H2O Consulting

03/24/2020

Effective March 22, 2020, H2O Consulting Services entered into dormancy for an anticipated period of 3 years. The sole proprietor, Sharon Masek Lopez, is now employed at the Arizona Department of Water Resources.

08/30/2019

Made the newspaper this week. Jack Welch wrote an article about the volunteer cleanup we did on Spruce Avenue Wash to help mitigate potential flooding from the Museum Fire. Jack is amazing. He mobilized 2 dozen volunteers over night!

In the 20 years I've lived in Flagstaff, I can't remember the Spruce Avenue Wash ever being mentioned in a conversation I've been involved with until now. The Museum Fire

07/27/2019

Volunteering on behalf of the Arizona Hydrological Society, retired geologist John Noll and I spent 10 hours today mapping Spruce Avenue Wash downstream of Route 66. We looked for trash and debris that could plug culverts and exacerbate post-wildfire flooding in East Flagstaff caused by the Museum Fire. We found a lot of trash. Organizing volunteer cleanup crews now.

07/02/2019

I found this article interesting about a freshwater aquifer off the northeastern U.S. coast. https://www.wateronline.com/doc/scientists-map-huge-undersea-fresh-water-aquifer-off-u-s-northeast-0001?vm_tId=2139984&user=48f03ae0-6b79-4574-bd7f-2012cd3c5288&vm_alias=Scientists%20Map%20Huge%20Undersea%20Freshwater%20Aquifer%20Off%20U.S.%20Northeast&utm_source=mkt_WOL&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WOL_07-02-2019&utm_term=48f03ae0-6b79-4574-bd7f-2012cd3c5288&utm_content=Scientists%20Map%20Huge%20Undersea%20Freshwater%20Aquifer%20Off%20U.S.%20Northeast&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTkRFMU4yVm1PVEpsWWpFMyIsInQiOiI4ZmthVGNPN3Y3TDUyYWZWTytoeWIwNU1oWXhFdnhsVXJabjM0NWl2QjVTZ0V6aWk0V25tbU9hM1F6c2x6alhHZWdpVjlqMFZDeXVVRUplQ1h1b0IrQmNiVFlxSFNCVHF5eDM4SkphYzQ2UUsrOXB6NzNSWm5oazcwT203T3BJTSJ9

12/15/2018

Many thanks to Doug Von Gausig for inviting me onto the Verde River Institute Board of Directors. I look forward to a fun year supporting science, education, and advocacy to protect this very special Arizona river.

10/08/2018

The Coconino Plateau Watershed Partnership hosted a field trip to five springs in northern Arizona. CPWP Technical Advisory Committee members were joined by Northern Arizona University hydrology students.

09/22/2018

Enjoyed the Arizona Hydrological Society Annual Symposium this past week. It felt heartwarming to present plaques to promising young women who served as AHS Intern Scholars this summer. Here a few 3D images from my presentation on a Water-Related Ecosystem Services Assessment for the Coconino Plateau Watershed Partnership.

08/31/2018

This week I delivered the ditch history investigation final product to Sedona Heritage Museum. Watch for the museum's new water works outdoor exhibit opening in September!

08/08/2018

Counting down to completion of the Oak Creek Irrigation Ditch History Project. Was blown away to find 22! ditches existed from Red Rock Loop Road up through Sedona and Oak Creek Canyon. They were mostly all built between 1890 and 1915. This project has been great fun. Don't miss the new water works exhibit at Sedona Heritage Museum this fall.