Scientific Advisory Council

Scientific Advisory Council

The North Carolina Nutrient Criteria Development Plan (NCDP) Scientific Advisory Council (SAC) provides advice and recommendations to the N.C. Division of Water Resources (DWR) on site-specific nutrient criteria based solely on data and scientific judgments about pollutant concentrations and their effects.

SAC Members  |  SAC Charter

SAC meeting agendas and summaries may be accessed below.  Meeting recordings are available upon request.

Meeting Date    Documents       Notes    

May 31, 2024

1:00pm - 4:00pm

Agenda 

March 22, 2024

1:00pm - 4:00pm

AgendaMinutes

January 26, 2024

1:00pm - 4:00pm

Agenda

SAC presentation - Pierce - Microcystin

SAC presentation - Shepherd - Chowan River Basin Plan

SAC presentation - Wiltsie - Algal bloom dashboard

SAC presentation - Wojoski - EPA criteria

Minutes

November 17, 2023

1:00pm - 4:00pm

Agenda

SAC Presentation - McNutt - Monitoring

SAC Presentation - Vander Borgh - Satellite Imaging

SAC Presentation - Hansel - EPA Guidance

Minutes

September 29, 2023

1:00pm - 3:00pm

Agenda

SAC Presentation - McNutt

Minutes

July 14, 2023

1:00pm - 3:00pm

Agenda

SAC Presentation - Wojoski, Liebig

Minutes

March 31, 2023

9:00am - 11:00am

Agenda

NSTEPS NC CyAN Analysis

Minutes

February 24, 2023

9:00am - 11:00am

Agenda

Materials: Draft SAC Support Document

Minutes

November 18, 2022

1:00 - 4:00 pm (Hybrid - TJCOG offices, Durham and Teams)

Agenda

Materials: SAC Presentation - Ventaloro, Behm

Draft Clarity Standard

Minutes

September 28, 2022

9:00 am - noon (Hybrid - TJCOG offices, Durham and Teams)

Agenda

Materials: MFC Definitions 15A 03I.0101

Minutes

July 21, 2022 

1:00 - 4:00 pm (Hybrid TJCOG offices, Durham and Teams)

Agenda

Materials: SAC presentation - Rowland

Minutes

June 8, 2021

10:00AM - 12:30PM

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March 31, 2021

9:00AM - 12:00PM

AgendaMinutes

October 30, 2020

1:00PM - 4:00PM

Agenda

Meeting presentations

Minutes

June 17, 2020

10:00AM - 12:00PM

Agenda

Meeting materials:
High Rock Lake chlorophyll a recommendations
EPA Lakes Nutrient Criteria recommendations
Meeting presentations

Minutes

February 19, 2020

10:00AM - 3:30PM

Agenda

Meeting materials:
NBI Albemarle (1997)
Benthic Community EMAP (1996)
APNEP Workgroup Phase I (2016)

Minutes
December 11, 2019

Agenda

Developing Nutrient Criteria

Albemarle reference materials:
Albemarle Sound designated uses, 2016
Modeling challenges, 2016
Algae in Albemarle Sound, 2000-2015
Fish and fisheries, 2016
SAV status and trends
SAV ecology and water quality

Minutes

October 20, 2019

10:00AM - 2:30PM

Agenda

Meeting Materials

Minutes

June 27, 2019

10:00AM - 2:15PM

Agenda

Meeting Materials

Albemarle Sound Update

Minutes

February 26, 2019

10:00AM - 3:30PM

Agenda

Meeting Materials

Minutes
December 3-4, 2018

Agenda

Meeting Materials

Minutes

November 14, 2018

10:00AM - 3:30PM

Agenda

Meeting Materials

Minutes

September 24, 2018

10:00AM - 3:30PM

Agenda

Meeting Materials

Striped Bass Presentation (S. Parker)

Minutes

July 19, 2018

10:00AM - 3:30PM

Agenda

Meeting Materials

Fishery Data Exploration (M. Ardon)

Minutes

May 31, 2018

10:00AM - 3:30PM

Agenda

Meeting Materials

Minutes

March 28, 2018

10:00AM - 3:30PM

Agenda

Central Cape Fear River
Monitoring Update (P. Behm)

pH long-term trends (M. Ardon)

pH trends, 1981-2016 (M. Lebo)

pH comments summary (C. Bell)

Chlorophyll a recommendations
(C. Bell)

Chlorophyll a considerations (L. Petter)

Chlorophyll a considerations (B. Hall)

Minutes

January 18, 2018 (conference call)

9:00 - 11:00AM

Agenda

Albemarle Sound Update

Minutes

November 15, 2017

10:00AM - 3:30PM

Agenda

Materials:
Requested information from DWR staff
(HRL AUs, land cover, chl a & algal
data, NPDES nutrient discharges;
Yadkin basin reservoirs.)
Cyanobacterial blooms, trophic effects

Literature:
Havens, chapter 33
Dokulil & Teubner, 2000
Sukenik, et al., 2015
Ger, et al., 2014
Touchette, et al., 2007

Minutes

September 27, 2017

10:00AM - 3:30PM

 

Agenda

High Rock Lake Materials:
HRL Survey Document (LE)
HRL Survey Spreadsheets (LE)
HRL Field Visit

pH Materials:
pH Comments (CB)
pH Comments (BH)
pH Comments (ML)
pH Comments Slides (ML)
pH Comments (LP)

Chlorophyll a Materials:
Chlorophyll a Comments (CB)
Chlorophyll a Ranges Chart

Minutes

July 12, 2017

10:00AM - 3:30PM

Agenda

Presentations:
HRL Designated Uses
Current Assessment Process
Chlorophyll a (C. Bell)
Chlorophyll a (L. Petter)

Materials:
Approaches Tracking Sheet
Chlorophyll a (C. Bell)
Chlorophyll a (L. Petter)

Minutes

May 18, 2017

10:00AM - 3:30PM

 

Agenda

Meeting Materials

pH & DO Data (Excel)

pH & NH3 Data (Excel)

Profile Videos (.zip)

Minutes
April 27, 2017 Webinar cancelled

March 22, 2017

10:00AM - 3:30PM

Agenda

Meeting Materials

Minutes

January 25, 2017

10:00AM - 3:30PM

Agenda

Meeting Materials

Minutes
December 14, 2016 Meeting cancelled

October 19, 2016

10:00AM - 3:30PM

Agenda

Presentations

Minutes
August 17, 2016 Meeting cancelled

June 15, 2016

10:00AM - 3:30PM

Agenda

Presentations

Minutes

 

April 20, 2016

10:00AM - 3:30PM

Agenda 

Presentations

Minutes

February 17, 2016

10:00AM - 3:30PM

Agenda

Presentations

Minutes

December 9, 2015

10:00AM - 3:30PM

Agenda

Presentations

Minutes

November 18, 2015

8:30 - 10:30AM

Conference Call

Agenda

Presentations

Minutes

October 14, 2015

10:00AM - 3:30PM

Agenda

Presentations

Minutes

August 18, 2015

10:00AM - 3:30PM

Agenda

Presentations

High Rock Lake Process

Minutes
July 21, 2015

Agenda

Presentations

Minutes
May 6, 2015

Agenda

Presentations

Minutes