The Ground Water Commission consists of twelve members, nine of whom are appointed by the Governor and three others who consist of the Executive Director of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the Director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB), and the State Engineer. Members currently serving on the Ground Water Commission are listed below. Section 37-90-104, C.R.S., also establishes that the State Engineer shall be the Executive Director of the Commission, who shall carry out and enforce all decisions, orders and policies of the Ground Water Commission.
For commission business, contact Keith Vander Horst, Designated Basins Team Supervisor, at the address below.
For administrative concerns related to the commission, contact Rick Nielsen at the address below.
Colorado Division of Water Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 818
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: (303) 866-3581
Fax: (303) 866-3589
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Governor-Appointed Members of the Colorado Ground Water Commission
| Commissioners |
Occupation |
Representing |
From |
Term Ending May 1st of |
| Grant H. Bledsoe |
Resident Agriculturist |
Agriculture |
Northern High Plains |
2013 |
| Carolyn Burr |
Attorney |
Municipal & Industrial |
Front Range |
2014 |
| Larry W. Clever |
Director, Water Conservancy District |
Municipal & Industrial |
Western Slope |
2012 |
| Dennis W. Coryell |
Resident Agriculturist |
Agriculture |
Northern High Plains |
2012 |
| Corey M. Huwa |
Resident Agriculturist |
Agriculture |
Lost Creek |
2013 |
| Earnest L. Mikita |
Resident Agriculturist |
Agriculture |
Upper Big Sandy |
2013 |
| George Schubert |
Resident Agriculturist |
Agriculture |
Upper Black Squirrel |
2015 |
| Charles "Max" Smith |
Resident Agriculturist |
Agriculture |
Southern High Plains |
2015 |
| Virgil Valdez |
Resident Agriculturist |
Agriculture |
Water Division 3
(Rio Grande) |
2014 |
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Ex-Officio Members of the Colorado Ground Water
| Commissioners |
Title |
| Mike King |
Executive Director of the Department of Natural Resources |
| Dick Wolfe |
State Engineer and Director of the Division of Water Resources |
| Jennifer Gimbel |
Director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board |