Annual Seminars
Annual Colorado River District Water SeminarsSept. 18, 2009 "Dust in the Wind and Other Winds of Change"Save the DateThe Colorado River District's Annual Water Seminar is scheduled for
Friday, Sept. 18, 2009,
at the Two Rivers Convention Center in Grand Junction, Colo. The cost
is $25, lunch included. Speakers and panels will discuss Colorado River
operations by the Bureau of Reclamation in the Lower Basin and this
year's unusually intense winter dust storm phenomenon and early runoff.
We also expect to hear from a new high ranking member of the Obama
administration's Department of Interior. More is yet to come. Look for
registration information in the coming weeks.
Once again, our event coincides with the very popular Colorado Mountain Winefest at Palisade
(http://www.coloradowinefest.com/).
This makes securing lodging challenging in the Grand Valley. For
attendees' convenience, the Colorado River District has blocked a
number of rooms for Thursday, Sept. 17, at the Hampton Inn, adjacent to
the Two Rivers Convention Center.
Hotel contact information: (Must call, do not book online)Hampton Inn, 205 Main Street,
Grand Junction, CO 81501970-243-3222Room Block listed under "Colorado River District" The rate is $149 per room and will be held, while availability lasts, or
until August 21st.
If tax exemption status applicable, seminar attendee must mention that at the time they make their reservation. For more information about the Annual Water Seminar, contact Jim Pokrandt, Colorado River District, 970-945-8522 x 236; e-mail
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September 19, 2008 Annual Water Seminar
Grand Junction, CO
"What Would an Intra-State Colorado River Compact Look Like and How Would it Work?"
2008 Program & presentations:
What Would an Intra-State Colorado River Compact Look Like and How Would It Work (Or Not)? (presentation)
Colorado Supreme Court Justice Greg Hobbs, Moderator, David Robbins, Esq., Eric Kuhn, State Senator Josh Penry
Limiting the Risk of a Compact Call with a Water Bank, Peter Fleming, Esq., Bruce Whitehead and Steve Harris
Lunch address from Upper Colorado Regional Director Larry Walkoviak, Bureau of Reclamation
Front Range Vision for a Water Supply Future (presentation) Mark Phifer and Eric Wilkinson
Denver Water: Using only what we need (presentation) Melissa Elliott
Energy-Water Supply Study Update Daniel Birch
Future energy development and its demand on water supplies in Western Colorado was explored. Looming questions, especially for oil shale development, concern water supply and water quality especially given the fact that Colorado faces limits on how much water it can develop from the Colorado River system and energy needs compete with population growth, agriculture, recreation and the environment.
Focus was on the Seven States' shortages agreement forged earlier this year among Arizona, California, Nevada (the Lower Basin states) and Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico (the Upper Basin states).
