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DARCA Pre-Convention Workshop Feb 22
Wednesday, 28 December 2011
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DARCA has put together its Pre-Convention Workshop
Is Your Great-Grandpa’s Dam Ready for the 21st Century
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Wednesday, February 22, the day before the 10th Annual Conference in Colorado Springs.  The cost is $100 for DARCA members and $200 for non-members.  If you are also registered for the Convention, you may subtract $25 off your cost.


Please download a registration form

Please download an Agenda for the Pre-Convention Workshop

8:00 a.m. Registration and Coffee

9:00 a.m. Colorado Dam Safety Branch:  Those Dam Engineers
                  Bill McCormick, PE, PG, Chief of Dam Safety Branch

9:10 a.m. Colorado Dam Safety Program Introduction & Mission:
                  Fundamentals of Dam Design; Why Dam Safety?  Notable Dam Failures &
                  Dam Inspection Basics

                  John Hunyadi, PE, Dam Safety Engineer, CO Division of Water Resources
                  CO Springs

9:50 a.m. Monitoring and Instrumentation; Maintenance, Repair, &
                  Design Review Process; Emergency Action Plans;  Liability & Risk

                  Mark Perry, PE, Dam Safety Engineer, CO Division of Water Resources Pueblo
    
10:30 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m. Reservoir Recreational and Storage Leases
                    Scott Holwick, Esq., Lyons Gaddis Kahn & Hall, PC
 
11:30 a.m. Liability Insurance for Reservoirs
                   Charles F. Hix, Vice President, Hix Insurance Associates, Inc.

Noon           Lunch
 
Developing Your Reservoir

1:00 p.m. Hiring an Engineer
                 Kirk Russell, PE, Engineer/Manager, Colorado Water Conservation Board

1:30 p.m. Storage Rights Water Law
                 Marcus J. Lock, Esq, Wilderson Lock & Hill, LLC

2:00 p.m. Financing a Project
                 Anna Mauss, PE, Marketing, Colorado Water Conservation Board

2:30 p.m. Break    

2:45 p.m. Section 404 Permitting for Reservoir Construction,
                  Expansion and Maintenance

                 Steve Dougherty, Principal, ERO Resources

3:15 p.m. Case Study: Overland Ditch and Reservoir Company
                  Phil Ceriani, President, Overland Ditch and Reservoir Co.

Download the 2012 DARCA Calendar
Saturday, 31 December 2011
Image The 2012 DARCA Calendar is available for downloading.  The calendar my be printed in 8 1/2 x11 or 11x17 format.  Printed calendars will be available at our annual conference in February.
DARCA's 10th Annual Convention
Friday, 09 December 2011
ImageThe Tenth Annual Convention of the Ditch & Reservoir Company Alliance – Are Your Water Rights in Jeopardy? - will be held February 23-24, 2012, at the Double Tree Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

During the two-day conference, a wide variety of speakers will discuss their views on timely subjects facing ditch and reservoir companies. The presentations will include discussions on  the recent United/FRICO change case, administrative issues, and how to keep the next generation on the farm.  We are pleased to have Colorado Supreme Court Justice Gregory J. Hobbs address our group on  “Prior Appropriation: Does it Still Meet Changing Needs?”

DARCA will be having three concurrent sessions on Friday morning:

Session A: What Directors and Officers Need to Know,
Session B: Water Quality Issues,
Session C: Managing the Ditch Company.

DARCA will offer Your Great-Grandpa’s Dam Ready for the 21st Century, the pre-convention workshop, on Wednesday, February 22, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., also at the Double Tree Hotel.

To download a registration form:

To register on-line:

Weld County Weed Workshop - Jan 26 - Greeley Farm Show
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
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It is an opportunity to learn new techniques that will help you and your irrigation system better control weeds and sediment issues
It is also the best time to learn more about the laws and regulations for noxious weed control as well as nuisance weeds with regards to the new NPDES regulations and other record keeping requirements.

Questions call Tina at 970-304-6496 ext. 3770

Sponsored by: Partners in Ag
and Weld County Weed Division
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