203: Water TAP 2

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Water TAP: Technology Acceleration Platform 

Impact Statement: New treatment technologies help us treat, reuse, and conserve a precious natural resource—water. 

Description: In this state-of-the-art experimental platform, researchers develop, test, and demonstrate new treatment technologies for water that is from different sources. For example, stormwater (water from paved surfaces) can be cleaned and reused for watering gardens and lawns.   

These experts explore technologies like filtration, biological treatment, and disinfection to understand new and better ways to treat and reuse water. These experiments also help lawmakers determine policies to put into place for reusing and conserving water. 

Image Caption 203a: Hollow fiber membranes are one of the technologies tested at this facility. These superfine filters remove microorganisms and chemical pollution from water. 

Image Caption 203b: Plant-based systems, like rain gardens, are natural stormwater treatment systems that filter water from nearby rooftops, parking lots, streets, and neighborhoods. 

Image Credit: Image courtesy of Toronto and Region Conservation Authority 

Image Text: 

Parts of a Rain Garden 
  • DOWNSPOUT 
  • GRANITE BOULDERS at edges 
  • TEMPORARY STORAGE percolates to soils 
  • WOOD MULCH 
  • AMENDED SOIL 
  • SAND BASIN (Optional) 
  • VEGETATION (Species tolerant of drought and flooding) 
  • HIGH WATER LEVEL 

JOCELYN HITTLE

Associate Vice Chancellor for CSU Spur & Special Projects, CSU System

Jocelyn Hittle is primarily focused on helping to create the CSU System’s new Spur campus at the National Western Center, and on supporting campus sustainability goals across CSU’s campuses. She sits on the Denver Mayor’s Sustainability Advisory Council, on the Advisory Committee for the Coors Western Art Show, and is a technical advisor for the AASHE STARS program.

Prior to joining CSU, Jocelyn was the Associate Director of PlaceMatters, a national urban planning think tank, and worked for the Orton Family Foundation. She has a degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Princeton, and a Masters in Environmental Management from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.

Jocelyn grew up in Colorado and spends her free time in the mountains or exploring Denver.

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TONY FRANK

Chancellor, CSU System

Dr. Tony Frank is the Chancellor of the CSU System. He previously served for 11 years as the 14th president of CSU in Fort Collins. Dr. Frank earned his undergraduate degree in biology from Wartburg College, followed by a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Illinois, and a Ph.D. and residencies in pathology and toxicology at Purdue. Prior to his appointment as CSU’s president in 2008, he served as the University’s provost and executive vice president, vice president for research, chairman of the Pathology Department, and Associate Dean for Research in the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. He was appointed to a dual role as Chancellor in 2015 and became full-time System chancellor in July 2019.

Dr. Frank serves on a number of state and national boards, has authored and co-authored numerous scientific publications, and has been honored with state and national awards for his leadership in higher education.

Dr. Frank and his wife, Dr. Patti Helper, have three daughters.

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