Addressing today’s water challenges and opportunities in Colorado’s Rio Grande Basin!

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Adams State Salazar Center to host 2020 State of the Basin Symposium

The community is invited to the second annual “Rio Grande State of the Basin Symposium.”  This virtual event will provide up to date information about the current water situation and water planning efforts in the San Luis Valley, on July 28^th, from 5:30 to 7 pm.  The keynote speaker is Colorado’s top water official, Kevin Rein, along with local water experts and leaders.  The event will be hosted by Secretary Ken Salazar, the Salazar Rio Grande del Norte Center at Adams State University, and the Rio Grande Water Conservation District.  Registration for the free event is on-line and participants will receive a link to access the meeting before the event.

Location: Virtual via Zoom – link will be sent to registrants
Cost: FREE! (Recording will be available after the event.)

Presentations by local water leaders from the San Luis Valley community:
• Cleave Simpson, General Manager, Rio Grande Water Conservation District
• Craig Cotten, Division Engineer, Colorado Division of Water Resources
• Amber Pacheco, Rio Grande Water Conservation District
• Clinton Phillips, Davis Engineering
• Emma Reesor, Rio Grande Headwaters Restoration Project