Category: Arkansas River Compact

The 2026 #ArkansasRiver Compact Administration (ARCA) Annual Meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 16, 2026 — Kevin Salter (#Kansas Department of Agriculture)

Map of the Arkansas River drainage basin. Created using USGS National Map and NASA SRTM data. By Shannon1 – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79039596

From email from Kevin Salter:

October 22, 2026

The 2026 Arkansas River Compact Administration (ARCA) Annual Meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 16, 2026, Historic Cow Palace Inn, 1301 N Main St, Lamar, CO 81052

Meetings of ARCA are operated in compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. The meeting room is on the second floor with no elevator access. If you will need accommodations to attend this meeting, please contact Stephanie Gonzales at (719) 688-0799 at least three (3) days in advance of the meetings.

The ARCA committee meetings will be held on Tuesday, December 15, 2026, at this same location.

Draft agendas for the ARCA Annual and committee meetings will be provided in advance of these meetings.

For those needing lodging at the Historic Cow Palace Inn, a block of rooms has been reserved for $100 per night plus taxes. Please mention “ARCA” when making reservations. The hotel phone number is (719) 691-6167 and their website is https://www.historiccowpalaceinn.com/.

For further information on ARCA, visit the Arkansas River Compact Administration’s website.

Save-the-Date / 2025 #ArkansasRiver Compact Administration Annual Meeting December 9, 2025

Map of the Arkansas River drainage basin. Created using USGS National Map and NASA SRTM data. By Shannon1 – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79039596

From email from the Kansas Department of Water Resources (Kevin Salter):

October 23, 2025

The 2025 ARCA Annual Meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at:

Historic Cow Palace Inn, 1301 N Main St, Lamar, CO 81052

Meetings of ARCA are operated in compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. The meeting room is on the second floor with no elevator access, if you will need accommodations to attend this meeting please contact Stephanie Gonzales at (719) 688-0799.

The ARCA committee meetings will be held on Monday, December 8, 2025 at this same location.  Draft agendas for the ARCA Annual and committee meetings will be provided in advance of these meetings.

For those needing lodging at the Historic Cow Palace Inn, there has been a block of rooms reserved for $100 per night (plus taxes); just mention “ARCA” when making reservations.  The hotel phone number is (719) 691-6167 and their website is https://www.historiccowpalaceinn.com/.