MARCH 24th-25th, 2021 | Stormwater Control Measure Inspection and Maintenance Course. In this 1.5-day training workshop, we teach participants how to recognize SCM maintenance needs and how to perform maintenance correctly. The workshop includes 8 hours of presentations/discussion in a classroom setting, a 2-hour field trip and a 2-hour written exam (optional). Participants that successfully pass the written exam receive certification from Colorado State University Extension and are recognized on our website. For more information click HERE.
MARCH 17th, 2021, 1pm-3pm | Water Plan Scoping Workshop: Agriculture Irrigation Infrastructure. The Colorado Water Conservation Board, in partnership with the Colorado Agricultural Water Alliance and Ditch and Reservoir Company Alliance, invites you to participate in a virtual, Colorado Water Plan Update Scoping Workshop focusing on agricultural irrigation infrastructure issues and solutions. The format of the workshop will be an expert roundtable discussion that will inform the scoping process of the Colorado Water Plan Update. Click HERE for more information. Click HERE to register.
MARCH 30th-31st, 2021 | Smart Water Technologies | EUCI. Due to growing populations, increasing urbanization, climate change and the need to address cost have increased the demand for water. In addition, the cost implications from maintaining aging infrastructure has also become a driving factor for growth in the smart water management market. Owing to the global demand, the need to address the operational issues of water management becomes crucial. Consequently, the adoption of smart water management technologies is expected to gain traction. In this course, we will look at the entire water management ecosystem which includes: sensors, smart meters, communication infrastructure and supporting software to enable two-way communication, IoT and artificial intelligence. Conference attendees will walk away with actionable information and take informed decisions, pertaining to optimized water distribution and usage. Click HERE for more information. Click HERE to register.
APRIL 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th, 6-7pm | Forest and Fire Learning Series | Mountain Studies Institute. The schedule has arrived, and MSI is extremely excited about the lineup up of speakers and topics for this year! Themes such as fire management, the effect of wildfires on water quality, adaptations during COVID, the chemistry of smoke, and what it means to be prepared for a wildfire will be covered. The free series will take place every Thursday in April from 6-7pm streamed live from our Facebook and YouTube pages.
APRIL 5th, 2021, 12:30-3:30 MDT | After the Flames. This webinar will go through actionable best practices for communities and agencies impacted by wildfires. There is a registration fee of $12. Limited scholarships are available, to learn more about that, ccontact Jane@cusp.ws. Click HERE to register and click HERE to view the full flier.
APRIL 8th, 2021, 10 am - 12:30 pm MDT | Colorado Water Plan Forest Health Workshop. This 2.5-hour workshop will review statewide assessments of the state of the science around watershed and forest health-related issues that impact water quality and quantity. For more information and to register, click HERE.
APRIL 8th, 2021, 1 pm - 2:30 pm | The Private Well Class | Webinar. This is a FREE webinar where participants will learn about how water moves through the ground to your well and how well construction can increase contamination vulnerability. Additional topics that will be covered include: types of wells and well construction, the basic components of a well system, and water treatment options. To learn more and register for this webinar click HERE.
APRIL 8th-9th, 2021 | Project Management for Water and Wastewater Utilities | EUCI. Project Management for Water and Wastewater Utilities will cover the hard basics of defining and closing a project while driving home the importance of refining the soft skills that bring an idea from the drawing board to your residents’ backyard. This course will enable you to assess the feasibility of a project and define (or refine) your plan. The instructor will layout strategies for piloting a project, identifying new opportunities, mitigating risks, promoting your team to take ownership of their work, and defining the intangibles of customer communication. Click HERE to view the full brochure.
APRIL 15th, 2021, 9 am - 10am PDT | Water Resources Webinar. When performing advanced hydrologic and hydraulic analysis industry professionals often use established scientific and engineering models. In this webinar Dr. Dean Djokic, Water Resources Practice expert at Esri, will explore GIS for integrated hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) modeling, the pros and cons of building your own model vs. using an existing one, the differences in GIS operations for H&H model development vs. model execution, and GIS as the archive for model scenarios. For more information click HERE.
