Colorado Gov. Jared Polis opened the 2025 Summer Colorado Water Congress Conference at the Steamboat Grand Hotel by unveiling a new information site and leading a panel on federal water funding and wildfire impacts.

Speaking to a packed Grand Ballroom, Polis was joined by U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse and U.S. Sens. John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet for the panel titled “Our Washington Leadership’s Forecast for Water’s Future.” The group covered several topics, including federal water funding, watershed health, wildfire impacts, and state-federal collaboration amid shrinking resources and staff.

“What a great way to bring together our water community to discuss and debate practical solutions to our challenges,” Polis said. “That’s how we get there, by talking across basins across the state.

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