Nat'l Water Resources Assoc

=<div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">One way that Colorado water managers and planners participate in federal water-related processes is through the National Water Resources Association (NWRA). The NWRA is an association of 17 western states whose mission is the conservation, enhancement, and efficient management of water. The NWRA is the oldest and most active national association addressing water resources policy and development. Its strength derives from the grassroots participation it generates on national issues affecting western water conservation, management, and development. The Colorado Water Congress (CWC) is Colorado’s official member of NWRA, and through its membership, CWC members send and receive information on changing priorities, funding proposals, and regulatory initiatives.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The NWRA has recently undergone some major changes. In 2013, the two largest and most populace states in the west, California and Texas, withdrew from the organization causing a financial and organizational crisis for NWRA. Other state members expressed concerns with the NWRA’s internal management, lack of bi-partisan advocacy, and limited communication with its members. As a result, conference attendance was in decline and projections showed that over half of the NWRA’s financial reserves would be lost by the end of 2013 and <em>could be</em> entirely depleted by 2015.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
Recognizing that NWRA’s strength and voice has always come from its membership, member states came together to plan for an NWRA future that includes improved communications, broader legislative and regulatory advocacy, and sustainable organizational funding. The result was a new Strategic Plan, a change in leadership, and a consolidation of resources.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
At NWRA’s annual meeting the board approved: the new Strategic Plan; A <strong>multi-year management contract with Water Strategies</strong> that features the team of Bob Johnson (former commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation) as CEO and Kris Polly (former Legislative Liaison for Reclamation and previous 15-year employee of NWRA); a <strong>new headquarters office</strong> located within a few blocks of the U.S. Capitol; and a <strong>new, tiered dues structure</strong>(Colorado’s dues will increase from $16,000 to $20,000).</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
Recognizing the new directions for the NWRA, California and Texas have each voted to return as full due-paying members. With their return and other significant structural changes affecting the budget, the NWRA will have a balanced budget in 2014 and a brighter future.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
Constructively, the focus now is on the role Colorado will play in NWRA’s future. Colorado has always been an active and influential member of the Association. From the inception of the CWC, its founders believed Colorado’s participation in a western water organization providing a federal voice was critical. In fact, the first discussion topic at the CWC’s organizational meeting in 1958 was <strong>Colorado’s federal presence</strong>. That presence is just as important today.</div><p style="margin: 10px 0px 15px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
Colorado’s water community has an opportunity to participate meaningfully in the many federal policies and programs that affect us all. The CWC encourages all of its members to participate in the NWRA through their Federal Affairs Committee. The CWC recognizes the time challenges we all face; accordingly, its Federal Affairs Committee meets monthly and provides telephone and web participation in those meetings. For additional information on NWRA and the CWC contact Doug Kemper, Executive Director, 303 837-0812 or www.cowatercongress.org.</p></div><div></div><div>https://lib.colostate.edu/archives/findingaids/water/wram.html</div><div>
</div><div><div id="ead_header" style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 242);"><div id="title_proper"><h2 style="font-family: 'palatino linotype'; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Guide to the Papers of the National Water Resources Association</h2></div><div id="author">Prepared by Elizabeth A. Fuseler; Revised by Cynthia Rand</div><div id="publisher">Colorado State University Water Resources Archive</div><div id="notes">A joint effort of the University Libraries and the Colorado Water Institute</div><div id="date"><span class="date_field">Copyright 2003</span> Colorado State University. All rights reserved.</div><div id="logo"><a title="Colorado State University" href="http://www.colostate.edu/"><img alt="Colorado State University logo" src="https://lib.colostate.edu/archives/findingaids/water/image/csulogo.gif" style="border: none;" /></a></div><div id="creation_information"><span id="text">Finding aid encoded in EAD Version 2002 by Alicia Conrardy, </span>2003.