Colorado River District

Join our team! We are now accepting applications for the position of Director of Public Relations. To learn more and apply, visit our website: https://lnkd.in/gGa8FSnM

Join us on Thursday, April 11, for some Water With Your Lunch! Every year, mid-April means peak snowpack for the Rocky Mountains. But what does that mean for the rivers? And why have recent forecasts consistently overestimated the snow-to-flow connection? On Thursday, April 11 from noon to 1:15, tune in for some Water With Your Lunch and dive into the SWE of things (that’s Snow Water Equivalent). Guest speakers from the Colorado River District, the Aspen Global Change Institute, the CSU Climate Center, and NOAA's Colorado Basin River Forecast Center will break down our current snowpack conditions, look at upcoming expectations for runoff, and examine how recent climate trends are affecting the way we predict water availability in the West. We'll begin to understand what's causing the gap between big winter snows and low summer flows — when reality doesn't line up with the forecast. Hosted in partnership with Water Education Colorado and the Colorado River District, this installment of Water With Your Lunch is a great opportunity to join the conversation about water in our state. Click here to register for this free, lunch hour webinar: https://lnkd.in/gcsfuvQZ

𝐖𝐄 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆! 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐦 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫 The Geotechnical and Dam Safety Engineer performs technical, project management, advocacy, and engineering work. This position includes analyzing, interpreting, and managing dam embankment instrumentation data and ensuring the integrity and safety of dam structures through diligent monitoring and technical studies. The role involves project management responsibilities, coordinating with consultants and contractors to complete dam, reservoir, recreation area, and mitigation area-related projects. 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐲 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫 (𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫@𝐜𝐫𝐰𝐜𝐝.𝐨𝐫𝐠) 𝐧𝐨 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟔. Visit our website to read the full job description: https://lnkd.in/g9FnU_T4

It's hard to underestimate the importance of the $20 million recently appropriated by the Colorado Water Conservation Board to help preserve the Shoshone water right in Glenwood Canyon.  It's incredibly important to our outfitters, but it's even more important for reasons that are harder to express. Most of us in the West understand deeply that water and rivers are not only life giving, they are a way of life. I was lucky enough to be born with a paddle in my hand, and I'm forever grateful to dad for that. I wish he could have been with me when I finally followed in his footsteps and paddled the Grand in 2022.  I made my first official combat roll below One Wave on Shoshone in Glenwood Canyon when I was 14. Shoshone was a near daily run for dad and I, it's a place where family and friends spent our weekends. I have a lifetime of memories from the Glenwood Canyon stretch of river (including a couple exciting moments from Barrel Springs in high water), and I'm not sure there's any dollar amount that can can be put on the incredible beauty of that stretch of river, and what it means to our Eagle County families, paddlers, outfitters, river rats, and more.  Thanks to the Colorado River District, the Colorado Water Conservation Board, the Shoshone Water Right Preservation Coalition, including Eagle County's Kathy Chandler-Henry, we DO have a dollar amount of $98.5 million for this water right - the most senior non-consumptive water right on the Upper Colorado River. The plan to preserve it forever is under way with a positive outlook, and that's just plain fantastic news.

NOW HIRING: SENIOR ACCOUNTANT The Colorado River District needs you! Help us protect West Slope water while you live and work in beautiful Glenwood Springs. Please visit our website for full job description, explanation of our comprehensive benefits, and salary range. https://lnkd.in/g4NugH-k Interested applicants should submit cover letter, resume to Audrey Turner (aturner@crwcd.org) no later than February 28, 2024.

NOW HIRING: SENIOR ACCOUNTANT The Colorado River District needs you! Help us protect West Slope water while you live and work in beautiful Glenwood Springs. Please visit our website for full job description, explanation of our comprehensive benefits, and salary range. https://lnkd.in/g4NugH-k Interested applicants should submit cover letter, resume to Audrey Turner (aturner@crwcd.org) no later than February 28, 2024.

General Manager Adel H Hagekhalil, PE, BCEE, WEF FELLOW and Chief Sustainability, Resiliency and Innovation Officer Liz Crosson joined panel discussions this week at #CRWUA2023. GM Hagekhalil discussed current and potential strategies that will help stabilize the #ColoradoRiver and shape future river guidelines. “I want to challenge us to think a little differently,” he said. “Let’s not just talk about cuts and dealing with the hydrology that has made us victims, let’s control our own destiny.” Liz Crosson talked about how water use efficiency and conservation is a core component of Metropolitan’s Climate Adaptation Master Plan for Water. Urban communities, she said, have a responsibility and opportunity to thrive in the face of climate change through smarter innovative measures like replacing turf with thriving native landscapes. Photos: 1: GM Hagekhalil with Vice Chair Lorelei Cloud of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe and Governor Stephen Roe Lewis of the Gila River Indian Tribe. 2. Panelists 3. Hagekhalil with Colorado River District GM Andy Mueller 4. and 5. Liz Crosson during panel discussion on Thursday.

We are hiring! Visit our website https://lnkd.in/gcVzVXXE to learn more. Resume and cover letter are due by December 29.

#newsday Colorado River District Board Of Directors To Talk Drought Task Force, Colorado River Hydrology, Government Affairs and Outreach Efforts. The Colorado River District's Board of Directors will meet next week for the Fourth Quarterly General and Enterprise meeting of 2023. This meeting will span two days and much of the first morning may be in executive session. The public is welcome to attend in person at our offices in Glenwood Springs, or online. To learn more, click here: https://lnkd.in/eTXqmvhM

Now Hiring: Associate Counsel Associate Counsel will help to advise the River District’s board of directors and staff in areas of water law, contracts, real property, employment issues, water quality, and environmental regulation. The ideal candidate is a licensed attorney with three or more years’ experience in water law, governmental law, environmental law, contracts and civil litigation. A strong understanding of Colorado and West Slope water issues is preferred. Colorado Bar Admission required. View the full job description and salary range on our website: https://lnkd.in/gNScRYU6 #water #job #law #nowhiring