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Water Resources Center
<br />UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
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<br />ecernber 2009
<br />Minnesota Water
<br />Conference
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<br />The Water Resources Center is affiliated
<br />with the College of Food, Agricultural
<br />and Natural Resource Sciences and
<br />University of Minnesota Extension.
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<br />University of Minnesota
<br />1985 Buford Avenue
<br />St. Paul, MId 55108
<br />612-624-9282
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<br />2009 Minnesota I~later Resources Conference
<br />explores issues of water quantity and quality
<br />Climate change, disappearing wetlands, and The conference opened with Ed Nater, head of the
<br />renewed calls for clean water as a national pri_ Department of Soil, Water, and Climate presenting the
<br />ority were lively topics at the 2009 Minnesota Dave Ford Water Resources Award to former WRC
<br />Water Resources Conference October 26 and co-director James Anderson. The award recognized
<br />27 at the RiverCentre in St. Paul, MN. While Anderson's contributions to Minnesota's waters, which
<br />the Mississippi River flowed nearby, 670 water included his role as the director of the Individual Septic
<br />professionals, resources managers, educators Treatment Systems program in UM Extension, coor-
<br />and students gathered to -
<br />hear guest speakers at two ~ ' " ~
<br />plenary sessions as v`~ell as ~ _ ,~ ~'
<br />two luncheon presentations. ~ ~
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<br />The conference offered four _ ~ ~ ' ," ~ I,
<br />concurrent sessions each ~,. ;
<br />day on a ~~ide variety of ~ ~' ~,~ ia.,
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<br />water-related topics ranging `" .~ i
<br />from lake management to ~~.
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<br />agriculture to stonnwater. ~ a
<br />UM faculty and students - ~,
<br />as well as state agency staff ~ ,~~ `= ' ~''' ~~ ' ~
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<br />and consultants disol_ave~t i.. d~l' _ ` -- ;I ~z
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<br />31 posters throughout the '`'~~ ' i ~'
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<br />conference. - ~ '~
<br />The conference is sponsored __ ? -- ~,
<br />by the Water Resources James Anderson holds the Dave Ford Award plaque after receiving it at the Water Confer-
<br />Center and the College ence. Pictured with Anderson are WRC co-director Faye Sleeper, department head
<br />of Continuing Education, Ed Nater (Soil, Water, and Climate), and WRC co-director Deb Swackhamer.
<br />and co-sponsored by the
<br />Department of Civil Engineering, the Min- dinating work with state and federal agencies within.
<br />nesota Section of the American Society of Minnesota, and service on the boards of the MPCA
<br />Civil Engineers, Minnesota Sea Grant, and the and BWSR. Nater quoted a colleague's remarks about
<br />NaturalResources Research Institute. Anderson "Jim our leadershi ~ has led to funding for
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<br />major research and extension projects
<br />resulting in better management of fertil-
<br />izers, pesticides, manure wastewater,
<br />tillage, grazing, v,~etlands, and other
<br />areas. The relationships and networks
<br />that you built will continue to contribute
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<br />to natural resource protection long after
<br />gI' your retirement date."
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<br />v Jerry Schnoor oFthe University of Iowa,
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<br />_ ~ ~ who is the Allen S. Henry Chair in En-
<br />~' ~ ~ gineering and co-director of the Center
<br />`Y for Global and Regional Environmental
<br />Research, presented Monday's plenary
<br />o session, "Living with a Changing Water
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<br />Emrironment." He listed the drivers
<br />of water resources and climate change
<br />Water Conference, continued on page 2
<br />WRC co-director Deb Swackhamer and Congresswoman Betty
<br />McCollum prior to Ms. McCollum's luncheon speech.
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