Doug Kenney and Chris Winter

GWC鈥檚 Colorado River Conference Takes the Spotlight in June

July 29, 2024

On June 6-7, a record crowd of 365 in-person and 100 online registrants assembled for the 44th Annual Colorado Law Conference on Natural Resources. 鈥 Next Chapters on the Colorado River: Short-Term Coping, Post-2026 Operations, and Beyond 鈥 was co-convened this year with the Water & Tribes Initiative (WTI), marking...

House Bill 1379 Signing

GWC Helps to fill the 鈥淕ap鈥 Left by Sackett

July 24, 2024

This May, Governor Polis signed into law bipartisan legislation protecting Colorado鈥檚 wetlands and streams in the wake of the Supreme Court鈥檚 Sackett decision. Handed down in 2023, Sackett redefined 鈥渨aters of the United States鈥 and rolled back federal protections for isolated wetlands and ephemeral and intermittent streams, which are especially...

CRRG

CRRG (Colorado River Research Group) Resumes Activity

July 15, 2024

The Colorado River Research Group (CRRG), founded and again chaired by the GWC鈥檚 Doug Kenney, resumed activities this Spring, headlined by the publication in May of its latest policy brief entitled: Imagining the River We Deserve: How the Post-2026 Rulemaking is Only One Step Towards Sustainability . In a nutshell,...

LightHawk Full Group

Flying with LightHawk: A Welcome New Perspective on the Colorado River

June 28, 2024

Water, it is safe to say, is of the moment. Safer yet, the drought-stricken Colorado River is center stage. Seemingly overnight, the water beat has transcended from dusty backroads and Southwestern capitols to the front page of mainstream media outlets. Giving rise to that newfound coverage are the conferences and...

Wolf Law

GWC's 2024 Colorado River Conference Shatters Attendance Records

June 20, 2024

The Getches-Wilkinson Center just wrapped up the 44 th Annual Colorado Law Conference on Natural Resources, which has held at the law school on June 6-7, 2024. This year, the conference once again focused on management of the Colorado River watershed, and GWC was honored to co-convene this important conversation...

Photo by Len Necefer

2024 GWC Conference on the Colorado River

June 5, 2024

The Getches-Wilkinson Center and Water & Tribes Initiative will be co-convening the 2024 Conference on the Colorado River on Thurs, June 6th and Fri, June 7th at the Wolf Law Building in Boulder, CO. Next Chapters on the Colorado River: Short-Term Coping, Post-2026 Operations, and Beyond For many years, full...

Gov Polis signing HB 1379

House Bill 1379 Signed into Law

May 31, 2024

Yesterday was a triumphant day for the State of Colorado because House Bill 1379 (HB1379) was signed into law by Governor Polis. HB 1379 was designed to respond to the Sackett v. EPA decision last May and provides regulatory protections for Colorado鈥檚 state waters and wetlands. The signing took place...

Kayaking Grand River

Reflections on River Rally 2024

May 30, 2024

Recently, River Network hosted River Rally 2024 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The multi-day event featured attendees and presenters from around the country on topics surrounding water and rivers. Held right on the Grand River, I had the wonderful opportunity to connect with many people also passionate about working on water...

river and rafters

Colorado River Research Group Looking Beyond the 2026 Rulemaking

May 24, 2024

The GWC in 2024 is working to revitalize the Colorado River Research Group (CRRG), a group of prominent academics and close colleagues offering an 鈥渋ndependent, scientific voice鈥 on key Colorado River issues. The CRRG was formed in 2014, and has produced policy briefs on many salient subjects, including basin hydrology...

Egypt Delegation Group Photo

GWC Meets With Delegation From Egypt

May 20, 2024

On May 15, 2024, GWC鈥檚 Director of the Western Water Policy Program, Doug Kenney, and Professor and GWC Board Chair, Mark Squillace, met with a delegation from Egypt to discuss Egypt鈥檚 ongoing struggle to reach an agreement with Ethiopia and Sudan over the management of the Blue Nile River. (The...

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