C.R.C.P. 26(a)(2) Disclosures of The CWCB, Case No. 02CW38

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II. Qualifications and Publications I graduated from Colorado State University in 1971 with a Bachelor of S.cience Degree from the College of Forestry. My major was Watershed Management. I have been employed by the State of Colorado since November, 1973. I worked in the Division of Water Resources from November 1973 to April 1977. The first year I worked in the records section, the remaining years as a hydrographer. During this time with the Division of Water Resources, I became very familiar with the measurement and administration of water under Colorado Water Law. In April 1977, I transferred to the Colorado Water Conservation Board and worked in the area of Flood Control and Floodplain Management. In August 1983, I moved to the Hydrologic and Interstate Streams Investigations Section, now Water Supply Protection Section, of the CWCB. I became Acting Section Chief of this Section in February 1997 and was appointed Section Chief in November 1997. Since August . 1983 I have worked on all manner of river compact issues primarily on the Colorado and Arkansas Rivers and on numerous instream flow issues and appropriations during the first few years prior to the instream flow function being carved off into a separate section of its own. In October 1997, as part of the duties assigned to the Section Chief, I was appointed as an Engineering Advisor to Colorado's Upper Colorado River Compact Commissioner and continue to serve in that capacity today. I represent the State of Colorado in the preparation of the annual operating plan for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs on the Colorado River, which includes development of the annual operating plan for the Aspinall Unit (Blue Mesa, Morrow Point and Crystal Reservoirs). I also serve as the State of Colorado's lead representative on the San Juan River Recovery Implementation Program's Coordination Committee, which oversees the implementation of recovery actions for the endangered Colorado River Pike Minnow and Razorback Sucker. I also serve as Colorado's designated • representative to the Technical Workgroup (TWG) of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program. My area of emphasis since 1983 has been on water operations pursuant to interstate compacts and associated programs such as the recovery programs for endangered fish, the Colorado River Salinity Control Program, and settlement discussions involving federal reserved water rights. Prior to becoming Section Chief, I was emminently involved with the creation and subsequent development of the Colorado River Decision Support System (CRDSS). CRDSS is a collection of databases and models designed to assist the State's decision makers in making sound decisions on a variety of water related issues. I have written in several papers, spoken to various audiences, and testified at state legislative and agency hearings, on a wide variety of water resource issues, including specifically with respect to the Colorado River. 3of17