson and George Knoecklein
Northeast Aquatic Research, LLC, Mansfield Center, Connecticut

Water Transparency in Three Mexican Crater Lakes

Arturo Chacon-Torres, Norma Carrillo-Torres, and Catalina Rosas-Monge
University Michoacana San Nicolas Hidalgo, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico

Managing Lake Water Clarity Through Water Temperature Control

Jean Marie Boyer¹, Esther Vincent², and Kevin Bierlein^1
1Hydros Consulting, Boulder, Colorado; ²Northern Water, Berthoud, Colorado

An Update on Public-Private Approach to Lake and Watershed Management and How Municipal-Based Watershed Plans Are Paving the Way for Grant Funded Management Projects

Chris Mikolajczyk
Princeton Hydro LLC, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Lake Mead Continuous Water Quality Monitoring Platforms: Trials and Tribulations

Roslyn Flanagan¹, Todd Tietjen¹, and Scott Schieffer^2
1Southern Nevada Water Authority, Las Vegas, Nevada; ²City of Las Vegas, Nevada

How Climate Change Is Impacting the Monitoring and Management of Cyanobacteria Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)

Fred S. Lubnow
Princeton Hydro, LLC, Exton, Pennsylvania

Session E3: Modeling to Support Decision Making

Using Machine Learning to Detect Higher Levels of De Facto Reuse at a Drinking Water Intake

Emily Clements¹, Kyle Thompson², Gabriela Andrino¹, Deena Hannoun¹, and Eric Dickenson^1
1Southern Nevada Water Authority, Henderson, Nevada; ²Carollo Engineers, Inc., Austin, Texas

Estimating Water Quality Trends in Lake Mead’s Overton Arm Using a Generalized Additive Model Approach

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

How Is My Lake Doing? An Interactive Scorecard for Maine Lakes

Jeremy Deeds
Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Augusta, Maine

Modeling Watersheds and Lakes to Support Rational Management Decisions: LLRM and Lake Auburn

Kenneth Wagner
Water Resource Services, Wilbraham, Massachusetts

Science and Policy Arguments for a Dynamic TMDL Numeric Target in Lake Elsinore

Steve Wolosoff¹ and Richard Meyerhoff^2
1GEI Consultants, Boston, Massachusetts; ²GEI Consultants, Denver, Colorado

Investigating Cyanotoxin Drivers in Detroit Lake, Oregon

Norman Buccola¹ and Theo Dreher^2
1Portland District US Army Corps of Engineers, Portland, Oregon; ²Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon

Session E4: HAB Monitoring

Characterizing Trends in Seasonal Internal Loading With High-Frequency Sensors: Episodic Nutrient Fluxes as a Driver of Harmful Algal Blooms in Chautauqua Lake, NY

Vincent Moriarty¹, Mark Lucius², Allison Hrycik², Michael Kelly¹, Guillaume Auger³, Courtney Wigdahl-Perry⁴, Harry Kolar³, and Kevin Rose^2
1IBM Research/ Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Lake George, New York; ²Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York; ³IBM Research, Yorktown Heights, New York; ⁴State University of New York, Fredonia, New York

Using Unoccupied Aerial Systems to Monitor Cyanobacterial Blooms Across Seasons

Alan Wilson¹, Edna Fernandez-Figueroa², and Stephanie Rogers^1
1Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama; ²University of Tampa, Tampa, Florida

Harmful Algae Bloom Monitoring, Lake Evaluation, and Assessment Methodology in New York’s Small Lakes Using Sentinel-2 satellite data

Lewis McCaffrey¹, Sarah Rickard², Brian Duffy², Alene Onion², and Sarah Akbarnejad Nesheli^3
1New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Syracuse, New York; ²New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany, New York; ³State University of New York Environmental Science and Forestry College, Syracuse, New York

Monitoring Harmful Algal Blooms in the San Luis Reservoir, CA (USA) With Remote Sensing and a Ground Based Radiometer

Nicholas Tufillaro
Flying-Gybe, Inc., Corvallis, Oregon

Aqusens: AI-Powered Platform for Automated Quantification of Harmful Microobjects in Water

Maxim Batalin, Zoltan Gorocs, Dhruvin Naik, Jessica Keszey, Andrew Jones, Lin Li, and Maria Arredondo
Lucendi, Inc., Los Angeles, California

Investigating Harmful Algal Bloom Related Illness and Death Reported in California Freshwater and Estuarine Waters: A Collaborative Approach

Carly Nilson¹, Karen Odkins², Marisa Van Dyke¹, Thomas Hayashi³, and Shannon Murphy^4
1California State Water Resources Control Board, Sacramento, California; ²California Department of Fish and Wildlife, West Sacramento, California;³California Department of Public Health, Richmond, California; ⁴Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, Sacramento, California

