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2008 Advanced Water Education Workshop for Valley Educators

"What Happens to the Water We Use? Sewersheds and Salinity"

July 8-9, 2008; Arizona State University, Decision Center for a Desert City
Brickyard Orchid House, 21 E. 6th Street, Suite 126-B, Tempe 85281
[This workshop was funded in part by the National Science Foundation]

Organizers
Monica Elser Education Manager ASU, Global Institute of Sustainability mmelser@asu.edu 480-965-6046	Kerry Schwartz Director, AZ Project WET U of A, Water Resources Research Center kschwartz@ag.arizona.edu 520-792-9591 x22	Nancy Crocker Program Coordinator, Sr. Water Sustainability Program U of A Maricopa County Cooperative Extension NCrocker@cals.arizona.edu 602-470-8086 ext. 335

Agenda

Goal of workshop

The goal of this workshop was to introduce the participants to ways in which our limited water supply can be extended through technology and planning. Participants learned about water recycling, sewersheds, salinity issues, grey water, desalinization, retention basins, and backyard water harvesting. They learned that using water more efficiently in the Phoenix area requires a lot of planning and infrastructure and that power use and water supply are intricately linked.

Resources from the Workshop The workshop had a wide variety of guest speakers. To assist educators in bringing their experience to their audiences, many of the presentations from the workshop are below and can be used to enhance water education programs.

Steve Rossi Principal Water Resources
Planner City of Phoenix Water Services Department
"Why is water reuse in our future? What will it mean to us? Is the future now?"

John Crittenden, Ph.D., P.E.
Richard Snell Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Arizona State University
"What are the lifecycle costs of different water resources: first use (current), reclaimed and desalinized?"

Channah Rock, Ph.D.
Assistant Water Quality Specialist
University of Arizona
"Is water recycling a risk to you?"

Elisabeth K. Larson
Doctoral candidate, School of Life Sciences
Fellow, Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training in Urban Ecology
Arizona State University
"Retention basins: why do we have them? What are their impacts on water quality?"

Graham S. Symmonds, P.E.
CTO, SVP Regulatory Affairs and Compliance
Global Water Resources, LLC
"Total Water Management on a Regional Scale"

Brandy A. Kelso, P.E.
Civil Engineer III*Team Leader
City of Phoenix Water Services Department
Planning, Research, and Program Management Division
"Halt the Salt"

Greg Peterson
Creator of the Urban Farm
Writer for Phoenix Magazine and Edible Phoenix
http://www.urbanfarm.org/index2.html
"What can an individual do? Water Harvesting & Greywater Systems"