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<br />\ <br /> <br />oj} <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />,\ <br /> <br />Colorado Water Resources <br />Research Institute: <br />Update <br /> <br />Robert Ward, Director <br />Colorado Water Resources Research <br />Institute <br /> <br />CWRRI Mission <br /> <br />. Connect the water expertise in Colorado's <br />higher education system with the water <br />research and education needs of <br />Colorado's water managers and users, <br /> <br />National Operations <br /> <br />. $6,500,000 annual appropriation trom Congress <br />for 54 water institutes ($92,000 for cWRRI) <br />. Administered by the U,S, Geological Survey <br />. National Institutes tor Water Resources (NIWR) <br />. Five year reauthorization required in Congress <br />(2005) <br />. CWARI must provide a 2:1 non-federal match <br />(universities and local, regional and state water <br />organizations) <br /> <br />CWRRI's Legal Obligations <br /> <br />. Implement: <br />- Colorado law: Article 35 - Colorado Water <br />Resources Research Institute (C,R.S 23.35- <br />101) <br />- Federal law: Chapter 109 - Water Resources <br />Research (42 USC Sec, 10301) <br /> <br />Core Tasks <br /> <br />Water Research: <br />. State-based water research competition <br />. National water institute competition <br />Technology Transfer: <br />. Colorado Water newsletter (published 6 <br />times/year) <br />. Webpage (http://cwrri.colostate,edui) <br />. Over 400 water research reports <br /> <br />CWRRI Advisory Committee <br /> <br />Rep. Diane Hoppe - Chair Of House Ag CofTVTlittee <br />Sen. Lewis Entz - Chair of Senate Ag Cormittee <br />Russetl George - Dapt. of Natural AesOUIC9S <br />Mark Pifher - Dept. of Public H&alth and Environment <br />Oon Amenl- CO~ssloner of Agrictdture <br />Sara Duncan - Denver Water <br />Fred Anderson - Former President, Colorado Senate <br />Eric Kuhn - Manager, Colo. River Water Conservation District <br />John Porter - Manager, Dolores WaJ,er Conservancy District <br />Ralph Curtis - Manager, Rio Grande WaJ,er Conservation District <br />David Robbins - Hill and Robbins, Denver (Chair) <br /> <br />1 <br />