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Summer 2007
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In this issue: Clear Creek Watershed Foundation promotes sustainable watershed management In 2006, the Clear Creek Watershed Foundation CCWF was awarded a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 Regional Priorities Grant to research and develop sustainable watershed management tools for export to other watersheds throughout the arid Mountain West. More... Passive treatment of selenium-contaminated groundwaterSelenium exceeds water quality standards in many streams in western Colorado, including in the lower Gunnison River and lower Colorado River. Some selenium is natural, but a large part is due to irrigation and the delivery systems that supply the water. More... Pollutant trading reduces nonpoint source pollution Pollutant trading programs are incorporated into four watershed plans in Colorado – Chatfield, Bear Creek, Cherry Creek and Dillon – and will be used in many other watersheds in the near future. More... Field trip highlights concrete examples of LID The tour bus was full as it pulled out of the Urban Drainage & Flood Control District parking lot on a June morning, this spring, that threatened rain. The weather seemed fitting. The 47 participants would learn about the stormwater management benefits of six-low impact development (LID) projects in the metro Denver area. More... Prison workers to help clean up The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, through Colorado's Inactive Mine Reclamation Program, with the help of the Colorado Department of Corrections, will soon clean up the 100-year-old, 40-acre, Millsap Creek tailings site just south of Victor, the City of Mines, in the Gold Camp Mining District at the headwaters of Millsap Creek. More... Sustaining Colorado’s Watersheds: Making the Water Quality Connections This conference will explore the connections between water quality and land use, water supply, energy development, wildlife and other related issues. Jim Martin, executive director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Harris Sherman, executive director of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources and Representatives Randy Fischer and Frank McNulty will discuss "Overlapping Interests: Balancing Water Quality, Quantity and Energy Development." Keynote speaker, Luther Propst, executive director of the Sonoran Institute will present "Protecting and Restoring Our Watersheds in a Changing West: Challenges and Reasons for Hope." For more information, logon www.coloradowater.org/conference/index.htm. Second Annual Colorado Environmental Film Festival This event will offer attendees the opportunity to view thought-provoking and entertaining local, national, and international feature length and short films for all ages, participate in a forum on environmental filmmaking, attend an evening reception, and learn from a variety of organizations in the Expo Hall. Featured films will explore interconnected ecological, social, and economic themes, and engaging audience discussion with filmmakers, producers, and experts on the films’ topics will enrich the experience. For more information logon www.caee.org/ceff.html.Nonpoint Source Resources: |
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Copyright 2007 League of Women Voters of Colorado Education Fund
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