TMDL Tools and Trajectories

Speaker

Paul Pickett, Washington Department of Ecology 

Date

November 13, 2001

Meeting Topic

Although the requirement to establish Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for pollutants that impair waterbodies has been in the Clean Water Act for decades, recent court decisions have triggered an escalated level of activity nationwide in the development of TMDLs. In the Northwest, the demand to conduct TMDL technical analyses quickly but still of a high scientific quality have resulted in several innovative new methods and adaptations of well-established approaches. This talk will provide an overview of several of the latest TMDL technical analytical tools for parameters such as temperature, bacteria, and dissolved oxygen, and will also discuss how this new methods may factor into TMDL implementation strategies.

About the Speaker

Paul Pickett is a licensed Professional Engineer with a M.Eng. from the University of California at Davis in Environmental Civil Engineering. He has worked in the field of Water Quality Environmental Engineering for over 17 years, first in northern California, and since 1988 with the state Department of Ecology. He has worked on Total Maximum Daily Load studies for the last 10 years, including projects on the Chehalis, Skagit, and Willapa Rivers, the Sun Lakes of eastern Washington. He is currently helping with a multi-state TMDL project for total dissolved gas and temperature in the Columbia and Snake Rivers. He lives in the Olympia area with his family

MEETING LOCATION

DIRECTIONS

To Miller Brewing Company

Going South on I-5, take Exit # 103 (stay on the right lane right after the exit #104, and be prepared to exit from sharp turn.  Do not take the Hwy 101 going towards Port Angeles).  Off the ramp and after one stop sign, turn left at the freeway overpass & the Miller's main building is on right. Park at the left side parking lot.  Their address is 100 Custer Way, Tumwater.

From Miller Brewing Company to Ramada Inn

From the brewery's parking lot, turn left on Custer Way, and left on the Capitol Way at the stop light.  Go about 1.5 miles, pass the legislative building, and the Ramada Inn is on the left hand side (right across the Sylvester Park) at 621 South Capital Way, Olympia.

TOUR

Please note that there will be a tour at the Miller Brewing Plant starting at 5:00 PM.  The tour will take about 40 minutes, and then we'll drive to the Ramada Inn Governor House in downtown Olympia.  From the Brewery to Ramada Inn is about 1 mile.

 Schedule

            6 p.m. Social Hour

            7 p.m. Dinner

            8 p.m. Speaker

Menu Choices

1.         Northwest Salmon

            Oven Poached with a Crown of Avocado and Tomato or Rich Bearnaise Sauce

2.         Chicken Dijon

Lightly Breaded Chicken Breast with Dijon Mustard, Panko and Parmesan Cheese. Served with Dijonaise Sauce

3.         Breast Loin of Pork

            With Apple Pecan Stuffed and Homemade Gravy

Cost

$24.00

NOTES

1.  Please pay by check made out to Puget Sound Section AIChE, or bring exact change.

2.  For reservations:  

3. You can cancel by calling by 830 a.m. the Monday before the meeting. Dinner reservations "no-shows" will be billed !!