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PHOTO NOT AVAILABLE LARRY DIRKS Water Resource Engineer, Denver Water Department Larry Dirks is an employee of the Denver Water Board where he has now worked for 15 years as a Water Resource Engineer. Prior to that, he worked with his parents on the family fann in Longmont, Colorado. Larry graduated in 1984 from Colorado State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Agricultural Engineering. In his free time, he can usually be found mountain biking, running, or racing in triathlons and duathlons. JOHN L. PORTER General Manager, Dolores Water Conservancy District (Cortez, Colorado) Born in Lewis, Colorado Ca community named after his grandfather) on November 4, 1933, John Porter has been in the water business since childhood. He began as his father's helper/irrigator, then was partner/irrigator and fann corporation manager/irrigator. John has been a member of the Boards of Directors for Montezuma Valley Irrigation Company, South West Water Conservation Board and Colorado Water & Power Authority. He has been General Manager of the Dolores Water Conservancy District for the past 15 years. As the new Dolores Project came on-line, he guided growth to its present 28 members. John graduated from Colorado A&M College in 1955. He has been married to Nancy Hicks (Porter) for 43 years, and has two daughters and two grandchildren. PHILIP SALETTA Engineering Section Supervisor, Water Resources Department Colorado Springs Utilities Philip is an Engineering Section Supervisor for Colorado Springs Utilities Water Resources Department. Philip leads the Resources Management Section, which is responsible for long-term water development planning and water rights administration. He is a graduate of Colorado School of Mines, Geological Engineering 1978 and a graduate of the University of Colorado, Masters of Business Administration in Finance, 1994. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Colorado. He has been involved in watershed planning from the engineering, development, environmental and community perspective. Most recently he and his staff have been involved in the Fountain Creek Watershed Project and the Upper Arkansas Watershed Council. TAMBI KATIEB Environmental Policy Planner, Eagle County, Colorado Tambi Katieb, AICP, has been practicing current, long range, and environmental planning for the past 6 years here in Colorado and the Southeastern Pennsylvania. As Environmental Policy Planner for Eagle County and ad-hoc coordinator of the Eagle River Watershed Committee, he is working on increasing community collaboration on issues facing the Eagle River watershed and other similar booming resort communities in the Western Slope. He considers the experiences gained in daily work between politicians. water developers, environmentalists, and the public to be invaluable and hopes to capitalize on all future opportunities to make the Eagle River watershed a model of proac- tive planning on the Western Slope of Colorado.