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New NPS management coordinator named Lucia Machado will replace Laurie Fisher as the Colorado NPS management coordinator. Machado will transfer from the Water Quality Control Division’s (WQCD) Monitoring Unit on Feb. 20. She has previous experience with the nonpoint source program in Nevada. Bonie Pate joined the Outreach and Assistance Unit as a project coordinator for the NPS program on Feb. 1. She formerly worked for the WQCD’s Financial Assistance Program. Look for more information about changes to the WQCD’s Watershed Section, in which the Outreach and Assistance Unit is located, in upcoming issues of the Colorado NPS Connection. In this issue: Survey findings of public attitudes about water issues in Colorado The Northern Plains and Mountains (NPM) Regional Water Program is a collaboration between water quality coordinators in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming. It is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service. More...USGS studies of emerging contaminants in streams and groundwater: Impetus for consortium of scientists Emerging contaminants (ECs) are chemicals that occur in the nation’s streams and groundwater. The occurrence of some ECs poses a known environmental or public health risk, but adequate data do not exist to determine the potential risk for most of these chemicals. More... National Water Quality Lab finds trends in emerging contaminants Testing on emerging contaminants occurring in the nation’s streams is performed at the National Water Quality Laboratory (NWQL), located in the Denver Federal Center. More... Mountain stormwater management in Jefferson County Most stormwater management discussions focus on urbanized land development and its effect on water quality. We know that land development alters natural hydrology by blocking the surface with buildings and pavement. More... Program seeks input on community water needs The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Financial Assistance Program (FAP) is once again seeking input from communities to identify and document capital improvement construction needs that deal with water and wastewater across the state. More... Upcoming Events
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Copyright 2007 League of Women Voters of Colorado Education Fund
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