C9 Summit
Water leaders from around the state met in Crested Butte for the Colorado 9 Basin (C9 Summit) on October 1 and 2, 2024. The event brought the CWCB Board, the nine basin roundtables, and the Interbasin Compact Committee (IBCC) together with other interested water professionals. Past C9 agendas and audio/video (if available) will be posted when available.
DAY 1 - OCTOBER 1
| 11:45 - 12:15 | Meet at the Center for the Arts in Crested Butte for tours |
| 12:30 - 4:30 | Three space-limited, concurrent tours (more information upon registration) |
| 4:15 - 4:45 | Buses Return to Center for the Arts in Crested Butte |
| 4:30 - 5:30 | Live recording of CWCB's "Colorado Water Talk" podcast |
| 6:15 | Dinner Served |
| 6:45 | Welcome |
| 7:00 | Mirasol Documentary Screening |
| 8:00 | Lasting Impact Awards Ceremony |
| 8:30 | Adjourn |
DAY 2 - OCTOBER 2
| 7:45 | Breakfast |
| 8:45 | Welcome Russ Sands (CWCB), Lauren Ris (CWCB), Becky Mitchell (UCRC) |
| 8:55 | Setting the Stage Russ Sands (CWCB) |
| 9:05 | Connecting the Drops Moderated by Kelsea MacIlroy (The Langdon Group), with panelists Kevin Terry (Trout Unlimited), Tim Brass (DNR), April Long (CDPHE), Erin Wilson (Wilson Water Group), Alison Witheridge (Denver Water) |
| 10:00 | Realizing Agriculture's Best Future Moderated by Robert Sakata, with panelists Jim Yahn (North Sterling Irrigation District), Kim Gortz (Colorado Springs Utilities), Greg Peterson (CAWA), Tina Bergonzini (Grand Valley Water Users Association), Sarah Jones (Jones Family Farms) |
| 10:55 | Making a Game Plan for Drought Resilience Planning Russ Sands (CWCB) and Kelsea MacIlroy (The Langdon Group) |
| 11:05 | BREAK |
| 11:15 | Drought Resilience Workshop Breakout Exercise (6 Small Breakout Groups and Large Group Report Out) |
| 12:35 | LUNCH |
| 1:20 | Concurrent Session #1 Forest Landscapes: Fuel, Fire, Water, & People Christina Burri (Colorado State Forest Service), Gretchen Rank (Colorado River Sustainability Campaign), moderated by Chris Sturm (CWCB) |
| Concurrent Session #2 Roundtable Best Practices Jackie Brown (Yampa-White-Green Roundtable; CWCB), Jason Turner (Colorado River Water Conservation District), Garret Varra (South Platte Roundtable; Raptor Materials), moderated by Jeff Rodriguez (CWCB) | |
| Concurrent Session #3 Ushering in the Next Generation in Water Michelle Romero (Colorado Department of Education), Micaela Truslove (Colorado Water Center), Chris Madsen (Water Quality Management Pathway Program, Arvada West High School), Carolyn Cummins (Four Corners Water Center), moderated by Elizabeth Schoder (CWCB) | |
| Concurrent Session #4 The Root Issues of Turf Replacement Colby Pellegrino (SNWA), Julia Galluci (Colorado Springs Utilities), Brett Kencairn (City of Boulder), moderated by Jenna Battson (CWCB) | |
| 2:20 | BREAK |
| 2:30 | Better Conversations, Courage & Policy Moderated by Heather Dutton (SLVWCD) with panelists Sean Cronin (SVLH), Abby Burk (Audubon), Ernest House Jr. (Keystone Policy Center/Ute Mountain Ute Tribe), and Kathleen Curry (Gunnison Ag Producer) |
| 3:25 | A Conversation with the State Engineer Jason Ullman |
| 4:00 | The Mighty Colorado Moderated by Amy Ostdiek (CWCB) with panelists Gene Shawcroft (UCRC Utah Representative), Lorelei Cloud (Vice Chair Southern Ute Indian Tribe Council, CWCB Director for Southwest Basin), and Becky Mitchell (UCRC Colorado Representative) |
| 4:50 | Final Thoughts Russ Sands (CWCB) |
| 5:00 | Adjourn |
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