Colorado Water Resources Institute

Decades of pumping has resulted in falling water levels and a coinciding increase in the amount of energy required to produce water.

Colorado water resources institute. Katy warner nrm field institute colorado mountain college. The colorado energy water institute at steamboat was founded in 2017 to bring together a diverse community of north american industry policy nonprofit and academic leaders in an intentionally intimate setting to engage in a meaningful conversation about our energy and water future. The water resources institute is an academic partnership with the southern california communities we serve driven by the vision that sustaining water resources rests on sound research analysis and public policy collaboration. Colorado water resources institute names new share this.

The colorado water center is one of 54 water resources research institutes created by the water resources act of 1964 which collectively form the national institutes for water resources. In response the team quantified energy intensity and total. The colorado division of water resources administers water rights and interstate compact agreements throughout the state. The colorado water institute cwi an affiliate of colorado state university csu since 1965 exists for the express purpose of focusing the expertise of higher education on evolving water concerns and problems in the centennial state.

Click to share on twitter opens in new window click to share on facebook opens in new window english spanish. To administer these the division maintains a network of stream and reservoir monitoring sites which collect and transmit periodic data values. 1996 2009 available online. Rowe and joseph rowe.

Colorado state university is actively working to enhance educational resources surrounding water management via academic programs and affiliate partnerships like the colorado water institute.