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Workgroups
The Central Plains Center for BioAssessment is a member of several workgroups that are groups of cooperating participants from different organizations who work toward a common goal, such as organization of workshops or development of criteria.
Biological Criteria Workgroup
The Biocriteria Workgroup is developing regional reference condition guidelines for streams, with particular focus on establishing guidelines for key physical, chemical, habitat, and biological variables for 250 regional reference streams. The workgroup also develops topics of interest for the biocriteria workshops hosted by CPCB.
Nutrient Criteria Workgroup
The Nutrient Criteria Workgroup, also called the "US EPA Region 7 Regional Technical Assistance Group", works together to establish nutrient criteria for lakes, streams, and wetlands of the US EPA Region 7 and the Central Plains Region.
Missouri River Workgroup
This workgroup consists of scientists from Regions 7 and 8 to establish nutrient criteria for the Missouri River.
Sediment Workgroup
CPCB facilitates a regional sediment workgroup consisting of aquatic ecologists, biologists, and hydrologists from throughout EPA Region 7 to evaluate linkages between sediment indicators and biological indicators within streams of the Central Plains region. The overall goal of this project is to promote the identification, quantification, and understanding of sediment and sediment erosion processes on aquatic life.
Taste and Odor Workgroup
The Taste and Odor Workgroup was created in 2006 to help translate up-to-date scientific research into practical water resource management and treatment strategies. The workgroup consists of scientists and representatives from university, state and federal agencies and water treatment facilities.
Community Outreach
CPCB also participates in various events in the Region, as well as visiting various local schools to give presentations on aquatic ecology and water resource issues. Contact Debbie Baker if you would like more information about these services.
Earth Day
Lawrence KS and Ft. Leavenworth, KS: CPCB participates in these annual Earth Day celebrations which aims to educate the community about alternative modes of transportation, sustainable living techniques, and our local environment. CPCB's contribution to this event is an educational booth displaying a variety of local aquatic insect specimens as well as information about our ongoing water quality projects.
Haskell Indian Nations University
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| Joey Anderson |
Through the KU/Haskell BRIDGE and RISE programs, we have had two Haskell students work with us. In 2000, Lindsay Chischilly was involved in the planning and instrumentation of a nonpoint source pollution water quality project. Results were presented and questions were answered by the student and CPCB mentors at the annual BRIDGE banquet. Click here to view a PowerPoint presentation of this project. Additionally, in 2004-2005, Joey Anderson participated in the National Wadeable Streams Assessment project.
Leavenworth County High Schools, Kansas
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| Tonganoxie High School students learning about electrofishing methods at Stranger Creek. |
In conjunction with biological assessments of Stranger and Wolf Creeks in Leavenworth County, Kansas, we have helped to initiate a water quality monitoring program that is being conducted by students at Tonganoxie, Linwood-Basehor, and Pleasant Ridge High Schools.
We provide hands-on training sessions to these students in order to demonstrate the procedures that are used to measure various physical, biological, and chemical water quality variables. Click here to read more about the Wolf Creek assessment.