Session E5: Phosphorus Management with Alum

Importance of Setting Appropriate Goals for Sediment Inactivation Treatments

Dendy Lofton
Stantec, Houston, Texas

The Science and Art of Alum Treatment Planning, Permitting, and Execution Through the State Regulatory Process

Laura Diemer
FB Environmental Associates, Dover, New Hampshire

Lake Ketchum Restoration – 10 Years of Success Preventing Harmful Algal Blooms and Restoring Lake Health

Shannon Brattebo¹, Marisa Burghdoff², and Jen Oden^2
1Tetra Tech, Inc., Spokane, Washington; ²Snohomish County Surface Water Management, Everett, Washington

Restoring Ticklenaked Pond Water Quality: 10 Years After Alum Treatment and Agricultural BMPs

Mark Mitchell
Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation and University of Vermont Lake Champlain Sea Grant, Burlington, Vermont

Reducing Internal Phosphorus Load in a Deep Massachusetts Lake With Limited Funding: AKA the Donut Approach

Carl Nielsen¹ and Keith Pilgrim^2
1TRC Corporation, Windsor, Connecticut; ²Barr Engineering, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Examining Fishery Response to Alum Treatments in Minnesota Lakes to Understand Probability of Change in an Untreated Vermont Lake

Katie Kramarczuk and Keith Pilgrim
Barr Engineering, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Session E6: Innovations in Education and Outreach

Sim Lake: Exploring Watershed Moments Using Virtual Reality

Kathryn Cottingham¹, Quin K. Shingai¹, Alexander S. Munson¹, Luke Cargill¹, Ravin J. Anderson¹, Elsie Wang¹, Jessica V. Trout-Haney¹, Jeffrey T. Kerby², and James Mahoney^1
1Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire; ²University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

The Colorado River Basin Post-2026 Operations Exploration Tool: Using Decision Making Under Deep Uncertainty Methods in a Web-Based Decision-Support Tool to Connect Policymakers and Stakeholders

Season Martin¹, Rebecca Smith², and Amelia Pruiett^3
1Virga Labs, Tucson, Arizona; ²US Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder, Colorado; ³Virga Labs, Portland, Oregon

Optimizing Web-based Outreach to Inform Ecologically Informed Aquatic Plant Management for Controlling Aquatic Invasive Species Under Changing Climate Conditions

Luke Huffman¹, Tim Campbell², Bret Shaw³, and Gavin Dehnert^2
1University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin; ²Wisconsin Sea Grant, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin; ³Department of Life Sciences Communication & Division of Extension, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin

Innovative Storytelling and Stakeholder Engagement Through Western Hydrologic Data Projections and Exploration Tools

Season Martin¹, Lydia Bleifuss², and Amelia Pruiett^3
1Virga Labs, Tucson, Arizona; ²Virga Labs, Los Angeles, California; ³Virga Labs, Portland, Oregon

Decision Support Tools for Pond Protection, Management, and Rehabilitation

Jessica Rempel
Cape Cod Commission, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Session E7: Data Verified Climate Impacts

Climate Change, Invasive Species, and Nutrient Pollution Are to Blame for Changing Primary Producers in the World’s Largest Freshwater Lake System

Euan Reavie, Meijun Cai, Katya Kovalenko, Elizabeth Alexson, and Holly Wellard Kelly
Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota

Responses of Saline Mono Lake to Climatic Variations

John Melack, Caroline Vignardi, and Robert Jellison
University of California, Santa Barbara, California

Changes in Weekly Water Temperature Trends Over Time and Across 4 Geographic Regions

Casey Schoenebeck¹, Tim Martin², and Will French^2
1Minnesota Department of Natural Resources; Alexandria, Minnesota; ²Minnesota Department of Natural Resources; St Paul, Minnesota

Dramatic Effect of a Climate Change Captured by Monitoring Data in Connecticut Lakes During 2023

George Knoecklein and Kendra Kilson
Northeast Aquatic Research, Mansfield Center, Connecticut

Changing Snowpack and Spring Climate Drive Summer Ecology in Mountain Lakes

Ceara J. Talbot¹, William D. Baccus², Steven C. Fradkin², Rebecca Lofgren³, Ashley Rawhouser⁴, and Stephanie E. Hampton^1
1Carnegie Institution for Science, Pasadena, California; ²Olympic National Park, National Park Service, Port Angeles, Washington; ³Mount Rainier National Park, National Park Service, Ashford, Washington; ⁴North Cascades National Park Complex, National Park Service, Sedro-Woolley, Washington

Burning Questions: Exploring the Impacts of Fire and Drought on Methane Dynamics in Freshwater Reservoirs

Ruth Thirkill, Corrin Clemons, Holly J. Oldroyd, and Alexander L. Forrest
University of California Davis and University of California Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center, Davis, California

Concurrent Session F

8:00 am – 10:00 am

Tahoe Environmental Observatory Network: An Investment Whose Time Has Come

Patricia Manley¹, Scott Allen², Gina Tarbill¹, Sudeep Chandra², Adrian Harpold², and Joanna Blaszczak^2
1US Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station, Placerville, California; ²University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada

Keeping Tahoe Blue… and Green: Monitoring the Tahoe Basin to Track Environmental Change and Meet Desired Conditions

Gina Tarbill¹, Patricia Manley¹, Sudeep Chandra², Shale Hunter¹, and Liraz Bistritz^1
1USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station, Placerville, California; ²University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe, Reno, Nevada

The Tahoe Environmental Observatory Network: Monitoring Climate and Terrestrial Ecosystem Health in Sentinel Watersheds

Scott T. Allen¹, Emily Burt¹, Abigail Sandquist¹, Joanna Blaszczak¹, Patricia Manley², Gina Tarbill², Adrian Harpold¹, and Sudeep Chandra^1
1University of Nevada Reno, Reno Nevada; ²US Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station, Placerville, California

Session F2: Complex Phosphorus Cycling

Sediment Phosphorus Release in a Shallow Eutrophic Reservoir Cove

James McCarty
Beaver Water District, Lowell, Arkansas

Phosphorus Cycling in Wetlands, Aquatic Plants, and Algae

Byran Fuhrmann¹, Carey Barkley², Jason Scott², and Chase Kilgore^2
1EutroPHIX, Whitakers, North Carolina; ²SePRO Corporation, Whitakers, North Carolina

Understanding the Role of Recalcitrant Organic Phosphorus Mineralization on Phosphorus Dynamics to Control Algal Blooms in Freshwaters

Tasnuva Farnaz, Iffat Tasnim, and Francisco Cubas
Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia

Quantifying Recalcitrant Organic Phosphorus Mineralization in Sediments to Assess Its Contribution to the Soluble Reactive Phosphorus Pool in Freshwaters

Iffat Tasnim, Tasnuva Farnaz, and Francisco Cubas
Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia

Where’s the Phosphorus Flux?

Marc Beutel
University of California, Merced, California

Wild Rice Wetlands as a Remediation Strategy for Aquaculture Wastewater

Nicholas Blandford^1,2, Leah Dickenson^1,2, Jay Toews², Krista Robertson¹, Richard Grosshans³, Bruce Hardy⁴, Nazim Cicek¹, and Vince Palace^5
1University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; ²Toews Environmental Consulting & Aquatic Sciences, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; ³International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; ⁴Myera Group, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; ⁵IISD – Experimental Lakes Area, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Session F3: Use of eDNA in Lake Management

From Detection to Action: Leveraging eRNA for Dynamic Lake and Reservoir Management

John Higley
EQO, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I’ve Seen Fire and I’ve Seen Rain: Impact of Scale on eDNA Biodiversity Insights

Rachel Meyer¹ and Julie Stanford^2
1UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California; ²eDNA Explorer, Mountain View, California

Using Environmental DNA Metabarcoding as a Tool to Understand How Zooplankton Communities Respond to Nutrient Loadings

Leah Dickenson¹, Nicholas Blandford¹, Krista Robertson¹, Mark Hanson¹, Daniel Heath², Bruce Hardy³, and Vince Palace^4
1University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; ²University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada; ³Myera Group, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; ⁴IISD Experimental Lakes Area, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Paired Electrofishing and Environmental DNA Survey of American Eel Within the Upper Susquehanna Watershed, NY

Kari Minissale¹, Dan Stich¹, Aaron Henning², and Luanne Steffy^2
1State University of New York at Oneonta, New York; ²Susquehanna River Basin Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Tracking Zoonotic Mosquitos Using Inland Water eDNA

Genevieve D’Avignon¹, Yannick Huot¹, Irene Gregory-Eaves², David Walsh³, and Antoinette Ludwig^4
1Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada; ²McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada; ³Concordia University, Montréal, Québec, Canada; ⁴Agence de la santé publique du Canada, Laboratoire National de Microbiologie

Session F4: Fish

Baiting Hollow Fish Passage Conceptual Design

Luke Gervase
GEI Consultants, Huntington Station, New York

Alewife to Dreissenid Mussels, and the Corresponding Changes in Population Indices of Lake Trout in Otsego Lake NY 1992–2022

Nicholas Jordan and Daniel Stich
Biology Department, SUNY Oneonta, Oneonta, New York

Lake Response to a Long-Term, Innovative Carp Management Program

Matt Kocian¹ and Przemek Bajer^2
1Rice Creek Watershed District, Blaine, Minnesota; ²Carp Solutions LLC, New Brighton, Minnesota

Automation in Invasive Fish Exclusion and Removal

Cameron Swanson¹, M. Vincent Hirt¹, Przemek G. Bajer^1,2
1Carp Solutions LLC, St. Paul, Minnesota; ²University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota

