Chris Sanchez
Responsibilities: General oversight of business and affairs of Running Rivers.
Qualifications: Chris, a Colorado native, is a hydrogeologist and President of BBA Water Consultants, Inc., where he has specialized in water resource consulting, ground water supply development, water rights augmentation plans, and water supply planning since 1994. At BBA, Chris is leads a variety of client projects related to ground and surface water supplies in Colorado and provides expert testimony in various State and local jurisdictions. He attended Colorado College where he studied geology and has taken graduate level coursework at Colorado School of Mines and University of Colorado. Chris has provided multiple presentations to professional organizations and the Colorado Bar Association, helping to inform the community about Colorado water issues and operations. He enjoys the diversity of projects and talented people that he interacts with at BBA.
Chris chairs the Colorado State Board of Examiners of Water Well Construction and Pump Installation Contractors. He was initially appointed to this position by Governor Hickenlooper in 2018 and reappointed by Governor Polis in 2022. In this role, Chris helps to protect the ground water resources of Colorado through rulemaking processes and contractor licensing matters. Chris is on the Board of Directors at the Colorado Water Trust and is a Trustee at Fountain Valley School of Colorado where he has chaired the Land Management Committee and helped to steward the school’s 1100-acre ranch campus and water rights. Chris is married and has two daughters, and when not working can be found hiking, biking and fly-fishing in the Colorado outdoors, very much including Flyathlon events.
Responsibilities: General oversight of business and affairs of Running Rivers.
Qualifications: Chris, a Colorado native, is a hydrogeologist and President of BBA Water Consultants, Inc., where he has specialized in water resource consulting, ground water supply development, water rights augmentation plans, and water supply planning since 1994. At BBA, Chris is leads a variety of client projects related to ground and surface water supplies in Colorado and provides expert testimony in various State and local jurisdictions. He attended Colorado College where he studied geology and has taken graduate level coursework at Colorado School of Mines and University of Colorado. Chris has provided multiple presentations to professional organizations and the Colorado Bar Association, helping to inform the community about Colorado water issues and operations. He enjoys the diversity of projects and talented people that he interacts with at BBA.
Chris chairs the Colorado State Board of Examiners of Water Well Construction and Pump Installation Contractors. He was initially appointed to this position by Governor Hickenlooper in 2018 and reappointed by Governor Polis in 2022. In this role, Chris helps to protect the ground water resources of Colorado through rulemaking processes and contractor licensing matters. Chris is on the Board of Directors at the Colorado Water Trust and is a Trustee at Fountain Valley School of Colorado where he has chaired the Land Management Committee and helped to steward the school’s 1100-acre ranch campus and water rights. Chris is married and has two daughters, and when not working can be found hiking, biking and fly-fishing in the Colorado outdoors, very much including Flyathlon events.
