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11:25am MST
Phosphorus Sources to Utah Lake and Their Impacts on Harmful Algal Blooms
Wednesday November 20, 2024 11:25am - 11:55am MST
Speakers
Professor, Utah Valley University
Dr. Weihong Wang is a Professor and Department Chair of Earth Science at Utah Valley University. Holding a Ph.D. in Marine Science from the University of South Carolina, she is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Her research interests include anthropogenic impact on wetland...
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11:25am MST
Great Salt Lake Basin Integrated Plan Update
Wednesday November 20, 2024 11:25am - 12:05pm MST
Speakers
Great Salt Lake Basin Planner, Utah Division of Water Resources
Laura Vernon is an accomplished natural resources planner with nearly two decades of experience in the field. As the Great Salt Lake Basin Planner for the Utah Division of Water Resources, she leverages her expertise in strategic land use and water planning to address the complex...
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Water Resources Engineer, Utah Division of Water Resources
Jake is a water resource engineer with 10 years of professional hydrologic and hydraulic modeling experience. Driven by his deep connection to the element, Jake chose water resources as a career because of the magical quality of water to sustain life. In his work at the Utah Division...
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12:55pm MST
Climate Resiliency Toolbox
Wednesday November 20, 2024 12:55pm - 1:25pm MST
Speakers
Water Resources Engineer, Barr Engineering Co.
Dallen is a water resources engineer whose experience includes integrating regionally appropriate best management practices (BMPs) into stormwater management plans, hydraulic modeling to design river remediation strategies, assessing and monitoring water quality, developing climate...
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1:30pm MST
Navigating EPA 9-Element Plans: Heber Valley Watershed Success Strategies
Wednesday November 20, 2024 1:30pm - 2:00pm MST
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Upper Provo and Jordan River Coordinator, Utah Division of Water Quality
Sandy Wingert is a seasoned water quality specialist with the Utah Division of Water Quality. With extensive experience in watershed management and watershed planning, Sandy has been instrumental in advancing water quality initiatives across the state. Her expertise includes developing...
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Lead Water Resources Scientist, SWCA Environmental Consultants
Arianna Mason is a water resource specialist and project manager at SWCA Environmental Consultants. With a background in water quality and water resources management, Arianna has spearheaded numerous projects as a project manager, technical lead, and data manager/analyst. Her expertise...
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2:45pm MST
Poster Session, Break, Snacks
Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:45pm - 3:25pm MST
Posters
Recreational Water Intern, Utah Division of Water Quality
Carina Thiriot is a recent public health graduate working as the Utah Division of Water Quality's recreational water intern. This year, Carina has created educational materials about harmful algae in Utah waterbodies, including recent materials for Utah veterinarian offices. She is...
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Utah State University
Farah is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (SW CASC), and located at the Utah State University. She is a member of the "Future of Aquatic Flows" cohort of the Climate Adaptation Postdoctoral (CAP) Fellows Program of USGS. In this role, she works...
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Senior Advisor Government Affairs, Rio Tinto
Our Kennecott mine is a world-class, integrated copper mining operation located just outside Salt Lake City, Utah, in the United States. Kennecott has been mining and processing minerals from the rich ore body of the Bingham Canyon Mine since 1903, and today is one of the top producing...
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Riverscape Project Manager, Sageland Collaborative
Jens Ammon designs, manages, and implements restoration projects as part of Sageland Collaborative's Riverscape Restoration Program. He received a Master of Ecological Restoration and a B.S. in Aquatic Ecosystem Management from Utah State University, and a B.S. in Geology from the...
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Professor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences / University of Utah
Dr. Kevin Perry has been a Professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Utah since 2002. He holds a B.S. degree in meteorology from Iowa State University and a Ph.D. degree in Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Washington. He has participated in...
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Director of Chemistry, e-sens
Nick graduated from the University of Utah in 2018 and has worked at e-sens for the past six years, developing novel technologies for fast, accurate, and affordable detection of chemicals in drinking water.
Stream Ecologist, Sageland Collaborative
Rose Smith is a Stream Ecologist leading the Riverscape Restoration program at Sageland Collaborative. She works with diverse partners to implement and conduct research on low-tech restoration practices across the western United States. Rose brings experience in ecosystem ecology...
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Graduate Research Assistant, University of Utah / Department of Atmospheric Sciences
Zachary Claerhout is a second-year graduate student in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Utah. He holds a B.S. degree in Environmental Geoscience from the University of Utah, where he worked as an analyst in the Seismograph Station and participated in the...
