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2006 AWRA Annual Symposium Colorado Water Supply Issues—Today and Tomorrow DENVER —The American Water Resources Association (Colorado Section) is pleased to announce its annual symposium Friday April 14, 2006. Co- sponsored by the Colorado Foundation for Water Education, the symposium will focus on innovative water manage- ment strategies in Colorado and the West. Symposium topics include: • Climate and Steamflow • Current Water Projects and Infrastructure Protection • Meeting Future Water Demands and Water Management Innovations • Colorado River Negotiations: Comprehensive management of the river A highlight will be luncheon speaker Mark Cowin, Chief of the Division of Planning and Local Assistance with the California Department of Water Resources. He will discuss the lessons learned from the recently updated California Water Supply Plan. The symposium will run from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Mt. Vernon Country Club in Golden, Colo. A reception will follow. To register, go to the AWRA Web site at http: / /awra. org /state /colorado/ or call (303) 455 -9589. The early registra- tion deadline is April 1, 2006. CFWE members receive a $15 registration discount. With additional questions, contact the Foundation at (303) 377 -4433. New Web Site offers Synopsis of Ground Water in Colorado CGS geologists Peter Barkman (2nd from left) and Ralf Topper (3rd from left) accept the 2005 Burwell Award from Dave Noe (left) and Robert Fakundiny at the Geological Society of America's annual meeting in Salt Lake City on Oct. 17, 2005. Since its publication by the Colorado Geological Survey, the Ground Water Atlas of Colorado has received tremen- dous recognition and acclaim by professional organizations, water managers, educators, politicians, and the public. Most recently, authors Ralf Topper, Karen L. Spray, William H. Bellis, Judith L. Hamilton, and Peter E. Barkmann received the Geological Society of America's 2005 E. B. Burwell, Jr. Award from its Engineering Geology Division, recognizing this distin- guished contribution to the sciences. The Colorado Geological Survey has now developed a Web site thatfeatures a synopsis of the atlas. Like the original publica- tion, the Web site contains introductory chapters on the state's ground water resource, as well as specific discussions on each of the state's major aquifers. In addition, the Web site contains the complete glossary, and allows viewers to download high - resolution graphic files. A synopsis of the Ground Water Atlas of Colorado can be viewed at http: / /geosurvey .state.co.us /wateratlas /. A New Approach to Managing Water—Statewide DENVER —In 2005, the Colorado Water for the 21st Century Act created a new forum for discussing the state's water issues. Spearheaded by the Department of Natural Resources, this state- wide collaborative initiative, also called the Interbasin Compact Process, is being billed as a new approach to managing water. The decision - making bodies in this process are nine basin roundtables and a 27- member Interbasin Compact Committee. The roundtables, representing each of the state's eight major river basins and the Denver metro area, will work to develop a basin -wide consumptive and nonconsumptive water supply needs assessment, analyze available unap- propriated waters within the basin and suggest projects to meet the basin's water needs. The statewide committee will address issues between basins. More information about the roundtables and the IBCC, including progress reports, program statistics, and detailed information on the Interbasin Compact Process are available at the Department of Natural Resources Web site http://dnr. state.co.us. For additional information, contact the Interbasin Compact staff at IBC @state.co.us. 2 COLORADO F O U N D A T I O N FOR WATER EDUCATION