Tuesday February 11, 2025
The Colorado Sun —
Anne Castle expected to be asked to leave her position representing the federal government in Colorado River policy planning. She just didn’t know how long it would take to be shown the door.
The answer? Seven days from President Donald Trump’s inauguration to her official resignation.
Castle has helped guide Colorado River policy alongside four state officials on an interstate commission representing the Upper Basin — Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. Former President Joe Biden appointed her to the position in 2022. The request for her resignation came as the Trump administration makes broad moves to replace key leaders and reshape the federal government.
“This is an existential time for the river,” Castle wrote in her resignation letter. “We are on the brink of putting in place an operating regime that will govern our lives and our economies for decades.”