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Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:45pm - 3:25pm MST
Great Hall
Group Session Networking
- Topic Climate Change, Conservation/Restoration, Education/Outreach, Environmental Justice, Fire, Great Salt Lake, Green Infrastructure, Policy & Law, Technology, Water Quality, Water Quantity/Flow
- Technical Level non-technical; appeal to broad audience, somewhat technical, technical; appeal to a more targeted audience
9:50am MST
Whose Shore Is It Anyway
Thursday November 21, 2024 9:50am - 10:20am MST
Speakers
Executive Director, Jordan River Commission
Soren Simonsen is Executive Director of the Jordan River Commission, a public agency established by an Interlocal Cooperative Agreement in 2010. The Commission is comprised of over 30 local, state and federal government agencies, together with community nonprofit and business partners...
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Sr. Manager, Gillmor Sanctuary, National Audubon Society
Heidi Hoven has always followed her interest in salty and often muddy waters, having earned her B.S. in Natural Resources at the University of Rhode Island under the advisory of Dr. Frank Golet (co-author of “Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States...
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10:50am MST
Reeling in the Data: Fish Tissue Contaminants in the Great Salt Lake Watershed
Thursday November 21, 2024 10:50am - 11:20am MST
Speakers
Water Quality Toxicologist, Utah Department of Environmental Quality
Jacob Ridgway is an aquatic toxicologist with the Utah Department of Environmental Quality. He recently moved to Utah after completing an M.S. in Environmental Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His previous work includes research collaborations with various...
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11:30am MST
Quantifying the Impact of Dust on Snowmelt in the Great Salt Lake Basin
Thursday November 21, 2024 11:30am - 12:10pm MST
Speakers
PhD Candidate, University of Utah
My Ph.D. research at the Snow Hydro Lab focuses on examining the impact of dust on snowmelt timing in the mountain ranges near the University of Utah. Specifically, I investigate the snow-covered regions of the Great Salt Lake Basin, which play a vital role in supplying water to the...
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1:00pm MST
Water Conservation Toolbox
Thursday November 21, 2024 1:00pm - 1:30pm MST
Speakers
Executive Director of the Wasatch Front Water Quality Council and Member of the GSL Advisory Council, Wasatch Front Water Quality Council and Great Salt Lake Advisory Council
Leland Myers is an old, retired sewer worker. He has been on a bunch of boards or councils including a water district, the State Water Quality Board, GSL Advisory Council and others he barely remembers. He worked for a sewer district for a bunch of years as manager. Leland still does...
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Water Resources Scientist, SWCA Environmental Consultants
Lily Wetterlin is a water resources specialist and project manager in SWCA’s Salt Lake City office with 6 years of experience conducting water resources and environmental investigations in the Intermountain West. She has a strong analytical background in analyzing and interpreting...
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1:40pm MST
Utah’s Multi-Billion Dollar Bomb: Great Salt Lake Dust
Thursday November 21, 2024 1:40pm - 2:10pm MST
Speakers
Executive Director, Utah Rivers Council
Zach Frankel received his B.S. in Biology at the University of Utah and is the Executive Director of the Utah Rivers Council, which he founded in 1994. Zach has led many exciting campaigns to protect Utah’s rivers and is an expert on water policy in Utah. Zach lives with his family...
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Board President, Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment
Dr. Moench is a former adjunct faculty member of the University of Utah Honors College, teaching the public health consequences of environmental degradation. He was the former chairman, Dept. of Anesthesia, Holy Cross Hospital and has been in private practice anesthesia at Holy Cross...
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Northern Utah Programs Manager, Utah Rivers Council
Amy Wicks is the Northern Utah Programs Manager for Utah Rivers Council, where she focuses on public policy affecting water conservation and the Great Salt Lake ecosystem. She has 30 years experience in the non-profit sector with expertise in research and data gathering, program management...
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1:40pm MST
Water Conservation Efforts of Irrigation Companies in the Great Salt Lake Basin
Thursday November 21, 2024 1:40pm - 2:10pm MST
Speakers
Graduate Research Assistant, Utah State University
Bailey Holdaway is a Master’s student studying Environment and Society at Utah State University. Her master's thesis focuses on irrigation companies in the Great Salt Lake basin specifically focusing on the decision-making and risk perceptions and how that influences the water management...
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