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Notes & Materials from Previous Meetings

Friday, February 17, 2012

Time: 9:00 AM
Location: MassDEP, 1 Winter Street, Boston, MA 2nd floor

Topic: Information Session on the Sustainable Water Management Framework

• Meeting Agenda 
• Presentation on Safe Yield  file size 1MB
• Presentation on Streamflow Criteria 

Interested parties were invited to ask clarifying questions regarding the framework announced at the Advisory Committee Meeting held on February 3.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Time: 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location: EEA, 100 Cambridge St, 2nd Floor, Rooms C & D

Topic: Incorporating the recently released USGS study into SWMI
(USGS Report is available for review at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2011/5193/)

• Meeting Agenda 
• Handout: Summary of Draft vs. Final USGS Fish and Habitat Report Results and their application to SWMI 
• Presentation: Todd Richards, DFG - USGS Final Report: Incorporating into the SWMI Process 

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

• Meeting Agenda 
• Surface Water Metric Presentation  file size 1MB
• Tiers of Permit Review Presentation 
• Tiers of Permit Review Handout 
• Mitigation Measures 

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Time: 10:00 AM - 1:00PM
Location: EEA, 100 Cambridge St, 2nd Floor, Rooms C & D

This meeting cancelled.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Topics: Streamflow Criteria

A meeting of the Water Metrics Workgroup will be held following the full Subcommittee meeting. See the Other Workgroups web page for details.

• Meeting Agenda 
• Presentation: Streamflow Criteria and Permitting Scenarios 

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Time: 10:00 AM - 1:00PM
Location: EEA, 100 Cambridge St, 2nd Floor, Rooms C & D

NOTE: A meeting of the Water Supply Metrics Workgroup followed.

• Meeting Agenda 
• Meeting Notes 
• Water Resources Flow Criteria Development and Implementation / Conceptual Framework 
• Streamflow Criteria: Recommendations to Prevent Backsliding 
• Map: Five Levels of Mean August Flow Reduction  file size 2MB

Water Metrics Workgroup Update: GIS Analysis

• Map 1: Water Use  file size 2MB
• Map 2: Statewide Aquifers  file size 13MB
• Map 2 Inset  file size 3MB
• Map 3: Statewide Aquifers with Land Use and Road Buffers  file size 17MB
• Map 3 Inset  file size 3MB
• Map 4: Statewide Aquifers with Land Use and Road Buffers in white  file size 25MB
• Map 4 Inset  file size 4MB
• Preliminary Review of Surface Water Metrics 

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Topic: Continued discussions of Safe Yield and Streamflow Criteria

• Meeting Agenda 
• Meeting Notes 
• Presentations:
  • Streamflow Criteria  file size 2MB
  • Streamflow Criteria Goals Discussion 
• Handouts:
  • Draft August Flow Goal Class1  file size 1MB
  • Draft Water Overlay  file size 2MB

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Topic: Continued discussions of Safe Yield and Streamflow Criteria

• Meeting Agenda 
• Presentation: Safe Yield Update 
• Handout: Setting Goals 
• Meeting Notes 

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Topics:

• Develop a preferred recommendation on a safe yield methodology
• Discuss potential components of streamflow criteria

• Meeting Agenda 
• Presentation: Safe Yield Components 
• Handouts:
  • Draft Stream Flow Categorization and Stream Flow Criteria 
  • Safe Yield Options in MGD 

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Topics: Fish metrics, Streamflow Criteria, Safe Yield

• Draft Agenda 
• Final Agenda 
• Meeting Summary 
• Presentations:
  • A Case for Supplemental Metrics 
  • Stream Categorization: Describing the Current Condition 

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

This meeting was CANCELLED.

The <em> <strong>Management Tools Workgroup</strong> </em> met at this time instead.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Topic: Safe Yield and Streamflow Categorization

• Meeting Agenda
• Meeting Minutes 
• Presentation: Stream Categorization

Monday, June 14, 2010

Topic: Presentation of Pilot Projects

• Meeting Agenda Presentation on Streamflow Criteria 
• Presentation: Pilot Watersheds Presentation on Streamflow Criteria 

Tuesday, May 19, 2010

Topic: Continuation of the Safe Yield Discussion - Stakeholder Feedback

• Meeting Agenda Presentation on Streamflow Criteria 
• Meeting Summary Presentation on Streamflow Criteria 
• Presentation: Alternative Safe Yield Presentation on Streamflow Criteria 
• Additional Document Presentation on Streamflow Criteria 

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

• Meeting Agenda Presentation on Streamflow Criteria 
• Meeting Summary Presentation on Streamflow Criteria 
• Presentations:
  • Categorization: An Update Presentation on Streamflow Criteria 
  • Safe Yield Presentation on Streamflow Criteria 
• Safe Yield Scenarios Comparison Presentation on Streamflow Criteria 

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

• Meeting Agenda Presentation on Streamflow Criteria 
• Meeting Summary Presentation on Streamflow Criteria 
• Presentation:
  • Categorization Presentation on Streamflow Criteria 

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

• Meeting Agenda Presentation on Streamflow Criteria 
• Presentations:
  • The Roles of Classification & Categorization in Water Management Presentation on Streamflow Criteria 
  • Classifying Massachusetts Streams and Rivers Presentation on Streamflow Criteria 
• Meeting Summary Presentation on Streamflow Criteria 
• Preparation Meeting of the Technical Working Group on Classification March 3 - Meeting Summary Presentation on Streamflow Criteria 

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

• Meeting Summary Presentation on Streamflow Criteria 
• Mission Framework - Revised Presentation on Streamflow Criteria 
• Presentation:
  • Building Blocks of Sustainable Water Management Presentation on Streamflow Criteria 

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

• Agenda Presentation on Streamflow Criteria 
• Meeting Packet Presentation on Streamflow Criteria 
• Meeting Summary Presentation on Streamflow Criteria 
• Presentations
  • Fish Community Response to Habitat Alteration in Massachusetts Streams Presentation on Streamflow Criteria 
  • Massachusetts Water Indicators Presentation on Streamflow Criteria 
  • USGS - The Massachusetts Sustainable-Yield Estimator Presentation on Streamflow Criteria 

Tuesday, January 5, 2010 ( Joint Meeting with the Advisory Committee)

• Member Meeting Packet
• Master Presentation Presentation on Streamflow Criteria 
• Final Streamflow Briefing Presentation on Streamflow Criteria 
• 2009 Research Summary

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

• Agenda
• General Outline of Initiative Structure Presentation on Streamflow Criteria 
• Presentation on the Water Management Act
•   Presentation on Streamflow Criteria 
• Meeting Summary Presentation on Streamflow Criteria 

This information is provided by the Sustainable Water Management Advisory Committee.