Arkansas Basin Roundtable Needs Assessment Special WSRF Funding Round

​CWCB Climate & Water Workshops

The CWCB Climate & Water Workshops serve as an opportunity for state and local partners to touch base and strategize on water and climate adaptation issues in Colorado.
The workshops will feature:
  • Presentations from agency partners on their climate and water-related resources, tools, and funding opportunities
  • An interactive table-top exercise that will help reveal gaps that might exist when planning for water and climate resilience
  • An opportunity to provide input on CWCB's forthcoming Climate Impacts Report, which builds on the 2024 Climate Change in Colorado Report by exploring the impacts, exposures, and vulnerabilities Colorado communities might face to different climate hazards (wildfire, drought, flooding, extreme heat, etc.)
The first workshop will be from 1pm - 5pm on April 3, 2025 in Pueblo, CO at CSU Pueblo.   To register click here. 
 
Upcoming Arkansas Basin Roundtable Meetings
March 12, 2025
April 9, 2025
​May 14, 2025 - Salida
June 11, 2025
Executive Meetings begin at 10:30 AM, with the Roundtable Meetings following at 12:30 PM.
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  Committee Meetings​
You are welcome to join all Committee meetings via ​Zoom Meeting Link:
 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83339826655?pwd=YzY0eWhmb3Bsc1VFNDhjYWh0T1JHZz09
​Public Education, Participation, and Outreach Workgroup (PEPOW)
April 17, 2025, 4:00 PM
Agenda TBD 
Jan 9, 2025 Minutes
 Environmental Recreation Committee (Non-Consumptive)
March 21, 2025 at 10am
Agenda
Jan 27, 2025 Minutes
Arkansas River Watershed Collaborative
May 12, 2025
Agenda 
Needs Assessment Committee 
March 10, 2025 at 10am
​Agenda TBD
Agricultural - Municipal Committee (Consumptive)
TBD
Arkansas Basin Roundtable Statements Regarding Demand Management of Colorado River Water Supplies within the State of Colorado
The Arkansas Basin Roundtable is keenly interested in the risks the State of Colorado faces regarding the availability of Colorado River water supplies. We recognize these risks may be growing due to changing hydrology in the Colorado River Basin, and Colorado’s nearly century-old commitments under the Colorado River Compact and the Upper Colorado River Compact. As such, the current discussions regarding the potential development of a voluntary, proactive Demand Management program within Colorado is of great interest to the Arkansas Basin water community. As the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) considers whether a Demand Management (DM) program in Colorado is achievable and worthwhile, the Arkansas Basin Roundtable provides these statements regarding the value of Colorado River water supplies in our basin and initial issues of interest and concern. Click here to read the full document.

Colorado Water Conservation Board - Demand Management Feasibility Investigation
The Colorado Water Conservation Board(CWCB) is moving forward with its Demand Management Feasibility Investigation, which is now in its second year and second phase, focusing on analyzing potential implementation options using a draft Framework. The CWCB is committed to ensuring an open and collaborative process and is seeking stakeholder and public input through workshops and an engagement website .  This page is continuously updated with the latest information. 
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Who is the Ark Basin Roundtable?

What does the Roundtable do?
The Arkansas Basin Roundtable consists of representatives from every county in the Arkansas River basin. Members include municipal, agricultural, environmental, recreational, industrial interests as well as holders of adjudicated water rights. 

Why is the Roundtable important?

The Roundtable serves as a forum for discussion of regional and local water issues and provides proponents of water projects the opportunity to gain support, secure funding, and partner with other stakeholders to implement projects that are aligned with the Roundtable's goals.
While meeting the water resource needs of all water users within the Arkansas basin, projects supported by the Roundtable also support accomplishing the goals of the Arkansas Basin Implementation Plan (Ark BIP) and the Colorado Water Plan (CWP). 

What can you do?

You are invited to attend Roundtable meetings to gather information, make connections, and to learn what is going on around the basin. Please contact your representative, or a specific member of the Roundtable should you have any questions.
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