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 discuss all things Roundtables.

Links from the Show:

cwcb.colorado.gov

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.colorado.gov/focus-areas/ecosystem-health/instream-flow-program 

cwcb.colorado.gov

https://twitter.com/CWCB_DNR