Whos Who

Research Agencies

Name of unit	University/Agency	City	State	URL	Description	Lead/contact	email
Center for Colorado River Studies	Utah State U.	Logan	UT	https://qcnr.usu.edu/coloradoriver/about		Jack Schmidt	jack.schmidt@usu.edu
Western Water Assessment (WWA)	U. of Colorado Boulder	Boulder	CO	https://wwa.colorado.edu/		Benet Duncan	benet.duncan@colorado.edu
Research and Development Office	Reclamation	Denver	CO	https://www.usbr.gov/research/about/index.html		Ken Nowak	research@usbr.gov
Colorado River Basin R2O Program	Reclamation	Boulder	CO	https://www.usbr.gov/lc/region/programs/CRB-R2O-homepage.html		Jim Prairie	jprairie@usbr.gov
Climate Assessment for the Southwest (CLIMAS)	U. of Arizona; New Mexico State U.	Tucson	AZ	https://climas.arizona.edu/		Dan Ferguson	dferg@email.arizona.edu
Water Resources Program	U. of New Mexico	Albuquerque	AZ	https://wrp.unm.edu/		Scott Verhines	verhines56@unm.edu
Colorado Water Center	Colorado State U.	Fort Collins	CO	https://watercenter.colostate.edu/		Jennifer Gimbel	jennifer.gimbel@colostate.edu
Center for Climate Adaptation Science and Solutions (CCASS)	U. of Arizona	Tucson	AZ	https://ccass.arizona.edu/		Kathy Jacobs	jacobsk@email.arizona.edu
Water Resources Research Center	U. of Arizona	Tucson	AZ	https://wrrc.arizona.edu/		Sharon Megdal	smegdal@email.arizona.edu
Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center	US Geological Survey			https://www.usgs.gov/centers/sbsc/about/gcmrc		Theodore Melis	tmelis@usgs.gov
Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center	U. of Arizona; US Geological Survey	Tucson	AZ	https://www.swcasc.arizona.edu/		Sarah LeRoy	sary21@arizona.edu
North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center	U. of Colorado; US Geological Survey	Boulder	CO	https://nccasc.colorado.edu/		Nicole DeCrappeo	ndecrappeo@usgs.gov
Hutchins Water Center	Colorado Mesa U	Grand Junction	CO	https://www.coloradomesa.edu/water-center/index.html
Four Corners Water Center	Fort Lewis College	Durango	CO	https://www.fourcornerswater.org/			water@fortlewis.edu
Getches-Wilkinson Center	U. of Colorado Boulder	Boulder	CO	https://www.getches-wilkinsoncenter.cu.law/		Shaun LaBarre	shaun.labarre@colorado.edu

Forecasting Agencies

Name of unit	University/Agency	City	State	URL	Description	Lead/contact	email
Colorado Basin River Forecast Center	National Weather Service, NOAA	Salt Lake City	UT	https://www.cbrfc.noaa.gov/	Streamflow, seasonal water supply, and flood forecasting	Paul Miller	paul.miller@noaa.gov
National Water and Climate Center	Natural Resources Conservation Service	Portland	OR	https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/nwcc/	Coordination of SNOTEL snowpack monitoring; seasonal water supply forecasting	Gus Goodbody	angus.goodbody@usda.gov
Arizona Snow Survey	Natural Resources Conservation Service	Phoenix	AZ	https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/az/snow/	State-specific SNOTEL information and charts; water supply reports	Travis Kolling	travis.kolling@usda.gov
New Mexico Snow Survey	Natural Resources Conservation Service		NM	https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/nm/snow/	State-specific SNOTEL information and charts; water supply reports	Mike Jimenez	Mike.Jimenez@usda.gov
Utah Snow Survey	Natural Resources Conservation Service	Salt Lake City	UT	https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/ut/snow/	State-specific SNOTEL information and charts; water supply reports	Jordan Clayton	jordan.clayton@usda.gov
Colorado Snow Survey	Natural Resources Conservation Service	Lakewood	CO	https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/co/snow/	State-specific SNOTEL information and charts; water supply reports	Brian Domonkos	Brian.Domonkos@usda.gov
Wyoming Snow Survey	Natural Resources Conservation Service	Casper	WY	https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/wy/snow/	State-specific SNOTEL information and charts; water supply reports	James Fahey	James.Fahey@usda.gov
Intermountain West Regional Drought Early Warning System	National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS); NOAA	Boulder	CO	https://www.drought.gov/	NOAA's National Intedgrated Drought Information System; researched drought; national early drought warning system	Joel Lisonbee	joel.lisonbee@noaa.gov
Western Regional Climate Center	Desert Research Institute	Reno	NV	https://wrcc.dri.edu/	Climate services at national, regional, and state levels	Tamara Wall	tamara.wall@dri.edu
Colorado Climate Center	Colorado State U.	Fort Collins	CO	https://climate.colostate.edu/	Develops tools and methods to better communicate the climatology and climate variability of Colorado	Russ Schumacher	russ.schumacher@colostate.edu
Utah Climate Center	Utah State U.	Logan	UT	https://climate.usu.edu/	Facilitate access to climate data and information; to use expertise in atmospheric science; to interpret climate information in an accurate and innovative fashion	Robert Gillies	Robert.Gillies@usu.edu
Wyoming State Climate Office	U. of Wyoming	Laramie	WY	http://www.wrds.uwyo.edu/sco/climate_office.html	Provides water and climate-related data in Wyoming		wrds@uwyo.edu
Colorado Dust on Snow Program	Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies	Silverton	CO	http://www.codos.org/#codos	Applied science effort to monitor and record dust on snow in Colorado	Jeff Derry	jderry@snowstudies.org

