May 17, 2008--Roundtable praised, but more work needed, say members (Pueblo Chieftain)
Even though the Arkansas Basin Roundtable got high marks from the state’s top water official this week, some of its members think it should be doing more. Harris Sherman, director of the Department of Natural Resources, told the roundtable that it is working as intended under 2005 legislation that created nine basin roundtables and the state Interbasin Compact Committee. This is the most diverse and the most active roundtable in the state,” Sherman told the roundtable Wednesday. Sherman complimented the roundtable on its scrutiny of a water application at the meeting, and the water transfers committee which is working on a statewide model to improve how water deals are made.
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