In this issue:

New study to help municipalities decide best planning tools to protect waterways from polluted runoff

A unique new study to protect urban waterways from pollution caused by stormwater runoff will be undertaken by Colorado State University. More...

Catamount Institute turns 10

As the Catamount Institute continues to grow, it moves closer toward its goal of being one of the nation’s premier environmental educational organizations.  Founded as a nonprofit in 1997, it’s all about inspiring ecological stewardship. More...

Tour educates residents about Fountain Creek watershed

The message is clear: Everyone who lives in the Fountain Creek watershed, which includes Monument Creek and all its tributaries, is connected. The point was emphasized on a Sept. 20 all-day tour of the watershed sponsored by the Fountain Creek Vision Task Force, Colorado Springs Utilities, Pueblo Stormwater Enterprise and the Colorado Springs Stormwater Enterprise. More...

Over 250 participants attended the second annual Sustaining Colorado’s Watersheds conference in Breckenridge in early October.  The three-day event featured an interactive networking session, breakout presentations, nonpoint source project management training and 40 informational displays. Many presentations made during the three-day conference are available online. More...

Aurora project to help set green standards (NPS-related article)

A $2 billion Aurora project will be among the first in Colorado to take part in a nationwide effort to set sustainable building and planning standards for residential developments. Horizon City Center, at the southwest corner of Interstate 70 and E-470, will participate in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) pilot program.

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Nonpoint Source Resources

• Water Under Pressure: Colorado's Threatened Water Resources
• Watershed and Wetland Protection Information Kit for County Officials
• Water Quality Criteria for Nitrogen and Phosphorus Pollution
• Web Site for environmental educators
• State of the Watershed Report 2007
• He tallies hidden costs of free parking – one space at a time 
• Using alleys to fight heat, water runoff

Upcoming Event

17th Annual Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute Conference
March 6–7, 2008
University of Denver
Sturm College of Law

The conference theme is “Sustaining the Next 100 Million.”

For information, visit www.law.du.edu/rmlui/.