Session 2D

A Stability Index for Northern Kentucky Streams, Bob Hawley and others, Sustainable Streams, LLC, Louisville, KY The Gunpowder and Woolper Creek Watershed Initiatives, Local Cases of a National Problem, Mark Jacobs and others, Boone County Conservation District, Burlington, KY Watershed-Scale Model of Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles in Streams, William Ford and Jimmy Fox, Dept of Civil Engineering, UK Sensor Network for Suspended Sediment Monitoring, Robert Stewart and others, Dept of Civil Engineering, U

Poster Session

Fecal Coliforms and E. coli Levels in Surface Waters from McConnell Springs, 2011-2015, David Price, Division of Water Quality, Lexington-Fayette County Government Buried Soils as an Important Control on C Storage along Human-Impacted Floodplains in Kentucky, USA, Ashley Casselberry and Gary Stinchcomb, Dept. of Geosciences & Watershed Studies Institute, Murray State University Buried Soils are an Important Chemical Interface Controlling Mineral Weathering and Solute Gradients along River Corridors, Gary Stinchcomb, Ashley Casselberry, and Abigail Smith, Dept. of Geosciences & Watershed Studies Institute, Murray State University Geospatial Evaluation of Sewer Gas to Indoor Air Pathways Relevant for Vapor Intrusion, Evan Willett and Kelly Pennell, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky Investigation of the Upper Mississippi Embayment Aquifer System Hydrostratigraphy using Integrated Geophysical Methods: Jackson Purchase, Kentucky, Marie Cooper and others, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky Evaluating Pedestrian Compaction Variation Under Different Ground Use Systems in Calloway County, Kentucky, Gunner Decker and Iin Handayani, Huston School of Agriculture, Murray State University Land Cover Pixel Shift in the Kentucky River Basin and Its Effects on Spatial Statistics, Demetrio Zourarakis, Commonwealth Office of Technology Effects of Various Land Uses in Stewart County, TN on Selected Soil Properties, Tanner McIntyre and Iin Handayani, Hutson School of Agriculture, Murray State University Differences in Soil Characteristics among Natural and Agricultural Ecosystems in Western Kentucky, Cody Masterson and Iin Handayani, Hutson School of Agriculture, Murray State University Incorporating Human Impacts and Natural Processes to Assess Sinkhole Risk, William Pierskalla Jr. and Junfeng Zhu, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky Virtual 3D Model for Contaminant Flow with Groundwater Due to Underground Pipe Burst for Education and Outreach, C.V. Chandramouli and others, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, Calumet, Hammond, Indiana Nutrient TMDL for Deep River Watershed using KY Nutrient Tool, C.V. Chandramouli and others, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, Calumet, Hammond, Indiana Designing Polyphenolic Nanocomposite Materials for the Capture and Sensing of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Contaminated Water Sources, Angela Gutierrez and others, Dept, of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky Emerging Trends in Kentucky Lake Water Quality: 25 Years and Over 500 Cruises, Susan Hendricks, Hancock Biological Station, Murray State University Does Light Penetration Affect the Pelagic Fish Community in Kentucky Lake, Timothy Spier and others, Dept of Biological Sciences, Murray State University Long-Term Effects of Forestry Best Management Practices on Hydrology and Water Chemistry in Three Appalachian Headwater Catchments, Kameryn Wright and others, Dept. of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky Progress Toward Improved Statewide Groundwater- Level Monitoring, Chuck Taylor and others, Kentucky Geological Survey Detection of Percopsis omiscomaycus (trout-perch) using eDNA in Eastern Kentucky Streams, Ben Brammell and others, Dept. of Natural Sciences, Asbury University, Wilmore, KY Seasonal Fluctuations in Salamander eDNA in Central Kentucky Streams, Ronald Sams and others, Dept. of Natural Sciences, Asbury University, Wilmore, Kentucky Engaging Students in Community Climate Resilience and Education, April Haight, Center for Environmental Education, Morehead State Universit

Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute Annual Technical Report FY 2009

The 2009 Annual Technical Report for Kentucky consolidates reporting requirements of the Section 104(b) base grant award into a single document that includes: 1) a synopsis of each research project conducted with grant funds during the period, 2) citations for related publications, reports, and presentations, 3) a description of information transfer activities, 4) a summary of student support during the reporting period, and 5) notable awards and achievements during the year

Session 1A: Microbial Source Tracking

Detecting Multiple Source Origins from Fecal Bacteria Antibiotic Resistance Patterns, Sloane Ritchey and M.S. Coyne, Environmental Research Institute, EKU and Dept of Plant and Soil Sciences, UK Microbial Source Tracking; Limits and Application, Steve Evans, Third Rock Consultants, Lexington Triplett Creek Focus Study, Brian Reeder and April Haight, Institute for Regional Analysis and Public Policy, Morehead State Universit

Session 1B: Ecological Restoration

The Restoration of Cane Run Creek through Lexington’s Coldstream Park and UK’s Coldstream Research Campus Using Multiple Methods for Better Stream Restoration: Including 2-Dimensional Modeling An Ongoing Success Story: What Data, Persistence, and Patience has Enabled in the Hanging Fork Watershed Reclaiming Mill Creek: A Case Study in Urban Stream Restoratio

Session 2B (Biology)

Microscale Electrokinetics for Phytoplankton Analysis, Stuart Williams, Mechanical Engineering Dept., University of Louisville and Susan Hendricks, Hancock Biological Station, Murray State University Selenium Reduction by a Co-Culture of Pantoea vagans strain EWB32213-2 and Shigella fergusonii strain TB42616, Yuxia Ji and Yi-tin Wang, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky Effects of Temperature and Macronutrient Ratios (N:P) on Microcystis aeruginosa Toxin Production and Growth, Brandon Yates and Brian Reeder, Dept. of Biology and Chemistry, Morehead State Universit

Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute Annual Technical Report FY 2004

The FY 2004 Annual Technical Report for Kentucky consolidates reporting requirements of the Section 104(b) base grant award in a single technical report that includes: 1) a synopsis of each research project supported during the period, 2) a list of related reports, 3) a description of information transfer activities, 4) a summary of student support during the reporting period, and 5) notable achievements and awards during the year

Proceedings of 2006 Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

This symposium was funded in part by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, with Clean Water Act, Section 319(h) grant money through the Kentucky Division of Water and the Kentucky Waterways Alliance, #C9994861-00. Planning for this conference was conducted as part of the state water resources research annual program with the support and collaboration of the Department of Interior, U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Kentucky Research Foundation, under Grant Agreement No. 01HQGR0133. The views and conclusions contained in this document are those of the abstract authors and should not be interpreted as necessarily representing the official policies, either expressed or implied, of the U.S. Government or other symposium organizers and sponsors

Session 2B

The Kentucky Nutrient Watershed Model, Ben Albritton and others, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY Model Parameter Uncertainty Analysis for an Annual Field-Scale P Loss Model, Carl Bolster, Food Animal Environmental Systems Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Bowling Green, KY Flood Modeling Using a Virtual 3D Environment to Help Student Learning, C. V. Chandramouli and others, Mechanical Engineering Department, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN Updating the Fresh-Saline Water Interface Map in Eastern Kentucky, Jerrad Grider and T. M. Parris, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, Lexington, K

Session 2C: Planning

US EPA’s New Guidance on Watershed-Based Plans for Restoration and Protection, Barry Tonning, Tetra Tech, Mount Sterling, KY Louisville Water Company – Wellhead Protection Plan, Marsha L. Taylor Meyer, Louisville Water Company Lessons Learned Reforesting the Bluegrass, H. David Gabbard, LFUCG, Lexington, KY Low-Flow Characteristics of Streams in Kentucky, G.R. Martin, D.W. Evans, and K.R. Odom, USGS, Louisvill