Nutrient control regulations have successfully maintained the water quality of Dillon Reservoir in Summit County, Colorado since the 1980s despite an increase in development and population in the watershed. Hear how protection efforts prevented more costly restoration, and how incorporating various stakeholder perspectives has increased innovation and accountability.

About our guests:

Joni Nuttle is the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) specialist with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

James McCutchan serves as the director of the Center for Environmental Systems Analysis at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Hear from two Wisconsin-based utilities about their efforts to reduce phosphorus through adaptive management practices, such as cover crop planting and no-till farming. Both projects emphasize collaboration, cost-effectiveness, and the role of community engagement to improve water quality.

About our guests:

• Erin Houghton is the Watershed Programs manager at NEW Water – the brand of the Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District.
• Mike Gilbertson, Watershed Programs coordinator, and Martin Griffin, director of Ecosystem Services, both serve at the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District.

In Oregon’s salmon-rich Tualatin River, a water quality trading credit program is being implemented to address the river’s Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for temperature impairment. Hear about why this unique approach was selected and how it works, as well as how trading provides broader ecological benefits.

About our guests:

Brian Creutzburg is the alternative compliance specialist at the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.

Jamie Hughes serves as the program manager in the Regulatory Affairs Department at Clean Water Services.