Federal Affairs In Washington, D.C., Colorado River District staff continue to engage with the 118th Congress, Colorado’s federal elected officials, and relevant agencies, advocating for Western Colorado’s water interests. On Tuesday, March 28, General Manager Andy Mueller testified before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries (WWF). The hearing entitled, “Why
Meeting Colorado's Future Water Needs During day two of the Second Quarterly Board Meeting of 2023, former River District General Manager Eric Kuhn joined the meeting with Jennifer Gimbel, Senior Water Policy Scholar at the Colorado Water Center, to discuss their recent report entitled, Adapting Colorado’s Water Systems for a 21st Century Economy and
From Drought to Flood A Robust Snowpack “After a brutal series of dry years, water managers are finally breathing a big sigh of relief after the wettest winter season in most of the Colorado River basin since possibly 2011,” said Director of Science and Interstate Matters Dave “DK” Kanzer in his recent Board memo.
State of the River Event Series Continues in Glenwood Springs The free, public event features important local and interstate Colorado River updates and a special guest presentation from Colorado Commissioner Rebecca Mitchell. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, April 25, 2023 Glenwood Springs, Colorado — On Tuesday, May 2, the Colorado River District and partners at the
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:
Board Of Directors To Discuss Streamflow Forecasts And Water ProjectsOn April 18 and 19, 2023, the Colorado River District Board of Directors will meet for its second quarterly meeting of 2023. Click HERE to view the full second quarterly agenda once it is publicly available.This meeting will take the usual shape of quarterly board meetings
Records & Contracts Administrator applications are no longer being accepted for this position. POSITION SUMMARY: Based out of our office in beautiful Glenwood Springs, CO. Under general supervision of the Director of Financial and Administrative Services and in consultation with the General Manager and General Counsel, the Records & Contracts Administrator works with staff to
Water Resources Data Specialist applications are no longer being accepted for this position. POSITION SUMMARY: Based out of our offices in beautiful Glenwood Springs. Supporting the technical team and operations of the River District’s projects, the Water Resources Data Specialist performs technical, project management, and engineering work. Provides data compilation, reduction, analysis and interpretation of
Mesa County State of the River Meeting 2023 In partnership with the Ruth Powell Hutchins Water Center Thank you to all who joined us for the Mesa County State of the River meeting! Please see below for presentation materials in .pdf format. Hydrology & Water Outlook 2023 James Heath, Division 5 Engineer, Division of
White River State of the River Meeting 2023 In partnership with the Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District Thank you to all speakers and attendees! Please see below for .pdf copies of the presentations. Erin Light, Division 6 Engineer - Hydrology & Water Outlook 2023 Lindsay DeFrates, PR and Media Specialist, Colorado River District -
