January 3, 2019 E-News

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January Update Exhibitor & Sponsorship Information for the Annual Convention Take your membership to the next level and exhibit or become a sponsor at the CWC Annual Convention this January! Click below to see the advantages & benefits:       The 2019 Colorado Water Congress Annual Convention is Open for Registration! The Westin Westminster 10600 Westminster Boulevard Westminster, CO 80020 303-410-5000 - Phone-in Reservations Online Reservations Annual Convention Workshops  Wednesday January 30, 2019 Climate Science - 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Climate Planning & Policy - 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM Westminster Ballroom South (Sections I/II) Water Administration - 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Colorado Water Conservation Board Director's Forum - 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM 2019 CWCB Instream Flow Recommendations Workshop - 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM Standley Ballroom Water Project Permitting - 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Balancing Risk, Dam Safety & Reservoir Operations - 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM DARCA Workshop - 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM Cotton Creek Member Technical Sessions - 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM; 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM Meadowbrook Fire, Water & Forest Health - 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Lake House Water Law Workshop - 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Westminster Ballroom North (Sections III/IV) CWC Standing Committees Open House - 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM Windsor Convention Preview: State Legislator Forum Colorado's Political Landscape   Thursday, January 31, 2019 Moderators: Chane Polo & Dianna Orf Colorado's Political Landscape: Floyd Ciruli 7:30 AM     Join Dianna Orf and your Colorado House and Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee members for a breakfast discussion in an interactive and relaxed format focused on connecting legislators with Colorado Water Congress members. Colorado’s House and Senate Agriculture Committee leaders will review priorities for 2019, and what topics the water community could expect this legislative session. Floyd will give us the layout of Colorado’s new political landscape and what that means for the water community going forward. We will provide some perspective on the 2018 ballot initiatives. What lessons are to be learned from how state and local ballot tax increase fared? Is 2020 the time for a water ballot funding proposal? Welcome to Colorado Water Congress!   Hazen & Sawyer ___________________ Colorado Snow Totals for January 1, 2019 The Denver Post Snowpack has Declined an Average of 41% in Past 3 Decades Summit Daily New Mexico Farmers Brace for Meager Water Allocations Capital Press A Bad Winter Means Ice Fishermen Need to Head to the Mountains The Know 2019's Major Astronomy Events KDVR