Brad Wind Appointed to Colorado Water Conservation Board

Northern Water General Manager Brad Wind has been appointed to the Colorado Water Conservation Board. 

Earlier this month, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis appointed Wind to the board as the representative from the South Platte Basin. He replaces Robert Sakata of Brighton, who left the position after joining the Colorado Department of Agriculture as an agricultural water policy adviser. 

The Colorado Water Conservation Board’s mission is to conserve, develop, protect and manage Colorado’s water for present and future generations. The board meets six times each year in locations throughout the state. 

Wind has been the general manager of Northern Water since 2018. His predecessor in the role, Eric Wilkinson, also served on the CWCB. 

In addition to the appointment of Wind, Gunnison County attorney John McClow was appointed to represent the Gunnison-Uncompahgre Basin, and Barbara Vasquez of Cowdrey was reappointed to represent the North Platte Basin.  

Their terms will expire in February 2027.