Water Week 2015

 

"Water Week is a major annual educational campaign designed to provide public awareness and involvement in water issues, both locally and globally.”

 

Celebrate the 2015 Water Week May 3 to May 9

 

How You Can Celebrate Water Week

The Intermountain Section organizes Water Week each year that is filled with many activities and events for all! Here are just a few of the ways you can celebrate water week:

 

• Go to your local Public Library and check out the many children and adult books or participate in a book reading
• Enter one of our Video, Poster, or Photo Contests
  
• Tour a Conservation Garden or Water Facility
• Volunteer to do Water Quality Monitoring with Utah Water Watch

 

 

 

Water Week Events

 

May 5, 2015

Event: Water For People 11th Annual Golf Tournament

Time: 7:30 am

Location: Thanksgiving Point Golf Course, 3003 N Thanksgiving Way, Lehi, UT

 

Event: Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake and Sandy Open House
Time: 4:30-7:00 PM
Location: Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake and Sandy, 3430 East Danish Road, Sandy, UT

 

May 7, 2015

Event: Leadership Forum Session Five

Time: 9:00 am-5:00 pm

Location: Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake and Sandy, 3430 East Danish Road, Sandy, UT

 

Event: Washington County Water Fair
Time: 9:00 am

Location: Dixie State University

 

May 8, 2015

Event: Washington County Water Fair
Time: 9:00 am

Location: Dixie State University

 

May 9, 2015

Event: Sego Lily Garden Fair
Time: 9:00-Noon
Location: 1472 E Sego Lily Dr., Sandy

 

UEN-TV Water Week Programs

Tune into UEN-TV May 3 - May 9 for Water Wise Week, a block of water-themed programs aired in conjuction with Utah's Water Week. Find your local UEN-TV carrier. Below is the weeks schedule of water related programs.

 

Sun, May 3 | Mon, May 4 | Tues, May 5 | Wed, May 6 | Thurs, May 7 | Fri, May 8 | Sat, May 9

Sunday, May 3

Time	Program	Keywords
5:30 pm	P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home: The Water Show This episode of the popular gardening show discusses water features, drought-tolerant plants and how to use pine straw for erosion control. Show Website	Waterwise home

 

Monday, May 4

Time	Program	Keywords
3:00 pm	Bill Nye the Science Guy: Ocean Exploration Is space the final frontier? Bill says no and boldly takes us were few have gone before: to the bottom of the sea. Show Website	Oceans
9:30 pm	Seeking Water from the Sun Scientists are working to bring solar-based water purification to the vast, 24,000-square-mile Navajo Nation, where almost forty percent of residents must travel hundreds of miles for potable water. Show Website	Access to water

 

Tuesday, May 5

Time	Program	Keywords
3:00 pm	Bill Nye the Science Guy: Wetlands Bill sloshes through wetlands to show how swamps, bogs and marshes help control floods, filter water and more. Show Website	Wetlands
8:00 pm	Remains of a River: From Source to Sea down the Colorado Two friends spend 113 days traveling 1,700 miles on one endangered river. Get to know the Colorado River system in an all new way, from Wyoming's Wind River Mountains to its outlet into the sea. Show Website	River Systems
9:00 pm	A Walk in the Park with Nick Molle: Rivers of the Rockies With sound science and a bit of humor, the host explores the ecosystems of the Colorado, Big Thompson, Cache la Poudre and St. Vrain Rivers. Show Website	River Systems

 

Wednesday, May 6

Time	Program	Keywords
3:00 pm	Bill Nye the Science Guy: The Water Cycle Using a model made of a tiny staircase, wind-up penguins and a bicycle tire, Bill demonstrates the phases of the water cycle: evaporation, condensation, precipitation and collection. Show Website	Water Cycle
3:30 pm	Biz Kid$: Businesses Going Green Explore the profitable side of going green with enterprising teens. Show Website	Careers
8:00 pm	Powell to Powell: Portraits of the Upper Colorado Follow a group of friends as they walk, kayak and raft the Colorado River from Rocky Mountain National Park to Lake Powell, talking with farmers, ranchers, water managers, river guides and more along the way. Show Website	Rivers Systems
8:30 pm	Balancing Development and Environment: Wetland Mitigation For every acre of wetland lost to development, two acres must be provided to mitigate the impact. See the mitigation process in action and see nature's positive response to good site selection, design, construction and management. Show Website	Wetlands
9:00 pm	Water Pressures One in eight people lack access to safe drinking water. This film documents how a community in India and an American university are working to solve the water crisis. Show Website	Access to water

 

Thursday, May 7

Time	Program	Keywords
3:00 pm	Bill Nye the Science Guy: Rivers & Streams Splash down a rapid river, explore waterfalls and dams, and discover the Grand Canyon. Show Website	Rivers Systems
8:00 pm	A Changing Delta: Restoring the Colorado River Delta in Mexico Once a vibrant wetlands, the Colorado River in Northern Mexico was has been significantly altered. See what the people of this delta are doing to reconnect their river to the sea. Show Website	Rivers Systems
8:30 pm	Discovery Road: Native Americans & Sacred Water See water through the eyes of indigenous peoples in the Utah region through interviews, history and art. Show Website	Water Culture
9:00 pm	Troubled Waters: A Mississippi River Story American agriculture provides bounty—but at what cost to the health of our water systems? Through beautiful photography and inspiring narrative, this film explores the interrelation of farming and water, with an emphasis on positive change. Show Website	Rivers Systems

 

Friday, May 8

Time	Program	Keywords
3:00 pm	Bill Nye the Science Guy: Lakes and Ponds Everyone’s favorite science teacher ponders freshwater questions like, “Where does all that water come from?” Show Website	Freshwater Systems
4:00 pm	Extreme Environments: Lakes Learn about Russia's Lake Baikal and the Great Lake System of North America, which hold most of the world’s available fresh water. Show Website	Freshwater Systems
8:00 pm	Tulare Lake Once the largest lake west of the Mississippi, Tulare was completely dry by 1910. Learn about its history, present state and the visionary project that may change its future. Show Website	Freshwater Systems
8:30 pm	Watershed Revolution Discover the secret life of a watershed through fire, flood and drought as this documentary reveals the truth about the Ventura River and the efforts to protect it as a source for water. Show Website	Freshwater Systems

 

Saturday, May 9

Time	Program	Keyword
8:00 pm	Water Blues, Green Solutions We're in a water crisis. Meet the innovators seeking solutions in Philadelphia, New York, San Antonio and Portland who are borrowing strategies from nature to clean and protect water. Show Website	Water Accesss
9:00 pm	Crying Earth Rise Up A Lakota mother studying geology seeks the source of the water contamination that made her daughter sick, and a Lakota grandmother fights regional expansion of uranium mining. Show Website	Water Accesss