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<br /> <br />Eighteenth Annual <br />Seminq,,**Mtlfltlging our <br />Water Resources <br />in Colorado" <br /> <br />The Southwestern Water Conservation District will <br />be holding its Eighteenth Annual Water Seminar on Friday, <br />April 7, 2000. It will be held at the Sheraton Tamarron <br />Resort. The speakers from various regions in Colorado <br />will talk about drought planning, Inter-state Compact <br />Issues, Federal Reserve Water Rights, the competing uses <br />for water, and grant and loan opportunities. <br /> <br />Southwestern Water Conservation District's <br />sponsorship of the Water Seminar is the result of a need to <br />bring water officials and issues to southwest Colorado. <br />Over the years, the District has managed to bring <br />u.S. and Colorado State Senators and Representatives, <br />water attorneys, state water officials, and other great <br />speakers to the Four Corners region. This year's program <br />will be no exception. <br /> <br />Hal Simpson, State Engineer, will speak on recent <br />issues regarding the La Plata River and Rio Grande <br />Compacts. Sara Duncan, President of the Colorado Water <br />Resources and Power Development Authority, will address <br />loan and grant opportunities, while David Little of the <br />Denver Water Department will be speaking on municipal <br />drought planning. Ken Salazar plans to discuss Forest <br />Service reserved water rights while the relation between <br />water and agriculture in Colorado is the topic of Don <br />Ament's address. Also on the agenda: Indian Water Rights <br />Settlements, John Echohawk, Executive Director, <br />Native American Rights Fund; Tim Vollman, the <br />Endangered Species Act; Stan Broome, the Impact of <br />Federal Regulations on Use of Water in Colorado; and, <br />EPA's Regulations for Total Maximum Daily Loads by <br />Geoffrey Craig. , <br /> <br />Quarterly Newsletter March,2000 Volume 5, Issue 2 <br /> <br />johnl'orter Awarded <br />Water Leader of the Year <br /> <br />The prestigious Wayne N. Aspinall Water Leader of the <br />Year Award is given to "that person exemplifYing the courage, <br />dedication, knowledge and leadership qualities of Wayne N. <br />Aspinall in the development, protection and preservation()f <br />the water of the state of Colorado." The 20th recipient of. <br />the award, selected for the honor by a group composed of <br />past recipients and Colorado Water Congress officers, is <br />Dolores Water Conservancy District General Manager John <br />Porter. For the past two decades, Porter has managed the <br />development and allocation of the Dolores Project resources. <br />Lake McPhee, created by constructing a dam across the <br />Dolores River, supplies irrigation water to many of the <br />agricultural operations in Montezuma and Dolores counties <br />as well as municipal and industrial water to Cortez, Dove <br />Creek and other areas of those counties. <br /> <br />Porter grew up on a farm in Lewis and is a graduate of <br />Cortez High School. He attended Colorado State University <br />in Fort Collins and received a degree in agriculture. John <br />and his wife Nancy raised two daughters while operating their <br />own farm. <br /> <br />Dick MacRavey, of the Colorado Water Congress <br />described John as ". . . very thoughtful and a doer - he's not <br />a spur-of-the-moment individual. He's so well respected and <br />very careful about how he presents himself and deals with <br />issues that people really admire him. He's an individual who <br />has a nice way of dealing with issues and people respect that <br />type of leadership. John gets things done quietly - he isn't <br />an individual who comes on strong and gets people all <br />riled up." <br /> <br />Water district board President Don Schwindt said, "We're <br />all really proud of the Dolores Project; we think it's vital to <br />our community." The Dolores Water Conservancy District <br />"is a leading organization in water business statewide, and <br />John has been at the helm of that leadership. John and I <br />have worked together for many years and our community <br />has been really privileged to have his expertise." II <br /> <br />In This Issue Of The Water Letter <br /> <br />Eighteenth Annual Seminar .............................................. 1 Below Average Snowpack Improves ...................................3 <br />Award Presented to John Porter ......................................... 1 Water Resource Index ....................................................... 3 <br />Young Student Water Festivals .......................................... 2 How To Contact Us ..........................................................4lSouthwest Colorado Water BrieL..................................... 2 Upcoming Events Calendar ..............................................4 <br />