CWC Annual Ethics Workshop

CWC History of Colorado Water Law Workshop

CWC Board Actions on 2018 Ballot Items

• Proposition 112, Setback Requirement for Oil and Gas Development: the CWC Board voted to oppose due to the potential loss of severance tax and the negative impact on water project loan funds.
• Amendment 74, Just Compensation for Reduction in Fair Market Value by Government Law or Regulation: the CWC Board voted to oppose because the language is too broad and because it is a Constitutional Amendment.
• Amendment Y, Congressional Redistricting: the CWC Board voted to support.
• Amendment Z, Legislative Redistricting: the CWC Board voted to support.

Upper Colorado River Basin Water Forum

South Platte Forum

CWC Annual Ethics Workshop

CWC History of Colorado Water Law Workshop

Wilson Water Group Job Posting

Water Resources Review Committee Recommendations

• Bill A - to adjust the boundaries of the Republican River Water Conservation District (Eastern Plains) to more equitably allocate the costs of complying with the Republican River Compact to address depletions from groundwater pumping from the Ogallala aquifer.
• Bill B - to change the distribution of severance taxes in the State's Operational Fund (DNR portion) to rely on funds received rather than relying on projected revenues and increases the required statutory reserve for DNR grant-related programs to assure more stability for those programs.
• Memorial B to Congress - to carry out its commitment to fund the construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit to provide safe drinking water for people in the lower Arkansas Valley.
• Memorial A to Congress - calling on the Corps of Engineers to dredge the lower Arkansas River to alleviate flooding.

• A Bill directing the state forest service to solicit applications for grants to fund fuel reduction projects from groups of landowners (HOA's or similar organizations) with property in the wildland-urban interface where risk of fire is moderate to high and land is covered by a community wildfire protection plan. Grant applicants must match any money received dollar-for-dollar; grants may not exceed $2,000 for any one application. Grant applications shall be evaluated by a technical advisory panel.
• A Bill establishing a Fire Commission in the division of fire prevention and control in the department of public safety. The Commission would consist of 18 members which include (as drafted) representatives of counties, special districts, fire chiefs, professional firefighters, emergency managers, volunteer firefighters, county sheriffs, and others. (The membership and focus of the Commission were heavily debated and it is likely that some amendments will be offered when the Bill is formally introduced in January).

• A referred measure to voters to repeal Gallagher in its entirety in 2019.
• A bill to authorize regional residential assessment rates in the event Gallagher is repealed.

Upper Colorado River Basin Water Forum

Colorado Communities Cooperative

South Platte Forum

• Women in Water
• Environmental Justice
• Stream Health
• Reducing Contaminants of Emerging Concern
• Agriculture Water Use & Conservation
• 2013 Flood Recovery Update
• Platte River Recovery & Implementation Program Update
• A Special Lunchtime Presentation from 12-year-old, Gitanjali Rao!