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Patricia A Solberg

Trisha is a Supervisory Hydrologic Technician with the Colorado Water Science Center, Western Colorado Office in Grand Junction, CO, specializing in water quality.

Trisha began her USGS career in the Grand Junction office in 1995. She worked for many years as a multi-disciplined hydrologic technician, measuring streamflow, collecting water-quality samples, and servicing continuous water-quality sondes throughout western Colorado. Her passion for water-quality has driven her career path. From 2008 to 2012, she had the opportunity to serve on the Central Region Advisory data committee (aka CRACD). The highlight of this commitment was being part of the team to organize the 1st multi-disciplined Data Conference in Omaha, NE, in 2012, expanding the agenda to include water-quality, groundwater, and database manager tracks. She filled a part-time Water-Quality Specialist position in the Colorado Water Science Center for over a decade. Since 2015, she supervises a team of hydrologic technicians that are responsible for collecting ~350 samples annually and operate and maintain ~50 continuous water quality sondes. Although Trisha has been based in the Grand Junction office her entire career, she has led and participated in trainings and national reviews throughout the United States, networking with a variety of USGS personnel.  A career in water resources focused on the Colorado River watershed continues to be a rewarding choice.

 

Education and Certifications

  • Bachelor of Science, Environmental Science, 2005. Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction

  • Associates of Applied Science, Water Resources, 1995. Spokane Community College, Spokane WA

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Comparison of 2008-2009 water years and historical water-quality data, upper Gunnison River Basin, Colorado

Population growth and changes in land use have the potential to affect water quality and quantity in the upper Gunnison River Basin. In 1995, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management, City of Gunnison, Colorado River Water Conservation District, Crested Butte South Metropolitan District, Gunnison County, Hinsdale County, Mount Crested Butte Water and San
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Water Resources Mission Area, Colorado Water Science Center

Comparison of 2006-2007 Water Years and Historical Water-Quality Data, Upper Gunnison River Basin, Colorado

Population growth and changes in land use have the potential to affect water quality and quantity in the upper Gunnison River basin. In 1995, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management, City of Gunnison, Colorado River Water Conservation District, Crested Butte South Metropolitan District, Gunnison County, Hinsdale County, Mount Crested Butte Water and San
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Water Resources Mission Area, Colorado Water Science Center
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Water-Quality Summaries for Several Major River Basins in Colorado

Summaries of water-quality monitoring data are available for several major river basins in Colorado. For each basin, current data from a network of sites are compared to previously collected data and instream standards. Lowess curves are provided on plots for selected constituents where a sufficient period of record and limited censored data are available.
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Colorado Water Science Center
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Water-Quality Summaries for Several Major River Basins in Colorado

Summaries of water-quality monitoring data are available for several major river basins in Colorado. For each basin, current data from a network of sites are compared to previously collected data and instream standards. Lowess curves are provided on plots for selected constituents where a sufficient period of record and limited censored data are available.
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Phytoplankton data for Stagecoach Reservoir near Steamboat Springs, Colorado, July 2017 through September 2018

This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data release provides phytoplankton data collected from Stagecoach Reservoir, Colorado, during the summer months, July through September, of 2017 and 2018. The data were collected by the USGS, in cooperation with the Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District and Colorado Parks and Wildlife. All data are reported as raw calculated values and are not rounded to USGS s
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Colorado Water Science Center

Water-Quality Summaries for Several Major River Basins in Colorado

Summaries of water-quality monitoring data are now available for several major river basins in Colorado. For each basin, current data from a network of sites are compared to previously collected data and instream standards. Lowess curves are provided on plots for selected constituents where a sufficient period of record and limited censored data are available.

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