October, 2009 Update

Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia

Activities Since Nashville Commission MeetingDevelopment of Annual ReportOhio River Sub Basin Steering Committee

Calls18th Task Force Meeting – September 23-

24, Des MoinesPlanning for January, 2010 POTW Workshop

Ohio River Sub Basin Steering CommitteeCall on August 19Several new members

Dana Aunkst, PA DEPAl Westerman, KY DOWJerod Chew, IN DOAMary Lou Renshaw, IDEM

Reconvene after Task Force Meeting to plan next steps

18th Task Force MeetingHosted by Iowa Department of Agriculture

in Des MoinesSeptember 23 Field trip to observe nutrient

reduction activities on Iowa farmlandRegular meeting on September 24

18th Task Force MeetingSeveral new federal members

Pete Silva, US EPAAnn Mills, USDALori Caramanian, US DOIMichael Walsh, US ACE

Meeting highlight: announcement of USDA Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watershed Initiative

18th Task Force Meeting• Presentations of Nutrient Reduction

Strategy abstracts– Iowa Drainage and Wetland Landscape

Systems Initiative for Reducing Nutrient Transport From Cropped Lands to the Gulf of Mexico

– Northern Mississippi River Basin Proposal to Reduce Nutrient Transport to the Gulf of Mexico through Expansion of the Farmable Wetlands Program and the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program

18th Task Force MeetingPresentations of Nutrient Reduction Strategy

abstracts- Using Market-Based Incentives to Reduce Hypoxic Zone in the Northern Gulf of Mexico- Mississippi's Leveraged Approach To Reduce Nutrient Impacts In-Basin And To The Gulf Of Mexico

- Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Through Floodplain Restoration

- Beneficial Use of Dredged Material in Coastal Louisiana for Wetland Creation/Restoration and Nutrient Removal

18th Task Force MeetingAnnual ReportsTask Force Governance Issues

State co-chairAddition of more states, tribes

Active Participation by All

POTW WorkshopJanuary 12-14, 2010Evansville, Indiana Airport MarriottAgenda completeAnnouncements available