Education and Outreach News

Utah Public Radio's Zesty Garden interviewed Utah Water Watch Coordinator, Brian Greene about harvesting rainwater on your own property. In his interview, he mentioned iUTAH research on green infrastructure.

An article that appeared in the Standard-Examiner about the citizen scientists that help with the Utah Water Watch program around the state of Utah.

The Weber State University Newspaper The Signpost interviewed iUTAH iFellow Stephanie Mitts about encouraging women to become scientists and her involvement with the iUTAH program.

How should Utah look in 10, 20 and 50 years? Utah Governor Gary Herbert invites Utahns to share their ideas with water resource experts at one of the public meetings listed below.  Those who cannot attend the meeting may share their thoughts online at http://www.utahswater.org/.

Topics to be discussed include—

• Managing water to maximize efficiency
• Addressing competition for water resources
• Supplying water for a growing population while protecting the environment and high quality of life
• Funding construction and maintenance of water infrastructure
• Supplying water for agriculture
• Addressing the complexities of water law
• Considering other issues relating to Utah’s long-range water future

Meeting Schedule

All meetings will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. with a public comment period followed by breakout sessions.

Utah Water Watch had a featured segment on Utah Public Radio.  Jennifer Pemberton, a reporter from Utah Public Radio, attended a Utah Water Watch training held in Logan on this past Saturday and recorded this segment.