Colorado Water Conservation Board

Join Ben, Katie and Erik as they sit down with CWCB's Drought Experts: Jenna Battson, Emily Adrid, and Kevin Reidy. This two part episode features discussions on the Water Conditions Monitoring Committee, the Drought Task Force, and other programs that help make communities more drought resilient. LINKS: Drought Task Force CWCB Drought   Water Conditions Monitoring Committee CWCB Urban Water E...

Ben, Katie, and Erik sit down with Sean Cronin (Executive Director, St. Vrain and Left Hand Water Conservancy District), Kat Weismiller (Water Supply and Planning Section Chief, CWCB), and Jeff Rodriguez (Water Planning Stakeholder and Data Liaison, CWCB) to learn about the No and Low Regrets Strategy.  Links from the Show: cwcb.colorado.gov Basin Roundtables Interbasin Compact Committee No and Lo...

Ben, Katie, and Erik invite three of CWCB's finest to help bust some myths about CWCB work. We dive head first into weathermodification, 100 year floods, and instream flows. Links from the show: https://cwcb.colorado.gov/ https://engagecwcb.org/ https://coloradohazardmapping.com/

Join Ben, Katie, and Erik in a two episode Water Talk Special as they take a deep dive into the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin Endangered Fish Recovery Programs. Part 2 features Kara Scheel as she gives us a deep dive into the current work being done under the program, and why it's so important to our water users. Listen to Part 1 here . Links from the show: https://coloradoriverrecov...

Join Ben, Katie, and Erik as they chat with fan favorite Kat Weismiller for an update on the 2023 Update of Colorado's Water Plan. Long story short: CWCB and stakeholders across the state have been busy!! Links from the show: engagecwcb.org cwcb.colorado.gov Two Year Update Video by Moxiecran Media

Join Ben, Katie, and Erik in a two episode Water Talk Special as they take a deep dive into the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin Endangered Fish Recovery Programs. Part 1 is a deep dive into the why, where, who, and what of these instrumental programs. Links from the show: https://coloradoriverrecovery.org / https://www.fws.gov/office/upper-colorado-river-endangered-fish-recovery-program ht...

For the first (and maybe last) time ever Ben, Katie, and Erik are LIVE in this special episode of Colorado Water Talk. The team is joined by Heather Dutton, General Manager of the San Luis Valley Water Conservancy District, Robert Sakata, Agricultural Water Policy Advisor for the Colorado Department of Agriculture, and Russ Sands, Section Chief for CWCB's Water Supply and Planning Section to discu...

Ben, Katie, and Erik catch up with Steve Reeves about all things Wildfire Ready Watersheds. We explore the reason behind the program, how it's going so far, and why Steve refuses to bring his golden retrievers into the office. Links from the show: Water Talk Episode 17 wildfirereadywatersheds.com cwcb.colorado.gov

We are serious, and don't call us Shirley. Join Ben, Katie, and Erik as they talk to Denver Water's Taylor Winchell about measuring snow from airplanes.  Links from the show: coloradosnow.org erik.skeie@state.co.us cwcb.colorado.gov

We are back for the 2024 season! Join Ben, Katie, and Erik for an overview of what CWCB has been up to, and a sneak peak of the episodes to come. Links from the show: cwcb.colorado.gov wildfirereadywatersheds.com https://crdroughttaskforce.com/ https://open.spotify.com/episode/0uzFXYr4Vi0d5r1fDVLo6T?si=4afd1d2a6c1a440f

CWCB's new Director Lauren Ris joins the podcast to talk about her path to CWCB and plans for the Agency moving forward. Links from the Show: cwcb.colorado.gov https://twitter.com/CWCB_DNR

CWCB's Kat Weismiller and Jenna Battson join Colorado Water Talk to shed some light on the Turf Replacement Program and Transformative Landscape Change. Links from the Show: https://engagecwcb.org/ https://resourcecentral.org/ https://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/yard-garden/

Colorado Water Talk sits down with CWCB's Finance Section Chief, Kirk Russell, to talk about the Arkansas Valley Conduit. This Project will bring water to more than 50,000 people in south eastern Colorado once complete. Links from the Show: https://secwcd.org/content/arkansas-valley-conduit John F. Kennedy's Frying Pan - Arkansas Speech, August 17th, 1962 in Pueblo cwcb.colorado.gov

Colorado Water Talk is back in the saddle with a dive into 50 years of Instream Flows. Join us as we talk to CWCB Staff Marielle Sidelle and Pete Conovitz about how the history of the program, and plans for the future. For more information on Instream Flows check out Episode 11 of Water Talk. Links from the show: Three Species https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNAAeQOugsw ISF Program: https://cwcb.c...

