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Overview

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
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