| Interstate & Federal Section |
1313 Sherman St. Room 721
Denver, CO 80203
303-866-3441
303-866-4474 Fax |
1580 Logan St., Suite 200
Denver, CO 80203
303-866-3441
303-861-4272 Fax |
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Ted Kowlaski,
Section Chief
303-866-3441 x3220
Ted oversees all programmatic areas of the Interstate & Federal section, and is responsible for directing and coordinating the work of seven staff members with legal, water resource or administrative coordination expertise. He is responsible for activities relating to the Colorado River Compact, Upper Colorado River Compact and Arkansas River Compact. Ted is the engineering advisor to Colorado's Upper Colorado River Compact Commissioner, and represents Colorado on various committees associated with the implementation of certain program elements related to the recovery programs for endangered species in the Upper Colorado, San Juan and Platte River Basins. Ted is also Colorado's representative to the technical workgroup for the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program, and assists in the coordination of Colorado's participation in the Colorado River Salinity Control Program.
Ray Alvarado,
Senior Water Resource Specialist
303-866-3441 x3201
Ray is the Project Coordinator for the Colorado's Decision Support Systems (CDSS) Project, and is responsible for implementing CDSS in all of the river basins within Colorado, including the design, specifications and project management. Ray is also the State's representative on the Hydrology Committee of the San Juan River Recovery Implementation Program, which is related to endangered species.
Suzanne Sellers,
Project Manager
303-866-3441 x3233
Suzanne is responsible for managing the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program . Other areas of responsibility include:
- Managing the recreational in-channel diversion (RICD) program
- Providing assistance with the wild and scenic river alternatives work across the state
Andy Moore,
Water Resources Engineer
303-866-3441 x3229
Andy is responsible for various engineering and hydrology services relating to the CDSS. He is also involved with numerous issues in the Colorado River Basin. Other areas of responsibility include:
- Reviewing South Platte groundwater issues
- Managing the Arkansas River Basin DSS feasibility study
- Performing modeling updates for the 15-Mile Reach
- Programmatic Biological Opinion
- Updating consumptive uses and losses accounting for the Colorado River basin
- Modeling the Colorado River basin using RiverWare
Steve Miller,
Water Resource Specialist
303-866-3441 x3228
Steve assists the State in matters relating to the operation of the Arkansas River Compact. He also supports the state's participation in the Colorado River Salinity Control Program and is a technical work group member. Other areas of responsibility include:
- Serving as the Tamarisk control lead for the CWCB
- Supporting transit loss studies
- Participating in coalbed methane issues
- Overseeing water-related issues in Kansas vs. Colorado litigation
Michelle Garrison,
Water Resource Specialist
303-866-3441 x3213
Michelle is responsible for work on compact and endangered fish issues in the Colorado River basin (Yampa, White, Gunnison and Mainstem). Other areas of responsibility include:
- Managing Gunnison River hydrology, including the Aspinall Unit Re-operations EIS and the Black Canyon of the Gunnison federal reserved water right
- Overseeing coordinated reservoir operations
- Managing of Green Mountain HUP pool
- Supporting USFWS and CDOW flow recommendations for endangered/native fish
Carolyn Fritz,
GIS Coordinator
303-866-3441 x3212
Carolyn is responsible for coordinating all GIS efforts within the agency, as well as creating maps and providing spatial analysis. Other areas of responsibility include:
- Refreshing irrigated lands mapping
- Providing CDSS Website administration
- Facilitating data management
Brent Newman,
Program Assistant
303 303-866-3441 x3222
Brent is responsible for coordinating staff travel, correspondence, accounting and collecting Board materials in both the Interstate & Federal section and Water Information section. Other areas of responsibility include:
- Handling historical section/agency imaging inquiries
- Maintaining and managing CWCB library material and inquiries
- Overseeing historical file maintenance
- Coordinating the bi-monthly Director's report
IT Support
Susan Lesovsky,
OIT Application Support
303-866-3441 x3221
Susan is responsible for facilitating all aspects of data management, including analysis, development and maintenance of new and existing agency databases. Other areas of responsibility include:
- Serving as the CWCB Web coordinator
- Administering CWCB's online document retrieval system (Laserfiche/WebLink), which provides online access to maps, studies and reports
- Providing programming support for CDSS
- Representing the CWCB on department level technical and imaging committees
Heinz Weichselbaumer,
OIT Desktop Support
303-866-3441 x3239
Heinz is the primary technology resource for the CWCB, and is responsible for desktop support and network connectivity for the entire agency. Other areas of responsibility include:
- Researching emerging technologies to keep the CWCB current with new tools and techniques
- Managing hardware and software resources