Colorado Water Conservation Board

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!!

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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CWCB's Kat Weismiller and Jenna Battson join Colorado Water Talk to shed some light on the Turf Replacement Program and Transformative Landscape Change.

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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.

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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.

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Three Species

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.

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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 the Board's Chair.

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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.

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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.

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On Episode 13 of Colorado Water Talk, Water Education Colorado's Jayla Poppleton explains why 2022 is the 'Year of Water.' 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

On Episode 8 we talk to CWCB's Chief Operating Officer, Anna Mauss, about the various grant programs for funding water projects across the State.

Join Colorado Water Conservation Board Staff as they discuss the current status and future extension of the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program!

This is part two of a special two part release. Listen to Episode 1 on your favorite podcasting platform!

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On Episode 7 we talk with CWCB's National Flood Insurance Program Coordinator, Doug Mahan, about flood preparedness in the aftermath of wildfire.

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On Episode 6, CWCB's Agricultural Water Resources Specialist Alex Funk explains how Alternative Transfer Methods provide a solution to meet water supply needs for the future of Colorado agriculture.

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On Episode 5 we chat with CWCB's Weather Modification Guru, Andrew Rickert, about what it takes to make it snow more in Colorado.

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On Episode 3, get the facts about the current Demand Management investigation, and join CWCB's Amy Ostdiek for a run down on the next steps.

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On Episode 2, we celebrate the 5th Anniversary of the Colorado Water Plan. Join Colorado Water Conservation Board's Becky Mitchell and Russ Sands to talk about where we've been and where we're going. #cowaterplan

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Join CWCB staff as they discuss the new "Future Avoided Cost Explorer" tool, the 2020 Drought, and other water news and events for November 2020.

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