The first objective of the workshop was be to review the design of the Chesapeake Bay Shallow Water Monitoring Program to ensure that the design meets the objectives established by the Shallow Water Monitoring Design workgroup, while optimizing achievable temporal and spatial coverage with limited resources. The Tidal Design Workgroup met over a 2-year period and evaluated many monitoring strategies and designs, i.e. probabilistic designs, remote sensing, fixed stations. The final Shallow Water Monitoring design incorporates the latest state-of-the-art technologies and provides reliable information for meeting objectives at a reasonable cost. Prior to the STAC workshop, documentation on the tidal monitoring design process will be made available to workshop participants. Discussions focused on development of criteria to optimize site selection and monitoring duration, and to enhance coordination with living resource and local source monitoring efforts. The second objective was to solicit input from workshop participants and technical experts in the field of monitoring on Shallow Water Monitoring outstanding issues regarding implementation, data analyses and model integration.

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Evaluating the Design and Implementation of the Chesapeake Bay Shallow Water Monitoring Program Workshop Presentations

Steve Preston, U.S. Geological Survey Chesapeake Bay Program Shallow Water Monitoring Activities and Monitoring Network Design     Bruce Michael, MD Department of Natural Resources Shallow Water Monitoring Design and Implementation     Rick Hoffman, VA Department of Environmental Quality Chesapeake Bay Shallow Water Monitoring Program: Timeline, Prioritization, Outstanding Issues    Mark Trice, MD Department of Natural Resources Shallow Water Monitoring Data Analysis    Ken Moore, Virginia Institute of Marine Science Measuring Attainment of SAV Water Clarity Criteria in Virginia    Carl Cerco, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Modeling and Monitoring Integration