2025 Spring Runoff Conference to Advance Solutions for Policy, Innovation, Sustainability

Utah State University and the Cache Water District are hosting the 2025 Northern Utah Water Users-Spring Runoff Conference.

This annual event brings together water researchers, industry experts, policymakers and agricultural irrigators to discuss the future of water in Utah. This two-day conference on March 25-26 will feature invited speakers, student presentations and multiple opportunities to connect and learn.

The conference serves as the premiere gathering for water scientists, scholars, policymakers, professionals and agricultural water users. Stakeholders from all sides of Utah water innovation will share updates on water-related research, legislation, forecasting and conservation practice.

The conference will also celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Utah Water Research Laboratory, a national leader in university-led water innovation and research.

Highlights will include:

• A video welcome from Gov. Spencer Cox.
• A legislative panel highlighting water-related bills from the 2025 legislative session.
• A panel discussion with Utah environmental journalists.
• Expert presentations on the latest in soil health, snowpack outlook, infrastructure, water management and more.

The event’s organizers include the USU Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water and Air, the Utah Water Research Laboratory, the USU Department of Watershed Sciences and the Cache Water District.

Registration is free but required and closes on March 23. For more information and to register, visit the USU Spring Runoff website, usu.edu/ilwa/spring-runoff.

Event Details

• Tuesday, March 25
  • Legislative panel, expert speakers and poster session
    • 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
    • Cache County Event Center
    • 490 S. 500 West, Logan.

• Utah Water Research Laboratory 60th Anniversary Celebration
  • 4-6pm
  • Utah Water Research Laboratory
  • 1600 Canyon Road, Logan.

• Wednesday, March 26
  • Plenary sessions and research breakout sessions
    • 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
    • USU Eccles Conference Center-Logan Campus
    • 550 N. 900 East, Logan.