Colorado’s Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network (CoWARN) is a mutual aid network with a “utilities helping utilities” approach to emergency response and management. Who is more likely to have that specialized pump or valve your system needs to get back on line in a hurry? That’s right, another water or wastewater system. So join your peers in CoWARN and become part of the network dedicated to keeping our communities healthy, sanitary and safe.
CoWARN helps water and wastewater utilities :
Prepare for the next natural or human-caused emergency.
Organize response according to established requirements
Share personnel, equipment, and other resources statewide, during emergencies by agreement.
How to become a CoWARN member?
Download the Mutual Aid Agreement (Adobe® Acrobat® Reader is required to view the document). Then print, sign, and submit the agreement. You can submit the completed form by 1) scanning and emailing it to the CoWARN Website Administrator, 2) mailing it to the CoWARN Website Administrator, or 3) faxing it to the CoWARN Website Administrator.
Leadership update
CoWARN begins 2022 with our new CoWARN chair Tobi Blanchard (Sr. Emergency Management Specialist with Colorado Springs Utilities) and vice chair Mike Wolf (Assistant General Manager for Todd Creek Metro Village). Angelo Carrier, our previous chair, will be stepping down effective this month and will continue to sit on the CoWARN steering committee. Thank you Angelo for your 5+ years of service as chair for this vital mutual aid network. This program runs completely on a volunteer basis on behalf of the CoWARN members. CDPHE serves only as an administrative role and helps with funding too. We appreciate all of your time and support to direct CoWARN and keep us all moving towards greater resilience for the water/wastewater sector in our state.
CoWARN Needs You!
CoWARN is seeking new volunteers for its steering committee!
What does this entail?
CoWARN steering committee members help make decisions about the direction and scope of CoWARN’s activities. They are a group of volunteers who meet regularly to discuss topics of interest and delegate tasks to the CoWARN administrator.
What is the time commitment?
The steering committee meets every other month. The meetings are scheduled for an hour and a half. Outside of the meetings there is little to no time commitment. The CoWARN administrator may run draft communications and ideas by the steering committee to get their input a few times a year.
Who should join the steering committee?
Anyone who is interested in becoming a part of the steering committee and is involved with an institution that is a member of CoWARN is welcome to join! We especially encourage those associated with utilities throughout the state to join the steering committee.
How do I get involved?
To join the steering committee please contact the CoWARN administrator:
Kyra Gregory
kyra.gregory@state.co.us
303-908-7519
If you are unsure if this is the right fit for you please feel free to contact Kyra and she will invite you to an upcoming meeting so you can get an idea of what we do.
