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
EFSAB Meetings Nov 2010 - October 2013: Agendas, Summaries, and Presentations
October 23, 2013
October 22, 2013
- AllSites
- IndividualSites
- Davidson
- Jonathan
- Nantahala Lwr
- Nantahala Upr
- NFMills
- Tuck EFork
- Tuck Main
- Tuck WFork Lwr
- Tuck WFork Upr
- Whiteoak
- Summary
September 25, 2013
September 24, 2013
August 21, 2013
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
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
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
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
February 21, 2012
- Agenda
- Marc Anderson NEAFWA Aquatic Classification Overview
- Michele Cutofello StreamClassMap
- RTI Biofidelity
- Steve Reed Tar Model
- Summary
January 17, 2012
November 15, 2011
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
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
November 8, 2010
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