Keynote Address: Jared Polis, Governor, State of Colorado
States Panel:
Despite current tensions between the Upper and Lower Basin, all the basin states remain committed to arriving at a consensus vision for new rules. Where does that effort stand?
Moderator: Shannon Mullane, Colorado Sun
Tom Buschatzke, Arizona Department of Water Resources
JB Hamby, Colorado River Board of California
Becky Mitchell, Colorado’s Colorado River Commissioner
John Entsminger, Southern Nevada Water Authority
Gene Shawcroft, Colorado River Authority of Utah
Brandon Gebhart, Wyoming State Engineer
Estevan López, New Mexico Upper Colorado River Compact Commissioner and Governor’s Representative on Colorado River
Presented by Getches-Wilkinson Center with co-convener Water & Tribes Initiative