Water Agencies

Name of unit	University/Agency	City	State	URL	Description	Lead/contact	email
Colorado Basin River Forecast Center	National Weather Service, NOAA	Salt Lake City	UT	https://www.cbrfc.noaa.gov/	Streamflow, seasonal water supply, and flood forecasting	Paul Miller	paul.miller@noaa.gov
National Water and Climate Center	Natural Resources Conservation Service	Portland	OR	https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/nwcc/	Coordination of SNOTEL snowpack monitoring; seasonal water supply forecasting	Gus Goodbody	angus.goodbody@usda.gov
Arizona Snow Survey	Natural Resources Conservation Service	Phoenix	AZ	https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/az/snow/	State-specific SNOTEL information and charts; water supply reports	Travis Kolling	travis.kolling@usda.gov
New Mexico Snow Survey	Natural Resources Conservation Service		NM	https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/nm/snow/	State-specific SNOTEL information and charts; water supply reports	Mike Jimenez	Mike.Jimenez@usda.gov
Utah Snow Survey	Natural Resources Conservation Service	Salt Lake City	UT	https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/ut/snow/	State-specific SNOTEL information and charts; water supply reports	Jordan Clayton	jordan.clayton@usda.gov
Colorado Snow Survey	Natural Resources Conservation Service	Lakewood	CO	https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/co/snow/	State-specific SNOTEL information and charts; water supply reports	Brian Domonkos	Brian.Domonkos@usda.gov
Wyoming Snow Survey	Natural Resources Conservation Service	Casper	WY	https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/wy/snow/	State-specific SNOTEL information and charts; water supply reports	James Fahey	James.Fahey@usda.gov
Intermountain West Regional Drought Early Warning System	National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS); NOAA	Boulder	CO	https://www.drought.gov/	NOAA's National Intedgrated Drought Information System; researched drought; national early drought warning system	Joel Lisonbee	joel.lisonbee@noaa.gov
Western Regional Climate Center	Desert Research Institute	Reno	NV	https://wrcc.dri.edu/	Climate services at national, regional, and state levels	Tamara Wall	tamara.wall@dri.edu
Colorado Climate Center	Colorado State U.	Fort Collins	CO	https://climate.colostate.edu/	Develops tools and methods to better communicate the climatology and climate variability of Colorado	Russ Schumacher	russ.schumacher@colostate.edu
Utah Climate Center	Utah State U.	Logan	UT	https://climate.usu.edu/	Facilitate access to climate data and information; to use expertise in atmospheric science; to interpret climate information in an accurate and innovative fashion	Robert Gillies	Robert.Gillies@usu.edu
Wyoming State Climate Office	U. of Wyoming	Laramie	WY	http://www.wrds.uwyo.edu/sco/climate_office.html	Provides water and climate-related data in Wyoming		wrds@uwyo.edu
Colorado Dust on Snow Program	Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies	Silverton	CO	http://www.codos.org/#codos	Applied science effort to monitor and record dust on snow in Colorado	Jeff Derry	jderry@snowstudies.org

