Water Center Events

Upcoming Water Events Sponsored CMU 

9th Annual Upper Colorado River Basin Water Forum, Nov 13-14, 2018. CMU University Center. 

Upcoming Events Around the Region

• For riparian restoration events around the west, click here.
• For details on monthly Wyoming Water Forum meetings and webinars, click here. 
• For water events in Colorado's Roaring Fork Valley, click here.
• For water events in Colorado's Eagle River Watershed, click here.  
• For water events in Colorado's Uncompahgre Valley, click here. 
• Colorado Water Conservation Board meeting, May 15-16, Gunnison, CO. 
• Gunnison Basin Roundtable meeting, May 20, Montrose, CO. 
• Colorado Basin Roundtable meeting (scroll down), May 27, Glenwood Springs, CO. 
• First annual Water Futures Games (successor to the Colorado Water Workshop), May 29-31, Gunnison, CO. 
• Charting a Better Course for the Colorado River: Identifying the Data and Concepts to Shape the Interim Guidelines Negotiations - Annual Getches-Wilkinson Center Summer Conference, June 6-7, Boulder, CO. 
• Animas and San Juan Watersheds Conference: Successes and Challenges from the Headwaters to Lake Powell, June 18-21, Farmington, NM.
• Joint Four West Slope Basin Roundtable Meeting, June 20, Grand Junction, CO. 
• Colorado Water Congress Summer Conference, Aug 20-22, Steamboat Springs, CO. 
• Colorado River District Annual Seminar, Sept 18, Grand Junction, CO. 
• San Juan Mining and Reclamation Conference, Sept 24, Silverton, CO. 

Recent Events Sponsored by the Hutchins Water Center at CMU

• 2019 Mesa County State of the Rivers Meeting, May 14, 6:30 - 8:30 in CMU's University Center Ballroom. This meeting will provide you with an update on this year's snowpack, expected river flows and reservoir operations, as well as drought planning and information on an innovative project to help endangered fish in the Grand Valley. Co-sponsored by the Colorado River District. 
• An Evening with Jonathan Thompson, April 24, 6:30pm in CMU's University Center Ballroom. Jonathan Thompson is the author of River of Lost Souls, which tells the story behind the 2015 Gold King Mine disaster that turned the Animas River in southwestern Colorado orange with sludge. This event will be free and open to the public, with a reception followed by a slideshow and talk. 
• 2019 Water Course, Feb 11, 18 & 25. 
• Planning for an Uncertain Future: Drought Contingency Planning, Demand Management and the West Slope, Oct 23, 10-3:30, CMU University Center. 
• Student Water Field Conference, September 21-23 on the Grand Mesa in Western Colorado: a weekend learning about water with other college students from across Colorado. 
• Annual Mesa County State of the River meeting & dinner, May 8, 6-8pm, CMU University Center Ballroom, Grand Junction, CO. Co-sponsored with the Colorado River District. 
• An Evening with River Photographer Tim Palmer, April 16, 2018, 6-8pm, CMU University Center, Grand Junction, CO. This event will include a reception with complimentary beer, non-alcoholic beverages and snacks, followed by a slideshow and discussion with Tim Palmer. 
• 2018 Water Course, Feb 13, 20 & 27 from 6-9pm in the CMU University Center Ballroom. The course covered Hydrology and Water Law in Colorado; Preparing for a Drier Future; and Grand Valley Initiatives to Improve Habitat and River Access. 
• Workshop: Setting Watershed-Scale Priorities in Riparian Restoration, Feb 8-9, 2018 CMU University Center, Grand Junction, CO. This workshop is organized by the Center for Colorado River Studies at Utah State University and hosted by the Hutchins Water Center. 
• Riparian Restoration Conference, Feb 6-8, 2018, CMU University Center, Grand Junction, CO. This conference is organized by the Tamarisk Coalition and hosted by the Hutchins Water Center.  

Earlier Events