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The Salt Lake County Flood Contro & Engineering Division hosted the first annual Salt Lake Countywide Watershed Symposium on October 3 and 4, 2007 at the SouthTowne Expo Center (9575 South State Street).
Who Attended?
The Symposium was attended by approximately 120 people from various backgrounds. From water supply and wastewater experts to interested citizens and activist groups, we are delighted at the expertise and interest that was represented by the Symposium participants.
What was discussed?
Many important issues were discussed at the first annual Salt Lake Countywide Watershed Symposium - both during session and informal chats. The following are Powerpoint presentations that were used to guide session discussions.
SCHEDULE (793k pdf)
- Lynn de Freitas; Friends of Great Salt Lake
Living on the Shores of Something Great: Our Great Salt Lake - Jack Wilbur; Utah Department of Agriculture
Marketing for Positive Social Change - Patrick A. Shea
An Ethical Framework: Open Space Acquisition (3.6mb ppt) - Rick Cox; URS Corporation
Water Supply and WaQSP (7.1mb ppt) - Joe Baird; Salt Lake Tribune
Climate Change: The Question of Water Supply in the West - Vanessa Welch; Salt Lake City Public Utilities
Watershed Education: Keep It Pure - Genevieve Atwood
A Geological Perspective on SL County - presentation available at
http://www.earthscienceeducation.org/y2007-SLCoWatersheds101/Atwood-SLCoWatershedBasics.htm - Nick von Stackelberg; Stantec Consulting
More Flow for Habitat and Recreation - Arthur Morris; Westminster College
Green Line: Preservation and Riparian Corridors - Patrick Nelson; Cottonwood Canyons Association
Square One: Constructing a Volunteer Baseline - John Whitehead and Cheryl Heying
Nonpoint Mercury in Our Waters (2mb ppt) - Dan Drumiler and Steve Burgon;
Salt Lake County Engineering Division
Directing Stormwater Part I (20mb ppt)
Directing Stormwater Part II (16.7mb ppt) - David White and Carol Wong;
Salt Lake County Planning/Development Services
Composing the West Bench (6.7mb pdf) - Sage Fitch and Phil McCraley
Guerrila Warfare: A Battle Against Exotic Plants (22mb ppt) - Jim Olson; Brown and Caldwell
The Next Big Thing in Wastewater Management - Tristan Last: Wikstrom Economics
The Economic Value of Watershed Health (6mb ppt) - Jason Green: Envision Utah
Blueprint Jordan River - a Lake to Lake Vision (13.6mb ppt) - Jen Hajj; Great Salt Lake Audubon Society
Eco-Restoration on the Jordan River - Amber Richman; APHIS
Biocontrols and the Tamarisk Beetle - Natalie Rees; Salt Lake County Engineering Division
Pollution in Emigration; TMDL Review (9.2mb pdf) - Cal Schneller and Scott Festin
Growing Numbers: Density and land Use Impact Part I (122k ppt) - Part II (5.9mb ppt) - Jim Harris; Division of Water Quality
Pollution in the Jordan; TMDL Review (2mb ppt) - Courtney Brown; Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District
Local Efforts in Water Conservation (10.2mb pdf) - Carol Majeske; USFS
Recreation in the Watershed - Kathlyn Collins; Salt Lake County Engineering Division
Introducing the Watershed Function Index (21mb ppt) - Steve Jensen; Salt Lake County Engineering Division
Restoring the Jordan River (10.8mb pdf)