WSP13006

• File Number: 8131.600
• Description: Southeastern Water Conservancy District
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Author: SEWCD
• Title: Newsletters - 6
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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In the past, Frank ~1ilenski past
board memoer(~Iay 13. 1958 -
:\'oyember ~6. 2998) nayigmed our
tours and since his passi:lg. the
District relies on the assistance ofbs
SO:l.. Bill ~1ilenski of~1ilenski
Appraisal SelTice Inc. Biil is probably
onh- one of the fe\'.- nati,-"s in
southeastern Colorado that is able to
locaie eacn and eyery canal \'.-e ;,-isiteri
on the lOuT. _-\ special than..~ goes oc:t
to Bin fo!" his gene~o5ity in a5sis:ing
the District Kith the tour.
The District is proud to sponsor
these iours anc ~:lj0YS bringi:lg
together such a diycse group of
indiyid-...ak For lL0re informatioE yot:
ca~ contact the District oInce
at Cl9J 9-lS-2-WO.

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\yhicG data is collected on the anlount
of irrigation Kater tl:a, is applied to
the differe:l~ ""-ater zone5 :n the
garden. The freqliency that \\a:ering
takes place ~nd the pIar:L" s response to
the irrigation is aiso docurr.emed. The
schedcle records the scasona~ changes
in irrigation :for eacl: ~\-a:er zonc~ th~
amount of LamIal precipitatior. and 6e
a\-erag:~ higl: an": 10'-"- :err.p~rasr~s :0[
each \"\-ee~. T~e iG~0:ma[ion can be
us~d to ~On5e~ye \'1~-ater by il~us:r~ti:1g
hO';,\- to properly irrigme a lands::ape.
SEC\YCD :s hea'\.i~y depe:1dem
oc. Yol~r:!e~r ~elp to mair:tair: :he
gardeL Pueblo C-'Ua:y ~Iaster
Gardc~ers '-olunIeer as to~r gu:des
and assisc ",ith special p~~r.ting days.
as Cll \ohmteers from the C:;,it!itian
Cniyersalist ClUrch. Residents from
the E~ P:leb~o Boys anc Girls Ranch
assist \\-itrt Ihe ,,-eeding a:ld :J.1ulching
of the garden. We are yery gratefJi for
the help our yolun:eers haw pro;,-ided.
The garden is locatec at the
SEC\\TD building ifi Pue':Jlo.
Colorado i 31-1- C aited .-\ \-eauc. in
the Pueblo .-\irport Industrial Parh
The garden is open tor public \iev,;ing
from -:30 am to ";':30 pm. .\londay
through Friday. Presentations on how
to COfiserw '"'.-mer in the landscape and
guided tours of the garden are
ayailable by appointment. call ~ 19-
948-2-l00 for more intormarior:.

Written by: lear:. Yan Pelt. Education
Program ~laintenance Coordinator

SE,ARCHI~G FOR SOLUTIONS
.A S~-\LI~ITY/SELE~IU:VI SY~IPOSIULVI
i\~D \VORKSHOP

Salinity and selenium problems
are increasing each year in the
waters and soils of Colorado as
\\-ell as other states in the we stern
LS. One miilion tons of salt were
transponed down the Arkansas
Riwr of Colorado in 1999 and
excess selenium is causing aquatic
birds and fish to be deformed in
some \".aters of the Western Slope.
In an effort to stem this surge of
problems. the Colorado Chapter of
the Soil and \"ater Conservation
Society is presenting a Salinityc
Selenium Symposium and
\Vorkshop-Searching for
Solutions.
The Symposium\Vorkshop \'iili
feature many of the foremost
authorities on salinity and
selenium from throughout the
naIion and world_ Jim Rhoades.
past Director of the CS Salinity
Lab in Riverside. CA and now a
priyate consultant. and Garv
Banuelos of the CSDA Water
~Ianagemem Research Lab In
Fresno. C\ will discuss these
problems from an international
aspect and propose principles.
strategies. and solutions to control
the problems. Other speakers
include personnel from
uniyersities. government agencies
and private practices throughout
the western C.S.
The Symposium!\Vorkshop will
be held at the Red Lion Hotel
(formerly LeBaron) in Colorado
Springs on Thursday and Friday,
October 4 and 5. 2001. Sign up for
the event v,,-ill begin at 8: 3 0 am
with a S75 registration fee. Lunch
is included each day. .\1}Ton
SenechaL High Plains Region
Director and SWCS Vice-
President. will welcome the
participants and briefly discuss the

purpose and functions of the Soil
and Water Conservation Society.
The Search for Solutions program
will begin with a look at the
international problems, then move
its fucus to the western u.S. The
program will then take an in-depth
look at Colorado. the individual
nver basins of the Arkansas,
Colorado, Rio Grande and South
Platte. and end looking at individual
field problems during the two-day
program.
On the afternoon of Friday Oct. 5.
the workshop v.'ill move outside to
look at new methods and equ ipment
for rapid salinity soils mapping
including VERIS technology, the
Seymour Salt Cnit. the salt sniffer
and global positioning system
options. Field and laboratory
anaiysis equipment wiil also be
sho\\,TI and discussed during this
seSSIOn.
Information concerning
registration can be obtained by
gomg to the Colorado State
University Cooperative Extension
web page for Southeast Colorado
under the Irrigation section.
Infurmation can also be obtained by
e-mailing ylary .\Eller, Chapter
President-Elect. Mary.miller@co.
usda. go\'; Jim Valliant, Chapter
President. [e-mail]1.
colostate.edu; Of. Pat Clifford,
[e-mail].
Infurmation will also be available
through local ~RCS and CSU
Extension oftlces.

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UPDATE
SECWCD General
\-1anager. Steve
Arveschoug's
new cell number is
250-5842. Please update
this in your records.

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