Science Advisory Board & Related Files Science Advisory Board's final report to DENR Instream Flow Council's peer review of Science Advisory Board's report to DENR The North Carolina General Assembly enacted legislation in 2010 directing the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to develop hydrologic models for each river basin in N.C. An important part of this bill requires the department to determine the flows needed to maintain ecological integrity in surface waters. The bill further authorized the creation of a Science Advisory Board to assist the department in assessing these ecological flows. The members and alternates of the board all have a strong background in aquatic ecology and represent a diversity of water use interests. The board had a charter that helped guide them through this process. Please note that in accordance with GS 143-355(o)(8) the Science Advisory Board's report to the Department, located at the link above, is not to be used for regulatory purposes. For any questions or additional information you may contact: Marla Sink Public Information Officer / Division of Water Resources 1611 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1611 Ph: (919) 707-9033 Fax: (919) 733-3558 Email: marla.sink@ncdenr.gov March 21, 2014 Forum on the NC Ecological Flows Science Advisory Board (EFSAB) Report: What does it mean for water planning and policy? In 2010, the General Assembly directed the creation of an Ecological Flows Science Advisory Board (EFSAB) to assist the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in characterizing the ecology of the state's river basins and identifying the flows necessary to maintain ecological integrity. After three years of work, the SAB produced a comprehensive report that advised DENR about the state of ecological flows in North Carolina. On March 21, a forum was held to provide an opportunity for public interest groups, local government and public utilities, state government, researchers, and consultants to hear about the work of the EFSAB and DENR's plan for use of the EFSAB report. The forum was also an opportunity for those attending the forum, to provide feedback about the report. The proceedings of the forum, are designed to help visitors to the EFSAB website, understand the work of the NC Ecological Flows Science Advisory Board. The proceedings, agenda, and list of participants for the March 21 forum are located here: Proceedings of the IEI/SOG/NRLI Forum on the Report of the Ecological Flows Science Advisory Board Recommendations of the EFSAB (Presentation by Chris Goudreau, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission) Report of the EFSAB: What does it mean for water planning and policy? (Presentation by Tom Fransen, NC Division of Water Resources) EFSAB Meetings Nov 2010 - October 2013: Agendas, Summaries, and Presentations October 23, 2013 Summary October 22, 2013 AllSites Box Plots 12 Shallow Mtn Spp Box Plots 7 Deep Mtn Spp FALLcombo 12 Spp-mtn FALLcombo 7 Spp-mtn SPRINGcombo 12 Spp-mtn SPRINGcombo 7 Spp-mtn SUMMERcombo 12 Spp-mtn SUMMERcombo 7 Spp-mtn WINTERcombo 12 Spp-mtn WINTERcombo 7 Spp-mtn IndividualSites Davidson Davidnatflowtable DAVIDSON 80&120 DAVIDSON+120 DAVIDSON-80 Jonathan JONATHAN 80&120 JONATHAN+120 JONATHAN-80 Jonathanatflotable Nantahala Lwr NANTY 80&120 NANTY+120 NANTY-80 Nantynatflotable Nantahala Upr