Mercury in Fish in California Lakes, 2015–2023

Jay Davis¹, Michael Weaver¹, Anna Holder², Autumn Bonnema³, William Jakl³, and Wes Heim^3
1San Francisco Estuary Institute, Richmond, California; ²California State Water Resources Control Board, Sacramento, California; ³Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, Moss Landing, California

Session F5: Oxygenation Outside the Box

Coastal Dead Zones and Oxygen Deficits: Scaling Up Hypolimnetic Oxygenation Technology in Lakes to Seas

David Austin
Jacobs, St. Paul, Minnesota

Dick Speece to the Rescue – The Fate of Methane Production in Reservoirs

David Clidence
Eco Oxygen Technologies, LLC, Indianapolis, Indiana

Hydrology and Oxygen Addition Drive Nutrients, Metals, and Methylmercury Cycling in a Hypereutrophic Water Supply Reservoir

Naivy Dennise Rodal Morales and Marc Beutel
Environmental Systems Graduate Group, University of California Merced, California

Managing Water Quality in an Urban Lake: Evaluation of the Largest Nanobubble Technology Deployment in the U.S. at Lake Elsinore, CA

Denise Devotta and Christian Ference
Moleaer, Hawthorne, California

Engineering Improved Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen Conditions to Support Migrating Salmon in the Lake Washington Ship Canal

Jason Mulvihill-Kuntz¹ and David Austin^2
1King County, Washington; ²Jacobs, Saint Paul, Minnesota

Session F6: Monitoring and Management

The Elkhart Lake Improvement Association 10-Year Plan of Action for Lake Improvement and Water Quality

Kevin Sofen and Sarah Majerus
Elkhart Lake Improvement Association, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin

Participatory Approach to Lake Monitoring in Alberta, Canada

Brittany Onysyk
Alberta Lake Management Society, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

The Continued Use of Green Infrastructure in the Management of Both Deal Lake (NJ) and Its Watershed

Christopher Mikolajczyk¹ and Don Brockel^2
1Princeton Hydro LLC, Trenton, New Jersey; ²Deal Lake Commission, Oakhurst, New Jersey

How Centralized Data Management Ensures Data Quality and Defensibility for Nebraska

Everett Adams and Ronan O’Maitiu
Aquatic Informatics, Denver, Colorado

Patterns in Minnesota’s Lake User Perception, Eutrophication, and Lake Assessment Datasets – A 35 Year “Big Data” Retrospective

Allison Gamble¹, Jesse Anderson², and Lee Engel^1
1Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, St. Paul, Minnesota; ²Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Duluth, Minnesota

HABs in Smith Mountain Lake: How the Smith Mountain Lake Association Is Preparing and Planning for the Future Through the Use of Standard and New Planning Techniques.

Chris Mikolajczyk¹, Fred Lubnow¹, and Keri Green^2
1Princeton Hydro LLC, Trenton, New Jersey; ²Smith Mountain Lake Association, Moneta, Virginia

Session F7: Addressing Climate Change Through Lake Management

Sites Reservoir: Addressing Climate Change by Building Water Resiliency to a State’s Existing Water Infrastructure

John Spranza
HDR Engineering, Sacramento, California

A Lake Management Framework for Global Application: Monitoring, Restoring, and Protecting Lakes Through Community Engagement

Kellie Merrell¹, Jacob A. Cianci-Gaskill², Jennifer L. Klug³, Edward E. Millard⁴, Danielle J. Wain⁵, Lilith Kramer⁶, Dianneke van Wijk⁶, Ma Cristina A. Paule-Mercado⁷, Kerri Finlay⁸, Max R. Glines⁹, Elias M. Munthali¹⁰, Sven Teurlincx⁶, Lisa Borre¹¹, and Norman D. Yan^12
1Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, Montpelier, Vermont; ²Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Huron, Ohio; ³Biology Department, Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut; ⁴Environmental Applied Science and Management Department, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; ⁵7 Lakes Alliance, Belgrade Lakes, Maine; ⁶Department of Aquatic Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Wageningen, The Netherlands; ⁷Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrobiology, České Budějovice, Czech Republic; ⁸Biology Department, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; ⁹Department of Biological Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York; ¹⁰Operations Department, Northern Region Water Board, Mzuzu, Malawi; ¹¹Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, New York; ¹²Friends of the Muskoka Watershed, Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada

Interbasin Transfers and Lake Management Challenges in the Face of Changing Climate and Community Needs

Matt Ladewig, Stephanie Martin, and John Szczepanski
TRC, East Providence, Rhode Island

Climate Resilient Forest Restoration to Support Healthy Watersheds

Aaron Vanderpool¹, Patricia Maloney¹, Camille Jensen¹, Shannon Lynch², Mui Lay³, Susan Ustin³, and Sean Hogan^4
1University of California – Davis, Tahoe Environmental Research Center, Incline Village, Nevada; ²University of California – Davis, Department of Plant Pathology, Davis, California; ³University of California – Davis, LAWR & Institute for the Environment, Davis, California; ⁴University of California – Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR), Davis, California

