BEACHNET==> Invitation to SWiMS Meeting (March 18-20, 2008)

[Wirick.Holiday@epamail.epa.gov]

The Seventh Annual Surface Water Monitoring and Standards (SWiMS)
meeting is coming...


The Surface Water Monitoring and Standards (SWiMS) meeting will be held
on March 18-20 in Chicago, Illinois. This meeting -- put on by U.S. EPA
Region 5, States and Tribes -- will be held at the Holiday Inn Mart
Plaza at 350 N. Orleans in downtown Chicago.  The SWiMS meeting is an
annual State/Tribal/EPA technical coordinators meeting aimed at sharing
monitoring and standards successes and challenges, learning about the
most up-to-date scientific information, and discussing programmatic
issues.

The meeting will cover a wide range of topics including nutrient
criteria, source water assessments, antidegradation, beach monitoring,
and post implementation monitoring.  For more information, please check
our website at: http://www.epa.gov/region5/water/wqb/swims.htm

Currently, there are over 100 people registered from the States, Tribes,
U.S. EPA, other federal agencies, local organizations, environmental
groups, and industry.
If you plan to attend the SWiMS meeting, please send an e-mail to Holly
Arrigoni at arrigoni.holly@epa.gov with your name and contact
information. If you have questions, contact Holly at (312) 886-6822 or
Sarah Lehmann at (312) 353-4328.



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