PUB00031

• Year: 2001
• Title: InStream Colorado - January 2001
• CWCB Section: Stream & Lake Protection
• Author: CWCB
• Description: InStream Colorado - January 2001 Newsletter
• Publications - Doc Type: Newsletter

Director's Corner-

Welcome to
the Janu-
ary 2001
issue of InStream
Colorado, the
newsletter ofCol-
orado's Stream and
Lake Protection
Program (ISF Pro-
gram). This issue
of InStream Colorado begins our fourth
year of publication. The goal of our
newsletter continues to be the sharing of
information and news relative to Col-
orado's ISF Program. Your comments on
articles appearing in our newsletter, ideas
for future articles and questions about the
ISF Program are always welcome and
encouraged to ensure the success of the
newsletter.

To refresh your familiarity with Colorado's
Stream and Lake Protection Program, I
would like to draw your attention to the
following major program elements:

. New Appropriations
. Acquisitions
iI1 Legal Protection

m Physical Protection

II1II Engineering Support

II1II Biological Support

These program elements are woven into a
stream and lake protection program that
integrates itselfinto Colorado's water
rights system and, in concert with the
statutory responsibilities of the Colorado
Water Conservation Board (CWCB), pro-
vides the state with the means of provid-
ing reasonable protection for the state's
water dependent natural environment.
(For more information about these pro-
gram elements please visit our web page at
http://cwcb.state.co.us.)

Over the past year the CWCB staff held 17
basin planning meetings throughout the
state to spread an understanding of what
services and expertise the CWCB can pro-
vide to the local citizens in meeting their
water resource needs and challenges.
These basin meetings provided an oppor-
tunity for the staff to not only familiarize
the local citizens with the history and
function of the CWCB, but more impor-
tantly, to provide a forum for the citizens
in these basins to express their existing
and future water resource needs to the
staff. The information acquired through
this process will guide the CWCB as it
updates and develops its long-range plan.
Your continued support in this planning
process is critical to its success.

What's new?

As the CWCB moves forward in develop-
ing its long-range plan, it will be under the
leadership ofits new director, Rod
Kuharich. Rod, who joined the CWCB staff
in December 2000, brings many years of
water resource and management experi-
ence to the CWCB. We look forward to
meeting current and future water resource
challenges under Rod's leadership. Wel-
come on board, Rod!

Other staff changes affecting the ISF Pro-
gram include the departure ofTodd
Doherty, who was responsible for the
Water Acquisition Program, and the
return offormer CWCB employee, Anne
Janicki. Best wishes Todd and welcome
back Anne! (See "What's New" column).

As the CWCB moves forward with the
development of its long-range plan for the
future, the role of Colorado's Stream and
Lake Protection Program in providing rea-
sonable protection for the state's water-
dependent Natural environment, will
become even more important. To this end,
the CWCB welcomes your continued inter-
est and support in Colorado's Stream and
Lake Protection Program. Thank you!.

-Dan Merriman, Director
Stream and Lake Protection Program

New Director Appointed. Last October, DNR Director Greg Walcher announced the
appointment of Rod Kuharich as the new director of the CWCS from an outstanding field Of
applicants. Kuharich began his new position in December; and succeeds Peter Evans who
resigned to join his family in NewY6rk.

Kuharich, who was the manager ot government attairs tor Colorado Springs Utilities, has
extensive experience in water rights, water use, environmental and social mitigation, and
financing. Kuharich, father of three, lives with his wife Martha in Colorado Springs. lnStream
Colorado welcomes Rod Kuharich as the new director of the CWCS.

Basin Meeting Series. The CWCS has completed its series of open house basin meetings,
adding meetings in the Rio Grande Sasin in December2000 and the Greater Denver Area in
January 2001, In all, seventeen meetings were held in every partofColorado. Cat Shrier is now
beginning to review the meeting notes and tapes to compile summary reports of the meetings
and background on issues in each basin. These reports will also include staff recommendations,
and will be reviewed by all of the ewcs Membersfor consideration in revising the agency's long-
range plan. An outline of comments made at each of the meetings through mid~November has
been posted to the CWCS web site (http://cwcb,state.co,us). Comments and contributions to be
considered for inclusion in these repqrts should be directed to Cat Shrier at
[e-mail] or call [phone].

Doherty Leaves, Janicki Returns. Last November, Todd Doherty resigned from his pqsition with
the Program. Todd decided to move across the country to Virginia with his newly expanded family,
where they are closer to his in-laws, We will miss Todd and his contribution to the Program.

A.nne Janicki has re-joined the Stream & Lake Protection Program staft Four years ago, after
working at the CWCS for over 12 years, Anne decided to stay home and be a full4ime mom to
her 3 children. She is now back and is the Water Acquisition Program coordinator, filling Todd
Doherty's position, Welcome back A.nne.

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