Development of a Watershed Plan to Improve Resiliency to Climate Change for Lake Auburn in Auburn, Maine

Zach Eichenwald¹, Anne Malenfant¹, Bernadette Kolb¹, and Erica Kidd^2
1CDM Smith, Boston, Massachusetts; ²Auburn Water District / Lewiston Water Division, Auburn, Maine

Coupling Remotely Sensed Algae, Littoral Vegetation, and Reservoir Operational Records: Critical Pieces to Understanding GHG Emissions in Lakes and Reservoirs

Carly Hansen¹, Paul Matson¹, Sajad Hamidi², Rachel Pilla¹, and Natalie Griffiths^1
1Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee; ²Slipper Rock University, Slippery Rock Pennsylvania

Concurrent Session G

10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Potential Contribution of Differential Cooling to Winter Mixing and Reoxygenation in Deep Oligotrophic Lakes

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

Microplastics in Lake Tahoe: Leveraging Scientific Evidence to Identify Priorities

Monica Arienzo¹, Win Cowger², Sudeep Chandra³, Madonna Dunbar⁴, Dan Segan⁵, Melissa Thaw⁶, Jen Mair⁷, Robert Larsen⁸, and Microplastics Stakeholder group
¹Desert Research Institute, Reno, Nevada; ²Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution Research, Long Beach, California; ³University of Nevada Reno, Reno, Nevada; ⁴Incline Village General Improvement District and Tahoe Water Suppliers Association, Incline Village, Nevada; ⁵Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Stateline, Nevada; ⁶Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board, South Lake Tahoe, California; ⁷Zephyr Collaboration, Tahoe, California; ⁸Tahoe Science Advisory Council Program Officer, South Lake Tahoe, California

Suspended Particulate Matter Aggregation in Lake Tahoe

Kenneth Larrieu¹, Yixuan Song², Matthew Rau³, and Alexander L. Forrest^1
1UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center, Davis, California; ²University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography, Kingston, Rhode Island; ³George Washington University Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Washington, District of Columbia

Tahoe Blue Beaches: Raising the Bar on Beach Management at Lake Tahoe Through Innovative Engineering, Education, and Enforcement Approaches

Laura Patten¹, Jesse Patterson¹, JT Chevalier², and JB Harris^2
1League to Save Lake Tahoe, South Lake Tahoe, California; ²ECO-CLEAN Solutions, South Lake Tahoe, California

Site Walk of the Burke Creek Rabe Meadow Riparian Restoration Project

Meghan Kelly
Nevada Tahoe Conservation District, Zephyr Cove, Nevada

How a Partnership Came Together to Tackle a Complex Regulatory Maze to Fight the Largest Aquatic Infestation in Lake Tahoe

Dennis Zabaglo¹, Kat McIntyre¹, Kim Caringer¹, Emily Frey¹, Jesse Patterson², Laura Patton², Pete Wolcott³, and Lars Anderson^4
1Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Stateline, Nevada; ²League to Save Lake Tahoe, South Lake Tahoe, California; ³Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association, South Lake Tahoe, California; ⁴Waterweed Solutions, Point Reyes, California

Session G2: Stormwater

Metals, PAH and Phosphorus Concentrations in Sediments of 20 Urban Wet Detention Ponds

Michael Mallin, Lawrence Cahoon, Nick Picha, and Matthew McIver
University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina

Flow Equalization Basin Management to Support P Retention in Everglades Stormwater Treatment Areas (STAs)

Matt Powers¹, Richard James¹, Jim Myles², and Ryan Goebel^1
1South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, Florida; ²DB Environmental Laboratories, Inc., Rockledge, Florida

Construction and Performance of “Undersized” Flow-Through Stormwater Wetlands

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

Cherry Creek Basin Water Quality Authority’s Stormwater BMP Effectiveness Synthesis for Nutrient Reduction

Jane Clary
Cherry Creek Basin Water Quality Authority, Denver, Colorado

A Stormwater Monitoring Program to Survey Contaminants Discharged to the Source Water Supplies of the City of Calgary.

Eric Camm and Norma Ruecker
City of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Session G3: Sediment Mangement

Active Reservoir Management to Mitigate Capacity Loss Due to Sedimentation

Wiliam Weiss¹, Phoebe Aron¹, and Hans Figuero^2
1Hazen and Sawyer, Baltimore, Maryland; ²CSA Group, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Mountain Lake, San Francisco: A Triumph Over Adversity in Lake Management: Part 1 – Gladis the Poisoned Swan & the “Golden Gater”

Alex Horne¹, Phoebe Parker-Shames², and Lewis Stringer^2
1Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California; ²Presidio Trust, San Francisco, California

Mountain Lake San Francisco: A Triumph Over Adversity in Lake Management: Part 2 – Classic Lake Management Meets New Management Methods

