Brenda Burman – Executive Strategy Advisor, Central Arizona Project
Brenda Burman has more than 25 years of experience working on Western water and natural resource issues, where she has been committed to finding collaborative solutions to secure reliable water supplies for communities, farms, Tribes, and the environment as they face drought, climate change, and infrastructure issues. Burman joined CAP in 2021 as the new […]
Climate Prediction Center outlooks through March 31, 2023
During the fall season water managers in the Colorado River Basin start looking at the outlooks from the Climate Prediction Center. Weather patterns this year will be influenced by a third La Niña in a row. Graphic credit: NWS Salt Lake City office The southern tier of the CONUS trends drier in La Niña winters. […]
Register for the CRWUA 2022 Annual Conference
Registration is now open for the Colorado River Water Users Association 2022 Conference from December 14-16, 2022 in Las Vegas at Caesar’s Palace. Register and book your room. There is a lot going on in the Colorado River Basin this year, conference goers will hear from many state, local, and federal officials, along with conservationists […]
2021 Annual Report – Reclamation
The Colorado River Water Users Association membership is diverse and involved with managing the Colorado River. For this post we are highlighting Reclamation. Here’s an excerpt from the 2021 Annual Report. Reclamation The Colorado River Basin continued to face multiple challenges in 2021, including the persisting COVID-19 pandemic, severe wildfires and enduring poor hydrologic conditions. 2021 […]
Message from John Entsminger, CRWUA President
John Entsminger at the Colorado River Water Users Association Annual Conference December 15, 2021. CRWUA’s board has representatives from all seven Compact states, Mexico, and Reclamation. Each year we publish an annual report with highlights from the board and a message from our President. Here’s John Entsminger’s introduction to last year’s conference: “When I addressed […]
Join us for the #CRWUA2022 Annual Conference
Save the dates! The #CRWUA2022 Annual Conference will be at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas from Wednesday, December 14th to Friday, December 16th. The conference will be chock full of news about the #ColoradoRiver and is a great networking opp. Check out the CRWUA website and Twitter feed.
Save the dates for the annual conference!
Save the dates for the annual conference! December 14-16 at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. Follow us @CRWUAwater on Instagram or check the website for updates about the topics and speakers. #CRWUA2021 #ColoradoRiver #COriver
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Deanna Ikeya, Central Arizona Project, Senior Water Policy Analyst
Deanna Ikeya is a Senior Water Policy Analyst for the Central Arizona Project. CRWUA asked her two questions ahead of this year’s conference: What makes you optimistic about the future of the Colorado River Basin? What an interesting question – I know, there is quite a bit of negative news around the Basin right now […]
Taylor Hawes, Nature Conservancy, Colorado River Program Director
Taylor Hawes is the Colorado River Program Director for the Nature Conservancy. CRWUA asked her two questions ahead of this year’s conference: What is happening in the Colorado River Basin that makes you optimistic? The thing that makes me most optimistic is the people – the group of stakeholders who wake up thinking about the […]