JORDAN RIVER WATERSHED E. COLI TMDL Report
Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA) requires states to develop Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for waters that do not meet water quality standards. The TMDL process establishes allowable loadings of pollutants or other quantifiable parameters for a waterbody. This TMDL addresses the Escherichia coli (E. coli) impairments in fourteen assessment units within the Jordan […]
Vertebrates of the Jordan River Corridor
With increased interest in the critters living along the Jordan River and as one of the Jordan’s longtime amateur zoologists I decided to create a list of the river’s fauna (vertebrates) a while ago. The list includes fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals in that phylogenetic order. The longtime nature-oriented non-profit, the Salt Lake County […]
Utah Homelessness Council Public Comment
Over thousands of years of human history, the Jordan River has been a place of gathering and refuge. It sustains diverse plant and animal life as part of a rich ecological system. From the earliest Indigenous civilizations in this region, to nomadic trappers and explorers, to waves of pioneer settlers and other immigrants, people naturally […]
WANTED : Puncturevine
Grant Funding Opportunity!
Utah Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands 2018/19 Bank Stabilization Funding for the Bear and/or Jordan Rivers. Click here for the application. Process 1. Subcommittee of the Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands (FFSL) Establish a Subcommittee of FFSL and agency partners that shall include no more than 6 voting members. 2. […]
Update from Rep. Winder
Click here for an update from Rep. Winder!