August 2009 Land and Water Symposium Review
Friends of Alta hosted a Land and Water Symposium in Alta as a kickoff to the 2009 Salt Lake Countywide Watershed Symposium on August 26th and 27th at the Salt Lake County Cultural Center. This event was an engaging occasion that brought together water quality professionals, acedemics, environmental advocates, landowners and the interested public to discuss land and water conservation and development in and around the Salt Lake Valley.
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Dinner was catered by Alta's Shallow Shaft restaurant using many local and organic foods.
Title Sponsorship EnergySolutions
Event Sponsors
Rio Tinto Salt Lake County Alta's Environmental Center Jordan Valley Water Conservancy Disctrict Cylde Snow Attorneys at Law
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Governor Gary Herbert |
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Welcome by Tom Pollard
Address by Governor Gary Herbert
Urban Water Conservation Panel Discussion lead by Wendy Crowther
Debate: Managing Federal Public Lands: Moderated by Peter Corroon (SL County Mayor)
Pat Shea and Mike Noel debate if public lands should be managed by the federal government or state law
Sandy Department of Public Utilities: Director Shane Pace
United States Forest Service by Cathy Kahlow & Carol Majeske
August 2008 Watershed Symposium Review
Focus: water shortage, water conservation, and water protection
When: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 in Albion Basin
Speech by Bill Levitt
Speech by Governor Jon Huntsman
Speech by Attorney General Mark Shurtleff
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Alta Ski Lifts Town of Alta Clyde Snow Sessions & Swenson Salt Lake County Biograss Sod Farms Alta Lodge Jordan Valley Water Conservanacy District Alta Shuttle Governor's Office of Economic Development Wasatch Brewing Company Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities
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Governor Jon Huntsman |