Gregory W. Felt
General Manager
Greg Felt has built his life around his family and the Arkansas River. A whitewater fly-fishing guide for over 40 years and co-owner of ArkAnglers, he began to educate himself and to advocate for the river resource in the late 1990s. Since then, he joined the UAWCD Board of Directors and served for eighteen years before being hired as the General Manager in 2025. He is also a director of the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District (appointed 2017), has served two terms as Arkansas Basin Director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board (2020-2026), and served two terms as Chaffee County Commissioner (2017-2024). This diverse experience has served him well. “Running rivers helped me learn to see pathways,” says Felt. “And studying water issues taught me how to draw connections and negotiate creatively. The General Manager role allows me to put those traits to beneficial use or the river and the entire Upper Arkansas River Basin.”
General Manager
Greg Felt has built his life around his family and the Arkansas River. A whitewater fly-fishing guide for over 40 years and co-owner of ArkAnglers, he began to educate himself and to advocate for the river resource in the late 1990s. Since then, he joined the UAWCD Board of Directors and served for eighteen years before being hired as the General Manager in 2025. He is also a director of the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District (appointed 2017), has served two terms as Arkansas Basin Director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board (2020-2026), and served two terms as Chaffee County Commissioner (2017-2024). This diverse experience has served him well. “Running rivers helped me learn to see pathways,” says Felt. “And studying water issues taught me how to draw connections and negotiate creatively. The General Manager role allows me to put those traits to beneficial use or the river and the entire Upper Arkansas River Basin.”