Phoebe Parker-Shames¹, Lewis Stringer², and Alex Horne^2
1Presidio Trust, San Francisco, California; ²Ecological Engineering Group, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California

Assessing the Success of a Calcium Peroxide-Based Product and Its Effect on Sediment Reduction and Water Parameters in Multiple Small Waterbodies

Kate Waters-Hart
Oase GmbH, Hörstel, Germany

Session G4: Oxygenation Design & Considerations

Oxygenation; a Universal Solution to Water Quality Issues

Paul Gantzer
Gantzer Water, LLC, Madison, Wisconsin

Engineering Considerations for Oxygenation Deployment Lake and Reservoirs

David Clidence¹, Gary Mochizuki², and William K. Faisst^3
1ECO2Tech, Indianapolis, Indiana; ²Haley & Aldrich, Walnut Creek, California; ³William K. Faisst Consulting Engineer, Inc., Walnut Creek, California

Assessment of Hypolimnetic Oxygen Demand and Sediment Nutrient Release Potential in Manasquan Reservoir, New Jersey

Marc Beutel¹, Naivy Rodal-Morales^1,2, Frank Browne³, Neeraj Batta⁴, and Heather Desko^5
1University of California, Merced, California; ²Stillwater Sciences, Berkeley, California; ³FX Browne, Inc., a Division of Bogia Engineering, Inc., Lansdale, Pennsylvania; ⁴BATTA Environmental Associates, Inc., Newark, Delaware; ⁵New Jersey Water Supply Authority, Clinton, New Jersey

Evaluation and Conceptual Design of an Hypolimnetic Oxygenation System for the Manasquan Reservoir

Ali Behbahani¹, Frank Browne¹, Ken Wagner², Neeraj Batta³, and Heather Desko^4
1FX Browne, Inc. / Bogia Engineering, Inc., Lansdale, Pennsylvania; ²Water Resource Services, Wilbraham, Massachusetts; ³BATTA Environmental Associates, Inc., Newark, Delaware; ⁴New Jersey Water Supply Authority, Clinton, New Jersey

Using Unmanned Aerial Systems to Manage an Aquatic Invasive Plant in an Oklahoma Drinking Water Reservoir

Jamey D. Jacob¹, Scott H. Stoodley², and Andrew R. Dzialowski^3
1Mechanical & Aero-Space Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma; ²Environmental Science Graduate Program, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma; ³Department of Integrative Biology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma

Session G5: Paleolimnology 1

Paleolimnological Assessment of Subfossil Chironomid Assemblage Changes Following Climate-Driven Stratification Changes in Previously Polymictic Lake Opinicon (Ontario, Canada)

Dylan Lansing, Emma Graves, Neal Michelutti, and John P. Smol
Paleoecological Environmental Assessment and Research Laboratory, Department of Biology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Long-Term Changes in Wolf Lake: A Paleolimnological Perspective for an Indigenous-Led Conservation Area

Julia Paton¹, Emma Graves¹,Neal Michelutti¹, John Gunn², Jane Kirk³, Andrew Paterson⁴, and John Smol^1
1Paleoecological Environmental Assessment and Research Laboratory, Department of Biology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; ²Vale Living with Lakes Centre, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; ³Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, Ontario, Canada; ⁴Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation, and Parks, Dorset, Ontario, Canada

Assessing the Spatial Footprint of Silver Mining and Recent Climate Warming on Lakes Near Keno City, Yukon

Evan A. Jones¹, Jamie A. Would¹, Michael F.J. Pisaric², Neal Michelutti¹, and John P. Smol^1
1Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; ²Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Multi-century Environmental Change and Cyanobacterial Dynamics Inferred From Lake Sediments in Three Mile Lake, Ontario, Canada

Elizabeth Favot¹, Kathleen Rühland¹, Andrew Paterson², William Dodsworth³, John Smol¹, and Frances Pick^3
1Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; ²Dorset Environmental Science Centre, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, Dorset, Ontario, Canada; ³University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ecological Characterization of Diatoms in Florida Lakes for Bioassessment and Historical Applications

Isabelle G. Rytlewski¹, Thomas J. Whitmore¹, Francesca M. Lauterman², and Melanie A. Riedinger-Whitmore^1
1Department of Integrative Biology, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida; ²Black & Veatch, Tampa, Florida

Session G6: Recreation

Vermont’s Wakesports Rule: An Aquatic Invasive Species Risk Assessment for Lakes and Ponds With Defined Wakesports Zones

Lizzy Gallagher, Kimberly Jensen, and Olin Reed
Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, Montpelier, Vermont

Drought & Flood: Impacts to Lake Recreation Management

Ryan Reis and Brannon Gomes
Turlock Irrigation District / Don Pedro Recreation Agency, La Grange, California

Building Outdoor Recreation Monitoring Programs for Lake Systems: Results From the Lake Tahoe Sustainable Outdoor Recreation Project

Derek Kauneckis
Desert Research Institute (DRI), Reno, Nevada

Assessing Boat Activity Impacts and Evaluating No-Wake Zone Policies in Nearshore Environments.

