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    December 2006 Report Of The Academic Advisory Committee To Virginia Department Of Environmental Quality: Freshwater Nutrient Criteria For Rivers And Streams
    Zipper, Carl E.; Yagow, Eugene R.; Walker, Jane L.; Smith, Eric P.; Shabman, Leonard A.; Smock, Leonard A.; Hershner, Carl H.; Younos, Tamim M.; Benfield, Ernest F.; Bukaveckas, Paul A.; Garman, Greg C.; Kator, Howard I.; Lung, Wu-Seng; Stephenson, Stephen Kurt (Virginia Water Resources Research Center, 2007-01-10)
    This report reviews activities conducted by the Academic Advisory Committee to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) between July and December 2006. Activities were conducted for the purpose of developing recommendations for DEQ regarding nutrient criteria for freshwater rivers and streams.
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    December 2006 Report of the Academic Advisory Committee to Virginia Department of Environmental Quality: Freshwater Nutrient Criteria for Rivers and Streams
    Zipper, Carl E.; Yagow, Eugene R.; Walker, Jane L.; Smith, Eric P.; Shabman, Leonard A.; Smock, Leonard A.; Hershner, Carl H.; Younos, Tamim M.; Benfield, Ernest F.; Bukaveckas, Paul A.; Garman, Greg C.; Kator, Howard I.; Lung, Wu-Seng; Stephenson, Stephen Kurt (Virginia Water Resources Research Center, 2007-01-10)
    This report reviews activities conducted by the Academic Advisory Committee to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) between July and December 2006. Activities were conducted for the purpose of developing recommendations for DEQ regarding nutrient criteria for freshwater rivers and streams.
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    Development of Aquatic Life Use Assessment Protocols for Class VII Waters in Virginia: 2013 Report of the Academic Advisory Committee for Virginia Department for Environmental Quality
    Garman, Gregory Carpenter, 1957-; Smock, Leonard A.; Garey, Andrew L.; McIninch, Stephen P. (Virginia Water Resources Research Center, 2013-11)
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    Development of Aquatic Life Use Assessment Protocols for Class VII Waters in Virginia: Report of the Academic Advisory Committee for Virginia Department for Environmental Quality
    Garman, Gregory Carpenter, 1957-; Smock, Leonard A.; Garey, Andrew L. (Virginia Water Resources Research Center, 2012-07)
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    Fiscal Years 1999 & 2000 Report of the Water Quality Academic Advisory Committee
    Hershner, Carl H.; Shabman, Leonard A.; Dillaha, Theo A. III; Kator, Howard I.; Mostaghimi, Saied; Smith, Eric P.; Smock, Leonard A.; Younos, Tamim M.; Yu, Shaw L.; Zipper, Carl E. (Virginia Water Resources Research Center, 2000-05)
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    Issues Concerning Bioassessments and their use with Narrative Standards: Report of the Bioassessment Subcommittee of the Water Quality Academic Advisory Committee
    Smock, Leonard A.; Benfield, Ernest F.; Dillaha, Theo A. III; Mostaghimi, Saied; Shabman, Leonard A.; Smith, Eric P.; Younos, Tamim M.; Zipper, Carl E. (Virginia Water Resources Research Center, 2002-06)
    In the 1997 Water Quality Monitoring, Information and Restoration Act (WQMIR), the Virginia General Assembly directed the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to develop the EPA-required 303(d) and 305(b) reports in consultation with experts from the state’s universities. Also, the WQMIR requires the DEQ to "develop and publish a procedure governing its process for defining and determining impaired waters and shall provide for public comment on the procedure” with the assumption that these 303(d) procedures will be developed after consultation with scientists from the state’s universities. To meet the WQMIR academic consultation requirements, DEQ asked the Virginia Water Resources Research Center (VWRRC) to organize and coordinate a Water Quality Academic Advisory Committee (AAC) as an independent advisory body. In 1997-1998, the AAC reviewed and evaluated the scientific merits of the DEQ’s existing and evolving water quality assessment procedures for the 305(b) and 303(d) reports. The AAC’s 1997-1998 findings submitted to DEQ are documented in VWRRC Special Report No. SR-8-1998. In 1999-2000, the AAC addressed topics of concern to the DEQ in three general areas: issues relating to biological monitoring protocols; modeling techniques and other methods relating stressor to benthic degradation and fecal contamination; and water quality goals and setting water quality standards. The report of the AAC to DEQ for years 1999 and 2000 is VWRRC Special Report No. SR18-2000. Electronic copies of the special reports are available from the VWRRC Website: www.vwrrc.vt.edu. The Water Quality Academic Advisory Committee work effort for 2001-2002 is a logical extension of the previous work efforts. The fiscal year 2002 work plan was organized around a review of, and report on water quality standards and the assessment of their attainment. This report summarizes the efforts of the AAC’s Bioassessment Subcommittee in addressing issues concerning bioassessments and their use with Virginia’s narrative General Standard.
