2019 Mohawk Watershed Symposium

Keynote address – Water infrastructure in NYS
Hon. Rep. Antonio Delgado

New York City water supply and infrastructure upgrades at Schoharie Reservoir (talk)
A. Bosch

The New York State Mesonet: Providing real-time, high-quality environmental information across the Mohawk watershed (poster)
J. Brotzge, C. Thorncraft, J. Wang

Toward improved community resiliency: Developing and assessing ice jam and flood mitigation measures along the Mohawk River (talk)
M. Carabetta, J. MacBroom, J. Gouin, R. Schiff, B. Cote

Characterization of disinfection by-product formation potential in Mohawk River source waters to support TMDL implementation (poster)
A. Conine, M. Schnore, Z. Smith, G. Lemly, C. Stoll, A.J. Smith

The Mohawk River Basin Action Agenda 2019-2023: A Five-Year Plan for a Swimmable, Fishable Mohawk (talk)
K.Czajkowski

Hogansburg Dam decommission and removal: Removal of first impassible barrier restores connection between St. Regis and St. Lawrence Watersheds (talk)
A. David

Fort Plain Waterways: Stories of then and now in an Erie Canal town (poster/video)
L. Elliott, C. Herron, G. Hoffman, W. MaGinnis, S. Paradiso, S. Rogers

The 2019 mid-winter ice jam event on the lower Mohawk River, New York (talk/poster)
J.I. Garver

Expansion of Invasive Round Goby in the Mohawk River-Barge Canal System (talk)
S.D. George, B.P. Baldigo, C.B. Rees, M.L. Bartron

Oroville Dam’s main and emergency spillways: two near-miss disasters (poster)
A. Ghaly

Nature-induced and human-instigated water deprivation sparks conflict in the Middle East (poster)
A. Ghaly

Identification of a point source for plastic pollution in upstate New York: a case study of Mayfield Lake (talk and poster)
K.N. Hemsley, L.G. English, C Cherizard, D.J. Carlson, J. McKeeby, S. Hadam, E. McHale

Stockade Resilience: Feasibility analysis of flood mitigation alternatives and design of mitigation measures to protect Schenectady’s Stockade Neighborhood (talk)
M. Irwin

A four-year series of snap-shots: Data and observations from a Mohawk River water quality project as it enters Year Five of a longitudinal study (poster)
N.A. Law, B.L. Brabetz, L.M. Wanits, L. Cao, S. Rogers, C. Rodak, J. Epstein, J. Lipscomb, D. Shapley

Aquatic invasive species in the Mohawk River Watershed: the devil is in the details (talk)
C. McGlynn

United States Coast Guard Auxiliary: Recreational Boating Safety in the Mohawk Watershed (poster)
D. Miller

The impact of alternative preservation methods and storage times on the δ13C of dissolved inorganic carbon in water (poster)
M. Miller, L. Piccirillo, A. Verheyden, D. Gillikin

The importance of the West Canada Creek and FERC re-licensing for the WCC hydroelectric projects (talk)
B. Nasdor

Overview of the Schoharie Creek Watershed flood mitigation study (talk)P. NicholsObservations on dissolved and total metal concentrations in the Mohawk River in Utica and Rome, NY (poster)
C. Rodak and N. Diers

Phosphorus monitoring prioritization in Mohawk River basin sub-watersheds using LENS (poster)
M. Schnore, A.J. Smith, B. Duffy, K. Stainbrook, C. Stoll, Z. Smith

What’s up with the Mohawk Delta? Insights from community water quality monitoring at the mouth of the river (talk)
D. Shapley, J. Lipscomb, J. Epstein, S. Pillitteri, B. Brabetz, N.A. Law, A. Juhl, C. Knudson, G. O’Mullan, C. Rodak

Confirming the presence of microplastics in Capital Region fish using a novel no-kill abdomen massage (poster)
A. Shimkus, J.A. Smith

Extreme rainfall, high water, and elevated microplastic concentration in the Hans Groot Kill: implications for the Mohawk River (poster)
J.A. Smith, E. Caruso, N. Wright

Reconnecting waters for eels and river herring: towards resilience building approaches for dam removal action in the Hudson River watershed (talk)
K, Smith, A.M. Feldpausch-Parker, K.E. Limburg

Innovative approach to deliver a $300 million treatment plant upgrade for Oneida County, New York (talk)
J. Story, R. Ganley, S Devan

Characterization of carbon export in Upstate New York: initial geochemical characterization of six rivers (poster)
J. Wassik, J. Gehring, C. Horan, M. Stahl

Baseline monitoring of physical parameters and Enterococci levels in the Hans Groot Kill, Schenectady, NY (poster)
E. Willard-Bauer, J.A. Smith, J.I. Garver