</div></div><div id="content" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><div id="summary" class="section" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 242);"><div class="field" style="margin-top: 10px;"><div class="contentHeader" title="Collapse" style="padding: 5px; height: 20px; line-height: 20px; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(19, 105, 78); width: 937.828125px; clear: both; background-color: rgb(224, 224, 224);"><div class="expand_collapse" style="width: 20px; height: 20px; float: right; background: url(https://lib.colostate.edu/archives/findingaids/water/image/collapse.png) no-repeat;"><a name="idp225392">Collection Summary</a></div><div class="contentBody"><div class="subdiv" style="padding: 10px;"><span class="key" style="float: left; width: 241.796875px; font-weight: bold;">Creator:</span><span class="value" style="float: left; width: 725.390625px;">National Water Resources Association (U.S.)</span></div><div class="subdiv" style="padding: 10px;"><span class="key" style="float: left; width: 241.796875px; font-weight: bold;">Title:</span><span class="value" style="float: left; width: 725.390625px;">Papers of the National Water Resources Association</span></div><div class="subdiv" style="padding: 10px;"><span class="key" style="float: left; width: 241.796875px; font-weight: bold;">Dates:</span><span class="value" style="float: left; width: 725.390625px;">1932-1974</span></div><div class="subdiv" style="padding: 10px;"><span class="key" style="float: left; width: 241.796875px; font-weight: bold;">Quantity:</span><span class="value" style="float: left; width: 725.390625px;">7.5 linear feet</span></div><div class="subdiv" style="padding: 10px;"><span class="key" style="float: left; width: 241.796875px; font-weight: bold;">Identification:</span><span class="value" style="float: left; width: 725.390625px;">WRAM</span></div><div class="subdiv" style="padding: 10px;"><span class="key" style="float: left; width: 241.796875px; font-weight: bold;">Abstract:</span><span class="value" style="float: left; width: 725.390625px;">The National Water Resources Association (NWRA) is comprised of the water users of seventeen western states. It was known as the National Reclamation Association from 1932 until 1970. J. R. "Bob" Barkley served as the Colorado Director of the NWRA from 1966 to 1974, when he became its president. The collection includes papers from the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy Board and the personal files of Barkley while he served on the National Reclamation Association (1934-1969), the NWRA (1970-1974), the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy Board (1937-1942) and other water related committees. Document types include meeting minutes, photographs, publicity, speeches, reports, periodicals, correspondence, and memoranda.</span></div><div class="subdiv" style="padding: 10px;"><span class="key" style="float: left; width: 241.796875px; font-weight: bold;">Contact Information:</span><span class="value" style="float: left; width: 725.390625px;"><span class="contact_list_element">Water Resources Archive
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</span></span></div></div></div></div><div id="restrictions" class="section" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 242);"><div class="field" style="margin-top: 10px;"><div class="contentHeader" title="Collapse" style="padding: 5px; height: 20px; line-height: 20px; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(19, 105, 78); width: 937.828125px; clear: both; background-color: rgb(224, 224, 224);"><div class="expand_collapse" style="width: 20px; height: 20px; float: right; background: url(https://lib.colostate.edu/archives/findingaids/water/image/collapse.png) no-repeat;"><a name="restrictlink">Restrictions</a></div><div class="contentBody"><div class="subdiv" style="padding: 10px;"><div class="subdiv_header" style="font-weight: bold; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px 0px; margin-bottom: 5px;">Restrictions on Access</div><div class="field_element">There are no access restrictions on this collection.</div></div><div class="subdiv" style="padding: 10px;"><div class="subdiv_header" style="font-weight: bold; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px 0px; margin-bottom: 5px;">Restrictions on Use</div><div class="field_element">Not all of the material in the collection is in the public domain. Researchers are responsible for addressing copyright issues.