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Watershed Symposium 2017

Thank you to everyone who attended the 11th Annual Salt Lake County Watershed Symposium! This free two-day conference encourages a comprehensive review of the current state of our watershed while creating learning opportunities for a diverse array of stakeholders. Sessions covered a broad range of topics on water quality and watershed issues with local, regional, and national relevance. Hosted by Salt Lake County Watershed Planning & Restoration.

Powerpoints and audio recordings are available. Click on a session and scroll down to the attached files.
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9:10am MST

Creating Water Strategy Using High-Altitude Idea Collisions Lower Level: Ballroom CAri Bruening Year in Review: Comparing Harmful Algal Blooms from this Year to Last Lower Level: Ballroom BBen Holcomb

9:50am MST

Deciphering Cyano-blooms Using Molecular Approaches in Utah Lake Lower Level: Ballroom BRamesh Goel The Great Water Decoupling, the Bear River and the Salt Lake Valley Lower Level: Ballroom CZachary Frankel • Dan McCool

10:40am MST

Urban Stormwater Impacts on the Jordan River: Who Could Have Guessed? Lower Level: Ballroom BR Ryan Dupont Utah's Warming Climate and it's Increasing Flash Flood Threat Lower Level: Ballroom CBrian McInerney

11:20am MST

Estimation of Future Sediment Load in the Jordan River Lower Level: Ballroom BKrishna Khatri Partnering to Build Effective Drought Early Warning Systems Lower Level: Ballroom CSeth Arens • Elizabeth Weight

1:40pm MST

Using Living Buildings to Achieve A Sustainable Water Future Lower Level: Ballroom CKenner Kingston • Nick Schou What’s Your Watershed Address? The Power (and Fun!) of School Outreach Lower Level: Ballroom BMarina Astin • Kylie Jones-Greenwood

2:20pm MST

Creating a Native Prairie Landscape within a Concrete Jungle Lower Level: Ballroom CZach Magdol Evidence of groundwater connectivity in the Jordan River, Utah, USA Lower Level: Ballroom BRachel Gabor • Yusuf Jameel • Jennifer Follstad Shah • Rose Smith

3:20pm MST

Tracking Urban Water Flow Using Stable Isotopes of Water Lower Level: Ballroom BYusuf Jameel Critical Outcomes, Lasting Impact: 5 Years of Science for Utah's Water Future [70 min.] Lower Level: Ballroom CAndreas Leidolf • Zach Aanderud • Mark Brunson • Courtney Flint • Amber Jones • Court Strong

4:00pm MST

Using 87Sr/86Sr Ratios to Investigate Changes in Stream Chemistry Lower Level: Ballroom BColin Hale