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    Issues Related to Freshwater Nutrient Criteria for Lakes and Reservoirs in Virginia
    Zipper, Carl E.; Ney, John J.; Smock, Leonard A.; Smith, Eric P.; Little, John C.; Stephenson, Stephen Kurt; Bukaveckas, Paul A.; Yagow, Eugene R.; Walker, Jane L.; Younos, Tamim M. (Virginia Water Resources Research Center, 2005-04)
    This report of the Academic Advisory Committee (AAC) to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) contains information intended to aid DEQ’s development of nutrient criteria for the state of Virginia in a manner which is compliant with EPA requirements. This report builds upon an earlier report prepared by the AAC in July of 2004 (AAC 2004), which contains background and justification for the procedures employed. The report addresses issues related to freshwater nutrient criteria development for lakes and reservoirs. It includes six appendices: a summary of lake data used in this report (Appendix A), a paper comparing two reservoirs in Virginia (Appendix B), responses to DEQ questions concerning dissolved oxygen criteria for lakes (Appendix C), and lake recreational user perception (Appendices D).
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    James River Mainstem Investigation: Executive Summary
    Garman, Greg C.; Smock, Leonard A.; Nielsen, Larry A.; Orth, Donald J.; King, Mark A.; Stanovick, John J. (1991-07)
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    James River Mainstem Investigation: Fisheries Yield Model
    Garman, Greg C.; Smock, Leonard A.; Nielsen, Larry A.; Orth, Donald J.; King, Mark A.; Stanovick, John J. (1991-07)
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    James River Mainstem Investigation: Recreational Use
    Garman, Greg C.; Smock, Leonard A.; Nielsen, Larry A.; Orth, Donald J.; King, Mark A.; Stanovick, John J. (1991-07)
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    Report of the Academic Advisory Committee to Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Freshwater Nutrient Criteria
    Zipper, Carl E.; Benfield, Ernest F.; Dillaha, Theo A. III; Grizzard, Thomas J.; Hershner, Carl H.; Kator, Howard I.; Lung, Wu-Seng; Ney, John J.; Shabman, Leonard A.; Smith, Eric P.; Smock, Leonard A.; Walker, Jane L.; Yagow, Eugene R.; Younos, Tamim M. (Virginia Water Resources Research Center, 2004-07-20)
    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires all states to develop criteria to protect waters from impairment by nutrient enrichment. In this report, the AAC addresses general nutrient criteria development issues that face the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), responds to specific questions posed by DEQ, and provides additional background information that we hope will be of value to DEQ in the nutrient criteria development process.
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    Report of the Academic Advisory Committee to Virginia Department of Environmental Quality: Freshwater Nutrient Criteria for Rivers and Streams
    Zipper, Carl E.; Bukaveckas, Paul A.; Shabman, Leonard A.; Stephenson, Stephen Kurt; Yagow, Eugene R.; Smith, Eric P.; Smock, Leonard A.; Benfield, Ernest F.; Hershner, Carl H.; Kator, Howard I.; Lung, Wu-Seng; Walker, Jane L.; Younos, Tamim M. (Virginia Water Resources Research Center, 2006-06-12)
    This report describes an approach for establishing nutrient criteria in Virginia’s freshwater rivers and streams as recommended by the Academic Advisory Committee (AAC), an interdisciplinary team of scientists from Virginia’s colleges and universities. The report addresses questions raised by personnel from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and was prepared at the request of and in consultation with DEQ staff.
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    Report of the Water Quality Academic Advisory Committee
    Shabman, Leonard A.; Hershner, Carl H.; Kator, Howard I.; Smith, Eric P.; Smock, Leonard A.; Younos, Tamim M.; Yu, Shaw L.; Zipper, Carl E. (Virginia Water Resources Research Center, 1998-10)
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    A Screening-Value Approach to Nutrient Criteria Development for Freshwater Wadeable Streams in the Mountain and Piedmont Regions of Virginia: July 2008 – June 2009 Activities
    Zipper, Carl E.; Holtzman, Golde I.; Smock, Leonard A.; Yagow, Eugene R.; Benfield, Ernest F.; Bukaveckas, Paul A.; Lung, Wu-Seng; Shabman, Leonard A.; Stephenson, Stephen Kurt; Walker, Jane L.; Younos, Tamim M. (Virginia Water Resources Research Center, 2009)
    This report documents activities being conducted by the Water Quality Academic Advisory Committee (AAC) to Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) in collaboration with Virginia DEQ for the purpose of developing nutrient criteria for wadeable, freshwater rivers and streams in the Mountain and Piedmont regions of Virginia. The Mountain region of Virginia is within the following Level III Ecoregions: Central Appalachians, Ridge and Valley, and Blue Ridge. The Piedmont region of Virginia is within the following Level III Ecoregions: Northern Piedmont and Piedmont.