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Ted Kowalski
<br />• Advised the CWCB in developing and implementing programmatic goals by interpreting legislation,
<br />court decisions, policies, rules, and statutes, and by applying complex water resource engineering
<br />principles.
<br />• Facilitated communications among diverse stakeholders in different river basins within Colorado to
<br />promote balanced water policy decision - making (i.e. wild and scenic alternatives process).
<br />• Developed the use of sound water resource information in decision - making in order to preserve water
<br />resources for existing and future generations of Colorado citizens.
<br />Colorado Water Conservation Board, Instream Flow Program Denver, Colorado
<br />Leizal Protection Specialist (Physical Scientist I1I) February 2000 - August 2004
<br />• Represented the CWCB at public hearings, public meetings, and conferences.
<br />• Testified in water court and other hearings regarding water legislation and other water resource
<br />policy issues.
<br />• Reviewed documents to determine the impacts of water rights applications to the CWCB's interests.
<br />• Worked with local, state and federal entities to develop rules, policies, and laws on water policy.
<br />• Met with Federal, State and local government officials, water user organizations, and non-
<br />governmental organizations regarding water policy matters, including matters in litigation.
<br />• Analyzed and drafted proposed decrees, donation agreements, contracts, memoranda, legislative
<br />testimony, court testimony, white papers, press releases, and agency documents.
<br />• In the context of litigation, negotiated terms and conditions that protect the CWCB's interests.
<br />Office of the Attorney General, Natural Resources Section Denver, Colorado
<br />Assistant Attorney General, Water Rights Unit September 1995- January 2000
<br />• Advised and represented the Division of Wildlife, the Department of Parks, the CWCB, and the State
<br />Engineer in litigation regarding various water users' water rights applications.
<br />• Managed litigation strategy, including the supervision of paralegals, legal interns, and expert
<br />witnesses (including hydrologists and water resource engineers).
<br />• Represented the State before the Colorado Supreme Court, District Courts, Water Courts,
<br />adminstrative courts, and Legislative Committees.
<br />• Counseled and represented the Division of Wildlife, the Department of Parks, the CWCB, and the
<br />State Engineer regarding legal issues, and made recommendations on legal strategies.
<br />• Negotiated, developed and executed stipulations for settling water rights disputes involving the State.
<br />• Provided legal advice to the Colorado Ground Water Commission in hearings, rulemaking
<br />proceedings, legislative discussions, and litigation.
<br />Hill & Robbins Denver, Colorado
<br />Law Clerk May 1994 -May 1995
<br />• Prepared documents for Colorado water law cases, including water leases, applications for findings
<br />of reasonable diligence, and applications for conditional and absolute water rights decrees.
<br />• Researched and wrote memoranda on several issues, including ditch owners' responsibilities,
<br />CERCLA, RCRA, federal preemption, discovery, fraud and trademark infringement.
<br />Professor David Getches, University of Colorado School of Law Boulder, Colorado
<br />Research Assistant May 1993 -May 1994 & January 1995 -May 1995
<br />• Proofread and edited the final version of the book, Water Resources Management, 4th Edition.
<br />• Provided research and editorial assistance for Conquering the Cultural Frontier: The New
<br />.Subjectivism of the Supreme Court in Indian Law, CALIFORNIA LAW REVIEW, December 1996.
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