The Middle Colorado Watershed Council (MCWC) announced its 2026 Fire and Water Speaker Series will begin Thursday, with award-winning author and hydrologist Robert R. Crifasi discussing how the history of water continues to shape current geology, infrastructure, and legal systems. … When setting out to write his second book, “Western Water A-Z,” Crifasi said he wanted to create a sort of almanac explaining the situation and history in layman’s terms. “I wanted to create a guidebook to Western waters that someone could pick up and bring on a road trip or down a river on a raft trip,” Crifasi said. “I wanted them to be able to read it and have more information about how all this stuff is going on and why.”