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<br />2002 <br /> <br />EDUCA nON <br /> <br />COI.ORADO \VATER <br /> <br />,~ <br /> <br />December <br /> <br />COLOR.-\1l0 FOU:\IlATIO:\ <br />FOil WATEIl EIlUC.\TIO:\ <br />JlECIHIES A IlEALlTY <br /> <br />hy Rf'ClgUIt U'a,\kml1. U'ater Rf'.HJllrCf'.~ Spaia/i.\l <br /> <br /> <br />The a..:ul~ n.::e:d for puhlil: <br />edu~'atlOn on Wa1l.'r \~a.. <br />r~l:~ntly ill:knowkdg~d b~ <br />Ih~ Col0rado Legi..lalure: <br />wilh the inaugur;llion \lflhe <br />Cnlonldu Fuundaliun rur <br />Walt'r Edul'atinn rCFWEl. <br />In the 2002 Se....i\lIl. the: <br />Sfal~ L.egi..lalure aulhorized <br />a S250.0(J() appropn.ll ion 10 <br />l.",>t;Lbli..h thl." foundation. ..\.. <br />an indl."pcnd'::llllhlll.proht <br />organizalion. ih PUl'plhl.". <br />an.:ording 10 the k-gi..lation. <br />"i..wproll101ea~lIer <br />under..l;mding 01' v.ater <br />i....ue.. through edu~';llional <br />opponunitie.. ;1Ilt! r,::"ouf\'e..:' <br />Thi, .... ill in<.:lude helping <br />Colorado cilizen..lo Oelln <br />umkr"land wain a.. ..I hmited r\'..ource and make Itlfonned <br />del:i,ion... <br /> <br />Follo....ing ,...veral year.. 01 dedK;lled \\ork b~ Tl.m Ce.-h. <br />Dil.k \lJ..:Ra\'ey. L.e.... [nil:. Chn.. Tree..e. .J.nJ Bri;lll Weffi\'r. <br />10 name ju" a fe\l. w a"..r manager-. and edul.'al\lr-. from <br />around lhe ..lal.:: gathnl.'d in laIc :\ugu..t in Pu\'blo 10 name <br />th.: foundation'.. lir..t Board 01 Tm..t,,'e... rhe lounJalLon'.. <br />22.member board indude, repre..\.ntatiw.. fmm agri~'ul!Ure. <br />en\-irllnllwnlill gmup". .....ller \.lln.....f\';llion. 1l1l.iu..tf)-. <br />edu..:alion. reo....llI011 ;lIld th\' Iegi..I<llure. <br /> <br />In Septemb<.'r. the 22-ml."lIlbcr board had II.. tiN meeling <br />10 ~gin thl." ....ork 01 (lperallllg the foun<.latIllt1. The en\'l--: <br />officeI'. <lfl.": R.::p. Diane Ih,Pfll." rR-Slerling1. pre"luel1l: <br />COI{lrado St<lt... Supr"'lI1\' Court Ju..li\.... (jn:~ Ilobb... \ l~'e <br />prl.""ldl."lIt: Red~ Hmo!..,. Sh'aley II. .2nd \l~'c:' pre"ldenl: <br />Wend~ H<lnoph~. DI\l"lOn of WilJlik "\'.:felary: L.~ nn <br />llerk.::nhllff. SllUlh....l."..tem \\'ater (\In''l."rv;:Slton Di..md. <br /><I..~i..l<llll ..el.'rcl;l~: Summit Count~ COl1l1ni'''lllnl."r Tom Long. <br />lfe<l..ur('r: \lall C<.)(lk. Cll(lr.. Bre.... illg. <I....I..t.lIlllre<l..urer. T....o <br />al-I<lrge "1.";11'> were J.1~llilled h~ T<lylor 1lJ.\\e... :\(lnh~~e"l <br />Colorado COUll..:tI (.f (jo\'emmenh. anJ L.ori Ozzello. <br />:\onh<.'ffi ColorJdo \\'aler ('on.....['. ;m.:y Dl..m..:l. <br /> <br />Other Bo;rrd of lm~I'::e 1l1\'mDc:r.. IIldulic:' ~lnd rerre..enl: <br />Kent lIo\..ingcr. Dep.lrtml."nlllf :\alura] Re..oun:e..: Hamid <br />\ti.."e!. Coloradll W;u..-r Clllb...n.alion Board: Da\ id \'i..:kUl11. <br />Environmem: f{'1ll P\li11l111l. .