2003 Proceedings Mississippi Water Resources Conference Conference Sponsors: Mississippi Water Resources Research - GeoResources Institute U.S. Geological Survey, Mississippi District Office Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality’s Offices of Land and Water Resources and Pollution Control Mississippi Water Resources Association Proceedings Compiled by Debbie McBride, GRI Publications Coordinator PREFACE The 33rd Annual Mississippi Water Resources Conference was held April 23-24, 2003 at the Eagle Ridge Conference Center in Raymond, Mississippi. CONFERENCE SPONSORS: Mississippi Water Resources Research - GeoResources Institute U.S. Geological Survey, Mississippi District Office Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality’s Offices of Land and Water Resources and Pollution Control Mississippi Water Resources Association CONFERENCE MODERATORS: Jamie Crawford, Office of Land and Water Resources, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Richard Coupe, U.S. Geological Survey Deirdre McGowan, Mississippi Water Resources Association Glenn Odom, Surface Water Quality Division, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Chris Bowen, Pat Harrison Water District Sam Testa, USDA-ARS, National Sedimentation Laboratory Jerry Banks, Office of Pollution Control, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Mickey Plunkett, District Chief, U.S. Geological Survey CONFERENCE SPEAKERS: Jamie Crawford, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Jeremy Korzenik, U.S. Department of Justice Bryon Griffith, Gulf of Mexico Program Office Russell Beard, U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Elizabeth Guynes, USACOE, Vicksburg District Al Garner, USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service Norwyn Johnson, USACOE, Vicksburg District Greg Jackson, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Jim Morris, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Charles Chisolm, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality David Shaw, GeoResources Institute, Mississippi State University Jim Ellington, Mississippi Legislature House Conservation Committee David Mockbee, Mockbee, Hall & Drake The Proceedings were compiled from papers as furnished by the authors. If no paper was provided, the abstract is included. LLIST OF PPAPERS Criminal Enforcement of the Clean Water Act: Jeremy Korzenik, U.S. Department of Justice Homeland Security – National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC): Russell Beard, U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Field Sampling of Soil and Surface Water at and Near Small Arms Training Areas: Michael Bestor, Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University The Mississippi Geospatial Sub-Watershed Boundary: Michael G. Clair, II, U.S. Geological Survey Assessing Functional Integrity of Moist-Soil Managed Wetlands by Comparison with Nearby Non-Managed Systems: Gary N. Ervin, Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University Phosphorus Inactivation and Odor Control in Animal Waste Lagoons, Growing Facilities, and Natural Surface Water: Christopher B. Lind, General Chemical Corporation Reduced Water Use and Methane Emissions from Rice Grown Using Intermittent Irrigation: Joe Massey, Plant and Soil Sciences, Mississippi State University CYP1B mRNA Expression and Estrogen Metabolism in Channel Catfish Collected From Mississippi Delta: Monali Patel, Pharmacology, University of Mississippi Monitoring the Quality of Water in the Unsaturated Zone at Camp Shelby and Camp McCain, Mississippi: Larry J. Slack, U.S. Geological Survey Adaptive Hydrologic and Meteorologic Instrumentation for Flood Warning in the Limpopo River Basin of Botswana: Shane Stocks, U.S. Geological Survey Spatial Technologies Assessing Rural Septic Systems (STARSS): Katy Wright, Civil Engineering and John Cartwright, Geosciences, Mississippi State University Hydrogeologic Significance of Pesticide and Nutrient Concentrations in the Water Table Aquifers and Memphis Sand Aquifers in the Memphis, Tennessee Area: Jeannie R. Bryson, U.S. Geological Survey Water Monitoring Program in a Recharge Area of the Guarany Aquifer in South America: Antonio Luiz Cerdeira, Brazil Fish Tissue Contaminant Concentrations in Regions of the Yalobusha River and Grenada Reservoir Watershed: Charles M. Cooper, USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Sedimentation Laboratory Spatial Technologies Assessing Rural Septic Systems (STARSS): Chuck O’Hara, GeoResources Institute, Mississippi State University The Role of the Nature Conservancy in Water Quality Protection: Matthew Hicks, Nature Conservancy Sediment Loads and Turbidity at Deer Creek at Leland, Mississippi: Michael S. Runner, U.S. Geological Survey Sampling Strategy for the Deer Creek Mississippi Synoptic Study: Richard A. Rebich, U.S. Geological Survey Surface Water