Nantbeldixnatflotable NANTYBELDIX 80&120 NANTYBELDIX+120 NANTYBELDIX-80 NFMills NFMILLS 80&120 NFMILLS+120 NFMILLS-80 Nfmillsnatflotable Tuck EFork Eftucknatflotable EFTUCKPEAK 80&120 TUCKEF+120 TUCKEF-80 Tuck Main TuckTR1A+120 TuckTR1A-80 Tucktr1anatflotable TUCKTR1A 80&120 Tuck WFork Lwr TUCKWFPK+120 TUCKWFPK-80 Tuckwfrkpknatflotable WFTUCKPEAK 80&120 Tuck WFork Upr TUCKWFBYP+120 TUCKWFBYP-80 Tuckwfrkbypnatflotable WFTUCKBYP 80&120 Whiteoak WHOAK 80&120 WHOAK+120 WHOAK-80 Whoaknatflotable Summary September 25, 2013 Summary September 24, 2013 Summary August 21, 2013 Agenda PWS Intakes, NPDES Discharge Points And USGS Gages Summary August 20, 2013 Agenda Approaches To Flow Recommendations (Goudreau) PWS Intakes, NPDES Discharge Points And USGS Gages Recommendations Of Coastal Ecological Flows Working Group RTI USGS Presentation Summary July 17, 2013 Agenda Coastal Ecological Flows Working Group Update Summary July 16, 2013 80 Flowby Percent Trial Balloon Expectations Ad Hoc WG Recommendations Adjustment To Seasonal Percent Flows Example Agenda Alberta Approach Ecological Response Curves Meitzen TNC SummaryJuly162013 For Distribution MinFlowsComparison-2013-07-11 Mountain PHABSIM Analysis Seasonal Percent Flows Proposal Summary TNC Final Recommendation Trial Balloon 304050 And 203040 AMF And MMF Trial Balloon - Alberta Method Water Supply Proposal Comparisons June 18, 2013 Agenda Biological - Environmental Classification (BEC) System Link Eco. Responses & Flow Deficits To Eco. Condition RTI BEC Study Update SAB 80Percent Update(DWR) Summary Threatened And Endangered Species Subcommittee Trail Balloon (Barwick) Update Of Coastal Ecological Flows Working Group May 14, 2013 Agenda Aquatic Federal ET May 2013 BEC Project Update Eco Curve Methodology Model Run Example Summary April 16, 2013 Agenda DWR Trial Balloon Frmwrk W Supporting Graphs Ecodifference Trial Balloon EDF Biological Environmental Classification Update SARP River Classification Framework Summary March 19, 2013 Agenda FALL Combo 11 Guilds FALL Combo 8 Guilds SPRING Combo 11 Guilds SPRING Combo 8 Guilds Summary SUMMER Combo 11 Guilds SUMMER Combo 8 Guilds WINTER Combo 11 Guilds WINTER Combo 8 Guilds February 19, 2013 Agenda All Site - Tables Buckhorn Creek Buffalo Creek Eno River St Park First Broad (Lower, Mid, Upper) Nature Conservancy Env. Flows (Meitzen) OASIS-WaterFALL Flow Comparison (DWR) Preface To Developing Path Forward (DWR) Review Of Findings Of WaterFALL Ecoflow Metrics As Compared To The Gage Metrics Rocky River Summary Tar River West Fork Eno River November 27, 2012 Agenda BEC Proposal DWR EFlow Planning Scenario Big River DWR Hydrologic Modeling Validation ECO Flows Are A Planning Tool OASIS Overview - Hydrologics Rocky River Flows 80pct RTI WaterFALL Summary October 23, 2012 Agenda Biofidelity Analysis (RTI) Coastal Issue (Tarver) Habitat Modeling (Payne) Recording (am) Recording (pm) Stream Classification And EFlows (Tarver, Mead) Summary August 28, 2012 Agenda Coastal Systems And Issues (Christian) DWR Options For PathForward (Tarver) Fish To Guilds (Godreau) June 4, 2010 - Habitat Guilds For Suitability Criteria & Aquatic Life Decline Rate NC Fish Guilds (Godreau) Practical Guide Eflows For Policy (Meitzen) RTI Biofidelity Update Summary TNC ENVIRONFLOW PROJECT (Meitzen) June 19, 2012 Agenda Fish Flow-Biology Hypotheses Jim Mead Three Project Overview