USU Spring Runoff Conference 2019


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Tuesday, March 26, 2019
TIME ECC 205/207
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
Welcoming Remarks - Dean Kenneth White, USU College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
Plenary 1 – Moderator: Sarah Null, Dept. of Watershed Sciences – ECC 205/207
8:40 AM - 9:10 AM
An Update on the 2019 Water Year

Brian McInerney
9:10 AM - 9:40 AM
An Update on Water Legislation from the 2019 Utah Legislative Session

Tim Hawkes
9:40 AM - 10:10 AM
Harmful Algae Blooms of Utah

Scott Daly
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
Morning Break
Plenary 2 – Moderator: Matt Yost, Dept. of Plant, Soils, and Climate – ECC 205/207
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Water Management in the West - A Federal Perspective

Brent Esplin
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Water Challenges in the Lower Colorado River Basin and the Drought Contingency Plan

Sharon Megdal
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Ascending the Data Usability Gap in Mountainous Regions Through Scientist-Stakeholder Co-production

Alan Rhoades
12:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Lunch
Paper Session #1 – Moderator: Tianfang Xu, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Utah Water Research Lab – ECC 205/207
1:50 PM - 2:10 PM
Perceptions of a Wicked Problem: Situation Assessment of Water Quality Issues in The Jordan River Watershed

Sarah Hinners, Debolina Banerjee
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM
Nutrient Criteria to Protect Utah's Headwater Streams

Jeff Ostermiller
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM
Interdisciplinary Green Infrastructure Research for Northern Utah: Social, Ecological and Hydrological Sciences Across Multiple Sites

Sarah Hinners, Diane Pataki, Rose Smith
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM
PM Break
Paper Session #2 – Moderator: Bethany Neilson, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Utah Water Research Lab – ECC 205/207
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM
The Utah Water Reuse Study: Initial Findings, Implications, and the Landscape of Wastewater Reuse Application

Hillary Fishler
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM
Cache Valley Resident Perspectives on Water Reuse

Dr. Courtney Flint, Kristen Koci
3:50 PM - 4:10 PM
Detection and Quantification of a Variety of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Domestic Reclaimed Wastewater Reuse Northern Utah

Leila Ahmadi, Kwame Tweneboah Duodu, R. Ryan Dupont, Joan McLean
4:10 PM - 4:30 PM
Stream Centric Methods for Determining Groundwater Contributions in Karst Mountain Watersheds

Bethany Neilson, Hyrum Tennant, Trinity Stout, Matt Miller, Rachel Gabor, Yusuf Jameel, Mallory Millington, Andrew Gelderoos, Gabe Bowen, Paul Brooks
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Poster Session