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ABSTRACT INFORMATION
'Utah's Approach to Monitoring, Evaluating, and Reporting Water Quality' Plenary Speaker Abstract: The Utah Division of Water Quality applies a multi-tiered approach to monitor, evaluate, and report on the quality of State waters. This approach, when nested within a rotating basin scheme, allows UDWQ to focus resources in order to efficiently achieve multiple objectives. This presentation will discuss the overall monitoring strategy, summary of results, and reporting aspects.
SPEAKER INFORMATION
PRESENTER(S): Ben Holcomb - Bio: Ben Holcomb is the UT Division of Water Quality Coordinator for the Biological Assessment and Harmful Algal Bloom Programs. He's worked at UT DWQ for nine years and his past work includes salmon restoration, water quality management, and tribal sovereignty in the Pacific NW. He received a Bachelor's of Environmental Science degree from Allegheny College, Pennsylvania and a Master's of Aquatic Ecology from South Dakota State University.