From the Montrose Daily Press (Katharhynn Heidelberg):
Montrose County commissioners say a critical decision was made Monday, when they named local water expert Marc Catlin as to the Colorado River Conservation District Board of Directors.
The 15-member board represents the 15 Western Slope counties in the district, which was established by the Legislature in 1937 to govern the conservation, use, protection and development of Colorado’s apportionment of the Colorado z Colorado River Basin in Colorado via the Colorado Geological Survey River.
The worry on the Western Slope is that more population-dense areas that have water rights on the Colorado are seeking to change policies in a way that could harm agriculture.