The Salt Lake County Engineering Division hosted the first annual Salt Lake Countywide Watershed Symposium on October 3 & 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
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
Rick Cox; URS Corporation
Water Supply and WaQSP
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
Nick von Stackelberg; Stantec Consulting
More Flow for Habitat & Recreation
Arthur Morris; Westminster College
Green Line: Preservation & Riparian Corridors
Patrick Nelson; Cottonwood Canyons Association
Square One: Constructing a Volunteer Baseline
John Whitehead & Cheryl Heying
Nonpoint Mercury in Our Waters
Dan Drumiler & Steve Burgon; Salt Lake County Engineering Division
Directing Stormwater
David White & Carol Wong; Salt Lake County Planning and Development Services
Composing the West Bench
Sage Fitch & Phil McCraley
Guerrila Warfare: A Battle Against Exotic Plants
Jim Olson; Brown & Caldwell
The Next Big Thing in Wastewater Management
Tristan Last: Wikstrom Economics
The Economic Value of Watershed Health
Jason Green: Envision Utah
Blueprint Jordan River - a Lake to Lake Vision
Jen Hajj; Great Salt Lake Audubon Society
Eco-Restoration on the Jordan River
Amber Richman; APHIS
Biocontrols & the Tamarisk Beetle
Natalie Rees; Salt Lake County Engineering Division
Pollution in Emigration; TMDL Review
Cal Schneller and Scott Festin
Growing Numbers: Density & land Use Impact
Jim Harris; Division of Water Quality
Pollution in the Jordan; TMDL Review
Courtney Brown; Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District
Local Efforts in Water Conservation
Carol Majeske; USFS
Recreation in the Watershed
Kathlyn Collin; Salt Lake County Engineering Division
Introducing the Watershed Function Index
Steve Jensen; Salt Lake County Engineering Division
Restoring the Jordan River
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