Colorado River Forum (CRF)

The Colorado River Forum provides a much-needed opportunity for state legislators to connect and address the pressing issues and opportunities of this region. Appointed members convene annually to examine the issues of water quantity and quality, state by state snapshots of water management tools and strategies, aquatic and other invasive species threats, engagement with tribes on priority concerns, and to develop regional approaches to collaboratively influence the rule-making that will govern the Colorado River into the future.

Membership consists of delegations from the seven U.S. Colorado river basin states, as well as two representatives from the Mexican states of Baja California and Sonora. Delegations are selected by and serve at the pleasure of their respective appointing authorities.

For more information on the CRF, please contact Edgar Ruiz, Executive Director.

Presentations

Thursday, November 13

• Expanding Water Resources: Snowpack Monitoring and Aquifer Recharge
  • Dr. Dan Feldman Staff Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Principal Investigator, Surface Atmosphere Integrated Field Laboratory
  • Craig Ulrich Staff Scientists and Groundwater Researcher Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• The Here and Now: Part I – A Level Set
  • Anne Castle Senior Fellow, Getches-Wilkinson Center University of Colorado
  • Dr. Kathryn Sorensen Director of Research, Kyle Center for Water Policy Arizona State University
• The Here and Now: Part II – Binational Agreements
  • Adriana Reséndez Maldonado Commissioner International Boundary and Water Commission, Mexico Section
• New Mexico’s Water Past, Present and Future: The 50 Year Plan and Growing Water Literacy and Leaders
  • Tanya Trujillo Deputy State Engineer New Mexico Office of the State Engineer
  • Stacey Timmons Associate Director, Hydrogeology Programs New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources
• Water Use and Conservation Efforts in the Upper and Lower Basins
  • Chuck Cullom Executive Director Upper Colorado River Commission
  • Hank Auza President Yuma County Water Users’ Association
  • Tina Shields Water Department Manager Imperial Irrigation District