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1 One World One Water C enter For Urban Water Education and Stewardship

2 Colorado Population: 5 million 2030 projection: 7.1 million Denver Metro Population: 2.4 million 2030 Projection: 3.9 million 2030 South Platte River Basin Projected Water Shortfall: 134 billion gallons 2030 Projected Acres of Irrigated Land Lost: 133,000–226,000 acres South Platte River Basin Facts

3 One World One Water Center for Urban Water Education and Stewardship Established Fall 2011 with a five-year, $1 million grant Three goals: 1. Prepare students for careers in the burgeoning water- management sector by offering a Water Studies minor for all students and departments at MSU Denver 2. Lead water-management conversations on the Auraria Campus and within Denver and Colorado 3. Provide experiential-learning opportunities for students

4 MSU Denver Water Studies Minor 18 Credit Hours Water Essentials or Water Resources Colorado Water Law and Water Rights Administration Water Conflict: Applied Leadership Communication Internship/Capstone Project Two Electives

5 Developing Water Stewards Engineering Tech Dr. Mingli He – Urban Drainage & Flood Control District Biology Dr. Rebecca Ferrell – Bear Creek Water Quality Project Marketing Dr. Nicole Vowles – OWOW Land Use Dr. Jason Janke – Cherry Creek Segment Adoption Psychology Dr. Chad Mortensen – Christine Jaeger work Theatre Dr. Marilyn Hetzel – Denver Water, Aurora Water, City of Boulder

6 First-ever Auraria Campus Water Audit Class, offered in partnership with Denver Water, exploring potential to save indoor and outdoor water use on campus.

7 Student Club: Water Association of Student Stewards Urban Program

8 6 th Grade Water Festival Hosted by OWOW, Denver Water and its providers 900 participants May 2014

9 First-ever Colorado River float/irrigation/endangered species weekend MSU Denver, Colorado Mesa, CU-Boulder and Colorado State Universities

10 Touring Irrigation and Power Generation Facilities in Palisade, Colorado

11 Recipient of the 2014 “Partners in Change” Award From the Greenway Foundation

12 How You Can Help We welcome your connections related to: Internships Guest Lecturers Fundraising Tom Cech tcech@msudenver.edu Nona Shipman nshipman@msudenver.edu

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