Dick . Wolfe
State Engineer's Office - Colorado Division of Water Resources
Dick Wolfe, P.E., was appointed State Engineer and Director of the Colorado Division of Water Resources on November 26, 2007. As State Engineer, Dick is responsible for the direction and management of the Colorado Division of Water Resources, which has a staff of approximately 260 employees and an annual budget of approximately $25 million. The Division is responsible for distribution and administration of water in accordance with the State Constitution, State statutes and interstate compacts; the implementation of a statewide dam safety program; the permitting of the use of ground water and construction of wells; and the collection and dissemination of data on water use and streamflow. The State Engineer is Colorado's commissioner on five interstate compacts, Executive Director of the Colorado Ground Water Commissioner and Secretary to the Colorado Board of Examiners of Water Well Construction and Pump Installation Contractors. He has been with the Division since 1993. Dick's education experience includes a B.S. and M.S. in Agricultural Engineering from Colorado State University in 1983 and 1986, respectively. He is a native of Colorado and was raised on a farm in Weld County.
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