</div></div></div></div></div><div id="control-access" class="section" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 242);"><div class="field" style="margin-top: 10px;"><div class="contentHeader" title="Collapse" style="padding: 5px; height: 20px; line-height: 20px; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(19, 105, 78); width: 937.828125px; clear: both; background-color: rgb(224, 224, 224);"><div class="expand_collapse" style="width: 20px; height: 20px; float: right; background: url(https://lib.colostate.edu/archives/findingaids/water/image/collapse.png) no-repeat;"><a name="idp924944">Index Terms</a></div><div class="contentBody"><div class="subdiv" style="padding: 10px;">This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Colorado State University Libraries online catalog. Researchers seeking materials about related subjects, persons, organizations, or places should search the catalog using these headings.</div><div class="subdiv" style="padding: 10px;"><div class="subdiv_header" style="font-weight: bold; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px 0px; margin-bottom: 5px;">Subjects:</div><ul style="list-style: none; padding-left: 10px;"><li>Water reuse -- United States.</li><li>Water resources development -- United States.</li><li>Water quality management -- United States.</li></ul></div><div class="subdiv" style="padding: 10px;"><div class="subdiv_header" style="font-weight: bold; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px 0px; margin-bottom: 5px;">Persons:</div><ul style="list-style: none; padding-left: 10px;"><li>Barkley, J. R.</li></ul></div><div class="subdiv" style="padding: 10px;"><div class="subdiv_header" style="font-weight: bold; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px 0px; margin-bottom: 5px;">Organizations:</div><ul style="list-style: none; padding-left: 10px;"><li>National Water Resources Association (U.S.)</li><li>National Reclamation Association.</li></ul></div><div class="subdiv" style="padding: 10px;"><div class="subdiv_header" style="font-weight: bold; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px 0px; margin-bottom: 5px;">Special Document Types:</div><ul style="list-style: none; padding-left: 10px;"><li>Minutes.</li><li>Photographs.</li></ul></div></div></div></div><div id="biography-history" class="section"><div class="field" style="margin-top: 10px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 242);" xmlns=""><div class="contentHeader" title="Collapse" style="padding: 5px; height: 20px; line-height: 20px; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(19, 105, 78); width: 937.828125px; clear: both; background-color: rgb(224, 224, 224);"><div class="expand_collapse" style="width: 20px; height: 20px; float: right; background: url(https://lib.colostate.edu/archives/findingaids/water/image/collapse.png) no-repeat;"><a name="idp938208">History</a></div><div class="contentBody"><div class="subdiv" style="padding: 10px;">The National Water Resources Association is comprised of the water users of seventeen western states. It was known as the National Reclamation Association from 1932 until 1970. The Association currently publishes a biennial <span class="italic" style="font-style: italic;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">National Water Resources Association Directory</span>, a monthly magazine <span class="italic" style="font-style: italic;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">National Waterline</span>, and a biweekly Water Report.</div><div class="subdiv" style="padding: 10px;">The National Reclamation Association published the <span class="italic" style="font-style: italic;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Proceedings</span> starting in 1932. Its title has varied slightly through the years, being called the<span class="italic" style="font-style: italic;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Proceedings of the Annual Meeting</span> and <span class="italic" style="font-style: italic;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Proceedings of the Annual Convention</span> and <span class="italic" style="font-style: italic;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Compendium</span>.</div><div class="subdiv" style="padding: 10px;"><span class="italic" style="font-style: italic;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Water Life</span>, the monthly publication of the Association, was issued under several titles including <span class="italic" style="font-style: italic;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Reclamation Facts</span> in 1936; <span class="italic" style="font-style: italic;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Reclamation News</span> from 1937 to October 1969 (also called <span class="italic" style="font-style: italic;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Bulletin of News Bulletin</span> 1937-Aug 1951); <span class="italic" style="font-style: italic;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">National Reclamation Association Bulletin</span> until 1969; <span class="italic" style="font-style: italic;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Reclamation News</span>, in 1969; <span class="italic" style="font-style: italic;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Water Resources News</span> in 1969-1970; became <span class="italic" style="font-style: italic;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">National Waterlife</span> in 1976; and is continued by <span class="italic" style="font-style: italic;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">National Water Line</span>.