Streamlines March 2005

• Year: 2005
• Title: Streamlines
• Author: Colorado Division of Water Resources
• Description: March 2005, Issue 1
• Publications - Doc Type: Newsletter

VOLUME XVIII, ISSUE 2
New Employees
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Melissa van der Poel started on February 7, 2005 with the Designated Basins team in Denver. Melissa filled
the vacant PE I position on the team. Her main focus will be the issuance of final permits in the Designated Ba-
sins. Melissa was previously employed at the Adams County Public Works Engineering Department. She has a
Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in agricultural/civil engineering, in addition to a Bachelor's Degree in medical
microbiology.
Retired Employees
Jim Daxton, Water Commissioner in Water District 51, which encompasses the Upper Colorado and Fraser
Rivers, retired on March 25, 2005. Jim began working for the Division of Water Resources on July 5, 1983. He
was born and raised in the Fraser Valley and his family was among the original settlers. His wife Judy, who
passed away in 2003, was a big help to Jim in his Water Commissioner duties. Jim's "unique style" of ap-
proaching his water commissioner duties, his timeliness, and his infamous "ditch bank" meetings, will be sorely
missed in the Fraser Valley. Jim plans to devote his retired years to writing a book of his adventures.
Gerald Figueroa retired from DWR on March 31, 2005 after serving six years as a Water Commissioner in Wa-
ter District 40. Gerald's duties included water administration on Currant and Escalante Creeks, as well as the
Gunnison River mainstem. Gerald came to the Division after a career with the U.S. Navy. His experience in
management, technical writing and human resources will be sorely missed. Gerald plans to devote more time to
volunteering in the community, particularly regarding water matters. We wish him well and look forward to
working with him in his new capacities.
Dave Dzurovehin retired on April 1, 2005, after working for the Division for 20 years. Dave worked for the
Hydrographic Branch and stated that working for DWR has been a great learning experience. Dave recently
stated that he came in quite a novice, with extremely limited experience, and left knowing that water is the life
blood of our state, and stated that he has worked with a lot of great people and enjoyed nearly every minute of it.
Dave was recently nominated by many of his peers, and received the Technical Employee of the Year Award for
2004. Dave and his wife, Ginger, are retiring the same day and hope to travel and see a lot of the country that
they haven't had the opportunity to see.
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(http: % /www cocorahsorg) to learn more and review information on how to participate or forward fhe information
to others that may be interested. The Division supports this program and. has several staff participating as volunteer
observers. For more information, contact Nolan Doesken at nolan @atmos.colostate.edu, or phone [phone].
"Coco RaHS volunteers learn about weather from top professionals while making a difference by providing valu-
able information to researchers and water managers throughout the state," said Nolan Doesken, research climatolo-
gist at Colorado State's Colorado Climate Center and director of the CoCo RaHS program. "As Colorado continues
to make important decisions regarding water, CoCo RaHS weather watchers are making a big difference in helping
track both water supply and demand."