Herbert H. Vandemoer, resident of Sterling, Colorado, was a geographic appointee to the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) from 1964-1985, representing the South Platte River Basin. He was chairman from September 1983 through September 1984. Mr. Vandemoer was very active in negotiations related to efforts to build the Narrows Project, a dam on the South Platte River. He was also a member of the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District's Board of Directors and president of the Pawnee Ditch Company.
The CWCB was formed in 1937 as a state agency to aid in the protection and development of waters in the state. It is a division of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources.
From the guide to the Colorado Water Conservation Board Papers of Herbert Vandemoer, 1958-1992, (Colorado State University Water Resources Archive)
