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2025
Tuesday, March 25th
9:20 AM

Snowpack and Water Supply Outlook

Jordan Clayton, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

Logan, UT

9:20 AM

9:45 AM

Great Salt Lake: What’s Next?

Brian Steed, Office of the Great Salt Lake Commissioner

Logan, UT

9:45 AM

10:10 AM

Northern Utah Gaging and Measurement Infrastructure Needs and Updates

Beth Neilson, Logan River Observatory

Logan, UT

10:10 AM

10:35 AM

Water Rights Update

Teresa Wilhelmsen, Utah Division of Water Rights

Logan, UT

10:35 AM

11:00 AM

Legislative Updates Panel

Casey Snider, Utah House of Representatives
Brian Steed, Office of the Great Salt Lake Commissioner
Kelly Pehrson, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food
Joel Ferry, Utah Department of Natural Resources

Logan, UT

11:00 AM

1:00 PM

Utah Water Research Lab

David Tarboton, Utah Water Research Laboratory

Logan, UT

1:00 PM

1:20 PM

Great Salt Lake Model Depletion

Katherine Wright, PERC

Logan, UT

1:20 PM

1:50 PM

Soil Health and Water Conservation

Tony Richards, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food

Logan, UT

1:50 PM

2:20 PM

Box Elder County - Countywide Water Master Plan

Quinn Dance, J-U-B Engineers

Logan, UT

2:20 PM

2:40 PM

Canal Improvements: Balancing Piping and Automation

Trevor Nielson, Bear River Canal Company

Logan, UT

2:40 PM

Wednesday, March 26th
1:30 AM

Impacts of Changing Temperatures on the Water Budget in the Great Salt Lake Basin

Grace Affram, Utah State University
Jihad Othman, Utah State University
Reza Morovati, Utah State University
Saddy Pineda Castellanos, Utah State University
Sajad Khoshnoodmotlagh, Utah State University
Diana Dunn, Utah State University
Braedon Dority, Utah State University
Katherine Osorio Diaz, Utah State University
Cody Ratterman, Utah State University
Wei Zhang, Utah State University

Logan, UT

1:30 AM

9:15 AM

The Once and Future Variability of Colorado River Water Resources

Balaji Rajagopalan, University of Colorado

Logan, UT

9:15 AM

9:45 AM

We Shall Have a Seat at the Table

Yanna Liang, University at Albany, SUNY

Logan, UT

9:45 AM

10:40 AM

What Does our Water Year Look Like?

Candice Hasenyager, Utah Division of Water Resources

Logan, UT

10:40 AM

11:05 AM

The Practical and the Possible: How Research Informs Policy and Management for Land, Forest, and Water Management

Charlie Luce, USDA

Logan, UT

11:05 AM

11:25 AM

Water and Journalism Panel

Heather May, Great Salt Lake Collaborative
Anastasia Hufham, The Salt Lake Tribune
Ben Winslow, Fox13
Sheri Quinn, Utah Public Radio

Logan, UT

11:25 AM

1:30 PM

A Survey of Utah Municipal Water Managers on Priorities and Challenges

Courtney Flint, Utah State University

Logan, UT

1:30 PM

1:30 PM

A USU Research Program With a Worldwide Impact on Dam Safety Education and Management

David Bowles, Utah State University

Logan, UT

1:30 PM

1:30 PM

Advancing 3D Channel Representation to Support National Scale Flood Forecasting Operations

Jose Castejon Villalobos, Utah State University
Anzy Lee, Utah State University
Noelle Patterson, Utah State University
Belize Lane, Utah State University
Colin Phillips, Utah State University

Logan, UT

1:30 PM

1:30 PM

Agriculture Water Optimization for the Great Salt Lake Integrated Plan

Matt Yost, Utah State University

Logan, UT

1:30 PM

1:30 PM

Davis Aqueduct Reach 1 - The Design and Construction of Large Diameter Pipelines

Shane McFarland, Weber Basin Water Conservancy District

Logan, UT

1:30 PM

1:30 PM

From Vulnerabilities and Concern to Action: How Perceived Climate Vulnerabilities and Concern for the Great Salt Lake Desiccation Shape Utahns’ Migration Decision

Mufti Nadimul Quamar Ahmed, Utah State University
Jennifer E. Givens, Utah State University

Logan, UT

1:30 PM

1:30 PM

Growing Roots: Water Conservation, Innovative Research and Public Education

Aurora Wallis Durfee, Utah State University

Logan, UT

1:30 PM

1:30 PM

Paired Storms Reveal Post-Fire Flood Characteristics and Drivers

Haley Canham, Utah State University
Belize Lane, Utah State University

Logan, UT

1:30 PM

1:30 PM

Prediction of Buoyancy-Driven Exchange Flows at the Great Salt Lake

Sanaz Izadifar, Utah State University

Logan, UT

1:30 PM

1:30 PM

The Climate Data for Adaptation and Vulnerability Assessments – Northwest (ClimAVA-NW)

Sajad Khoshnoodmotlagh, Utah State University

Logan, UT

1:30 PM

1:30 PM

Water Markets in Utah? Water Manager Perspectives on Potential Uptake

Britta L. Schumacher, Utah State University

Logan, UT

1:30 PM

3:00 PM

Agricultural Irrigation System Performance Evaluation Results From Utah

Burdette Barker, Utah State University

Logan, UT

3:00 PM

3:00 PM

Bear Lake Water Quality and Chemistry: 114 Years of Water Management

Connely Baldwin, Pacific Corp

Logan, UT

3:00 PM

3:00 PM

Chopping up the Riverscape: Consistent Sample Frames for Assessment and Monitoring

Jordan Gilbert, Riverscapes Consortium

Logan, UT

3:00 PM

3:00 PM

Comparing Two Methods to Monitor Singlet Oxygen Production in Aquatic Systems: Chemical Probe vs. Time Resolved Phosphorescence.

Monika Madhiyan, Utah State University

Logan, UT

3:00 PM

3:00 PM

Development of a Low-Cost Stem Dendrometer for Irrigation Scheduling in Fruit Trees

Anderson Luiz dos Santos Safre, Utah State University
Alfonso Torres-Rua, Utah State University
Brent Black, Utah State University

Logan, UT

3:00 PM

3:00 PM

Dry Lands New Plans: Rethinking Agriculture for the Great Salt Lake

Saddy Pineda, Utah State University

Logan, UT

3:00 PM

3:00 PM

Estimating Evapotranspiration of Various Agricultural Water Optimization Practices Using Soil Moisture Sensors

Tejinder Singh, Utah State University

Logan, UT

3:00 PM

3:00 PM

Evaluating Water Optimization Strategies for Agriculture in the Colorado River and the Great Basin Watershed

Masoumeh Hashemi, Utah State University

Logan, UT

3:00 PM

3:00 PM

Herbicide Efficacy and Degradation Patterns in Managing Eurasian Watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) in Bear Lake

Olanrewaju Adeyemi, Utah State University

Logan, UT

3:00 PM

3:00 PM

Innovative Genetic Methods for Predicting Microcystin Toxin Production in Cyanobacterial Blooms: Real-Time and Pre-Bloom Public Health Monitoring

Liyuan Hou, Utah State University

Logan, UT

3:00 PM

3:00 PM

Parrotfeather (Myriophyllum aquaticum): Biology and Management Options in Utah

Francielli S. de Oliveira, Utah State University

Logan, UT

3:00 PM