MAY 3rd-5th, 2021 | Membrane Filtration for Drinking Water/Nitrification in Activated Sludge Treatment | EUCI. The Membrane Filtration for Drinking Water course addresses the design, installation, operation and maintenance of membrane filtration systems for drinking water treatment and wastewater reuse.The EUCI Nitrification & Denitrification in Activated Sludge Treatment course will review the general treatment operations and protocol for nitrification and denitrification wastewater treatment. This basic to intermediate course has been developed for all professionals in the wastewater field to provide an understanding of how this process can be applied to various wastewater plants. Click HERE for the brochure. Click HERE to register.
MAY 4th, 2021, 5:30-7:30 pm MDT | Conserving Water in the Garden with Rain Barrels. Rain barrels are the perfect way to take the next step in rainwater harvesting at your home. In this webinar lead by Jessica Thrasher, you will receive an introduction to rainwater harvesting, and step-by-step instructions on how to install your rain barrel at home. For more information and registration click HERE.
MAY 5th, 2021, 1pm- 3pm MDT | Colorado Water Plan Scoping Workshop: Climate Change and Agriculture. This will be a two-hour, virtual (zoom) session facilitated by CWCB with workshop partners. The focus of this session will be climate change impacts and opportunities for agriculture and the food/fiber supply chain. In particular, the discussion will be centered around specific actions (e.g. programming, public policies, resources) to be included in the Colorado Water Plan Update. For more information and to register click HERE.
MAY 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th, and June 3rd, 2021 | Introduction to Groundwater, Watersheds, and Groundwater Sustainability Plans - An Online Short Course. This online short course will review the fundamental principles of groundwater and watershed hydrology, water budgets, water quality, and water law and regulation in an intuitive, highly accessible fashion. Through real world examples, participants learn about the most common tools for measuring, monitoring, and assessing groundwater and surface water resources. For more information click HERE.
JUNE 24th-25th, 2021 | Groundwater Artificial Recharge, Storage and Recovery | EUCI. Attend this course to learn how aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) uses common techniques such as surface spreading, rapid infiltrations pits and basins, porosity reservoirs and injection wells to efficiently store water supply. Throughout the course attendees will discuss the benefits of implementing ASR, how to navigate geologic and hydrogeologic environments, hydraulic recharge and water quality considerations. Click HERE to register. Click HERE to view the full brochure.
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.