The Colorado River Board of California is a state agency in the

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that represents California in discussions and negotiations regarding the Colorado River and its management. The Colorado River Board of California's mission is "To protect the interests and rights of the state of California, its agencies, and citizens, in the water and power resources of the Colorado River". Its current agenda can be found on its website.Agenda page
. crb.ca.gov.

History

The Colorado River Board of California (CRB) was established in 1937 by state statute. Administratively it falls under the California Natural Resources Agency.

Membership

The CRB consists of eight members appointed by the Governor: representatives of the six California local water agencies that originally held Colorado River water rights, two public members, as well as the Director of Water Resources and the Director of Fish and Game or their designees. The six local water agencies are:

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, Coachella Valley Water District,

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. The Governor appoints the six agency representatives as follows:

Activities

The CRB works with: the six local California water agencies, the Colorado River Basin states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming), federal agencies, other state agencies, Congress, and the courts. Activities include analyses of engineering, legal and economic matters concerning the Colorado River resources of the seven basin states and the 1944 United States-Mexico Water Treaty obligation to deliver Colorado River water to Mexico.

Budget

The CRB is currently funded 100% by reimbursements from the six agencies.Governor's 2011-12 Budget, May 16, 2011 revision, retrieved 12/21/1
budget detail.

References

External links

Colorado River Board of California official web site
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