2021 State And Federal Policy Updates: State Legislature Faces COVID Delays, DC Expands Some Western Water Programs STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION DELAYED DUE TO COVID-19 Facing a spike in statewide COVID-19 case numbers, leaders of the Colorado Senate and House of Representatives moved to delay the lion’s share of Colorado’s 2021
Board Makes History In Officer Elections; Adds Two New Members For the first time, two women will be leading the District in the fight to protect West Slope water. The Board unanimously elected Director Marti Whitmore of Ouray County to serve as the 21st President of the Colorado River
Learn More About The Colorado River District’s Partnership Project Funding Program At Upcoming Webinar The Colorado River District will double its contributions to a regional cloud seeding program after economic impacts from COVID-19 led to fewer contributions from ski resorts for the program. At January’s regularly scheduled meeting of the Colorado River District’s
Recent Reports Highlight Wall Street’s Renewed Interest In West Slope Water Two decades of drought and the certainty of a hotter, drier future in the Colorado River Basin have generated no shortage of media attention in recent weeks. Two recent articles, however, have created no shortage of controversy on the Western Slope and
Colorado River District Launches Partnership Project Funding Program BOARD APPROVES FUNDING FOR FIRST PARTNERSHIP PROJECT: COLORADO RIVER CONNECTIVITY CHANNEL IN GRAND COUNTY The Colorado River District is kicking 2021 off with the new ability to infuse funding into West Slope projects that protect our water supply. The Colorado River District’s Board of Directors
Brendon Langenhuizen Joins River District Team Brendon Langenhuizen joined the Colorado River District team in October 2020 as a senior water rights engineer. He previously worked at SGM in Glenwood Springs specializing in water rights and water resources engineering. Following John Currier’s retirement, Brendon now serves as the technical staff expert and
Colorado River Basin Lags In Snow, Pushing Big Reservoirs Toward Critical Conditions With a slim snowpack so far and, unless early conditions change significantly, the Colorado River Basin is expected to see poor runoff volumes this spring, which will have negative impacts on our water supply. Snow water equivalent – a measure of
Colorado River District Funds First West Slope Water Project After Passage Of 7A Windy Gap Connectivity Channel is the first project funded by the River District’s new Partnership Project Funding Program The Colorado River District’s Board of Directors finalized a new program that will fund West Slope water projects and approved funding for
New Partnership Projects Funding Program; Concerns About Water Speculation Are Anticipated Highlights Of Upcoming River District Board Meeting BOARD TO FINALIZE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT FUNDING PROGRAM FUNDED BY 7A The Colorado River District’s Board of Directors is expected to complete the framework and application process for its new Partnership Project Funding Program on Tuesday, Jan. 19. This program will fund West Slope water
2021 First Quarterly Board Newsletter Topics Include: Colorado River District launches Partnership Project Funding Program Recent reports highlight Wall Street's renewed interest in West Slope water Board makes history in officer elections; adds two new members Colorado River Basin lags in snow, pushing big reservoirs toward critical conditions Stopgap funding approved for cloud seeding program