APRIL 19th & 22nd, 2021 | CRWA’s 40th Annual Conference and Exhibition. This event has been RESCHEDULED. For questions and/or to register, please call 719-545-6748.
APRIL 20th, 2021 | Virtual Beaver Workshop | Society of Wetland Scientists Rocky Mountain Chapter. Save the Date. This workshop will focus on the importance of beavers in the Rocky Mountain Region and how their ecology can guide wetland and riparian restoration practices. They have organized a group of experts to share information on beaver biology, ecology, and restoration. Topics include wetland and riparian restoration from the landscape scale to individual reaches and ponds. Flow devices, non-lethal management devices, and BDAs (Beaver Dam Analog) will be illustrated and discussed. A Panel Discussion will follow immediately to give attendees opportunity to ask questions and discuss concepts and ideas in more detail. Click HERE to learn more and register.
APRIL 22nd-23rd | 2021 Dine' BIch'iiya' Summit | The Dine’ College Land Grant Office. Participate in overarching topics of Agricultural Change, Adaptation, and Cultural Tradition demonstrated through Farmer Panel Sessions, Cooking Demos, and more! To learn more and register for this FREE event click HERE or contact Audre' Etsitty at 928-724-6941 or aetsitty@dinecollege.edu
San Juan Soil & Water Conservation District, in partnership with San Juan College, offers a series of Backyard Conservation Workshops designed to bring conservation practices from farms and ranches to your backyard. Spend a Saturday (or six of them) developing and improving conservation practices to bring beauty and diversity to your yard, regardless if your yard is measured in acres, feet, or flower pots. Learn skills that farmers and ranchers use to help them meet their production goals while protecting natural resources. These workshops can be taken individually for $10 each. Each class is 9 am-noon, Saturday, with links to online videos of the presentations and a live Zoom workshop. For more information click HERE.
Colorado Master Irrigator offers farmers and farm managers advanced training on conservation- and efficiency-oriented irrigation management practices and tools. This program is the product of efforts led by several local producers, district management representatives, and others. Colorado Master Irrigator is modeled on the award-winning Master Irrigator program created and run since 2016 by the North Plains Groundwater Conservation District in the Texas panhandle. Topic experts from Colorado and adjacent Ogallala states, serve as instructors over the 32 hours of the program. Colorado Master Irrigator's interactive class format is designed to encourage peer-to-peer exchange among participants and instructors, helping forge useful contacts that graduates can reach out to after their participation in the program. Click HERE for more information.
The Clean Water Certificate (CWC) training program for workforce development provides high quality training opportunities that promotes job growth in the stormwater industry and delivers industry-specific, job-readiness skills and knowledge. Click HERE to learn more about this training program offered by the Center for Watershed Protection.
Silt Removal - Positive Impact on Crop Yields, Water Use Efficiency, & Irrigation Systems. Presentation from the 2021 World Ag Expo on sources of silt, its impacts, and current and new methods of removal. Watch the presentation here!
“Stormwater Treatment Systems and Green Infrastructure” | Hermit’s Peak Watershed Alliance. Educational video shot and edited by Jacob Erickson (Hermits Peak Watersheds Alliance PR Media Specialist), narrated by Aaron Kauffman of Southwest Urban Hydrology, and produced by Hermit's Peak Watersheds Alliance. Click HERE to view.
“Returning Rapids Project: A discussion with Peter Lefebvre and Mike DeHoff” | Colorado River Studies. The Returning Rapids Project seeks to document the recovery of river resources once inundated by a full Lake Powell, and now being exposed as reservoir storage declines. Peter Lefebvre and Mike DeHoff, principal investigators of the Returning Rapids project and professional river guides in Moab, Utah, are working to record these changes. They will share their preliminary findings and matched photographs in the talk. Watch the full video HERE.
The American Stormwater Institute, LLC now offers courses in a live setting and online that deal with developing the knowledge and skills required to conduct stormwater inspections. Our courses are based on a “Real World” attitude of finding implementable solutions to the challenges that stormwater inspectors face every day. The state and federal regulations require that “QUALIFIED PERSONS” conduct inspections related to stormwater permits. The overarching goal of the ASI classes is to ensure that our students are well qualified to conduct these inspections. For a list of all classes offered click HERE.