Working to Find Ways to Reduce Selenium In Our Locally Affected Waterways
"Climbing the Selenium Summit" February 18, 2010 - 9:30am to 3:00pm Bill Heddles Recreation Center 530 Gunnison River Drive, Delta, Colorado
The Gunnison Basin & Grand Valley Selenium Task Force is hosting a free educational workshop on how land and water users can reduce selenium impacts to local water ways while taking advantage of economic opportunities and agricultural incentives.
"Climbing the Selenium Summit" is scheduled for February 18th from 9:30am to 3pm at the Bill Heddles Recreation Center in Delta, Colorado. Interested members of the public, local growers and land use decision makers are encouraged to attend. Lunch and refreshments will be provided and no registration is required.
"Selenium is quickly becoming a major issue in the Lower Gunnison Basin and Grand Valley," said Sonja Chavez de Baca, coordinator for the Selenium Task Forces. "There are increasing pressures to address selenium from both the state and federal government. The Task Forces are working to create a balance between those regulatory pressures and the strong need to continue to maintain the economic viability and agricultural heritage of the region."
The workshop will feature a host of experts who will present study results that examine the interaction of land, water, development and wildlife as they relate to selenium. Attendees will learn about the potential effects of growth and development on selenium loading, and about exciting opportunities that exist for land owners, planners and growers to minimize their impacts on the environment while taking advantage of economic opportunities and incentives.
The agenda includes presentations by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey, Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association, Colorado State University Cooperative Extension, U.S. Natural Resource Conservation Service, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and the Selenium Task Forces.
For more information about the selenium workshop view the agenda or contact the Selenium Task Force Coordinator at (970) 641-8927.