</div><div class="subdiv" style="padding: 10px;">According to Thomas F. Donnelly, current Executive Vice President of the National Water Resources Association, the Association keeps past issues of its publications, but does not maintain an archive of historical information. The Association's offices are located at 3800 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite 4, Arlington, Virginia 22203.</div></div></div><div class="field" style="margin-top: 10px;" xmlns=""><div class="contentHeader" title="Collapse" style="padding: 5px; height: 20px; line-height: 20px; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(19, 105, 78); width: 937.828125px; clear: both; background-color: rgb(224, 224, 224);"><div class="expand_collapse" style="width: 20px; height: 20px; float: right; background: url(https://lib.colostate.edu/archives/findingaids/water/image/collapse.png) no-repeat;"><a name="idp957616">Biography</a></div><div class="contentBody"><div class="subdiv" style="padding: 10px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 242);">J. R. "Bob" Barkley was born in Denver, Colorado, on January 4, 1910. He obtained his B.S. in Civil and Irrigation Engineering from Colorado State University (CSU) in 1932 and became a Registered Professional Engineer in the state of Colorado. In 1974 he received an Honorary Doctor of Philosophy from his Alma Mater. He has been associated with water conservation efforts in Colorado for many years. He guided the Colorado-</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Big Thompson Project</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 242);"> construction from its early stages to completion and full operation.</span></div><div class="subdiv" style="padding: 10px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 242);">Mr. Barkley played an important role in the development of allotment contract procedures, rules, and policies regarding water use today. For example, he helped implement a system of water allocation based on exchanges among users for the Colorado-Big Thompson project water.</div><div class="subdiv" style="padding: 10px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 242);">Barkley has been a leader in the field of water resources on the national level. He served as the Colorado Director of the National Water Resources Association from 1966 to 1974. In 1974, he became the President of the National Water Resources Association. As Chairman of the Colorado River Advisory Committee, he negotiated the Colorado River Storage Project Act. This Act eventually resulted in the</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"> Glen Canyon Dam, Lake Powell,</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 242);"> Curecanti Dam, Blue Mesa Reservoir, Flaming Gorge Reservoir, and the Dolores Project.</span></div><div class="subdiv" style="padding: 10px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 242);">He was one of the organizers and a past chair of the Colorado Water Congress. He is a past President of the Four-States Irrigation Council. In 1974 the Council awarded him its Headgate Award.</div><div class="subdiv" style="padding: 10px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 242);">A long-standing relationship between the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District and Colorado State University was established because of Barkley's close association with CSU president Dr. Charles Lory.</div></div></div></div><div id="scope-content" class="section" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 242);"><div class="field" style="margin-top: 10px;"><div class="contentHeader" title="Collapse" style="padding: 5px; height: 20px; line-height: 20px; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(19, 105, 78); width: 937.828125px; clear: both; background-color: rgb(224, 224, 224);"><div class="expand_collapse" style="width: 20px; height: 20px; float: right; background: url(https://lib.colostate.edu/archives/findingaids/water/image/collapse.png) no-repeat;"><a name="idp963232">Scope and Contents</a></div><div class="contentBody"><div class="subdiv" style="padding: 10px;">The Papers of the National Water Resources Association includes documents from the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy Board and the personal files of J. R. Barkley while he served on the National Reclamation Association (1934-1969), the National Water Resources Association (1970-1974), the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy Board (1937-1942), and various other water-related committees. The chronological section of the main portion of this guide shows the development of the National Water Resources Association from 1932 to 1974. Additional miscellaneous folders, originally filed separately from the National Reclamation Association, are arranged alphabetically.