Colorado Water Issues, Science, and Policies
September 21, 28, October 5
This seminar series will provide you with a basic understanding of water issues, science, and policies in Colorado, with a topics including hydrology, water law, water quality, and rivers.
6:00pm - 9:00pm (a light dinner will be served beginning at 5:45pm)
CMU University Center Ballroom - map
PARKING: You may park for free in the "permit required" spots in the garage (2nd floor and above) attached to the University Center (on 12th between Elm and Kennedy) after 5:30 pm.
Join us for this 3-evening seminar series on water in our region!
Free for CMU students, faculty & staff and K-12 teachers - but please register.
ACADEMIC CREDIT OPTION: CMU Students may take this course for credit, with the addition of two additional meetings and an assignment. Please see academic advisor for more details.
PROGRAM
(printable version here)
September 21: Introduction to Colorado Hydrology and Water Law
6:00 Update on Colorado River Basin Drought Planning
Hannah Holm, American Rivers, Associate Director for Policy, Southwest Region
6:15 Introduction to Colorado and Colorado River Basin Hydrology
Joel Sholtes, CMU/ CU Civil Engineering Program Asst. Teaching Professor
7:30 Introduction to Colorado Water Law
Dulcinea Z. Hanuschak, Natural Resources Lawyer, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
September 28: Water Quality in our Watersheds, Rivers, and Faucets
6:00 Welcome – Joel Sholtes, Coordinator, Hutchins Water Center
6:05 Post Grizzly Creek Fire Water Quality Monitoring
Paula Stepp, Middle Colorado Watershed Council
7:15 Grand Valley Water Quality and Monitoring
Angie Fowler, Water Services Sector Leader, SGM
Grand Valley Watershed Plan - 2022
8:00 PFAS and Emerging Contaminants in Environmental and Drinking Water QualitySierra Mitchell, PFAS Program Coordinator, CO Department of Health and Environment
- Colorado's PFAS Program
- PFAS and Your Health
- PFAS Grant Program
- Colorado PFAS Sampling Data
- PFAS Data Map
October 5: River Science and Management in the Grand Valley
6:00 Welcome – Joel Sholtes, Coordinator, Hutchins Water Center
6:05 The Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program
Michael Gross, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
7:15 Environmental and Instream Flow Management in the Colorado River Basin
David Graf, ISF Coordinator, Upper CO River Basin Endangered Fish Recovery Program
Christine Prins, Private Lands Biologist, RiversEdge West
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