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Solutions-Driven Research Pilot Problem Formulation Workshop: Report and Evaluation
Citation:
Twichell, J., K. Mulvaney, B. Hubbell, L. Erban, W. Berry, M. Chintala, Z. Crocker, T. Gleason, S. Horsley, W. Munns, A. Rea, S. Soto Reyes, AND S. Smith. Solutions-Driven Research Pilot Problem Formulation Workshop: Report and Evaluation. Three Bays Nonpoint Source Nutrient Management Problem Formulation Workshop, Falmouth, MA, October 30, 2018. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-19/107, 2019.
Impact/Purpose:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development partnered with the Barnstable Clean Water Coalition to implement a workshop to engage stakeholders to identify research needs for reducing nutrients on Cape Cod. This report reviews the activities from the workshop and the impact of those activities on participants and the identification of research needs.
Description:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development (ORD) collaborated with Barnstable Clean Water Coalition (BCWC) to implement a Problem Formulation Workshop. The two-day workshop aimed to engage key stakeholders and experts to identify research needs and initiate coordination of a scientifically robust research effort focused on nutrient reduction in Three Bays, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. This report presents a synopsis, formal evaluation, and lessons learned from the workshop. The first (full) day workshop included nearly sixty scientists, decision makers, and other key stakeholders working on nutrient reduction around Three Bays and elsewhere on Cape Cod. The goal was to identify and prioritize key knowledge gaps and partnership needs related to possible solutions for mitigation of nonpoint nutrient pollution in the Three Bays watershed. The workshop consisted of a series of structured small group and plenary discussions focused on capturing and clarifying research needs around (a) non-traditional nutrient-reduction interventions and (b) watershed-level conditions and impacts. The second (half) day comprised of ORD and BCWC action planning to debrief the workshop, review initial insights from the stakeholders, and identify next steps to continue forward-looking discussions. This report provides: (1) synthesis and analysis of information outputs co-produced by participants and organizers during the workshop and (2) an impact analysis of benefits to the EPA and to participating scientists, decision makers, and other stakeholders from the workshop.