7E9FB53EB63C4F4C87258A5900607EA0 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For STREAM RESTORATIONJOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON WATER RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE REVIEW COMMITTEEDate Oct 31, 2023 Location SCR 357 Stream Restoration - Committee Discussion Only 11:34:00 AM Abby Burke, Audubon Society, introduced herself. She told the committee about the impacts of Senate Bill 23-270, which focused on stream restoration. She discussed the Colorado Healthy Headwaters Working Group and its efforts to educate people about stream restoration projects. She told the committee about the the ordinary high water mark of a stream and how stream restoration can help put streams back to their natural water mark and flow. 11:47:53 AM Kelly Romero-Heaney, Department of Natural Resources, introduced herself and thanked the committee for their work on SB23-270. She spoke about possible policy gaps that remain and how to address them in the future. 11:52:53 AM The panelists answered questions from the committee regarding possible new financing from the federal government.