The Clean Water Pod
A podcast all about clean water efforts! Join host Jeff Berckes to explore challenges and successes of the 303(d) program in the United States. Berckes will speak with local, state, and EPA staff about their work to keep our waters clean. Follow @CleanWaterPod on Twitter for the latest updates! This podcast is produced by NEIWPCC, a regional commission that helps the states of the Northeast preserve and advance water quality. Learn more at neiwpcc.org. This podcast is funded through a U.S. EPA grant.
Episodes
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Is it Safe to Swim? Answering Important Questions with the Impaired Waters List
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
You can’t solve a problem until you know what’s there, and the Clean Water Act’s impaired waters list helps to define the state of our waters. To get to fishable, swimmable waters we need to figure out which waters are impaired by what pollutants. The impaired waters list connects the goals of water quality standards with monitoring data to help states understand and prioritize water quality improvement projects.
About our guests:
Miranda Nichols is the Data Analysis Unit Supervisor with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). She joined MPCA in 2006 and has spent most of her career managing water quality monitoring and assessment data.
Dustin Shull is an Environmental Group Manager in the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (PA DEP) Water Quality Division. Dustin has been with PA DEP for 13 years and is currently responsible for developing assessment methodology as it relates to surface water quality and creating Pennsylvania’s Integrated Report.
Learn more about the Clean Water Act Section 303(d) list of impaired water.
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Learn more about NEIWPCC at neiwpcc.org
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Getting Our Feet Wet With Water Quality Monitoring
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Monday Dec 19, 2022
This month we’re diving into the world of water quality monitoring. The "how" of achieving clean water can be messy – but crucial – work. Monitoring helps guide decisions surrounding the implementation of the rest of the Clean Water Act. We’ll explore the elements of successful water quality monitoring programs, where these programs are heading, and hear a couple success stories along the way.
About our guests:
Monty Porter – Monty has worked for the Oklahoma Water Resource Board for the past 25 years. Currently, he is the Assistant Division Chief of Water Quality Programs and Section Head of Data Science and Management.
Kellie Merrell – Kellie has worked for the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation since 2001. She is an Aquatic Ecologist who monitors the status and trends of Vermont’s inland lakes.
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Learn more about NEIWPCC at neiwpcc.org
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Setting Expectations with Water Quality Standards
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
We're back to continue diving into the Clean Water Act! In this episode we discuss water quality standards – an important program that helps set the course for work within the Clean Water Act. Follow us @cleanwaterpod on Twitter to keep up to date with the latest from The Clean Water Pod!
About our guests:
Jennifer Wigal is the Water Quality Administrator for the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Jennifer has spent the last 14 years working for DEQ in their standards program.
Thomas Mumley has worked at the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, which is part of the California Environmental Protection Agency, for over 39 years, including 15 years as Assistant Executive Officer.
Learn more about topics discussed this week:
EPA's Designated Use and Water Quality Standards
EPA's Water Quality Trading
Learn more about NEIWPCC.
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
The Clean Water Act Turns 50
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
In honor of the Clean Water Act’s 50th anniversary on October 18, 2022, the Clean Water Pod podcast is launching to explore clean water efforts across the country. In this first episode, host Jeff Berckes is joined by John Goodin, former director of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, and Tom Stiles, director of the Bureau of Water for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, to talk about their experience working in clean water administration.
Stay tuned for future episodes as we dive deeper into the programs of the Clean Water Act.
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