Arkansas Basin Roundtable - November 2025

An Arkansas Basin Roundtable will be held on Wednesday, November 12, 2025 from 10:30am - 3:30pm. Agenda and webinar details below. For more information, contact Jeff Rodriguez.

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Arkansas Basin Roundtable Meeting

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Start Time: 12:30 pm

The meeting will be hybrid
Pueblo Community College, Student Center Building
900 W. Orman Ave., Pueblo, CO, 81004

Zoom Meeting link

Meeting ID: 833 3982 6655 Passcode: 971863

Meeting Agenda

1. Welcome and Introductions – Dave Allgood [15 minutes, 12:30-1:00]
   • Introductions
   • Establish quorum
   • Approval of agenda
   • Approval of minutes – October 8, 2025
   • Public Comment
   • ABRT At-Large Member Nomination for AGRA Representative Kent Ricken
2. Presentation - 1:00 - 2:00
   1. Ricki Garden - Central Colorado Conservancy, Water Plan Grant Letter of Support
   2. Alli Schuch - Fountain Creek Wastershed District, Water Plan Grant Letter of Support
   3. Jonathan Paklaian - Two (2) Wildfire Ready Projects, Water Plan Grant Letters of Support
   4. Heather Mills - Central Colorado Conservancy, Water Plan Grant Letter of Support
   5. Gracy Goodwin - DeWeese Feasibility Phase 2, Water Plan Grant Letter of Support
   6. Jeff Derry - Dust on Snow follow-up presentation, WSRF request
3. Break - 2:00 - 2:10
4. Reports– [65 minutes, 2:10-3:15]
   1. Executive Committee update (5 min)
   2. Needs Assessment Report - Gracy Goodwin (5 mins)
      1. Luke Javernik - John Griffin Regional Park Feasibility Study Update (5 min)
   3. CWCB Report – Jeff Rodriguez and Greg Felt (15 min)
   4. IBCC Report – Mark Shea - IBCC No and Low Regrets work plan, Storage and Climate Scenarios (20 min)
   5. Arkansas River Watershed Collaborative – Jonathan Paklaian (5 min)
   6. PEPO – Chris Woodka (5 min)
   7. Enviro/Rec – Bob Hamel, Ricki Garden and Rena Griggs (5 min)
   8. Ag/Muni Committee – (5 min)
5. Upcoming Meetings
   1. Arkansas Basin Roundtable – December 10, 2025
      1. Executive Committee – 10:30am
      2. Roundtable – 12:30pm
   2. Committees
      1. Needs Assessment - TBD 2026
      2. PEPO - TBD 2026
      3. Environmental/Rec Committee - January 26, 2026, 10 am, Zoom
      4. Agriculture/Municipal Committee- TBD
      5. IBCC - TBD 2026
      6. ARWC -December 8, 2025, 10 am, Zoom
   3. CWCB Board Meeting– November 19-20, 2025, Denver Marriot West
   4. Arkansas River Basin Water Forum, April 22-23, 2026, Salida
   5. Water Congress Annual Conference –January 2026, Aurora
6. Adjourn