From Collaboration to Friendship

I’ve said for some time that one of the strengths of the South Platte Basin Implementation Plan and the Colorado Water Plan is the way the process brought diverse interests together to learn about each other’s water needs and challenges. Before working on the South Platte BIP and the Water Plan, I knew and respected Joe Frank and Jim Yahn for their knowledge and expertise. But through the long hours working on these Plans, we became friends with a common goal to tackle the gap in the South Platte Basin in a way that protects agriculture and thriving urban areas. It’s this spirit of working together that I believe is one of the lasting legacies of the Water Plan.