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<br />operation and maintenance. and to promoting awareness of the
<br />role of dams in the beneficial development of the nation's
<br />water resources, It is the United States member of the
<br />International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD), an
<br />international organization composed of nearly 80 coWltries,
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<br />COOPERATIVE EXTENSION'S
<br />WATER QUALITY INITIATIVE
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<br />Coopemtive Extension is a pannership of Colorado State
<br />University, Colorado COWlties, and the United States
<br />Depanment of Agriculture, As an integral part of CSU. it is
<br />the wriversity's major off-(:8Dlpus educational arm with a
<br />mission:
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<br />"To provide information and education. and encourage the
<br />application of research-based knowledge in response to local.
<br />state, and national issues affecting individuals, youth, families.
<br />agricultural enterprises. and commwrities of Colorado,"
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<br />Water quality has been identified as a high priority initiative
<br />for Cooperative Extension. Significant accomplishments of
<br />Extension's water quality initiative were recently reported as
<br />follows:
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<br />Patterson Hollow HvdraloRic Unit Area and the ~
<br />Luis Vallev Demonstration Proiect identify and adopt
<br />best management practices that alleviate groWld water
<br />contamination.
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<br />Youth from ten cOWlties along the Platte River develop
<br />basic water testinR skills while investigating the
<br />environmental irooact of man and nature on the
<br />watershed,
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<br />Demonstration project studies irriRation water
<br />manaRement in corn, alfalfa, and grains to reduce
<br />leachinR of aRricultural chemicals into groWldwater,
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<br />An integrated crop management project in Mesa
<br />COWlty monitors nitrate,
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<br />Leaching and crop yields applied through surRe
<br />h-riiUiuon tecr..rJaues--incrcascd crop yields resulted
<br />even when chemical application was reduced by 50%
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<br />Logan COWlty water testinR; ISO samples for lead.
<br />coliform bacteria, and nitrates; heightened awareness of
<br />the issues SurroWlding water quality,
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<br />WYOMING INSTITUTE FUNDS
<br />20 RESEARCH PROJECTS FOR FYl992
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<br />Twenty research projects were approved for fiscal 1992
<br />suppon made available through the Wyoming Water Research
<br />Center (WWRC) at the University of Wyoming, The projects,
<br />selected from among 31 proposals. include 11 new one-year
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<br />projects, six projects continuing from FYI991 supported by
<br />state grant-in-aid funding and three projects funded by a
<br />rnatching block grant from the U,S, Geological Survey
<br />(USGS). State grant-in-aid funding is awarded for research on
<br />water resource issues of particular interest to Wyoming, New
<br />projects include:
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<br />Research on improved irrigating structure design. pesticide
<br />monitoring for groundwater protection. a study of the
<br />hydrology and geochemistry of the New Fork Tongue of the
<br />Wasatch Formation. an assessment of the "whole effluent"
<br />toxicity testing method. alternatives for severe drought water
<br />management in the upper Green River Basin. a study of
<br />flushing flow requirements of large rivers to maintain fishery
<br />and charmel values, an investigation of surface and
<br />groundwater dynamics critical to maintenance of subalpine
<br />riparian wetlands. an evaluation of possible small water SlOmge
<br />projects to enhance late-season irrigation flows, an assessment
<br />of the impact of reduced surface stream flows on groundwater
<br />recharge and spring discharge in the Little Snake drainage
<br />basin, and education and technology transfer for water use
<br />efficiency and conservation,
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<br />Wyoming Hydrogram, Sept, 1991
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<br />FACULTY
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<br />David Hendricks, Civil Engineering Department. CSU,
<br />participated in a study tour of Iraq to assess war damage to
<br />water and wastewater treatment systems. The study team visit
<br />was under the auspices of the "Commission on Civilian
<br />Casualties" Harvard Human Rights Program, Hendricks kept
<br />a diary while on the tour and excerpts will be published in the
<br />next issue of COWRADO WATER. International Newsletter
<br />section,
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<br />(dorge Radosevich, Department of Agricultural and Resource
<br />Economics. participated in the October 18 Colloquium on the
<br />Law of International Watercourses organized by the University
<br />of Colomdo, School of Law. American Bar Association
<br />International Environmental Law Committee, and American
<br />Society of International Law, This conference reviewed the
<br />recently rele.ased draft of the U,N. International Law
<br />Commission's report on Non-Navil!llble Uses of International
<br />Watercourses, He served as commentator to Article 26.18 and
<br />30-32 regarding implementation: Joint Institutional
<br />Management and Remedies in Domestic Tribunals, His
<br />commentary will be published in the forthcoming Natural
<br />Resources Law Jouma1, CU,
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<br />Raymond Herrmann. Water Resources, Cooperative Park
<br />Studies Unit, CSU, has received the American Water
<br />Resources Association Fellow A ward, The presentation was
<br />made at the Association's 27th Annual Conference and
<br />Symposium awards luncheon, The conference was held
<br />September 8-13, 1991 at New Orleans, Louisiana.
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