Tom Browning

People / Project record

Property	Value
Name	Tom Browning
Title	Watershed and Flood Protection Section Chief, Colorado Water Conservation Board
Website	http://cwcb.state.co.us/about-us/CWCBStaff/Pages/WatershedFloodProtectionSection.aspx
Sector(s)	Water Wildlife, ecosystems and forestry
Expertise	Tom is the Chief of Watershed & Flood Protection for the CWCB, and is responsible for supervising and directing the work of professional staff, multiple consultant contracts, and seasonal/temporary staff. He is a registered Professional Engineer and has been with the CWCB for 15 years following 7 years of private consulting work. He works frequently with the Board, the Attorney General's Office, the Legislature, and other stakeholder groups to develop and implement new statutes, regulations, and policies that are pertinent to the agency's mission. He also has project management responsibility for water supply reallocation (e.g. the Chatfield Reservoir Reallocation Project), and previously served as the State Flood Hydrologist and Hydraulic Engineer prior to his appointment as Section Chief. Tom is the Chair of the Colorado Flood Task Force and serves on the Executive Board of the Colorado Riparian Association. He is a past Chair of the Colorado Association of Stormwater & Floodplain Managers, and past Board Member for the Association of State Floodplain Managers. He currently serves as the DNR Member for Governor Ritter’s Greening Government Council, which assists the State in achieving natural resource sustainability for the future.
Organizations	Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB)
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