Have you spoken to your legislator lately?
The Colorado Legislature is now in session and Colorado’s Water Plan has become a topic of committee hearings and hallway conversation. It seems that everyone is talking about water, water supply, water quality, water for families, water for farms, even water for rivers. Now is the time to communicate with our legislators. Legislators want to know what their constituents care about. Your on-the-ground experience and watershed perspective are valuable. If you have been involved in the Basin Round Tables you should let your representatives know that you have participated in the process. So, have you spoken to your legislator lately?
We have created a clickable map (below or here) that includes a number of resources including contact information for members of the Senate and House Agricultural Committees (*see more about the Committees below the map) and where their districts are. Does a member of these important committees represent your watershed? We have also added Basin Roundtable information and encourage you to check the links in our Inflow Newsletter for current meeting information. If you don’t see any familiar names on any of these lists don’t let that stop you. You can find the legislators who represent you (and your watershed) by visiting the Colorado General Assembly website.
Just as we encourage you, as a citizen with a stake in water issues in Colorado, to become a part of Colorado’s Water Planning process, we also suggest you contact your legislator and ask them, “Water you doing?”
*Both the House and the State Senate have committees which focus on water resources and topics that surround it. The House Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Committee generally considers matters concerning water, agriculture, mineral development, and recreation. This committee also has legislative responsibility for the departments of Agriculture and Natural Resources. The Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy Committee generally considers the same matters as the House’s committee, but also deals with wildlife, renewal energy, energy conservation, and electric utilities. The committee also has legislative oversight responsibility for the departments of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and the Colorado Energy Office.
