BEACH 101 – Shannon Briggs and members of the Michigan Lab Network (MiNet) Learn from success stories on how to prepare a sampling plan, consider options for lab testing, communicate results to the public, and when to use rapid methods and source tracking to improve beach water quality.
1:00 p.m.
SANITARY SURVEYS - Lexi Porter and Katelyn Anderson, Annis Water Resources Institute, Grand Valley State University (AWRI-GVSU) This session will train beach managers to use the USEPA’s sanitary survey app Survey123 and download data, including harmful algal bloom and foam pictures and results. Learn how to use data from sanitary surveys and routine monitoring data to identify sources of pollution. Sanitary surveys lead to corrective actions and successful remediation efforts. Survey123 provides a platform to digitally link sanitary survey data with photos of site conditions that can be used to document current conditions, alert others of conditions that may be hazardous, and create a historical record for future reference.
2:00 p.m.
RAPID TESTING WITH DRAFT METHOD C –MiNet Members Learn how to work with qPCR and ddPCR to quickly determine that a beach is open or closed. Discussion will primarily be for Draft Method C for E. coli using qPCR and ddPCR methods. All levels of experience are welcome to join.
Panel: How to's and lessons learned
Matt Flood, Michigan State University: Quick overview of Draft Method C
Josh Sharp, Northern Michigan University: qPCR or ddPCR?
Mike Swain, Oakland County Health Division: Using the qPCR results
SOURCE TRACKING – MiNet Members Learn to use qPCR and ddPCR methods with sanitary surveys to identify hosts of fecal contamination that cause beach closures. All levels of experience are welcome to join.
Panel: Using microbial source tracking (MST) to identify causes of fecal contamination at beaches
Matt Flood, Michigan State University
Tami Sivy, Saginaw Valley State University
Michael Eslick, Public Health Muskegon County
Discussion/Take-away
4:15 – 5:30 p.m.
WASTEWATER MONITORING DISCUSSION - Moderator: Joan Rose, Michigan State University
Catch up and share your wastewater monitoring methods and data with MiNet members. Discussion is informal and all levels of experience are welcome to join.
Panel: Advances, emerging issues and approaches for wastewater surveillance in Michigan
Nishita DSouza, Michigan State University
Penny Jane Nowlin, Regional Laboratory North West Health
Russ Faust, Oakland County Health Dept.
Jeff Ram, Wayne State University
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
NETWORKING RECEPTION AND POSTER SESSION/STUDENT POSTER COMPETITION
Day 2Tuesday, November 1
TIME
SESSION
7:30 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m.
Opening Remarks Shannon Briggs, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)
9:00 a.m.
Welcome Dr. Rick Rediske, Annis Water Resources Institute, Grand Valley State University (AWRI-GVSU)
9:15 a.m.
Student Poster Awards Shannon Briggs, EGLE
9:30 a.m.
Highlights of Local Health Department Beach Testing Program Michael Eslick, Public Health Muskegon County
10:00 a.m.
BREAK
10:15 a.m.
REMEDIATION - Moderator: Gregory Kleinheinz, R.S. Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
The Economic Benefits of Great Lakes Beach Reengineering Matthew Winden, University of Wisconsin – Whitewater
Implementing Avian Deterrents at Lake St. Clair Metropark Beach Annette DeMaria, Environmental Consulting & Technology
Discussion/Take-away
11:45 p.m.
NETWORKING LUNCH
1:00 p.m.
LAB FOCUS - Moderator: Dr. Joan Rose, Michigan State University (MSU)
Implementing molecular testing methods in a water quality laboratory: A Lab Manager’s perspective Brian Scull, Grand Valley State University
Creating a Community of Practice to implement new approaches to water quality assessment: The Michigan Network for Environmental Health and Technology (MiNET) Erin Dreelin, MSU
1:45 p.m.
E. COLI METHODS - Moderator: Shannon Briggs, EGLE
Validity Assessment of Michigan’s Proposed qPCR Threshold Value for Monitoring E. coli Contamination James McNair, AWRI-GVSU
Muskegon County Beach Monitoring: A Review and Application of Beach Closure Decision Matrix Utility Lexi Porter, AWRI-GVSU
Appraisal of EPA qPCR method variations to reduce interferences by Great Lakes region water samples Richard Haugland and Stephani Hertel, United States Environmental Protection Agency
2:30 p.m.
BREAK
2:40 p.m.
SOURCE TRACKING - Moderator: Shannon Briggs, EGLE
Identifying useful Microbial Source Tracking Markers for use in the Great Lakes Region Matt Flood, MSU
Using Watershed Characteristics for Improving Fecal Source Identification John Hart, AWRI-GVSU
Pathogens in Water: A New Conceptual Fecal Impairment Framework John Hart, AWRI-GVSU
Mitchell Creek Source Tracking Study Analysis – Year 1 Results Rebecca Ives, MSU
Using MST Markers to Determine the Source of Fecal Indicator Bacteria on 3 Great Lakes Beaches Dr. Richard Rediske, AWRI-GVSU
4:30 p.m.
SAFETY
Presenter: Bob Pratt, Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project
5:00 p.m.
Optional Dinner Discussions (Dinner on own)
Inland Lake Data Discussion – Pigeon Hill Brewing Company
Wastewater Monitoring – To be determined
Source Tracking – to be determined
Shop Talk for Labs – to be determined
New Methods – to be determined
Harmful Algal Blooms – to be determined
Day 3Wednesday, November 2
TIME
SESSION
8:00 a.m.
Networking Breakfast
9:00 a.m.
HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS - Moderator: Rick Rediske, AWRI-GVSU
Harmful Algal Blooms in Michigan's Recreational Waters Aaron Parker, EGLE
Cyanobacteria: New Problems from Old Organisms Rick Rediske, AWRI - GVSU
Algal Bloom Impacts on Beach Monitoring: Exploring 2018-2022 Trends in Climate and Harmful Algal Bloom Presence on Public Beaches in Muskegon County, Michigan Renee Tardani, AWRI-GVSU
10:50 a.m.
BREAK
11:00 a.m.
NEW METHODS - Moderator: Kevin B. Strychar, AWRI-GVSU
Developing and Using Image Flow Cytometry (IFCM) to Detect Escherichia coli (E. coli) along Coastal Beaches of Lake Michigan Katelyn Anderson, AWRI – GVSU
What You Resist Will Persist: Understanding the Importance of Pathogen-Specific Survival in Surface Waters Kara Dean, Michigan State University
Image Flow Cytometry (IFCM) used to identify Escherichia coli (E. coli) on fruit, foliar, and soil samples from blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum, Linnaeus 1753) trees grown near coastal habitats in Michigan Kevin B. Strychar, AWRI-GVSU
12:00 p.m.
Adjourn
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