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HomeMy WebLinkAboutEmail from Sang Kim regarding a press release for new Water Resource Touch Screen Exhibits Sweeney, Kathleen From: Kim, Sang Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 11:50 AM To: BOS Cc: Sweeney, Kathleen Subject: FW: Press Release -Water Resource Touch Screen Exhibits Unveiled "Explore Our Region's Land and Water!" Attachments: Butte County Water Touch Screen Press Release.pdf FYI Sang Kim Deputy Administrative Officer Butte County (530) 538-3875 "COUNTY OF BUIlE EMAIL DISCLAIMER: This e-mail and any attachment thereto may contain private, confidential, and privileged material fbr the sole use of the intended recipient.Any review, copying, or distribution of this e-mail(or any attachments thereto) by other than the County ofButte or the intended recipient is strictly prohibited.Ifyou are NOT the intended recipient,please contact the sender immediately and permanently delete the original and any copies girths e-mail and any attachments thereto." From: Kim, Sang Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 11:49 AM To: Aldrich, Mary; blanc@dcbchico.com; bueller@zrockfm.com; Channel 10; cperry@resultsradiomail.com; dlittle@chicoer.com; fred@localnewsl.net; othomas@knvn.com; info@berrvcreekca.oro; internet@plumasnews.com; jscarborough@krcrtv.com; KCHONewsecsuchicO.edu; kmore@tfgnet.com; KPAY Morning Editor; krbs@cncnet.com; Ikalb@sacbee.com; lursenv@chicoer.com; Mary Weston; news@khsltv.com; news@knvn.com; news@krcrtv.com; pd@zrockfm.com; ravlworth@chicoer.com; rbenj_amin@resultsradio.com; rolson@chicoer.com; Rose@kzfr.orq; Scott Howard; sschoonover@chicoer.com; tsullivanhames@ncen.orq; Volunteers@thenet411.net Cc: Hahn, Paul; Hatcher, Casey; Pickett, Andy Subject: Press Release -Water Resource Touch Screen Exhibits Unveiled"Explore Our Region's Land and Water!" Please see the attached news release from the Butte County Department of Water& Resource Conservation. Oroville, CA—On September 18, 2013 at 3pm,join the Butte County Department of Water and Resource Conservation as they unveil an innovative 55" multi-touch screen at the Butte County Library in Oroville. A second touch screen will be unveiled at the Gateway Science Museum when it opens on September 21, 2013. The multi-touch screen allows the public to explore the Northern Sacramento Valley's land and water resources. Sang Kim Deputy Administrative Officer Butte County (530) 538-3875 "COUNTY OF BUTTE E-MAIL DISCLAIMER: This e-mail and any attachment thereto may contain private, confidential, and privileged material fbr the sole use of the intended recipient.Any review, copying, or distribution of this e-mail(or any attachments thereto) by other than the County of Butte or the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you are NOT the untended recipient,please contact the sender immediately and permanently delete the original and any copies of this e-mail and any attachments thereto. " 1 ( C 803 3 Water Resource Touch Screen Exhibits Unveiled "Explore Our Region's Land and Water!" News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, September 13, 2013, 12pm Contact: Christina Buck, 530.538.6265,CBuck@buttecounty.net Oroville,CA—On September 18, 2013 at 3pm,join the Butte County Department of Water and Resource Conservation as they unveil an innovative 55" multi-touch screen at the Butte County Library in Oroville. A second touch screen will be unveiled at the Gateway Science Museum when it opens on September 21, 2013. The multi-touch screen allows the public to explore the Northern Sacramento Valley's land and water resources. Visual Resources: • Ideum Video,shortened URL: htt.: :oo.:l :hSMvH • Photos of multi-touch table at Gateway Science Museum A partnership between Butte County Department of Water and Resource Conservation, The Gateway Science Museum,the Department of Water Resources, and Ideum, developed the touch screens that allow multiple users to explore maps and photos describing watersheds,geology,groundwater,climate, and land and water use from Redding to south of Williams. This new piece of technology makes information about our region's water, and the industries and communities dependent on it, accessible to young and old. Users can learn something new about the crops grown in our region,the geology of the Sutter Buttes or Table Mountain,the salmon run on Butte Creek, restoration projects on the Sacramento River, or how groundwater is used and moves through the system. Various mapping layers have a set of hot spots (or points of interest)that highlight features related to land and water use throughout the Northern Sacramento Valley. "Water is one of the most critical interests for our region. Providing people with an easy and cutting edge way to learn about water resources strengthens our community"said Supervisor Bill Connelly. Butte County was awarded grant funds from the California Department of Water Resources through Proposition 50 to conduct The Lower Tuscan Aquifer Monitoring, Recharge and Data Management Project. An important component of this project was public education and outreach. The multi-touch screen water exhibit was created to take a unique and interactive approach at educating the community. "The partnership between Gateway Science Museum and Butte County towards the development and deployment of this custom touch table exhibit represents an achievement that will benefit our region, by delivering watershed information in a format that is unique and engaging!" said Renee Renner, Executive Director, Gateway Science Museum. Additional Details & Resources: • Oroville Library Location: 1820 Mitchell Avenue, Oroville, CA • Butte County Library Director: Melanie Lightbody, 530.538,7240, mlightbody@buttecountv.net • Oroville Library Branch Manager: Brenda Crotts,530.538.7196, bcrotts@buttecountv.net • Gateway Science Museum Location: 625 Esplanade Chico, CA 95926 • Gateway Science Museum Executive Director: Renee' Renner, Ph.D.,530.898.4121, rrenner@csuchico.edu • Butte County Department of Water and Resource Conservation: o Paul Gosselin, Director o Christina Buck, Ph.D.,Water Resources Scientist • Embed code for Ideum video: <iframe src="//player.vimeo.com/video/70519566" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> About The Lower Tuscan Aquifer Project The Lower Tuscan Aquifer Monitoring, Recharge and Data Management Project was a scientific investigation led by the Butte County Department of Water and Resource Conservation with a consulting team from Brown and Caldwell. The project developed data and analytical tools to improve our understanding of the regional aquifer. Results advanced our knowledge of groundwater recharge, aquifer properties, how streams interact with groundwater, and how pumping activities may impact the aquifer. The project was completed June 30, 2013 and was funded under the California Water Security, Clean Drinking Water, Coastal and Beach Protection Fund of 2002 (Proposition 50), administered by the State of California, Department of Water Resources. A general overview of the Tuscan Aquifer Project can be found online. A full list of resources for the Tuscan Aquifer Project can be found on the Department of Water and Resource Conservation website.