NCDENR Biofidelity Recording (am) Recording (pm) RTI Flow Alteration RTI IRD Flow Metrics Summary USGS Macroinvertebrate Assemblage April 24, 2012 Agenda Summary February 21, 2012 Agenda Marc Anderson NEAFWA Aquatic Classification Overview Michele Cutofello StreamClassMap RTI Biofidelity Steve Reed Tar Model Summary January 17, 2012 Agenda Basinwide Hydrologic Model Dev Status Report 11-2011 Summary USGS(Mary Freeman) November 15, 2011 Agenda Mary Davis(Slides 1-77) Mary Davis(slides 1-96) Steve Reed Summary Tom Cuffney October 18, 2011 01 River-Basin-Hydrologic-Modeling-Tom-Fransen 02 Hydrologic-Stream-Classification-parts-1-&-2-Sam-Pearsall-and-Chris-Goudreau 03 Hydrologic-Stream-Classification-part-3-Jim-Mead Agenda EFSAB Oct 18 2011 Appendices Habitat Model Sites By Classification 1-5-2012 October 18, 2011 Meeting Summary October 18, 2011 Meeting Summary Appendices Summary September 20, 2011 Agenda Eno River State Park-comparison Of Flow Scenarios Eno River State Park Site - Habitat Results For Deep Guilds Eno River State Park Site - Habitat Results For Shad, Redhorse And Benthos Eno River State Park Site - Habitat Results For Shallow Guilds Summary August 16, 2011 Agenda Eno State Park Flow Stats Eno State Park Habitat Vs Flow Curves Eno State Park Shallow Guilds Percent Inflow Habitat Scenarios RTI WaterFALL Michelle Cutrofello Summary June 21, 2011 01 Flow Scenarios Agenda Guilds And Species For Eno River Habitat Modeling Summary May 17, 2011 01 Eno State Park Eco Flow Study 02 Aquatic Habitat Vs Flow Study Sites In NC 03 Eno River State Park Study Transects - Track Agenda Summary March 15, 2011 01 IFIM-Aquatic-Habitat-Modeling-Ty-Ziegler Agenda Summary November 8, 2010 01 HB-1743-SAB-Purpose-Brief-Tom-Reeder 02 Ecological-Flows-Jim-Mead Agenda Summary Analyses All Sites Combined ALL SITES FALL 11 Shallow Guilds ALL SITES FALL 8 Deep Guilds ALL SITES SPRING 11 Shallow Guilds ALL SITES SPRING 8 Deep Guilds ALL SITES SUMMER 11 Shallow Guilds ALL SITES SUMMER 8 Deep Guilds ALL SITES WINTER 11 Shallow Guilds ALL SITES WINTER 8 Deep Guilds Seasonal Box Plots 11 Shallow Guilds Seasonal Box Plots 8 Deep Guilds Background Overview Notes About Habitat Modeling Analysis Site Descriptions Buckhorn Creek Buckhorn Ck Habitat Above 120 Pct Buckhorn Ck Habitat Below 80 Pct Buffalo Creek Buffalo Ck Habitat Above 120 Pct Buffalo Ck Habitat Below 80 Pct Eno River State Park Eno River State Park Habitat Above 120 Pct Eno River State Park Habitat Below 80 Pct First Broad River, Lower Site First Broad Lower Site Habitat Above 120 Pct First Broad Lower Site Habitat Below 80 Pct First Broad River, Middle Site First Broad Middle Site Habitat Above 120 Pct First Broad Middle Site Habitat Below 80 Pct First Broad River, Upper Site First Broad Upper Site Habitat Above 120 Pct First Broad Upper Site Habitat Below 80 Pct Rocky River, Siler City Rocky River Habitat Above 120 Pct Rocky River Habitat Below 80 Pct Tar River, Louisburg Tar River Habitat Above 120 Pct Tar River Habitat Below 80 Pct West Fork Eno River West Fork Eno Habitat Above 120 Pct West Fork Eno Habitat Below 80 Pct Public Education Assessment Summary 2262013 EFSAB Index Of Meeting Information Nov 2010 To Oct 2013 Emerging Issues Ecological Flows DWR 2014-03-21 Gaging Stations And Their Stream Classification NC Classes And Geology Neuse River Basin - Instream Flow Study Sites