Join us for Part 2 of a Colorado Water Talk Special: Across the Board. Throughout this series, learn about members of the Colorado Water Conservation Board - specifically the nine Governor-appointed members who represent each major river basin across the state. In Part 2, we talk with Celene Hawkins from the San Juan, Miguel, and Dolores Basins. Links from the Show: cwcb.colorado.gov https://water...

On Episode 17 of Colorado Water Talk, CWCB's Chris Sturm talks about the Wildfire Ready Watersheds Program, including what it is, how stakeholders can get involved, and what to expect leading up to the program's release later this year. Links from the show: wildfirereadywatersheds.com cwcb.colorado.gov Twitter: @CWCB_DNR

Join us on Part 1 of a Colorado Water Talk Special: Across the Board. Throughout this series, learn about members of the Colorado Water Conservation Board - specifically the nine Governor-appointed members who represent each major river basin across the state. In Part 1, we talk with Robert Sakata of the South Platte Basin, and Jackie Brown who represents the Yampa-White-Green Basin and serves as...

On Episode 16 of Colorado Water Talk, CWCB's Russ Sands talks about the new and improved Colorado Water Plan, including how Coloradans can get involved, and what to expect leading up to the Plan's final release in 2023. Links from the show: https://cwcb.colorado.gov/colorado-water-plan https://engagecwcb.org/ https://cwcb.colorado.gov/funding/colorado-water-plan-grants Twitter: @CWCB_DNR

On episode 15 of Colorado Water Talk, CWCB Section Chief Amy Ostdiek provides an update on the situation in the Colorado River Basin. Amy and our podcast co-hosts discuss the status of the Demand Management Investigation,  why water releases are occuring, what the "new normal" is for drought, and some of Commissioner Becky Mitchell's priorities. Links from the show: https://cwcb.colorado...

On Episode 14 of Colorado Water Talk, we talk to John Hunyadi from the State Engineer's Office and Matt Stearns from the Colorado Water Conservation Board about Dam Safety. We can store if we want to. We won't leave your dam behind. Cause if your dams are safe, yeah if they are safe then they're, all dams of mine. Links from the Show: https://dwr.colorado.gov/services/dam-safet...

On Episode 13 of Colorado Water Talk, Water Education Colorado's Jayla Poppleton explains why 2022 is the 'Year of Water.'  Links from the Show:  cwcb.colorado.gov  https://water22.org/  Leave us some Feedback on the Podcast   Follow us on Twitter:  @CWCB_DNR   Join the Water '22 conversation using #Water22

On Episode 12 of Colorado Water Talk, we get to learn from Colorado's State Climatologist, Russ Schumacher, about the climate phenomena known as La Nina. Links from the Show: cwcb.colorado.gov https://cwcb.colorado.gov/water-availability-flood-task-forces Commissioner Mitchell Statement on Colorado River Matters Instream Flow Workshop Registration Leave us some Feedback on the Podcast Follow...

On the Final Episode of Season 1, learn about Colorado's unique Instream Flow Program from CWCB's Kara Scheel and Colorado Water Trust's Andy Schultheiss. Links from the Show: cwcb.colorado.gov http://coloradowatertrust.org/ engagecwcb.org Leave us some Feedback on the Podcast Follow us on Twitter: @CWCB_DNR

On Episode 10 of Colorado Water Talk, we share the joys and the precautions of river recreation. Erik Skeie provides the scoop on the Recreational In-Channel Diversions program, Bill McCormick with the State Engineer's Office teaches us about low head dam safety, and Will Rice with Trout Unlimited talks about fishing the South Platte through Denver. Links from the show: cwcb.colorado.gov/recr...

On Episode 9 of Colorado Water Talk, join CWCB's Kevin Reidy, Cavanaugh's Drew Blackwell, and Water Systems Operation's Isabel Szendrey as they walk through what "water loss" is and introduce details for Phase 2 of the Colorado Water Loss Initiative - a free program for water utilities. coloradowaterloss.org team@coloradowaterloss.org https://cwcb.colorado.gov/ Twitter: @CWCB_DNR Leave u...