\;~ri..:ullUre: lllfm Porter. <br />Color;jdo Wall."r Cclngr.......: Chri.. Ro........ W<ller()u;llil~. Ri..:k <br />Sa\kbau<."r. Re..:rt'all<.ln: G.:rr:- S.lumkr...lligher F.du~'.llJon: <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Ann S.:~ mour. \\"<ll...r <br />Con"':f\<ltion: and Rc:'ag<ln <br />W<I..kom. ..\du!t Edu\';llion. <br /> <br />The hoard ,ele..t.:d Karla <br />Brow n. from a number of <br />I."\~'ellent c;mdid<itc... iI.. the <br />l."\e..:uti\'1." dlre<.:tor. Brown <br />hold.. <In \IS in rangeland <br />el'o..~..ll."m ..,:iCIl\'t' from <br />Color;ldo SI<l11." llni\'er..il~, <br />and earned <I BA in politi\'<l1 <br />.....ielll.'l." at Cornell Univer..it). <br />K<lrl:.l fonnerl~ workl."d in <br />\lonlro....:. Clllorado. a.. iI <br />W<lI...r re"OUKe.. "pe~'iah..l for <br />Colorado SWle Cooperative <br />baension. Ill."r ha..:kground <br />indud..... dewl0pmem of <br />\<':.lter-related re.,earl'h <lnd <br />t:du\'Jlional program.., grant <br />Writing. public outrl.";Kh and group fa..:ilil;t1ion. I'reviou..ly. <br />..h... ,,1..0 v.orked ;1" an en\ ifllnmenlall.'on..u!t;llll for projel'" in <br />lhe UlIilc:'d Slat.::... I\frica. Bralil. Kalakh..tan and Indone..ia. <br /> <br />'~ '-:s. <br />.;: ( <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />In additi..n 10 the 'Ian-up gr.lIl1. the kgi,l;llurl." agr'::l."d 10 <br />pfll\ide S I 50.(100 <lnnu<llly Iht:r\';lfler tor oper<lling e\pcn..l:". <br />.I(lmini"cred Ihrough I hI." Color<ldo Willer Clln,,\'r\'alion <br />Bnard. '011." foundatiolllllu..l rai..e all~ addillOll<ll mOilc:') for ih <br />edu\'all<.llI proje..-!.. and PUtlIK;llilll1", Th\. foundalillll .... ill nOI <br />lake an adnx'a<.:~ p<.,..ilion. nor parti\'ipillt: or imen.clIl." in an~ <br />poliu..:al <.:all\pai~n on lx'h.llf 01 an~ ..:andidate for puhlil.' oni\'I.", <br />In..tcad. it \\ tll ....on. III hclp re..oh e \\ aler rt:..(lUrl't: prohkm.. <br />ltmlugh I."dU\';L1innal pwgram... <br /> <br />In 2003. thl." hlundatllln v. ill targ\'l ,ldull .Iudlcnn.... "ul'h a.. <br />jouffi<lli..h. thl' g.:nera] puhh\'. and public de~'i"llln nlilker... <br />J" ....\.11 ;1" K. 1.2 edu~.<lllllllal <.'rrortuniti",... S(lml." of tht: <br />I."du<.'alltlnal pwdu\'h ..:urn'l1lly unda dl."\'dopm.::nt b~ tl1\' <br />hlUndallun llldudl." e.h~ -tn-re.ld bri"'ling... \'n topi~'.. ..ul.'h .1'> <br />v..all."r lav. and h~drolog~_ \lap.. {.utlining the ..Ial...... \\J.lcr <br />rC'>l.lur<.'I."" and hi..IO~ ....ill..oon tl<.. ,1~JilaDk. Edul'allllllal <br />lour, highllghtlllg ref!lonal ....all."r l....ue.. \\ III ill..o he dt:wlopc:J <br />f(lf ~1I113. <br /> <br />K,llb":;llI1:><.' I.'llllla..-!\'d;ll <br />t.~ll'l.lt>t.(/ ":l'-'\ .llt:r'edll.\lr~. <br />IOlIfrel."illl-iCi.H20-1.13-1. <br />or on Ihe \Ieb;ll V.\\v.,~'<"'\\,II<:r-edu,'lr,;. <br /> <br />11 <br />