Science Advisory Board & Related Files Science Advisory Board's final report to DENR Instream Flow Council's peer review of Science Advisory Board's report to DENR The North Carolina General Assembly enacted legislation in 2010 directing the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to develop hydrologic models for each river basin in N.C. An important part of this bill requires the department to determine the flows needed to maintain ecological integrity in surface waters. The bill further authorized the creation of a Science Advisory Board to assist the department in assessing these ecological flows. The members and alternates of the board all have a strong background in aquatic ecology and represent a diversity of water use interests. The board had a charter that helped guide them through this process. Please note that in accordance with GS 143-355(o)(8) the Science Advisory Board's report to the Department, located at the link above, is not to be used for regulatory purposes. For any questions or additional information you may contact: Marla Sink Public Information Officer / Division of Water Resources 1611 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1611 Ph: (919) 707-9033 Fax: (919) 733-3558 Email: marla.sink@ncdenr.gov March 21, 2014 Forum on the NC Ecological Flows Science Advisory Board (EFSAB) Report: What does it mean for water planning and policy? In 2010, the General Assembly directed the creation of an Ecological Flows Science Advisory Board (EFSAB) to assist the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in characterizing the ecology of the state's river basins and identifying the flows necessary to maintain ecological integrity. After three years of work, the SAB produced a comprehensive report that advised DENR about the state of ecological flows in North Carolina. On March 21, a forum was held to provide an opportunity for public interest groups, local government and public utilities, state government, researchers, and consultants to hear about the work of the EFSAB and DENR's plan for use of the EFSAB report. The forum was also an opportunity for those attending the forum, to provide feedback about the report. The proceedings of the forum, are designed to help visitors to the EFSAB website, understand the work of the NC Ecological Flows Science Advisory Board. The proceedings, agenda, and list of participants for the March 21 forum are located here: Proceedings of the IEI/SOG/NRLI Forum on the Report of the Ecological Flows Science Advisory Board Recommendations of the EFSAB (Presentation by Chris Goudreau, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission) Report of the EFSAB: What does it mean for water planning and policy? (Presentation by Tom Fransen, NC Division of Water Resources) EFSAB Meetings Nov 2010 - October 2013: Agendas, Summaries, and Presentations October 23, 2013 Summary October 22, 2013 AllSites Box Plots 12 Shallow Mtn Spp Box Plots 7 Deep Mtn Spp FALLcombo 12 Spp-mtn FALLcombo 7 Spp-mtn SPRINGcombo 12 Spp-mtn SPRINGcombo 7 Spp-mtn SUMMERcombo 12 Spp-mtn SUMMERcombo 7 Spp-mtn WINTERcombo 12 Spp-mtn WINTERcombo 7 Spp-mtn IndividualSites Davidson Davidnatflowtable DAVIDSON 80&120 DAVIDSON+120 DAVIDSON-80 Jonathan JONATHAN 80&120 JONATHAN+120 JONATHAN-80 Jonathanatflotable Nantahala Lwr NANTY 80&120 NANTY+120 NANTY-80 Nantynatflotable Nantahala Upr