</div><div class="subdiv" style="padding: 10px;">Historians and water resources researchers interested in water projects will find value in the National Water Resources Association collection. The use and allotment of water in the western United States, and Colorado in particular are interesting. The collection contains newspaper clippings, early photocopies, smudging carbon and pencil copies, and low-grade paper.</div></div></div></div><div id="arrangement" class="section" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 242);"><div class="field" style="margin-top: 10px;"><div class="contentHeader" title="Collapse" style="padding: 5px; height: 20px; line-height: 20px; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(19, 105, 78); width: 937.828125px; clear: both; background-color: rgb(224, 224, 224);"><div class="expand_collapse" style="width: 20px; height: 20px; float: right; background: url(https://lib.colostate.edu/archives/findingaids/water/image/collapse.png) no-repeat;"><a name="idp966736">Arrangement</a></div><div class="contentBody"><div class="subdiv" style="padding: 10px;">The collection consists of five series in five boxes. Within the series the folders are organized: annual meeting programs, publications and information; business of the Association, including budgets, committee lists, quota statements, minutes of meetings, and photographs; legislation and federal government information; publicity and news releases; speeches and reprints of the Association; reports, speeches, reprints, and official publications of other groups and individuals; periodicals; miscellaneous correspondence and memoranda.</div><div class="subdiv" style="padding: 10px;"><ul style="list-style: none; padding-left: 10px;"><li><a href="https://lib.colostate.edu/archives/findingaids/water/wram.html#series1">Series 1: National Reclamation Association, 1932-1969</a></li><li><a href="https://lib.colostate.edu/archives/findingaids/water/wram.html#series2">Series 2: National Water Resources Association, 1970-1974</a></li><li><a href="https://lib.colostate.edu/archives/findingaids/water/wram.html#series3">Series 3: Miscellaneous folders of the National Reclamation Association, 1946-1969</a></li><li><a href="https://lib.colostate.edu/archives/findingaids/water/wram.html#series4">Series 4: Proceedings of the National Reclamation Association, 1932-1968</a></li><li><a href="https://lib.colostate.edu/archives/findingaids/water/wram.html#series5">Series 5: National Reclamation Association's Water User Committee Papers, J. R. Barkley, Chairman, 1959-1967</a></li></ul></div></div></div></div><div id="admininfo" class="section" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 242);"><div class="field" style="margin-top: 10px;"><div class="contentHeader" title="Collapse" style="padding: 5px; height: 20px; line-height: 20px; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(19, 105, 78); width: 937.828125px; clear: both; background-color: rgb(224, 224, 224);"><div class="expand_collapse" style="width: 20px; height: 20px; float: right; background: url(https://lib.colostate.edu/archives/findingaids/water/image/collapse.png) no-repeat;"><a name="userinfolink">Information for Users</a></div><div class="contentBody"><div class="subdiv" style="padding: 10px;"><div class="subdiv_header" style="font-weight: bold; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px 0px; margin-bottom: 5px;">Preferred Citation</div><p>Papers of the National Water Resources Association, Water Resources Archive, Colorado State University.</p></div><div class="subdiv" style="padding: 10px;"><div class="subdiv_header" style="font-weight: bold; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px 0px; margin-bottom: 5px;">Acquisition</div><p>J. R. "Bob" Barkley donated his National Water Resources Association papers to the Colorado State University Libraries in 1992. The collection remained in its original organization from 1997 until 2001 when the Water Resources Archive added it.</p></div><div class="subdiv" style="padding: 10px;"><div class="subdiv_header" style="font-weight: bold; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px 0px; margin-bottom: 5px;">Processing</div><p>When the collection was transferred to the Water Resources Archive, the finding aid was scanned into a computer, as the original disk was not available, and altered according to a template.</p></div><div class="subdiv" style="padding: 10px;"><div class="subdiv_header" style="font-weight: bold; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5px 0px; margin-bottom: 5px;">Online Materials</div><p>Some folders have been scanned and are available through the Colorado State University Libraries website. In the electronic version of this document, direct links appear in context.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div><div>
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