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Salt Lake County hosted the third annual Salt Lake Countywide Watershed Symposium on August 26 & 27, 2009, at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center in West Valley City.
"Engage, Connect, Protect" was the theme of this year’s Symposium, and we definitely accomplished that goal! Thank you to everyone who helped make the 2009 Symposium a resounding success.
Great Hall at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center
Who Attended
Approximately 200 participants attended each day of the Symposium, representing water quality professionals, academics, environmental advocates, industry and the interested public. We received tremendous positive feedback. Overall, there was a clear consensus that people would like to see the Symposium grow and continue as an annual event for Salt Lake County.
What was Discussed
Feature presentations and field trips covered a broad scope of topics, fostering conversations about watershed and water quality issues in Salt Lake County.
Proceedings, Abstracts, Bios
Schedule
Mayors Panel Discussion
Of all the amazing sessions, it was evident that the Mayors Panel was the highlight and most discussed event of the Symposium. Seven mayors came together to discuss water quality, recreation and economic issues relating to the Jordan River and greater watershed.
Participants included Peter Corroon (Salt Lake County), Claudia Anderson (Bluffdale), Ralph Becker (Salt Lake City), Kelvyn H. Cullimore (Cottonwood Heights), Dave Newton (West Jordan), JoAnn Seghini (Midvale), and Dan Snarr (Murray City). The panel was moderated by former BLM Director Patrick A. Shea.
Presentations
The following are the presentations that were used to guide session discussions.
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Keynote Address: Turning Whine into Water, the Miracle of Cooperative Engagement (7.4 mb)
Alan Matheson, Envision Utah -
Analyzing an Urban Riparian Corridor (7.0 mb)
Florence Reynolds, Salt Lake City
Melissa Stamp, BIO-WEST Inc. -
Blueprint Jordan River: What's Happening Now? (4.8 mb)
Gabe Epperson, Envision Utah -
Bugs in the Toolbox: Biological Controls and their Use in Salt Lake County's Noxious Weed Program (11.8 mb)
Sage Fitch, Salt Lake County -
Getting Your Message Heard: How to Educate the Public
(414 kb) Andree' Walker Bravo, Utah Society for Environmental Education -
How Sediment Impacts Water Storage (16.0 mb)
Todd Stonely, Utah Division of Water Resources -
Jordan River TMDL Study (31.0 mb)
Hilary Arens, Utah Division of Water Quality -
New Jordan River Projects (17.8 mb)
Emy Storheim, Salt Lake City - Restoring Bird Habitat Along the Jordan River (21.8 mb)
Bruce Heath, Great Salt Lake Audubon - Salt Lake and Sandy Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project
(3.4 mb) Michael L. Wilson, Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake and Sandy - Streamflow, Climate Change and Forecasting (15.8 mb)
Kevin Werner, NOAA Colorado Basin River Forecast Center - Sustainable Water Solutions Workshop: Stormwater, Best Management Practices, Rainwater Harvesting and More!
Part 1 (12.7 mb) Part 2 (8.4 mb)
Dr. Steven Burian, University of Utah
Dr. Christine Pomeroy, University of Utah - Inspector's Approach to SWPPP and Site Inspection Using the New State Inspection Form (7.8 mb)
Trace Anderson, Riverton City Public Works - Water Law 101 (62 kb)
Wendy Bowden Crowther, Clyde Snow & Sessions - What Role Does the Salt Lake Valley Health Department Play in Water Quality? (47.0 mb)
Randy Williams, SLVHD - Working Collaboratively to Solve Environmental Problems (372kb) Michele Straube, Salt Lake City
Question? Comments?
Want to participate in the next Symposium?
Contact Lynn Berni, (801) 468-2796 or lberni@slco.org