Watershed Collaborative Overview
Under the leadership of Roaring Fork Conservancy, Pitkin County, and USFS, an ongoing and very productive set of "Water Issues" has brought together key respondents, agencies, conservation groups and others in an ongoing dialog and assembly of related work efforts to look at water quality and water quantity issues in the region. This exciting linkage of related water studies and interested agencies continues to explore the complex arena of data base development, knowledge and information dissemination, and policy related studies that impact our communities and future. Collectively they have ensured that their efforts compliment each other, avoid duplication, allow individual efforts to test the applicability and utility of findings, and pool resources to become competitive for major continuing study funding.

The Roaring Fork Watershed Plan has been finalized! The Watershed Plan consists of a number of sections including an introduction and overview, recommendations for urgent actions, recommendations applicable to water quality, water quantity and regional water management, and a discussion of implementation. The matrices, which arrange the recommendations in a sortable format, divide the recommendations into several categories which allow for examining the recommendations from a number of perspectives such as location, key entities and recommendation type (study, project or regulation). Although the Watershed Plan is intended to be an ever-evolving and flexible document we do hope to update it periodically as information, prioritizes and planning changes. For more on the watershed plan visit www.roaringfork.org/watershedplan.

Roaring Fork Watershed Plan - April 12, 2012 (.pdf)  

Roaring Fork Watershed Plan - Recommended Actions (Matrix Format .xls) 
Roaring Fork Watershed Plan - Recommended Actions (Google Docs) - for use by key participants to update status

Opportunities for Water Conservation Report Released
The research and recommendations presented in this report arose from the desire among local interests in the Roaring Fork Watershed to understand how water conservation efforts could be used to improve local streamflows. The report – completed by Roaring Fork Conservancy with funding from Garfield County and the Pitkin County Healthy Rivers and Streams Fund – has its origins in a commonly heard local question: “Why hasn’t Roaring Fork Conservancy engaged in a water conservation campaign to improve streamflows?” Generally, the reason has been because in Colorado water conservation raises a host of complicated legal issues, such as abandonment, waste, and potential injury to other water users. Yet such legal barriers do not change the fact that conservation efforts are likely to prove essential to ensuring adequate streamflows in the Roaring Fork Watershed. For more Roaring Fork Watershed Plan documents visit www.roaringfork.org/watershedplan.

Opportunities for Water Conservation Report - April 12, 2012 (.pdf)  

Funding as part of the HB-1177 Roundtables: Water Supply Reserve Account Criteria & Guidelines

Watershed Collaborative Contact List

Watershed Collaborative Contact List - As of January 23, 2012

To modify or add your name to the contact list, please email Barb Andre barb.andre.cpa@gmail.com.