Sergio A. Valbuena, S. Geoffrey Schladow, and Fabian A. Bombardelli
University of California, Davis, California

Protecting Water Quality, Ecology, and Recreation at Donner Lake, CA Through Collaboration and Monitoring

Kara Steeland¹, Lisa Wallace², and Michele Prestowitz^2
1Truckee Meadows Water Authority, Reno, Nevada; ²Truckee River Watershed Council, Truckee, California

Session G7: Climate Change and Infrastructure

The Cost of Climate Change: How Weather Whiplash and Wildfire Affected Castaic Lake and the Downstream Drinking Water Treatment Plant

Kelly Lorenz
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, La Verne, California

Building Resilience to Climate Change in the Colorado River Basin

Season Martin¹, Fay Hartman², and Amelia Pruiett^3
1Virga Labs, Tucson, Arizona; ²American Rivers, Denver, Colorado; ³Virga Labs, Portland, Oregon

Investigating Landscape-Level Drivers of Road Salt Pollution in the Lake Champlain Basin

Mikala L’Hote and Brendan Wiltse
Adirondack Watershed Institute, Paul Smith’s, New York

Nearshore Lake Environments As Sentinels of Lake Ecosystem Responses to Hydroclimatic Change

Joanna Blaszczak¹, Kelly Loria¹, Emily Burt¹, Scott Allen¹, Adrian Harpold¹, Emily Carlson², Sudeep Chandra², and Patricia Manley^3
1Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Science and the Global Water Center, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nevada; ²Biology Department and the Global Water Center, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nevada; ³Pacific Southwest Research Station, U.S. Forest Service, Placerville, California

Using Green Infrastructure to Create Amenities in Ultra-Urban Areas: Challenges and Upkeep

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

Concurrent Session H

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Utilizing Innovative Technologies to Reduce the Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species in Lake Tahoe

Jesse Patterson and Laura Patten
League to Save Lake Tahoe, South Lake Tahoe, California

Control Methods Test (CMT) at the Tahoe Keys Lagoons, South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA: Coordination and Implementation

Lars Anderson¹, Rick Link², Emily Fry³, Dennis Zabaglo³, Toni Pennington⁴, and Stephen Metzgen^5
1WaterweedSolutions, Point Reyes, California; ²Sierra Ecosystems Associates, Placerville, California; ³Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, South Lake Tahoe, California; ⁴Environmental Science Associates, Bend, Oregon; ⁵Blankinship and Associates (a BOWMAN Company), Davis, California

Harnessing UV-C Energy for Effective Aquatic Invasive Plant Management

John J. Paoluccio
Inventive Resources Inc., Salida, California

An Evaluation of the Movement and Degradation of Herbicide Residues and Degradants in Tahoe Keys Lagoons and Lake Tallac Following the First Ever Permitted Use of Aquatic Herbicides in Lake Tahoe

Stephen Metzger¹, Dennis Zabaglo², and Emily Frey^2
1Blankinship, a BOWMAN Company, Davis, California; ²Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Stateline, Nevada

Sequential Use of Multiple Methods to Control of Aquatic Weeds in the Tahoe Keys, South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA

Toni Pennington¹ and Lars W.J. Anderson^2
1Environmental Science Associates, Bend, Oregon; ²WaterweedSolutions, Point Reyes, California

The Benefits and Limitation of the Use of In Situ Rhodamine Dye Monitoring as a Surrogate for Herbicides: Control Method Test Case Study

James Lem¹, Dennis Zabaglo², and Emily Frey^2
1Blankinship, a BOWMAN Company, Davis, California; ²Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Stateline, Nevada

Session H2: Aeration and Oxygenation Drinking Water

How Lake and Reservoir Water Quality Impacts Drinking Water Treatability and What Lake Managers Can Do About It

Byran Fuhrmann¹ and Marc Beutel^2
1EutroPHIX, Whitakers, North Carolina; ²UC Merced, Merced, California

Free Bubble Diffuser Technology for Hypolimnetic Oxygenation at Western Drinking Water Reservoirs

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

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

William (Bill) Garrett, Jeremy Driver, and Trellany Roberts
Alabama Power Company, Birmingham, Alabama

Upper San Leandro Reservoir Hypolimnetic Oxygen 23 Years Later

Mark Mobley¹, Ken Kolesar¹, Miles Mobley¹, and Jacky Lau^2
1Mobley Engineering Inc., Norris, Tennessee; ²East Bay Municipal Utility District, Oakland, California

Session H3: Clear Lake

Clear Lake Integrated Science Symposium: Summary of the Science, Research and Management of This Ancient, Hypereutrophic Lake

