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Steven A. Frenzel Title: Water Office Chief/Supv. Hydrologist Address: 4210 University Dr., Anchorage, AK 99508-4626 Phone: (907) 786-7107 Fax: (907) 786-7150 Email: sfrenzel@usgs.gov

Education and/or Training

B.S.

1979

Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA

Fisheries

Areas of Specialization and/or Research Interests

Surface-water quality, stream ecology, limnology

Professional Experience

2002-present	Supervisory Hydrologist--Water Resources Office Chief: USGS, Anchorage, AK
1997-2002	Supervisory Hydrologist--Study chief for National Water-Quality Assessment study: USGS, Anchorage, AK
1992-1997	Hydrologist--stream ecology of Platte River basin: USGS, Lawrence, KS
1979-1991	Hydrologist--Water quality, water availability, limnology studies: USGS, Boise, ID

Professional Activities and/or Memberships

American Water Resources Association--member
American Society of Limnology and Oceanography--member
Interagency Hydrology Committee for Alaska--Secretary
Cook Inlet Keeper Technical Advisory Committee--member

Honors and/or Awards

STAR award--November 2004
STAR award--December 2003
Superior Performance award--1991

Significant Recent Publications

Glass, R.L., Brabets, T.P., Frenzel, S.A., Whitman, M.S., and Ourso, R.T., 2004, Water Quality in the Cook Inlet Basin Alaska, 1998-2001: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1240

Neal, E.G., Brabets, T.P., and Frenzel, S.A., 2004, Water Quality and Streamflow of the Indian River, Sitka, Alaska, 2001-02: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5023

Ourso, R.T. and Frenzel, S.A., 2003, Identification of linear and threshold responses in streams along a gradient of urbanization in Anchorage, Alaska: Hydrobiologia 501: 117-131

Frenzel, S.A. and Couvillion, C.S., 2002, Fecal-indicator bacteria in streams along a gradient of residential development: Journal of the American Water Resources Association, Vol. 38, No. 1, p. 265-273

Frenzel,S.A. 2002, Priority-pollutant trace elements in streambed sediments of the Cook Inlet basin, Alaska, 1998-2000: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4163

Glass, R. L. and Frenzel, S. A., 2001, Distribution of arsenic in water and streambed sediments, Cook Inlet basin, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Fact-Sheet FS-083-01

Frenzel, S.A., 2000, Selected organic compounds and trace elements in streambed sediments and fish tissues, Cook Inlet Basin, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4004

Frenzel, S.A., Swanson, R.B., Huntzinger, T.L., Stamer, J.K., Emmons, P.J., and Zelt, R.B., 1998, Water quality in the central Nebraska basins, Nebraska, 1992-1995: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1163

Frenzel, S.A., and Swanson, R.B., 1996, Relations of fish community composition to environmental variables in streams of central Nebraska, USA: Environmental Management, Vol. 20, No. 5, p. 689-705

Frenzel, S.A., 1996, Occurrence of selected contaminants in water, fish tissue, and streambed sediments in central Nebraska, 1992-1995: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 96-223