Brian Steed, DNR Executive Director

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CRWUA members are the heart of our organization. Say hello to Brian Steed. Brian Steed was appointed DNR executive director in 2019 by Governor Gary R. Herbert, and reappointed in 2021 by Governor Spencer Cox. He leads an agency of 1,300 employees from seven divisions, including Forestry, Fire and State Lands; Oil, Gas and Mining; […]

Brad Wilson, Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives

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CRWUA members are the heart of our organization. Say hello to Brad Wilson. Brad Wilson was elected to the Utah House of Representatives in 2010. He currently serves as Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives, a position he was elected to by his colleagues in November 2018. Professionally, Speaker Wilson serves as the President […]

Marilyn Kirkpatrick, Chair, Las Vegas Valley Water District

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CRWUA members are the heart of our organization. Say hello to Marilyn Kirkpatrick, Chair, Las Vegas Valley Water District. Marilyn Kirkpatrick joined the Clark County Commission in August 2015 when she was appointed by Gov. Brian Sandoval to fill a vacancy. At the time, Kirkpatrick was serving in the capacity of assemblywoman for Nevada’s Legislative […]

Jaci Gould, USBR Lower Colorado Basin Regional Director

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Jaci Gould was recently named regional director for the USBR’s Lower Colorado Basin Region. As regional director, Gould will lead over 800 employees in the region, which encompasses the last 700 miles of the Colorado River to the Mexican border, southern Nevada, southern California, and most of Arizona. She will oversee hydropower operations and maintenance […]

Wayne Pullan, Upper Colorado Basin Regional Director

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CRWUA members are the heart of our organization. Say hello to Wayne Pullan the Upper Colorado Basin Regional Director. As Regional Director, Pullan leads 800 Reclamation professionals who manage 82 projects and dams, including 19 hydroelectric powerplants. Those facilities provide water to approximately 5.7 million people living in the region and electricity for almost 6 […]

Conference Registration Open

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We’re very excited to announce that registration is now open for the Annual Conference December 11-14, 2021. (Please note that the conference is Tuesday through Thursday rather than the traditional Wednesday to Friday from past conferences.) Please register at this link. You can check back for updates at www.crwua.org or follow us on Twitter and Instagram,. We are very excited […]

President Biden has nominated M. Camille Calimlim Touton to become Commissioner, of the Bureau of Reclamation, Department of Interior.

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M. Camille Calimlim Touton is a Nevadan who has spent her career focusing on water policy. Prior to joining Interior, Camille served as Senior Professional Staff for the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Camille’s congressional experience also includes serving as Professional Staff for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the U.S. […]

Colorado River Basin Outlook

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2021 CRWUA CONFERENCE, December 14-16, 2021 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas. We’ll be back live this year for the annual conference. Follow us on Twitter @CRWUA_water or check the website for updates about the topics and speakers. The news that the Colorado River Basin is suffering from extended drought and the second very dry year in […]

2021 Conference Expo

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Click here to view the presentations and video from the 75th Anniversary Conference (December 18, 2020). Since the Annual Conference will be back at Caesars Palace this year the conference expo will be back in force. There will be opportunities to learn about new technology and network with other professionals around the Colorado River Basin. Other […]

2021 CRWUA Conference

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December 14-16, 2021Caesars Palace, Las Vegas We’ll be back live this year for the annual conference. Follow us @CRWUA_water on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com, or check the website for updates: https://www.crwua.org about the topics and speakers. The photo above is from a Lower Colorado River Basin panel at a prior conference. #CRWUA2021 #ColoradoRiver #COriver