DARCA’s 15th Annual Convention is just around the corner – February 15-17, 2017

Alan Ward stands at the Ewing Ditch headgate,
Alan Ward stands at the Ewing Ditch headgate,

From email from DARCA (John McKenzie):

DARCA’s 15th Annual Convention is just around the corner – February 15-17, 2017 – at the Sky Ute Casino Resort on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in Ignacio.

A wide variety of speakers have been invited, and presentations include:

  • Transmountain Diversions – Compensating for the Impact
  • Climate Change Update
  • Colorado River Update
  • Oil and Gas Development – Water Quality and Ditches
  • Legal Update
  • Legislative Update
  • DARCA will be hosting a pre-convention tour on Wednesday, Feb. 15. A bus will be provided to take participants on the study tour to:

  • Animas La Plata Project
  • Ute Mountain Ute Tribe – Farm and Ranch Enterprise
  • Southern Ute Agriculture – Land Rehabilitation Projects
  • On the final day of the conference participants may choose among three concurrent workshops:

  • Workshop A: Planning Issues and Problems – Alternative Transfer Mechanisms (ATMs)
  • Workshop B: Working with Your New Neighbors
  • Workshop C: Ditch Companies and Drones
  • For information regarding convention registration as well as sponsorship or exhibitor registration opportunities please visit http://www.darca.org or contact me at (970) 412-1960 or john.mckenzie@darca.org.

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