Nantbeldixnatflotable NANTYBELDIX 80&120 NANTYBELDIX+120 NANTYBELDIX-80 NFMills NFMILLS 80&120 NFMILLS+120 NFMILLS-80 Nfmillsnatflotable Tuck EFork Eftucknatflotable EFTUCKPEAK 80&120 TUCKEF+120 TUCKEF-80 Tuck Main TuckTR1A+120 TuckTR1A-80 Tucktr1anatflotable TUCKTR1A 80&120 Tuck WFork Lwr TUCKWFPK+120 TUCKWFPK-80 Tuckwfrkpknatflotable WFTUCKPEAK 80&120 Tuck WFork Upr TUCKWFBYP+120 TUCKWFBYP-80 Tuckwfrkbypnatflotable WFTUCKBYP 80&120 Whiteoak WHOAK 80&120 WHOAK+120 WHOAK-80 Whoaknatflotable Summary September 25, 2013 Summary September 24, 2013 Summary August 21, 2013 Agenda PWS Intakes, NPDES Discharge Points And USGS Gages Summary August 20, 2013 Agenda Approaches To Flow Recommendations (Goudreau) PWS Intakes, NPDES Discharge Points And USGS Gages Recommendations Of Coastal Ecological Flows Working Group RTI USGS Presentation Summary July 17, 2013 Agenda Coastal Ecological Flows Working Group Update Summary July 16, 2013 80 Flowby Percent Trial Balloon Expectations Ad Hoc WG Recommendations Adjustment To Seasonal Percent Flows Example Agenda Alberta Approach Ecological Response Curves Meitzen TNC SummaryJuly162013 For Distribution MinFlowsComparison-2013-07-11 Mountain PHABSIM Analysis Seasonal Percent Flows Proposal Summary TNC Final Recommendation Trial Balloon 304050 And 203040 AMF And MMF Trial Balloon - Alberta Method Water Supply Proposal Comparisons June 18, 2013 Agenda Biological - Environmental Classification (BEC) System Link Eco. Responses & Flow Deficits To Eco. Condition RTI BEC Study Update SAB 80Percent Update(DWR) Summary Threatened And Endangered Species Subcommittee Trail Balloon (Barwick) Update Of Coastal Ecological Flows Working Group May 14, 2013 Agenda Aquatic Federal ET May 2013 BEC Project Update Eco Curve Methodology Model Run Example Summary April 16, 2013 Agenda DWR Trial Balloon Frmwrk W Supporting Graphs Ecodifference Trial Balloon EDF Biological Environmental Classification Update SARP River Classification Framework Summary March 19, 2013 Agenda FALL Combo 11 Guilds FALL Combo 8 Guilds SPRING Combo 11 Guilds SPRING Combo 8 Guilds Summary SUMMER Combo 11 Guilds SUMMER Combo 8 Guilds WINTER Combo 11 Guilds WINTER Combo 8 Guilds February 19, 2013 Agenda All Site - Tables Buckhorn Creek Buffalo Creek Eno River St Park First Broad (Lower, Mid, Upper) Nature Conservancy Env. Flows (Meitzen) OASIS-WaterFALL Flow Comparison (DWR) Preface To Developing Path Forward (DWR) Review Of Findings Of WaterFALL Ecoflow Metrics As Compared To The Gage Metrics Rocky River Summary Tar River West Fork Eno River November 27, 2012 Agenda BEC Proposal DWR EFlow Planning Scenario Big River DWR Hydrologic Modeling Validation ECO Flows Are A Planning Tool OASIS Overview - Hydrologics Rocky River Flows 80pct RTI WaterFALL Summary October 23, 2012 Agenda Biofidelity Analysis (RTI) Coastal Issue (Tarver) Habitat Modeling (Payne) Recording (am) Recording (pm) Stream Classification And EFlows (Tarver, Mead) Summary August 28, 2012 Agenda Coastal Systems And Issues (Christian) DWR Options For PathForward (Tarver) Fish To Guilds (Godreau) June 4, 2010 - Habitat Guilds For Suitability Criteria & Aquatic Life Decline Rate NC Fish Guilds (Godreau) Practical Guide Eflows For Policy (Meitzen) RTI Biofidelity Update Summary TNC ENVIRONFLOW PROJECT (Meitzen) June 19, 2012 Agenda Fish Flow-Biology Hypotheses Jim Mead Three Project Overview