Water Talks: A Colorado Water Podcast

Terry Scanga with Amy Ostdiek

Thu, 28 May 2026 14:00:28 +0000

On season 2 episode 3 of Water Talks host Terry Scanga talks with Amy Ostdiek. Amy is the Chief of the Interstate, Federal, and Water Information Section at the Colorado Water Conservation Board. Much of her work focuses on Colorado River matters, including supporting Commissioner Becky Mitchell in her role are Colorado's principal negotiator on interstate Colorado River matters. She oversees a team focused on managing and protecting Colorado's water interests in interstate compacts and coordinating with federal agencies and other states, particularly regarding the Colorado River issues. Prior to joining CWCB, Amy was an Assistant Attorney General with the Colorado River Subunit at the Colorado Attorney General's Office. Amy is originally from rural Western Nebraska. She attended the University of Nebraska - Lincoln and the University of Colorado Law School.

Water Talks features conversations with experts in Colorado including water law, water and management and other major issues seen in Chaffee County and across the state of Colorado. This podcast aims to seek and inform and educate citizens about this precious resource while exploring the complex topic of water in Colorado. Each week a new expert guest is brought on to share their insights and inform the public.

Terry Scanga A lifelong resident of Chaffee County and former General Manager of the Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District. In the community, he served as a trustee on the Sangre De Cristo Resource Conservation and Development Council and is the past chairman of the Upper Arkansas Soil Conservation District, having served 15 years on that board. Through the Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District activities Mr. Scanga continues to be involved with water rights and uses in the Arkansas Valley. Since the inception of the Colorado Water for the 21st Century Act in 2005 he has been a member of the Arkansas Basin Roundtable representing the Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District. In 2016 he was appointed to the Inter-basin Compact Committee representing the Arkansas Basin. He is a graduate of Adams State University, graduating in 1970 with Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and French.

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S2 E2: Terry Scanga and Senior Water Resource Facilities Manager Jord Gertson

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:56:41 +0000

On season 2 episode 2 of Water Talks host Terry Scanga talks with Senior Water Resource Facilities Manager Jord Gertson. Jord got his Associate's Degree in Science at Colorado Mountain College. He later transferred to CSU in the 90's and changed his degree from physics to watershed science and got his degree in 1999.

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S2: Ep 1 - Terry Scanga hosts Water Talks with Kathleen Curry Former CO State Representative and BOD with Colorado River District

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 17:46:36 +0000

Season 2 Opener of Water Talks!

In this episode Terry Scanga hosts Water Talks as he visits with Kathleen Curry, former Colorado State Representative. She is currently on the Board of Directors with the Colorado River District. She obtained a graduate degree in Water Resources Planning and Management from Colorado State University and an undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts in Agricultural and Resource Economics. Kathleen also served in the Colorado House of Representatives for three terms, and chaired the House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources for five of her six years at the Capitol.

Terry Scanga A lifelong resident of Chaffee County and former General Manager of the Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy DistrictIn the community, he served as a trustee on the Sangre De Cristo Resource Conservation and Development Council and is the past chairman of the Upper Arkansas Soil Conservation District, having served 15 years on that board. Through the Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District activities Mr. Scanga continues to be involved with water rights and uses in the Arkansas Valley. Since the inception of the Colorado Water for the 21st Century Act in 2005 he as been a member of the Arkansas Basin Roundtable representing the Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District. In 2016 he was appointed to the Inter-basin Compact Committee representing the Arkansas Basin. He is a graduate of Adams State University, graduating in 1970 with bachelor’s degrees in Economics and French.

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Watershed Management Part 2

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 22:00:00 +0000

In this episode of Water Talks, we continue our conversation about watershed management with Mark Shea and Jonathan Paklaian.

Watershed Management Part 1

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 17:24:18 +0000

In this episode of Water Talks, we speak with Mark Shea and Jonathan Paklaian about the importance of watershed management. Mark is the Watershed Planning Supervisor for Colorado Springs Utilities and the Chair of the Arkansas Basin Roundtable. Jonathan is the Executive Director of the Arkansas River Watershed Collaborative, a nonprofit organization formed by the Ark Basin Roundtable to address watershed health issues. We begin this episode by talking about the Basin Roundtables and then explore the multifaceted aspects of watershed management, a conversation that we continue in the next episode of Water Talks.

Is Water Considered Property in Colorado?

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 09:12:27 +0000

We continue the conversation with Terry Scanga and Greg Felt about Colorado water rights that we started in the first episode and dig a little deeper into appropriation and property rights.

Why is Water so Complicated in Colorado?

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 07:10:01 +0000

In this first episode of Water Talks, Greg Felt and Terry Scanga of the Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District join us to talk about water appropriation in Colorado and how history shaped the Colorado Doctrine, also known as the Doctrine of Prior Appropriation.