Water is in short supply on the Front Range of Colorado. You probably knew this, but the details might surprise you in this episode of Peak Environment. Where will the 20-plus metropolitan water districts in El Paso County get their water in the future? Water rights are already being shifted from farms in the Lower Arkansas Valley to cities in the I-25 corridor. What’s being done to protect farming?
These are presentations made at the monthly Sustainability in Progress (SIP) event on February 20th, 2019. Sustainability in Progress is a monthly program of the Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future. Join us (free) the third Wednesday of every month 7:30-9:00 a.m. in the Wildcat Room at the Ivywild School. Coffee and pastries are provided.
Speakers:
1. Mark Gebhart, Deputy Director, Planning and Community Developement, El Paso County
2. Ed Roberson, Conservation Director, Palmer Land Trust
LINKS:
Mark Gebhart’s Powerpoint Slides
Ed Roberson’s Powerpoint Slides
Where the Water Goes by David Owen
Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future
UPCOMING ENVIRONMENTAL EVENTS:
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Built and Natural Environment: Water and Air Quality
Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future – Sustainability in Progress
7:30-9am, Ivywild School – Wildcat Room
Friday, March 22
Fungi, the Forgotten Kingdom, Mike Esom
Pikes Peak Environmental Forum
Noon to 2 pm, Margarita at Pine Creek (Please RSVP)
Friday, April 26
Mile High Youth Corps
Providing lifetime skills for youth in the arenas of energy conservation and trail building
Pikes Peak Environmental Forum
Noon to 2 pm, Margarita at Pine Creek (Please RSVP)
About Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future
The mission of the Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future is to promote regional sustainability and advance the Pikes Peak region’s sustainability plan (PPR2030) through regional collaboration and outreach.
The following environment/sustainability organizations in the Pikes Peak region collaborate to produce the Peak Environment podcast about environmental stewardship, sustainable living and enlightened public policy in the Pikes Peak Region.
Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future
Pikes Peak Environmental Forum
Pikes Peak Library District Green Team
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