CRWUA Turns 80: Looking at the road ahead

Sun emerging over Colorado River bend

CRWUA celebrated the 80th anniversary of the organization during the annual conference this week! Please enjoy this video presentation celebrating CRWUA’s important and historic role in the #ColoradoRiver Basin. https://youtu.be/HL_gYrPsbbs?si=anPCYKL80ZKj-gAF

CRWUA President’s Message

Gene Shawcroft

“I may be biased – but those who have devoted their lives to water are among the best people on earth” — CRWUA President Gene Shawcroft from his President’s message (read it below). The 2025 CRWUA conference is December 16-18, 2025 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.  View the Agenda ⟶ Dear friends, 2025 was […]

Say hello to Keith Burron!

Keith Burron

Say hello to Keith Burron! He is the facilitator for the “Perspectives from the Basin States Commissioners” session at the 2025 CRWUA Conference December 16-18, 2025 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Within CRWUA, Burron serves as Wyoming Trustee and Vice President. In 2015, he was appointed by the Governor of Wyoming as an Alternate Commissioner […]

Say hello to David Palumbo!

David Palumbo

Say hello to David Palumbo! He is one of the panelists for the “U.S. – Mexico Panel” at the 2025 CRWUA Conference December 16-18, 2025 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. David Palumbo is the Bureau of Reclamation’s Deputy Commissioner of Operations. In that role he has leadership accountability for the environmentally and economically sound delivery […]

Say hello to Jack Schmidt!

Jack Schmidt

Say hello to Jack Schmidt! He is one of the speakers for the “Near-Term Analysis of Colorado River Basin Storage” session at the 2025 CRWUA Conference December 16-18, 2025 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Jack Schmidt is Director of the Center for Colorado River Studies at Utah State University, and Janet Quinney Lawson Chair […]

Say hello to Katharine Jacobs!

Katharine Jacobs

Say hello to Katharine Jacobs! She is one of the panelists for the “Science & Innovation to Support Sound Management” session at the 2025 CRWUA Conference December 16-19, 2025 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Kathy Jacobs is a professor of Environmental Science at the University of Arizona and Director of the Center for Climate […]

Say hello to Faith Kearns!

Faith Kearns

Say hello to Faith Kearns! She is the moderator for the “Science & Innovation to Support Sound Management” session at the 2025 CRWUA Conference December 16-18, 2025 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. She is the Director of Research Communications for the Arizona Water Innovation Initiative at Arizona State University. Kearns is a scientist and science communication […]

Say hello to Alexandra Davis!

Alexandra Davis

Say hello to Alexandra Davis! She is part of the “Advancing Solutions for Water Scarcity” panel at the 2025 CRWUA Conference December 16-18, 2025 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. She is an experienced leader in water resources with a demonstrated history of working in and with State Local and Federal government, NGOs, and other water […]

Say hello to Bill Hasencamp!

Bill Hasencamp

Say hello to Bill Hasencamp! He is moderating the panel “Advancing Solutions for Water Scarcity” at the 2025 CRWUA Conference December 16-18, 2025 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.   Bill Hasencamp is the Manager of Colorado River Resources for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, where he develops and implements water supply and storage […]