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Monitoring and Modeling Discussion
Tuesday, June 27th, 3 – 4 : 30 pm
Orleans Town Hall, Skaket Room
--Agenda-
1 . Re-cap Meeting Objective : Develop a framework for coordinated, cost- effective
modeling and monitoring to support town plans and regional watershed nutrient
management analysis
2 . Discuss need and timing for scenario model runs to support :
• Ecological assessments (December SMAST tech memo)
• Town plans and pilot projects
• Next steps identified in Composite Analysis
3 . Refine the scope, priorities and timeline for monitoring needed to support model runs :
• Inventory of on-going or planned monitoring efforts
• Determine which data sets would need to be updated in order to be able to run
new modeling scenarios, as distinct from re- calibrating the model .
• Explore discussion questions raised at February 2017 meeting :
1 . Does the hydrodynamic model need to be updated and to what extent?
Can sensitivity analysis be used to determine the value or necessity of this
update?
2 . Do sediment core samples need to be updated and to what extent? Can
sensitivity analysis be used to determine the value or necessity of this
update?
3 . Do benthic samples need to be taken in all locations? Can sensitivity
analysis be used to determine the value or necessity of this update ?
4 . Will DEP continue the eelgrass monitoring project and what is the
timeline for the next update ? (We are investigating this separately)
5 . Can the land use and water use data be updated by the Cape Cod
Commission, and what is the time frame of data we need from the four
towns?
6 . What is the recommended timeline for each data set that needs to be
updated or collected?
7 . With the updated data, what else is needed to re run the model ?
8 . What are the costs associated with each data collection effort and model
run?
4 . Next Step : outline and timeline of monitoring needs, and resources needed .
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