Middle Colorado State of the River Meeting 2023

In partnership with the Middle Colorado Watershed Council

Thank you to all speakers and attendees who joined us for this event. Please see below for a copy of the presentation materials (PDF) from the Middle Colorado State of the River event on May 2, 2023.

Outlook: Water Year 2023 
Caleb Foy, Lead Assistant Division Engineer, Division 5, Colorado Division of Water Resources

Bureau of Reclamation’s Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement 
Becky Mitchell, Colorado Water Conservation Board Director and Colorado’s Commissioner to the Upper Colorado River Commission

Our Water, Our Future on the West Slope 
Lindsay DeFrates, PR & Media Specialist, Colorado River District 

Roaring Fork and Colorado River Wildfire Ready Collaboratives
Paula Stepp, Executive Director, Middle Colorado Watershed Council 

Middle Colorado Agriculture Update
Don Metzler, Board of Directors, Holy Cross Cattlemen’s Association

MIDDLE COLORADO STATE OF THE RIVER AGENDA
May 2nd, Glenwood Springs Recreation Center, GLENWOOD SPRINGS

  • 5:30 p.m. Dinner & Networking 
  • 5:55 p.m. Welcome 
    • Marielle Cowdin, Director of Public Relations, Colorado River District 
    • Steve Beckley, Colorado River District Board of Directors
  • 6:00 p.m. Outlook: Water Year 2023 
    • Caleb Foy, Lead Assistant Division Engineer, Division 5, Colorado Division of Water Resources
  • 6:15 p.m. Bureau of Reclamation’s Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement 
    • Becky Mitchell, Colorado Water Conservation Board Director and Colorado’s Commissioner to the Upper Colorado River Commission
  • 6:30 p.m. Our Water, Our Future on the West Slope 
    • Lindsay DeFrates, PR & Media Specialist, Colorado River District 
  • 7:00 p.m. Roaring Fork and Colorado River Wildfire Ready Collaboratives
    • Paula Stepp, Executive Director, Middle Colorado Watershed Council 
  • 7:15 p.m. Middle Colorado Agriculture Update
    • Don Metzler, Board of Directors, Holy Cross Cattlemen’s Association
  • 7:30 p.m. Open Audience Q&A
  • 8:00 p.m. Event End 

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Glenwood Springs Rec Center, Glenwood Springs