W&S Cooperative Measures Committee
Cooperative Measures Committee MembersKyle Whitaker, (co-chair) East Slope Water Users
Kristina Wynne, (co-chair) West Slope Water Users and Landowners Kendall Bakich, Colorado Parks and Wildlife Jack Bombardier, Conservation/Environment/Fishing Cindy Brady, East Slope Water Users David Costlow, Recreational Floatboating Jason Cowles, West Slope Water Users and Landowners Jon Ewert, Colorado Parks and Wildlife Mike Eytel, West Slope Water Users and Landowners Peter Fleming, West Slope Water Users and Landowners Raquel Flinker, West Slope Water Users and Landowners Hattie Johnson, Recreational Floatboating Josh Kuhn, Conservation/Environment/Fishing Craig Lamacraft, East Slope Water Users Victor Lee, Bureau of Reclamation Ed Moyer, Local Government Maria Pastore, East Slope Water Users Roy Smith, BLM Dave Taussig, Local Government Richard Van Gytenbeek, Conservation/Environment/Fishing Lyle Whitney, East Slope Water Users |
The Amended & Restated SG Plan (Plan) is intended to protect all ORVs identified in the Wild & Scenic Eligibility Reports for segments 4 through 7.
- Long-Term Protection Measures are defined in the Plan and include appropriation of Colorado Water Conservation Board instream flows, continued delivery of water to downstream demands, continued delivery to downstream senior water rights, and ongoing existing water delivery to the 15-Mile Reach for the endangered fish species under the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recover Plan.
- Cooperative Measures are voluntary strategies that are used by the SG to maintain or enhance the ORVs. Opportunities for cooperative measures are considered annually and are based on hydrologic conditions, consideration of the ORV Indicators and Resource Guides, and availability of voluntary cooperative measures that do not impair the ability of water providers to meet their water supply commitments using prudent operational constraints.
- Click here to check out the Cooperative Measures toolbox and definitions.
Essential Contact Information
- Anna Drexler-Dreis, Administrator, email