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Winter 2006
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In this issue: Changing land use effects on selenium loading The selenium task forces of the Gunnison Basin and Grand Valley work together on an aggressive plan to bring the lower Gunnison River and the main stem of the Colorado River into compliance with Colorado water quality standards by reducing 5,600 pounds of selenium loading a year. More... Big Five cooperative project completed In 2003 the Region One, Foothills Residency, began design on a project in Idaho Springs to install a new storm water system on Colorado Boulevard from 1st Avenue to Riverside Drive. More...Colorado Foundation for Water Education announces new Web site The Colorado Foundation for Water Education was created in 2002 to promote better understanding of water resources through education and information. More...Hutchinson’s career takes on nonpoint source protection Last year, Marcella Hutchinson became U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 8’s watershed coordinator and nonpoint source project officer for Colorado. More...Beyond brochures in changing behavior The fourth national conference on Nonpoint Source and Stormwater Pollution Education Programs held Oct. 17 to 20 in Chicago featured “social marketing” in many sessions. Environmental psychologist Doug McKenzie-Mohr, author of Fostering Sustainable Behavior: An Introduction to Community-Based Social Marketing kicked off the conference. More... National conference links land use decisions to water quality protection Hundreds of people from across the country recently met in Denver to learn about some of the most current research, implementation tools and strategies in the wide-ranging field of smart growth. More... Upcoming Events
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Copyright 2006 League of Women Voters of Colorado Education Fund
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