2024: Jobs, Careers & Leadership in Water Resources
Introduction
08/19/2024 • Karen Schlatter, Interim Director, CoWC
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Colorado Division of Natural Resources
08/26/2024 • Wenli Dickinson, Water Resource Engineer, Division of Water Resources, Colorado Department of Natural Resources
Suggested Readings/Videos:
- Colorado Department of Natural Resources (website)
- Colorado Division of Water Resources (website) – browse About Us, Division Offices, & Services
US Geological Survey
09/09/2024 • Ryan Banta, Hydrologic Studies Chief, USGS Colorado Water Science Center
Suggested Readings/Videos:
- USGS “About Us” (website)
- USGS Water Resources Mission Area (website)
- USGS Colorado Water Science Center (website)
Agricultural Water Management & Policy
09/16/2024 • Robert Sakata, Agriculture Water Policy Advisor, Colorado Department of Agriculture
Suggested Readings/Videos:
- “Water, farm veteran Sakata moves to transform his iconic Front Range produce empire,” Water Education Colorado Fresh Water News (news article)
- “Robert Sakata Named as first-ever CDA Agricultural Water Policy Advisor,” Colorado Department of Agriculture (press release)
- Colorado Department of Agriculture – About Us (website)
- Snapshot of Colorado Agriculture, March 2024, Legislative Council Staff (brochure)
- Citizen’s Guide to Water Conservation (focus on ag sections), Water Education Colorado (publication)
Colorado Water Conservancy Districts
09/23/2024 • Esther Vincent, Director of Environmental Services, Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District
Suggested Readings/Videos:
- Local and regional water-agencies, Colorado Water Knowledge, CSU (website)
- Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District – About Us (website)
- Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District – What We Do (website)
Water and Journalism
09/30/2024 • Michael Elizabeth Sakas, Colorado River Communications Specialist, Colorado Department of Natural Resources
Suggested Readings/Videos:
- “A Kinship with the Colorado River,” Colorado State University Alumline (news article)
- Colorado River Basin, CWCB DNR (website)
- Basin Report, Colorado River (2016), Bureau of Reclamation (fact sheet)
- Colorado Water Conservation Board, CO DNR (website)
- Colorado River Commissioner’s Corner, CWCB DNR (website)
Water Resources Consulting
10/07/2024 • Jane Clary, Vice President of Water Policy and Regulations, Wright Water Engineers
Suggested Readings/Videos:
- Wright Water Engineers, Inc. (website)
- Colorado Water Quality Control Commission, CDPHE (website)
Municipal Water Utilities
10/14/2024 • Jeremy Woolf, Senior Director of Water Operations, and Richard Thorp, Lead Science Specialist in the Water Quality Division, City of Fort Collins
Suggested Readings/Videos:
- City of Fort Collins Utilities – Water (website)
- Information about Public Water Systems, EPA (website)
Colorado Water Policy and Politics
10/21/2024 • Cleave Simpson, CO District 6 Senator; Rio Grande Water Conservation District
Suggested Readings/Videos:
- Senator Cleave Simpson Biography, Colorado Senate Republicans (website)
- Rio Grande Water Conservation District (website)
- “Colorado Division of Water Resources Division 3 well rules & regulations now in force”, Rio Grande Basin Roundtable, Bethany Howell and Craig Cotten (article)
Water and Climate Change
10/28/2024 • Russ Schumacher, Professor and Colorado State Climatologist, Colorado State University
Suggested Readings/Videos:
- Colorado Climate Center – About (website)
- Climate Change in Colorado, CO Climate Center & CWCB (report)
Water and Tribal Leadership
11/4/2024 • Lorelei Cloud, Vice Chairman, and Vanessa Torres, Tribal Council Member, Southern Ute Indian Tribe
Suggested Readings/Videos:
- Lorelei Cloud – Solving Modern-Day Challenges with Ancient Tribal Wisdom, Mountain and Prairie (Podcast)
- Interview: Lorelei Cloud makes history in a critical time as first tribal council member on the Colorado Water Conservation Board, CPR News (news interview)
- Lorelei Cloud is the first-ever tribal member on Colorado’s top water board. Here’s how she plans to tackle her new role, Colorado Sun (news article)
- Southern Ute Indian Tribe – History (website)
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Water and Environment
11/11/2024 • Taylor Hawes, Director, Colorado River Program, The Nature Conservancy
Suggested Readings/Videos:
- Colorado River Program, The Nature Conservancy (website)
- The Colorado River, Britannica (website)
- Cooperative Conservation Alternative for Post-2026 Colorado River Guidelines, Water for Colorado (website)
Water Quality and Species
11/18/2024 • Andrew Todd, Water Quality Section Chief, US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8
Suggested Readings/Videos:
- Water Quality Standards: Regulations and Resources, US EPA (website)
- Water Quality Standards Regulations: Colorado, US EPA (website)
- Water Quality Criteria, US EPA (website)
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Seminar Recording Week 14