71st SWCS International Annual Conference July 24-27, 2016 Louisville, KY

1. {
Mississippi River Basin Goals and
Partnerships: Implementing the
Hypoxia Task Force Action Plan
A State Perspective
Paulette Akers
Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection

2. Arkansas, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee,
Wisconsin, National Tribal Water Council

3. Each state is different

4. We are different but work together

5. We work with our land grant universities

6. We work with everybody

7. Two real time instantaneous nitrate gages with USGS
Kentucky outcomes

8. Over 350 agricultural professionals trained last year
Kentucky outcomes
RCPP State Project ‐ $817,000 a year in state cost share and EQIP funding for
conservation practices

9.  Developed Wastewater Treatment Plant Optimization Pilot
program with assistance from Tennessee and EPA Region 4
 Developed a new Reasonable Potential Analysis process
for nutrients based on the narrative standard
 HAB workgroup
 Everyday working relationships
Kentucky outcomes