E317A590B15CBB12872588A8007C6EF6 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For WATERSHED RESTORATIONINTERIM COMMITTEE WATER RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE REVIEW COMMITTEEDate Aug 24, 2022 Location HCR 0112 Watershed Restoration - Committee Discussion Only 04:39:21 PM Sean Chambers, Water Utilities Director, Greeley Water, introduced his presentation. He spoke about Senate Bill 21-240, which provided grant funds for wildfire recovery and watershed restoration. 04:45:57 PM Mr. Chambers spoke about managing impacts to water resources and the need for rapid response to these impacts. 04:49:24 PM Esther Vincent, Director of Environmental Services, Northern Water, introduced her presentation. She displayed graphs that showed the post-fire recovery costs. She gave an update on federal lands aerial mulching. 04:58:31 PM Ms. Vincent talked about the need for funding, how delayed funding hinders implementation, and how recovery is a multi-year effort. 05:04:49 PM Brian Murphy, Grand County Watershed Recovery Coordinator, introduced his presentation. He spoke about the partnerships that have occurred in the recovery process after the East Troublesome Fire. 05:08:59 PM Mr. Murphy spoke about the outreach to the community and their coordination with landowners. 05:13:25 PM Mr. Murphy showed images of the projects and told the committee about the post-fire water quality monitoring.