Troy Dumler

KS Representative

Garden City, KS

Operations Committee

Troy Dumler is Vice President/General Manager of The Garden City Company, a landholding company in Southwest Kansas started in 1905. He graduated with bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Kansas State University. After working 15 years as an Extension Agricultural Economist for K-State Research and Extension, he joined The Garden City Company in 2013. Troy currently serves on several surface water boards and is a board member of the Kansas Agriculture and Rural Leadership (KARL) program.

The By-Laws of the Arkansas River Compact Administration, Article I.2. provides that "Membership of the Administration shall consist of three representatives from each of the States of Colorado and Kansas, designated or appointed as provided by the Arkansas River Compact and the law of each of such States, and, if designated by the President, one representative of the United States of America. "

Assistant Operations Secretary

Kevin Salter

State of Kansas, Division of Water Resources

Elected in December 2006 and has worked for the Kansas Division of Water Resources since 1993. He serves as an Interstate Water Engineer with primary responsibilities related to the Compact. He has a bachelor’s degree in agricultural engineering from Kansas State University and a master’s degree in agricultural engineering from the University of Nebraska. He has previous employment experience with a large agricultural processing company and with a small consulting engineering firm.

Chairman

James Rizzuto

Federal Representative

James was appointed as the federal representative by the President in December 2014.

Rebecca MitchellColorado Representative

CWCB Director

Colorado Water Conservation Board

Administrative & Legal Committee

Becky joined the CWCB in 2012, and for five years served as the Section Chief for the agency's Water Supply Planning Section before her selection as CWCB director in July of 2017. Before joining DNR, Becky worked in both the public and private sectors as a consulting engineer. She received her bachelor's and master's degrees from the Colorado School of Mines.

Lane Malone

Colorado Representative

Holly, CO

Operations Committee

In August 2015, Lane was appointed to a four-year term by Governor John Hickenlooper to represent that portion of the Arkansas Valley in Colorado below John Martin Reservoir, also known as District 67. Lane received his degree in Agriculture Business from Lamar Community College. He returned to the Bristol area where he currently owns and operates an irrigated farming operation, manages a family seed business, and is involved in a livestock operation with his son. Lane serves on the Board of the Amity Mutual Irrigation Company, the Prowers County Fair Board, and is also a member of the Lower Arkansas Water Management Association.

Vice-Chairman

Randy Hayzlett

Kansas Representative - Lakin, KS

Administrative & Legal Committee

Randy has been appointed as a Kansas representative to the administration by five Governors with the first appointment in 1990. In addition to serving on the ARCA he also serves on several water boards and committees within the State of Kansas, the most recent being the Kansas Water Authority. Randy owns and operates an irrigated farm and runs a cow/calf operation near Lakin, KS.

Arkansas River Compact Administration (ARCA)

Randy Hayzlett

Kansas Representative

Lakin, KS

Administrative & Legal Committee

Members of the Administration

Operations Secretary

Bill Tyner

State of Colorado, Division of Water Resources

Recording Secretary & Treasurer

Stephanie Gonzales

Stephanie has been the Recording Secretary & Treasurer for the Administration since she was elected in 2004. Stephanie serves as the Interim Executive Director for the Southeast Colorado Enterprise Development (SECED).

Officers of the Administration

Scott Brazil

Colorado Representative

Vineland, CO

Engineering Committee

Scott has been a member of the Administration since 2013 when he was appointed to the position. Scott attended the University of Southern Colorado, graduating in 1994. Scott owns and operates Brazil Farm and Cattle in Pueblo, Colorado, and has worked for Rusler Implement for over 20 years. In addition, he has served as president of the Arkansas Ground Water Users Association and on the board of the Pueblo County Farm Bureau.

David Barfield

Kansas Representative

Kansas Chief Engineer

Kansas Division of Water Resources

Engineering Committee

David Barfield has been a member of the Administration since 2007 when he was appointed Kansas Chief Engineer. David has worked for the Division of Water Resources, Kansas Department of Agriculture in various capacities since 1984 including 15 years leading the Division’s Interstate Water Issues technical team from 1992 to 2007.