NCDENR Biofidelity Recording (am) Recording (pm) RTI Flow Alteration RTI IRD Flow Metrics Summary USGS Macroinvertebrate Assemblage April 24, 2012 Agenda Summary February 21, 2012 Agenda Marc Anderson NEAFWA Aquatic Classification Overview Michele Cutofello StreamClassMap RTI Biofidelity Steve Reed Tar Model Summary January 17, 2012 Agenda Basinwide Hydrologic Model Dev Status Report 11-2011 Summary USGS(Mary Freeman) November 15, 2011 Agenda Mary Davis(Slides 1-77) Mary Davis(slides 1-96) Steve Reed Summary Tom Cuffney October 18, 2011 01 River-Basin-Hydrologic-Modeling-Tom-Fransen 02 Hydrologic-Stream-Classification-parts-1-&-2-Sam-Pearsall-and-Chris-Goudreau 03 Hydrologic-Stream-Classification-part-3-Jim-Mead Agenda EFSAB Oct 18 2011 Appendices Habitat Model Sites By Classification 1-5-2012 October 18, 2011 Meeting Summary October 18, 2011 Meeting Summary Appendices Summary September 20, 2011 Agenda Eno River State Park-comparison Of Flow Scenarios Eno River State Park Site - Habitat Results For Deep Guilds Eno River State Park Site - Habitat Results For Shad, Redhorse And Benthos Eno River State Park Site - Habitat Results For Shallow Guilds Summary August 16, 2011 Agenda Eno State Park Flow Stats Eno State Park Habitat Vs Flow Curves Eno State Park Shallow Guilds Percent Inflow Habitat Scenarios RTI WaterFALL Michelle Cutrofello Summary June 21, 2011 01 Flow Scenarios Agenda Guilds And Species For Eno River Habitat Modeling Summary May 17, 2011 01 Eno State Park Eco Flow Study 02 Aquatic Habitat Vs Flow Study Sites In NC 03 Eno River State Park Study Transects - Track Agenda Summary March 15, 2011 01 IFIM-Aquatic-Habitat-Modeling-Ty-Ziegler Agenda Summary November 8, 2010 01 HB-1743-SAB-Purpose-Brief-Tom-Reeder 02 Ecological-Flows-Jim-Mead Agenda Summary Analyses All Sites Combined ALL SITES FALL 11 Shallow Guilds ALL SITES FALL 8 Deep Guilds ALL SITES SPRING 11 Shallow Guilds ALL SITES SPRING 8 Deep Guilds ALL SITES SUMMER 11 Shallow Guilds ALL SITES SUMMER 8 Deep Guilds ALL SITES WINTER 11 Shallow Guilds ALL SITES WINTER 8 Deep Guilds Seasonal Box Plots 11 Shallow Guilds Seasonal Box Plots 8 Deep Guilds Background Overview Notes About Habitat Modeling Analysis Site Descriptions Buckhorn Creek Buckhorn Ck Habitat Above 120 Pct Buckhorn Ck Habitat Below 80 Pct Buffalo Creek Buffalo Ck Habitat Above 120 Pct Buffalo Ck Habitat Below 80 Pct Eno River State Park Eno River State Park Habitat Above 120 Pct Eno River State Park Habitat Below 80 Pct First Broad River, Lower Site First Broad Lower Site Habitat Above 120 Pct First Broad Lower Site Habitat Below 80 Pct First Broad River, Middle Site First Broad Middle Site Habitat Above 120 Pct First Broad Middle Site Habitat Below 80 Pct First Broad River, Upper Site First Broad Upper Site Habitat Above 120 Pct First Broad Upper Site Habitat Below 80 Pct Rocky River, Siler City Rocky River Habitat Above 120 Pct Rocky River Habitat Below 80 Pct Tar River, Louisburg Tar River Habitat Above 120 Pct Tar River Habitat Below 80 Pct West Fork Eno River West Fork Eno Habitat Above 120 Pct West Fork Eno Habitat Below 80 Pct Public Education Assessment Summary 2262013 EFSAB Index Of Meeting Information Nov 2010 To Oct 2013 Emerging Issues Ecological Flows DWR 2014-03-21 Gaging Stations And Their Stream Classification NC Classes And Geology Neuse River Basin - Instream Flow Study Sites
