diff --git a/webapp/config.py.template b/webapp/config.py.template
index 695f53e8..800c628b 100644
--- a/webapp/config.py.template
+++ b/webapp/config.py.template
@@ -110,12 +110,18 @@ class Config(object):
             ("jide-7a03c1e6f4528a6f9c4b1ae3cec24b39", "jride@wisc.edu"),
         ],
         "COS-SPU": [
+            ("Tom_Van_Buren-d335795d246db2e3befdc5d2aade338b", "Tom.VanBuren@sattle.gov"),
+            ("vanburt-f16a493a7acfeb8076cbb242f0955d1e", "Tom.VanBuren@sattle.gov"),
             ("cgries-0dc416e2cf674c2836a179917be98d76", "cgries@wisc.edu"),
         ],
+        "LTER/AND": [
+            ("AND-01bfc39ebeeacf27a44988cd24bfe959", "suzanne.remillard@oregonstate.edu"),
+        ],
         "LTER/CAP": [
             ("CAP-7fe9edc60d0e1d44273e96e4898d1c0b", "Stevan.Earl@asu.edu"),
         ],
         "LTER/FCE": [
+            ("FCE-f0e3c733c734a74c59b05e8e85af19f4", "gkamener@fiu.edu"),
         ],
         "LTER/HBR": [
             ("HBR-673945f5868105aaeb512e1340fbb96e", "mary.martin@unh.edu"),
diff --git a/webapp/home/utils/create_nodes.py b/webapp/home/utils/create_nodes.py
index ba0175d0..28b616a6 100644
--- a/webapp/home/utils/create_nodes.py
+++ b/webapp/home/utils/create_nodes.py
@@ -1105,6 +1105,12 @@ def create_method_step(method_step_node:Node=None, description:str=None, instrum
                 description = ''  # TODO: Handle cases with empty description but non-empty data_sources
             description = f"{description}\n{data_sources_marker_begin}\n{data_sources}\n{data_sources_marker_end}"
 
+        valid, msg = texttype_node_processing.is_valid_xml_fragment(description, names.DESCRIPTION)
+        if not valid:
+            log_error(msg)
+            flash(texttype_node_processing.invalid_xml_error_message(msg), 'error')
+            return False
+
         texttype_node_processing.post_process_texttype_node(description_node, description)
 
         instrumentation_nodes = method_step_node.find_all_children(names.INSTRUMENTATION)
@@ -1131,6 +1137,7 @@ def create_method_step(method_step_node:Node=None, description:str=None, instrum
         else:
             for instrumentation_node in instrumentation_nodes:
                 method_step_node.remove_child(instrumentation_node)
+    return True
 
 
 def create_data_source(data_source_node:Node=None, title:str=None, online_description:str=None, online_url:str=None):
diff --git a/webapp/views/method_steps/md.py b/webapp/views/method_steps/md.py
index ceb35526..382cdd88 100644
--- a/webapp/views/method_steps/md.py
+++ b/webapp/views/method_steps/md.py
@@ -226,8 +226,9 @@ def method_step(filename=None, node_id=None):
                 method_step_node = Node(names.METHODSTEP, parent=methods_node)
                 add_child(methods_node, method_step_node)
                 node_id = method_step_node.id
-            create_method_step(method_step_node, description, instrumentation, data_sources,
-                               data_sources_marker_begin, data_sources_marker_end)
+            if not create_method_step(method_step_node, description, instrumentation, data_sources,
+                                      data_sources_marker_begin, data_sources_marker_end):
+                new_page = PAGE_METHOD_STEP # Stay on same page to display error message
 
             save_both_formats(filename=filename, eml_node=eml_node)