STAC

1
STACs Watershed Model Review

• Kevin Sellner
• STAC Executive Secretary
• MSC Meeting, 5/3/05

2
Initiation

• Rich Batiuk approached STAC to undertake review
  and provide guidance in the development and
  application of the Phase V watershed model
• STAC has developed year-long approach with an
  External Team and an on-going Regional Team for
  participation in quarterly MSC meetings

3
External Team

• Five members, familiar with watershed modeling
  and HSPF nominated by STAC and CBP modelers
• Team Larry Band, UNC Ken Campbell, UFL Russ
  Kinerson, EPA Ken Reckhow, Duke Claire Welty,
  UMBC
• Meeting NCBO Conference Room, 17-19 May 2005

4
External Team Meeting

• Day 1 Introductions and CBP summary Team
  meetings with CBP modelers
• Day 2 Team discussions and additional meetings
  with CBP modelers if requested
• Day 3 Team drafting of guidance and
  recommendations
• Presented to STAC and following discussion, CBP
  modelers as general guidance for CBP Phase V
  activities over 12 months or more

5
Regional Team

• Guidance and recommendations from the External
  Team will serve as basis for Regional Team
  oversight of Phase V use and application in the
  coming year
• Regional Team Overseen and coordinated by Saied
  Mostaghami, VATech short-list of 6 potential
  members for final Team of 3

6
Regional Team Activities

• Member(s) of Regional Team will digest guidance
  and recommendations of the External Team
• Member(s) will attend each MSC quarterly meeting
  to be informed on use of Phase V model
• Member(s) will communicate to STAC and through
  STAC to CBP modelers on CBP Phase V model
  progress and application relative to External
  Team guidance
• For Regional Team concerns, Regional Team and CBP
  modelers will discuss approaches/remedies

7
A Year Out

• Regional Team will relay, through consensus, CBP
  efforts with Phase V WS Model to STAC relative to
  general guidance provided by External Team
• If CBP Phase V model development and application
  consistent with External Team guidance, the
  External Team will be informed of the CBP efforts
  but not reconvened
• If there are major shifts in the Phase V model
  relative to guidelines provided by the External
  Team, the External Team may be asked to reconvene
  and provide additional guidance