Angela De Palma-Dow¹, Jeanine Pfeiffer², and Abby Leutholdt^3
1County of Lake Water Resources, Lakeport, California; ²Lakeport, California; ³Abby Leu Presents, Kelseyville, California

Watershed Modeling of Water-Quality and Flow in Tributaries to Clear Lake, California: Natural and Anthropogenic Influences on Nutrient and Sediment Transport

Joseph Domagalski, Charles Alpers, Dina Saleh, and Michelle Stern
US Geological Survey, Sacramento, California

Small- and Large-Scale Spatiotemporal Heterogeneity in Clear Lake, CA: Implications for Cyanobacterial Blooms, Microbial Community Composition, and Toxin Monitoring

David A. Caron¹, Isha Kalra¹, Brittany Stewart¹, Eric A. Webb¹, Gaurav S. Sukhatme¹, Christropher Denniston¹, Isabel M. Rayas¹, Meredith D.A. Howard², Adam Willingham³, Shawn Sneddon³, Stephanie A. Smith³, and Jayme Smith^4
1University of Southern California Los Angeles, California; ²Central Valley Regional Water Control Board, Rancho Cordova, California; ³Xylem, Washington, District of Columbia; ⁴Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, Costa Mesa, California

Developing Invasive Species Management on Clear Lake and the Challenges Along the Way

Luis Santana
Robinson Rancheria Environmental Center, Nice, California

Session H4: HAB Drivers and Predictors

Predictive Modeling for Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms at Ohio Inland Lakes and Integration of Cyanobacteria Assessment Network (CyAN) Satellite Estimates

Jessica Cicale¹, Erin Stelzer¹, Lauren Lynch¹, and Keith Loftin^2
1USGS Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center, Columbus, Ohio; ²USGS, Kansas Water Science Center, Lawrence, Kansas

Assessment of Sediment Processes Affecting CHAB Prevalence in Stockton Waterfront – Microcystis Sediment Seed Stock Recruitment Assay

Christine Leah Abalo¹, Marc Beutel¹, and Ellen P. Preece^2
1University of California Merced, Merced, California; ²California Department of Water Resources, Sacramento, California

Aphanizomenon Phenomenon: Wildfire Driven HAB Mitigation

Alex Bentz
Denver Water, Denver, Colorado

Evaluating the Effects of Herbicides on Aquatic Microbial Communities and Ecosystem Health in North American Lakes

Oluwaseun Olubodun, Matthew Saxton, Iyana Oliviel, Helena Hitch, and Jolie Pyles
Department of Biology, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio

Predicting Taste and Odor in New England Drinking Water Reservoirs

Benjamin Burpee
GZA, Manchester, Connecticut

Long-Term Water Quality Patterns in a Western US Reservoir

Sarah Burnet and Frank Wilhelm
University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho

Session H5: Paleolimnology 2

Tracking Long-Term Ecological Responses to Climate-Driven Changes in Salinity Using Cladocera and Other Proxies in Athalassic Lakes From Central Yukon, Canada

Jamie A. Would¹, Evan A. Jones¹, Lauren Nesbitt², Michael F. Pisaric², Neal Michelutti¹, and John P. Smol^1
1Paleoecological Environmental Assessment and Research Laboratory, Department of Biology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; ²Department of Geography, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.

Tracking the Effects of Seabird-Driven Eutrophication on Long-Term Changes in Aquatic Foodwebs: A Paleolimnological Perspective

Zoe A. Kane, Matthew P. Duda, Brigitte Simmatis, and John P. Smol
Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Using Sedimentary Cladocerans to Track the Environmental History of Anthropogenic Stressors in Lakes Within the Atikameksheng Anishnawbek First Nations Reserve

Emma L. Graves¹, Julia Paton¹, Robert Paishegwon², Neal Michelutti¹, John Gunn³, Jane Kirk⁴, Andrew M. Paterson⁵, and John P. Smol^1
1Paleoecological Environmental Assessment and Research Laboratory, Department of Biology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; ²Lands Group, Atikameksheng Anishinabek First Nations, Naughton, Ontario, Canada; ³Vale Living with Lakes Centre, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; ⁴Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, Ontario, Canada; ⁵Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation, and Parks, Dorset, Ontario, Canada

Historical Alkalization of Dilute Florida Lakes and the Influence of Four Potential Drivers

Thomas J. Whitmore, Melanie A. Riedinger-Whitmore, Isabelle G. Rytlewski, and Cody M. Letts
University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida

Tracking Long-Term Changes in Deepwater Oxygen Levels in Ontario Lake Trout Lakes: A Paleolimnological Perspective

Sarah Waldron¹, Andrew M. Paterson², Roberto Quinlan³, and John P. Smol^1
1Paleoecological and Environmental Assessment and Research Laboratory, Department of Biology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; ²Environmental Monitoring and Reporting Branch, Ontario Ministry of the Environmental, Conservation and Parks, Dorset, Ontario, Canada; ³Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada