Meeting Report for Characterization Sampling Priorities Facilitated Workshop

Each year a facilitated workshop is held with representatives of programs and projects who may need characterization sampling support in the next fiscal year and beyond. The workshop for planning the fiscal year 2003 sampling issues was held on March 13, 2002 at 2440 Stevens Center. The workshop is a necessary first step in the preparation of the Characterization Sampling Priorities Document (CSPD). The objective of the workshop was to identify the technical issues for fiscal year 2003 and beyond wherein characterization sampling support is needed to address the issues. A further objective of the workshop was to prioritize and establish the relative ranking of importance of the issues. The identification and prioritization of technical issues is a necessary step in the preparation of the CSPD. The issues and priorities published in the CSPD are subsequently used to develop sampling schedules and work plans