Other Agencies

Name of unit	University/Agency	Location	URL	Description	Lead/contact	email
Lower Colorado River Multispecies Conservation Program	Reclamation		https://www.lcrmscp.gov/index.html		John Swett	jswett@usbr.gov
Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program	US Fish and Wildlife Service		https://coloradoriverrecovery.org/		General	upstream@coloradoriverrecovery.org
Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum			https://www.coloradoriversalinity.org/		Don Barnett	dbarnett@barnettwater.com
California Natural Resources Agency			https://resources.ca.gov/		Wade Crowfoot	secretary@resources.ca.gov
International Boundary and Water Commission			https://www.ibwc.gov/home.html		Anna Morales	anna.morales@ibwc.gov
Western Area Power Administration			https://www.wapa.gov/Pages/Western.aspx		General	Link
Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program (GCDAMP)	Reclamation		https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/index.html		Clarence Fullard	cfullard@usbr.gov

Water Users

University/Agency	Location	URL	Description	Lead/contact	email
Grand Valley Water Users Assocation	Grand Junction, CO	https://gvwua.com/	Manages diversions and deliveries on Western slope (CO) water projects	Mark Harris	mharris@gvwua.com
Colorado River Water Users Association		https://www.crwua.org/	Develop personal relationships to allow frank discussions of the many issues involving the Colorado River.	Mitch Bushop	mitch.bishop@snwa.com

NGO's

Name of unit	University/Agency	City	State	URL	Description	Lead/contact	email
	Pronatura Noroeste	Ensenada	Baja California, Mex	https://www.pronatura-noroeste.org/	The conservation of the flora, fauna and priority ecosystems of northwest Mexico	General	Link
Colorado River Program	The Nature Conservancy	Boulder	CO	https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/priority-landscapes/colorado-river/	TNC is working hard across the entire Colorado River Basin to protect this amazing river and resource	Taylor Hawes	thawes@tnc.org
Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy	Lincoln Institute for Land Policy	Phoenix	AZ	https://www.lincolninst.edu/our-work/babbitt-center-land-water-policy	The Babbitt Center seeks to advance the integration of land and water management to meet the current and future water needs in the Colorado River Basin.	Jim Holway	jholway@lincolninst.edu
	Walton Family Foundation	Bentonville	AR	https://www.waltonfamilyfoundation.org/search/?q=colorado+river	Foundation with a core value to protect rivers and the communities they support	Ted Kowalski
Water & Tribes Initiative | Colorado River Basin	U. of Montana	Missoula	MT	http://www.naturalresourcespolicy.org/projects/water-tribes-colorado-river-basin/	enhance tribal capacity and advance sustainable water management in the basin through collaborative decision-making	Matthew McKinney	matthew.mckinney@umontana.edu
Protecting the Colorado River	Western Resource Advocates	Boulder	CO	https://westernresourceadvocates.org/healthy-rivers-lakes/protecting-the-colorado-river/	identified common sense steps that will keep the Colorado River flowing and improve climate resilience to better manage future water shortages	Laura Belanger	laura@westernresources.org
Southwest Region	American Rivers	Denver	CO	https://www.americanrivers.org/region/southwest/	advocate for rivers through community-based programs, collaborative strategies to support agriculture and municipalities, and legislative means like the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act	Matt Rice	mrice@americanrivers.org
	Aspen Global Change Institute	Basalt	CO	https://www.agci.org/		Julie Vano	jvano@agci.org
Colorado River Delta Program	Sonoran Institute	Tucson	AZ	https://sonoraninstitute.org/card/colorado-river-delta-program/	The Sonoran Institute and partners have been working in the Colorado River Delta to renew, restore, and reconnect its diverse ecosystems for the benefit of wildlife and people.	Michael Zellner	mzellner@sonoraninstitute.org
	Living Rivers	Moab	UT	http://www.livingrivers.org/	By articulating conservation and alternative management strategies to the public, we seek to revive the natural habitat and spirit of rivers by undoing the extensive damage done by dams, diversions and pollution on the Colorado Plateau.	John Weisheit	john@livingrivers.org
Western Water Initiative	Audubon	Boulder	CO	https://www.audubon.org/conservation/western-water-initiative	Align bird habitat protection and restoration with more reliable water supplies for communities	Jennifer Pitt	jpitt@audobon.org
	Mountain Studies Institute	Durango	CO	https://www.mountainstudies.org/	Mountain research and education center	Marcie Bidwell	marcie@mountainstudies.org
	Pacific Institute	Oakland	CO	https://pacinst.org/	Creates and advances solutions to the world's most pressing water challenges	Michael Cohen (via assistant)	kcuevas@pacinst.org
	Glen Canyon Institute			https://www.glencanyon.org/	Organization supporting the natural ecosystems of Glen Canyon	Eric Balkan	eric@glencanyon.org