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An ELI and International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (INECE) Co-Sponsored Public Webinar
Funded by the Environmental Governance Institute International (EGII) with support from the Wasserman/Slotkin Family Charitable DAF
Monitoring waterbodies including rivers, lakes, estuaries, and coast zones to detect violations and support enforcement actions is challenging given the number of waterbodies and their geographical extent. Historically, only limited monitoring data from permitted facilities and government-based field monitoring has been the primary source of information. The availability of monitoring data is critical to understanding the nature of water pollution problems, supporting compliance and enforcement actions, assuring communities are protected, and protecting biodiversity. More recently, however, a broad range of advanced monitoring technology is providing a much better understanding of what is occurring in waterways. These technologies include remote sensing, satellite and drone data, continuous in-situ monitoring, real-time reporting of data, new types on in-stream monitors, and the availability of GPS cell phone data. This new data, some of it citizen-generated, can increasingly be analyzed using data analytics and AI.
The webinar will explore advancements in water monitoring technology; how this new data is contributing to compliance and enforcement efforts; issues related to the use of these technologies including data quality, how the data may be used, and privacy; and emerging restrictions on gathering and use of water quality data. Panel members will discuss the experience of several regions of the world.
Panelists:
Veronica Campos Medina, Data Analyst, Environmental Intelligence Department, Superintendency of Environment Chile (SMA)
Brittney Flaten, Hudson River Environmental Conditions Observing System (HRECOS) Coordinator, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Anabela Rebelo, Senior Office, Department of Hydrologic Resource, Portuguese Environment Agency (APA)
Margaret Sexton, Director Innovation, Systems and Intelligence, New South Wales Department of Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR)
George Wyeth, Visiting Scholar, Environmental Law Institute, Moderator
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