Watershed Planning, Monitoring, and

Assessment Section

Tom Stiles, Chief
Bureau of Water
Watershed Planning, Monitoring, and Assessment Section
1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 420
Topeka, KS 66612-1367
(785) 296-6170
FAX: (785) 296-5509

Purpose:

The purpose of the Watershed Planning, Monitoring, and Assessment Section is as follows:

• Implement sections 303(c), 303(d), 303(e), 305(b), and 604(b) of the Clean Water Act.
• Identify and prioritize impaired streams, lakes, and wetlands and develop Total Maximum Daily Loads for high priority waterbodies.
• Develops statewide surface water quality standards.
• Provides information on the chemical, physical, and biological properties of streams, publicly owned lakes and wetlands in Kansas.
• Tracks environmental contaminant levels in fish and other aquatic life and issues fish consumption advisories.
• Monitors water quality conditions in streams and publicly owned lakes and wetlands throughout Kansas and performs special water pollution investigations in cooperation with KDHE district offices and other governmental agencies.
• Perform compliance monitoring at NPDES permitted facilities to determine the status of compliance with discharge permit requirements.
• Maintain and update the Kansas Surface Water register identifying classified streams and lakes along with designated use status and use attainability analysis status.
• Develop the biennial Kansas Integrated Water Quality Assessment Report (305(b) and 303(d))

Whats New:

• 2013 TMDLs (DRAFT) and Public Hearing Information
• 2012 TMDLs (DRAFT) and Public Hearing Information
• 2011 TMDLs and Public Hearing Information
• 2012 303(d) List of Impaired Waters, Public Hearing Information and Methodology
• Triennial Review White Papers

Staff:

Watershed Planning, Monitoring, and Assessment Section

Tom Stiles	Section Chief	(785) 296-5509
Planning and Standards Unit
Trevor Flynn	Unit Leader, Environmental Scientist	(785) 296-8791
Michelle Probasco	Environmental Scientist	(785) 296-8229
Yan Wang	Environmental Scientist	(785) 296-5508
Karle Woodward	Environmental Scientist	(785) 296-1209
Assessment and Information Unit
Mike Butler	Unit Leader, Environmental Scientist	(785) 296-5580
Eva Hays	Environmental Scientist	(785) 296-1981
Steve Haslouer	Environmental Scientist	(785) 296-0079
Shawn Weber	Environmental Scientist	(785) 296-6352
Elizabeth Smith	Environmental Scientist	(785) 296-4332
Kevin Olson	Environmental Scientist	(785) 296-0885
Monitoring and Analysis Unit
Tony Stahl	Unit Leader, Environmental Scientist	(785) 296-5578
Ed Carney	Environmental Scientist	(785) 296-5575
Diana Lehmann	Environmental Scientist	(785) 296-5576
Clint Goodrich	Environmental Scientist	(785) 291-3676
Layne Knight	Environmental Scientist	(785) 291-3885
Jeff Scott	Environmental Scientist	(785) 296-7415