The BARN with DARCA’s Amber Weber, CWCB’s Alex Funk, and CAWA’s Greg Peterson: CO Water Plan Update & MORE…
The BARN – Briggsdale, CO – September 21, 2020 – Joining the Colorado Ag News Network & FarmCast Radio today is Amber Weber of the Ditch and Reservoir Company Alliance (DARCA), Alex Funk of the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB), and Greg Peterson of the Colorado Ag Water Alliance (CAWA) and we are talking about the update to the Colorado Water Plan. The State Water Plan was released in 2015, and now the State updating the plan…
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ABOUT THE COLORADO WATER PLAN – People love Colorado. Our iconic mountains, rivers, minerals, plains, communities, forests, snow, wildlife, and wilderness have drawn people by the millions to our centennial state. Our population has ballooned from 1 million in 1930 to over 5 million today, and could nearly double by 2060. Sustaining this growth requires water. With this projected pace of growth, how do we preserve what we love about our state? Colorado’s Water Plan has answers. Learn more about the Colorado Water Plan online at https://www.colorado.gov/cowaterplan
ABOUT DARCA – The definitive resource for networking, information exchange, and advocacy among ditch and reservoir companies, irrigation districts, laterals, and private ditches. DARCA is governed by a Board of Directors, representing regions, or river basins, with additional board seats for ex-officio board members. Learn more about DARCA at https://www.darca.org/
ABOUT CWCB – The Colorado Water Conservation . Board (CWCB) represents each major water basin in the state, the Denver Metro Area, and other state agencies in our joint effort to use water wisely and protect our water for future generations. The CWCB was created over 80 years ago and today it remains Colorado’s most comprehensive water information resource. The agency works on a broad range of programs and provides technical and financial assistance to support the Colorado Water Plan. Learn more about CWCB at https://cwcb.colorado.gov/
ABOUT CAWA – The Colorado Ag Water Alliance (CAWA) is comprised of agricultural leaders from across Colorado committed to the preservation of agriculture through the wise use of Colorado’s water resources. Members represent major facets of production agriculture, as well as partner organizations such as the Colorado Water Institute, Colorado State University, Colorado Department of Agriculture, and the Colorado Water Conservation Board. Learn more about CAWA at https://www.coagwater.org/