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Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources

Thursday, March 5, 2026·▶ Watch / Listen

The Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee moved a slate of gubernatorial appointees to three water and land boards on a favorable, consent-calendar path — filling seats on the Groundwater Commission, the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund board, and the Colorado Water Conservation Board during what members repeatedly called a challenging moment for the state's water.

Key Actions

·Groundwater Commission appointmentsPassed

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Notable Quotes

It's going to be a big challenge for this state to adapt to climate change and population growth without sacrificing the scenic beauty, environmental services and cultural significance of our rivers and our streams and our farms and ranches.

Alan Ward · witnessA 31-year water-resources veteran summed up the pressures facing the board during severe drought and rapid growth.

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Good afternoon. The Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee will come to order on Thursday, March 5th. Ms. Jackson, please call the roll. Senator Catlin. Here. Senator Henrickson. Here. Senator Kipp. Excused. Senator Pelton B. Presenter. Pelton R. Here. Senator Danielson. Here. Mr. Chair. Here. All right, we have a quorum. Senator Kip is presenting a bill in another committee and will join us if and when she gets done with that. But since we do have a quorum, we can continue. We have several confirmation hearings on our agenda today, and we are going to start with the Groundwater Commission. And we have state Engineer Ullman to introduce our appointees. And they can come up with you as well. That's where the cord goes into the table, the little gray button. There you go. Engineer Ullman, thanks for being here. Go ahead. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good afternoon. I'm here to excited to be here to introduce for confirmation three appointees to the Groundwater Commission. We have two continuing appointees and one new appointee. Just for background, I wanted to give a little background on the Groundwater Commission and what it is. So the Groundwater Commission was created with
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