2021: Sharing Visions for a Sustainable Water Future
Introduction to Western Water Law and Sustainability
08/23/2021 • Jennifer Gimbel,
Interim Director, CoWC
Required Readings and Seminar Links:
Human Evolution Led to an Extreme Thirst for Water
Definition of Sustainability
Seminar Recording Week 1
Federal, State, and International Water Law
08/30/2021 • Jennifer Gimbel,
Interim Director, CoWC
Required Readings and Seminar Links:
History of Colorado Water Law: Adaptation and Change
Sustainability in Water Supply
Seminar Recording Week 2
Water Quality Sustainability
09/13/2021 • Jill Oropeza,
Water Quality Services Manager, Ft. Collins Utilities
Required Readings and Seminar Links:
Denver Water – Planning for our Future
City of Fort Collins – Water Quality Report 2020
Seminar Recording Week 3
Ecosystem Sustainability
09/20/2021 • Carmen Farmer,
Conservation Project Manager, Colorado Open Lands
Required Readings and Seminar Links:
Ecosystems 101 for Colorado
Identifying Ecosystem Key Factors to Support Sustainable Water Management
Seminar Recording Week 4
Integration of Water and Land Use Planning
09/27/2021 • Anne Castle,
Senior Fellow, Getches-Willkenson Center
Required Readings and Seminar Links:
Integrating Water Efficiency Into Land Use Planning in the Interior West: A Guidebook for Local Planners
Colorado Water and Growth Dialogue
Best Practices for Implementing Water Conservation and Demand Management Through Land Use Planning Efforts
Universal Access to Clean Water for Tribes in the Colorado River Basin
Integrating Land Use and Water Resources: Planning to Support Water Supply Diversification
Seminar Recording Week 5
Local Water System Challenges
10/04/2021 • Sean Chambers,
Director of Water and Sewer, City of Greeley
Required Readings and Seminar Links:
City of Greeley – Drought uncomfortably hits the West; Greeley’s water portfolio is stable
City of Greeley – 2021 Proposed City Charter Amendments
Greeley’s Water Future
Seminar Recording Week 6
Privatization of Water and Speculation
10/11/2021 • Peggy Montaño,
Partner, Trout, Raley Law Firm
Required Readings and Seminar Links:
Wall Street Eyes Billions in the Colorado’s Water
Guest Commentary: To protect the Colorado River from drought and speculation, we need to collaborate
Report of the Work Group to Explore Ways to Strengthen Current Water Anti-Speculation Law
Seminar Recording Week 7
Colorado River Sustainability
10/18/2021 • Jennifer Gimbel,
Interim Director, CoWC
Required Readings and Seminar Links:
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One Water Sustainability
10/25/2021 • Mazdak Arabi,
Director, Urban Water Center at CSU
Required Readings and Seminar Links:
Denver One Water Plan- July 2021
One Water LA 2040 Plan Summary Report
US Water Alliance One Water for America Policy Framework Executive Summary
US Water Alliance One Water Roadmap Executive Summary
US Water Alliance One Water Roadmap
Progress and Promise Transitioning to the One Water/Resource Recovery Integrated Urban Water Management Systems
A Changing Framework for Urban Water Systems
Delivering sustainable urban water management: a review of the hurdles we face
Towards sustainable urban water management: A critical reassessment
Seminar Recording Week 8
Agricultural Water Sustainability
11/01/2021 • Greg Peterson,
Executive Director of Colorado Ag Water Alliance
Required Readings and Seminar Links:
The irrigation Efficiency Paradox
Seminar Recording Week 9
Wildfire and Water Sustainability
11/15/2021 • Esther Vincent,
Director of Environmental Services, Northern Water
Required Readings and Seminar Links:
Presentation Slides
Seminar Recording Week 11
Climate Challenges to Sustainability
11/29/2021 • Brad Udall,
Senior Water & Climate Scientists/Scholar, CoWC
Required Readings and Seminar Links:
White Paper – Alternative Management Paradigms for the Future of the Colorado and Green Rivers
Climate change is shrinking the Colorado River
How Climate Change Impacts Our Water
Seminar Recording Week 12
Sustainability and Water
12/06/2021 • Jennifer Gimbel,
Interim Director, CoWC
Required Readings and Seminar Links:
Water Pavillion – Water for Climate
YOUTH ENVIRONMENTAL ALLIANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION
How Climate Change is Affecting the Hydrology of the River Joint presentation with the Colorado River Districts | GWC 41st Annual Colorado Law Conference on Natural Resources Equity in the Colorado River Basin: How to Sustainably Manage a Shrinking Resource
We Go Inside the COP26 Climate Talks by HOW TO SAVE A PLANET