2012 Watershed Symposium

This year the Symposium covered climate change, urban agriculture, water quality, green infrastructure, and much more.
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Presentations
- Assessing the Economic Benefits and Costs of Nutrient Criteria Implementation(600KB)
Nicholas von Stackelberg, Utah Division of Water Quality - Can the Public Monitor Water Quality? Utah Water Watch Volunteer Monitoring Workshop(1.8MB)
Brian Greene, USU Water Quality Extension - Climate Change and Salt Lake City's Water Supply(900KB)
Tim Bardsley, Western Water Assessment
Laura Briefer, Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities - Definition and Assessment of Great Salt Lake Health(4.5MB)
Erica J. Brown Gaddis, SWCA Environmental Consultants - Environmental Education Overview and Teaching Techniques Workshop(39KB)
Kristen Bonner, Utah Society for Environmental Education - New Invaders in Salt Lake County(4.5MB)
Sage Fitch, Salt Lake County Weed Control Program - Jordan River Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)—Phase 1 (2MB)
Hilary Arens, Utah Division of Water Quality - Low Impact Development at Daybreak Community(2.3MB)
Tyler White, Perigee Consulting - Mountain Transportation Study(1.7MB)
Andrea Pullos, Salt Lake County Flood Control and Engineering
Jon Nepstad, Fehr and Peers - Navigating Section 404 Clean Water Act Permitting with the Army Corps of Engineers(1MB)
John Derinzy, Army Corps of Engineers - Organics in Sediments of Jordan River: Sources and Their Long Term Effects on River Water Quality
Ramesh Goel, University of Utah Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering - Planting Success of Riparian Shrubs and Trees on an Urban Stream Restoration in Utah(1.7MB)
Eric McCulley, ENVIRON - Prior Appropriation Doctrine vs. Water Conservation
Wendy Bowden Crowther, Parsons Behle and Latimer - A Rolling Current in the Jordan River: Causes and Solutions
Ed Kern, Brigham Young University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering - Snow and Water Resources of the Great Salt Lake Basin: Perspectives from the Past, Projections for the Future(1.7MB)
Court Strong, University of Utah Department of Atmospheric Sciences - Utah’s Online State Water Quality Database(300KB)
Jim Harris, Division of Water Quality - Volunteer-Citizen Participation in Riparian Forest and Bird Conservation
Carolina Roa, Tracy Aviary
Russell Norvell, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Panel Discussion
Tom Holstrom, Central Valley Water Reclamation Facility
Garland Mayne, Jordan Basin Water Reclamation Facility
Lee Rawlings, South Valley Water Reclamation Facility
Tom Ward, Salt Lake City Public Utilities
Panel Moderator: Karen Nichols, HDR
Sessions were held at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center in West Valley City.
Field Trips
- Urban Agriculture Tour in Salt Lake County
- Walking Tour of Jordan River Riparian Restoration Sites
- Green Infrastructure Tour @ University of Utah
Continuing Education Credits (CEU)
Utah Water Operators
The Watershed Symposium received course accreditation from the Utah Water Operator Certification Program, for the following CEUs:
- Sep 26: 0.4 CEU
- Sep 27: 0.4 CEU
- Sep 28: 0.2 CEU
Utah State Office of Education (USOE)
Teachers, attend sessions on both days of the Watershed Symposium (Sep 26 and 27) to earn credit from the Utah State Office of Education.
- Course#: 47683
- USOE Credits: 1.0
- Register: https://usoe.truenorthlogic.com/ia/render.userLayoutRootNode