Empowering Municipal Water Utilities To Pursue Aggressive Conservation Programs

Aug. 13, 2018

Kenney , Douglas S 1 1 CU Law, Western Water Policy Program Municipal water utilities are frequently encouraged to show leadership in designing and implementing programs to achieve water conservation, and many have been remarkably successful in doing so. However, due to the institutional framework governing how water utilities operate,...

Assessing Wildfire Impacted Source Water Quality And Treatability In The Cache La Poudre Watershed Through Monitoring And A Lab-Based Leaching Study

Aug. 13, 2018

Hohner , Amanda K 1 ; Cawley , Kaelin 2 ; Rosario-Ortiz , Fernando L 3 1 University of Colorado at Boulder 2 University of Colorado at Boulder 3 University of Colorado at Boulder The frequency, intensity, and duration of wildfires in the western United States has been increasing, and...

Evaluating The Importance Of Snowmelt Infiltration To Soil Water Availability Across Western U.S. Mountain Ecosystems

Aug. 13, 2018

Harpold , Adrian A 1 ; Molotch , Noah P 2 ; Stamper , Brooke E 3 1 University of Colorado 2 University of Colorado 3 University of Colorado Snowmelt is the primary water source for human needs and ecosystems services in much of the Western U.S. Regional warming is...

The Role Of Dissolved Organic Matter In Mercury Methylation In The Duluth-Superior Port

Aug. 13, 2018

Graham , Emily B 1 ; McKnight , Diane 2 ; Nemergut , Diana R. 3 1 University of Colorado at Boulder, INSTAAR 2 University of Colorado at Boulder, INSTAAR 3 University of Colorado at Boulder, INSTAAR Biogeochemical cycling within sediments can lead to the bioaccumulation of mercury in a...

Making Science Relevant: How Hydroclimate Research Gets Integrated Into Decision Making

Aug. 13, 2018

Gordon , Eric 1 1 University of Colorado, Western Water Assessment If a new research result completely changes our understanding of hydrology and could save water, money, and time, would it automatically be adopted by water utilities and other decision makers? In this talk I will examine how research results...

L-Band Soil Moisture Mapping Using UAS For Validation And Calibration Of SMAP

Aug. 13, 2018

Gasiewski , Albin J 1 ; Stachura , Maciej 2 ; Elston , Jack 3 ; McIntyre , Eric M 4 ; Dai , Eryan 5 5 Presenting Author 1 Dept. of ECEE, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 2 Dept. of ECEE, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, Black Swift Technologies...

More Than Just The Sum Of The Catchment: In-Stream Processing Of Water-Soluble Soil Organic Matter

Aug. 13, 2018

Gabor , Rachel S 1 ; McKnight , Diane M 2 1 University of Colorado Boulder 2 University of Colorado Boulder Concentrations of DOM have been increasing in many northern latitudes and many hypotheses for this phenomenon suggest that changes in the terrestrial landscape and hydrologic patterns are affecting aquatic...

Quantifying Long-Term Geomorphological Change In Dry Valley Streams: Integrating Survey Data With Subsequent LiDAR Surveys

Aug. 13, 2018

Crisp , Steven W 1 ; McKnight , Diane 2 ; Jaros , Chris 3 ; Cullis , James 4 1 INSTAAR 2 INSTAAR 3 INSTAAR 4 INSTAAR In 1994, 16 stream transects were established in Taylor Valley representing different flow regimes and substrates. Contour plots were created by manually...

“Drought-Proofing” Regional Water Supplies - How Effective Can We Be?

Aug. 13, 2018

Colby , Bonnie 1 1 University of Arizona Inter-annual variability in regional precipitation patterns has long posed a challenge for western U.S. water managers and water users concerned with supply reliability. Climate change exacerbates this challenge through higher temperatures’ effects on ET and water consumption and through shifts in precipitation...

Emergence Of Collective Action In A Groundwater Commons: Irrigators In The San Luis Valley Of Colorado

Aug. 13, 2018

Cody , Kelsey C 1 ; Smith , Steven M 2 ; Cox , Michael 3 ; Andersson , Krister 4 1 CU Boulder, Environmental Studies Program 2 CU Boulder, Department of Economics 3 Dartmouth College 4 CU Boulder, Department of Political Science Scientists agree that most irrigated agricultural systems...

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