Colorado Water Conservation Board

We are back for the 2024 season! Join Ben, Katie, and Erik for an overview of what CWCB has been up to, and a sneak peak of the episodes to come.

Links from the show:

cwcb.colorado.gov

wildfirereadywatersheds.com

https://crdroughttaskforce.com/

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0uzFXYr4Vi0d5r1fDVLo6T?si=4afd1d2a6c1a440f

CWCB's new Director Lauren Ris joins the podcast to talk about her path to CWCB and plans for the Agency moving forward.

Links from the Show:

cwcb.colorado.gov

https://twitter.com/CWCB_DNR

Links from the Show:

https://engagecwcb.org/
https://resourcecentral.org/
https://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/yard-garden/

Colorado Water Talk sits down with CWCB's Finance Section Chief, Kirk Russell, to talk about the Arkansas Valley Conduit. This Project will bring water to more than 50,000 people in south eastern Colorado once complete.

Links from the Show:

https://secwcd.org/content/arkansas-valley-conduit

John F. Kennedy's Frying Pan - Arkansas Speech, August 17th, 1962 in Pueblo

cwcb.colorado.gov

Links from the show:

Three Species

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNAAeQOugsw

ISF Program:

https://cwcb.colorado.gov/focus-areas/ecosystem-health/instream-flow-program 

cwcb.colorado.gov

https://twitter.com/CWCB_DNR

Join us for Part 2 of a Colorado Water Talk Special: Across the Board. Throughout this series, learn about members of the Colorado Water Conservation Board - specifically the nine Governor-appointed members who represent each major river basin across the state. In Part 2, we talk with Celene Hawkins from the San Juan, Miguel, and Dolores Basins.

On Episode 17 of Colorado Water Talk, CWCB's Chris Sturm talks about the Wildfire Ready Watersheds Program, including what it is, how stakeholders can get involved, and what to expect leading up to the program's release later this year.

Links from the show:

wildfirereadywatersheds.com

cwcb.colorado.gov

Twitter: @CWCB_DNR

Join us on Part 1 of a Colorado Water Talk Special: Across the Board. Throughout this series, learn about members of the Colorado Water Conservation Board - specifically the nine Governor-appointed members who represent each major river basin across the state. In Part 1, we talk with Robert Sakata of the South Platte Basin, and Jackie Brown who represents the Yampa-White-Green Basin and serves as the Board's Chair.

Links from the Show:

cwcb.colorado.gov

https://www.southplattebasin.com/

https://yampawhitegreen.com/

Commissioner's Corner

engagecwcb.org

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Follow us on Twitter: @CWCB_DNR

On Episode 16 of Colorado Water Talk, CWCB's Russ Sands talks about the new and improved Colorado Water Plan, including how Coloradans can get involved, and what to expect leading up to the Plan's final release in 2023.

Links from the show:

https://cwcb.colorado.gov/colorado-water-plan

https://engagecwcb.org/

https://cwcb.colorado.gov/funding/colorado-water-plan-grants

Twitter: @CWCB_DNR

On episode 15 of Colorado Water Talk, CWCB Section Chief Amy Ostdiek provides an update on the situation in the Colorado River Basin. Amy and our podcast co-hosts discuss the status of the Demand Management Investigation,  why water releases are occuring, what the "new normal" is for drought, and some of Commissioner Becky Mitchell's priorities.

Links from the show:

https://cwcb.colorado.gov/focus-areas/interstate/colorado-river-commissioners-corner

https://cwcb.colorado.gov/

https://www.usbr.gov/uc/water/index.html

Twitter: @CWCB_DNR