Click the link to read the article on the Heart of the Rockies website (Joe Stone). Here’s an excerpt:
Jul 18, 2024
At the July 11 meeting of the Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District, the board of directors selected Gregory W. Felt to become the District’s next general manager. Felt will assume this position on January 1, 2025. He will be replacing long-time manager Ralph “Terry” Scanga, who is retiring at the end of 2024, and will be only the third general manager of the UAWCD in its 45-year history. Founded in 1979, the District serves the Upper Arkansas Basin by protecting water rights and working to maintain and increase the beneficial use of water in the basin.
Felt, an 18-year member of the Board of Directors, arrived in Chaffee County in 1985 to work as a guide on the Arkansas River. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Yale University while guiding rafting and fishing trips each summer. Felt and his wife Susan went on to start their own rafting company, Canyon Marine, and to co-found ArkAnglers with Rod and Connie Patch. His early years in business led Felt to take a strong interest in the hydrology and water management of the river.