2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
5/21/2019 | 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM | THE ESSENTIAL ROLE OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT FOR WATERSHED MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT IN THE WESTERN LAKE ERIE BASIN | 254 B
THE ESSENTIAL ROLE OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT FOR WATERSHED MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT IN THE WESTERN LAKE ERIE BASIN
The National Center for Water Quality Research (NCWQR) at Heidelberg University has been monitoring major tributaries to Lake Erie for up to 42 years. Long-term trends in loads and concentrations indicate that total phosphorus (TP) has decreased since the mid-1970s in the agricultural watersheds, whereas dissolved reactive P (DRP) increased drastically in the mid-1990s corresponding to the recurrence of harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Lake Erie. Increased DRP appears to be associated with recent agricultural practices such as surface broadcasting of fertilizers and rotational no-till with high-residue management. The NCWQR has been involved in public engagement since its beginning 50 years ago. This engagement has included efforts to influence management plans to improve water quality, thereby meeting with policy-makers, technicians on the ground, and directly with farmers or farmer groups. We have also engaged with the general public to improve understanding of the complexities in factors influencing nutrient enrichment of area rivers and the lake. Although we normally think of it as a one-sided interaction, we have found public engagement is essential to understanding the underlying causes of patterns we see in water quality and how to solve those problems.
- Nutrients
- Landuse
- Watershed
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Laura Johnson
(), Heidelberg University, ljohnson@heidelberg.edu;
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David Baker
(), Heidelberg University, dbaker@heidelberg.edu;
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