Roaring Fork Watershed Plan

Roaring Fork Watershed Collaborative WATER GROUP

Roaring Fork Watershed Plan: Bringing stakeholders together to protect our valley's water resources. Roaring Fork Watershed Collaborative Roaring Fork Watershed Plan Sponsor: Ruedi Water & Power Authority

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Notes from the Roaring Fork Watershed Summit on June 10, 2010 have been posted on the Roaring Fork Watershed Plan blog http://watershedplan.blogspot.com. Please make comments on these ideas and give us your feedback!

What's Happening Now with the Watershed Plan?
After a series of public meeting between August and October of 2009, work is still going on behind the scenes on the Roaring Fork Watershed Plan. Plan organizers are taking comments on objectives and recommended actions from these public meetings and organizing them in a way that makes sense geographically, topically, and strategically. The Technical Advisory Group will take these draft objectives and recommended actions and make revisions based on real-world situations and possibilities. Once this process is accomplished, a draft plan will be written. At that time there will be more opportunity for input from stakeholders and the public. If you have quesitons about current work on the Roaring Fork Watershed Plan email Mark Fuller at fulcon@comcast.net. For more information on the plan visit www.roaringfork.org/watershedplan.

Ken Ransford reports on some solutions to water issues in Roaring Fork Watershed at June 10, 2010 Summit

State of Roaring Fork Watershed Report Overview
Fryingpan & Lower Middle Roaring Fork Highlights Slideshow.pdf
Crystal River Highlights Slideshow.pdf
Upper Middle Roaring Fork & Snowmass/Capitol Creek Highlights Slideshow.pdf
Lower Roaring Fork & Cattle Creek Highlights Slideshow.pdf
Upper Roaring Fork & Maroon/Castle Creek Highlights Slideshow.pdf

Phase II Guidance Document
Why the Roaring Fork Watershed Plan Matters

► Why the Roaring Fork Watershed Plan Matters document (4MB)

Notable Quote
"After experiencing three of these input sessions and listening to the dialogue, I have come to understand that we are really talking about changing the culture of our relationship to water in the region. We can propose some regulatory changes that could have some impact, but the real change will be based on people having a different relationship with water and a culture of water responsibility becoming part of our regional ethic. That cannot be mandated."
- Bob Schultz, meeting facilitator

Second Watershed Plan Phase II Guidance Document Released: Illuminating the Way Ahead
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Abstract
► Guidance Document w/ Appendices (7MB)
► Guidance Document only (3.5MB)
► Appendices only (3.5MB)

These are challenging times for local governments as they face declining tax revenues, budget cutbacks, aging infrastructure, and growing service demands. In the midst of these difficult circumstances, local governments are also suddenly responsible for long-term, statewide water management planning. At a time when the decisions being made with respect to Colorado’s scarce water resources really matter, local governments have a significant opportunity to protect the resources of the Roaring Fork Watershed. This document illuminates the way ahead for the Roaring Fork Watershed Plan.

Benefits of a Watershed Plan

• A structure for continued input from and dialogue between all stakeholders
• Improved community understanding, interest, and leadership in watershed issues.
• Encouragement of partnerships to identify and fund mutually beneficial projects.
• Efficient use of financial resources and effective use of agency and organizational personnel.
• Protection of riparian and aquatic resources
• Provides available watershed information and data to all stakeholders
• Collaboration on applications for major grants
• Collaboration on public outreach and education efforts
• Provides a mechanism to transfer information

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