Sampling and Analysis for Comparisons with the USDA’s AGNPS Model Predictions for the Upper Pearl River Watershed: Mary Love Tagert, GeoResources Institute, Mississippi State University Development of Watershed and Sub-Watershed Boundaries of Mississippi: Michael G. Clair, II, U.S. Geological Survey Project Integration for Basin Management: Mississippi’s Upper Pearl River Basin: W. Daryl Jones, GeoResources Institute, Mississippi State University Development of a Program for Improved Flood Preparedness, Warning, and Response in the Limpopo River Basin of Botswana: D. Phil Turnipseed, U.S. Geological Survey Channel Changes and Human Impacts in the Leaf River, Mississippi: Joann Mossa, Department of Geography, University of Florida Hydrologic Controls on Bald Cypress Growth in Seasonally Inundated Wetlands: Gregg Davidson, Geology and Geological Engineering, University of Mississippi Macroinvertebrates Associated with Headwater Streams at Camp McCain Training Site, MS: Earl Ducote, Biological Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi Community Composition of Sand-Dwelling Chironomids in Three Blackwater Streams: Robert C. Fitch, Biological Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi Evaluation of Headwater Streams on the Camp Shelby Training Site in South Mississippi Based on the EPT Complex (Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera): Amy Wilberding, Biological Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi Chemical Oxidation Priming for Enhancing Petroleum Hydrocarbon Removal in Soils by Biological Treatment: Rafael Hernandez, Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University The Use of Phosphates to Reduce Lead Mobility at Military Small Arms Training Ranges: Mark Bricka, Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University Phosphorus Inactivation and Odor Control in Animal Waste Lagoons, Growing Facilities, and Natural Surface Water: Christopher B. Lind, General Chemical Corporation The Civil Works Program and Planning Process: A Greener Corps in 2003: Norwyn Johnson, Chief, Environmental and Economic Analysis Branch, US Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District THE 33RD ANNUAL MISSISSIPPI WATER RESOURCES CONFERENCE Eagle Ridge Conference Center - Raymond, Mississippi WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2003 7:30 REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (The Gallery Area) OPENING PLENARY SESSION (Auditorium) Moderator: Jamie Crawford, MDEQ 8:45 Opening Remarks: Jamie Crawford, Director, Office of Land and Water Resources, MDEQ 9:00 Keynote Address: Criminal Enforcement of the Clean Water Act: Jeremy Korzenik, U.S. Department of Justice 9:45 Current Issues Under Study Through the Gulf of Mexico Program Office: Bryon Griffith, Gulf of Mexico Program Office 10:30 Homeland Security – National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC): Russell Beard, U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 11:00 BREAK 11:15 POSTER SESSION (The Gallery Area) Field Sampling of Soil and Surface Water at and Near Small Arms Training Areas: Michael Bestor, Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University The Mississippi Geospatial Sub-Watershed Boundary: Michael G. Clair, II, U.S. Geological Survey Assessing Functional Integrity of Moist-Soil Managed Wetlands by Comparison with Nearby Non-Managed Systems: Gary N. Ervin, Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University Phosphorus Inactivation and Odor Control in Animal Waste Lagoons, Growing Facilities, and Natural Surface Water: Christopher B. Lind, General Chemical Corporation Reduced Water Use and Methane Emissions from Rice Grown Using Intermittent Irrigation: Joe Massey, Plant and Soil Sciences, Mississippi State University CYP1B mRNA Expression and Estrogen Metabolism in Channel Catfish Collected From Mississippi Delta: Monali Patel, Pharmacology, University of Mississippi Monitoring the Quality of Water in the Unsaturated Zone at Camp Shelby and Camp McCain, Mississippi: Larry J. Slack, U.S. Geological Survey Adaptive Hydrologic and Meteorologic Instrumentation for Flood Warning in the Limpopo River Basin of Botswana: Shane Stocks, U.S. Geological Survey Spatial Technologies Assessing Rural Septic Systems (STARSS): Katy Wright, Civil Engineering and John Cartwright, Geosciences, Mississippi State University 12:00 LUNCHEON: Elizabeth Guynes, Chief, Regulatory Branch USACOE, Vicksburg District “Corps Program Overview” CONCURRENT SESSION A: Water Contaminants I (Auditorium) Moderator: Richard Coupe, U.S. Geological Survey 1:00 Hydrogeologic Significance of Pesticide and Nutrient Concentrations in the Water Table Aquifers and Memphis Sand Aquifers in the Memphis, Tennessee Area: Jeannie R. Bryson, U.S. Geological Survey 1:20 Water Monitoring Program in a Recharge Area of the Guarany Aquifer in South America: Antonio Luiz Cerdeira, Brazil 1:40