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<br />DEVELOPMENT TEAM <br /> <br />CRDSS development is sponsored by the Colorado Water <br />Conservation Board (CWCB) and the Division of Water Resources (DWR) <br />under the overall guidance of the Department of Natural Resources. The <br />DNR administers programs dealing with water, forests, parks, wildlife, <br />minerals, geology and development of a state resource policy. It also <br />coordinates natural resource activities. The CWCB formulates and <br />implements policy with respect to water development programs, <br />administers flood plain regulations and water project construction funds, <br />and appropriates minimum instream flow water rights. The DWR has <br />overall responsibility for administration of the State's surface and ground <br />waters through the seven water divisions. The Division Engineers act <br />under the supervision of the State Engineer to enforce the laws of the State <br />relative to the distribution of water. Water divisions comprising the <br />tributaries of the Colorado River basin include Divisions 4 through 7. <br /> <br />The CRDSS Project Management Team consists of a contract <br />Project Manager and senior staff of the CWCB and DWR. A Technical <br />Advisory Committee of major Colorado River water users is helping guide <br />the Project. Mr. Ross Bethel is the State's CRDSS Project Manager. Mr. <br />Bethel is experienced in Colorado water resources engineering and has <br />authored computer programs similar to those required for the CRDSS. Key <br />senior management team members include Gene Jencsok (CWCB) and <br />Dick Stenzel (DWR), both of whom have been instrumental in developing <br />the CRDSS concept. Ray Alvarado (CWCB) and Ray Bennett (DWR) are <br />contributing members of the management team. <br /> <br />A consulting team headed by Riverside Technology, inc. of Ft. <br />Collins was selected in January 1994 to design and develop the CRDSS. <br />Dr. Larry Brazil is the RTi Project Manager. RTi has broad experience in <br />the development of computerized systems for river basin management. RTi <br />heads a development team that includes water resources and computer <br />systems professionals from Colorado State University (modeling and <br />databases), W.W. Wheeler and Associates, Inc. (water resource planning), <br />and the University of Colorado at Denver (user involvement). <br /> <br />Technical Advisory Committee <br /> <br />The State has established a Technical Advisory Committee (T AC) <br />to provide guidance and feedback to the CRDSS development team. The <br />T AC is headed by CWCB Board Member David Harrison and includes <br />representatives from the following organizations:. <br /> <br />State Agencies: <br />Dept. of Natural Resources - (J. Lochhead, Executive Director) <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board - (C. Lile, Director) <br />Division of Water Resources - (H. Simpson, State Engineer) <br />Information Management Commission <br /> <br />Water Users: <br />Colorado River Water Conservation District <br />Denver Water Department <br />Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District <br />Arapahoe County <br />Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District <br />Colorado Springs <br />Environmental Defense Fund <br />Northwest Council of Governments <br />City of Aurora <br />Southwestern Colorado Water Conservation District <br /> <br />o <br />o <br />Q <br />C'..;) <br />....... <br />fi' <br /> <br />Federal Agencies: <br />US Bureau of Reclamation <br />US Fish and Wildlife Service <br /> <br />Technical Subcommittees within the T AC have been formed to <br />assist CRDSS development in the major areas of: 1) databases, 2) water <br />resource planning model, 3) consumptive use model, and 4) user interfaces. <br />Members of the TAC, State representatives, and experts from the <br />engineering community are participating in the Technical Subcommittees. <br /> <br />9 <br />