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Directory
71 entries across organizations, funds, projects, and watersheds.
71 results
organization
Adams County Government
County government board member of BDCWA managing regional land-use impacts on water quality.
- Role group
- governance
- Watersheds
- Big Dry Creek
organization
Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service refuge south of Walden that manages wetlands and irrigated meadows along the headwater streams of the North Platte River.
- Role group
- governance
organization
Aurora Water
Municipal utility for the City of Aurora delivering water, sewer, and stormwater service, drawing roughly half its supply from the South Platte basin and the rest from transbasin diversions in the Colorado and Arkansas basins.
- Role group
- governance
organization
BLM Kremmling Field Office
Bureau of Land Management office managing public land, grazing allotments, and water resources across three regions including North Park in Jackson County.
- Role group
- governance
organization
Barr-Milton Watershed Association
Regional nonprofit protecting downstream reservoirs supplied by Big Dry Creek.
- Role group
- watershed stewardship
- Watersheds
- Big Dry Creek
organization
Big Dry Creek Watershed Association
Collaborative group of municipal and county stakeholders managing water quality along Big Dry Creek.
- Role group
- watershed stewardship
- Watersheds
- Big Dry Creek
organization
Cherry Creek Stewardship Partners
Regional sister watershed organization under CWA managing stormwater in urban Denver.
- Role group
- watershed stewardship
organization
City and County of Broomfield
Municipal founding member of BDCWA with stream monitoring laboratories.
- Role group
- governance
- Watersheds
- Big Dry Creek
organization
City of Fort Collins Utilities
Community-owned municipal utility delivering electric, water, wastewater, and stormwater service to more than 75,000 Fort Collins customers from the Cache la Poudre River in the South Platte basin.
- Role group
- governance
organization
City of Greeley Water & Sewer
Municipal water and wastewater department for Greeley, Colorado, supplied historically by the Cache la Poudre River (South Platte basin) and by the Colorado-Big Thompson and Windy Gap transbasin diversion projects.
- Role group
- governance
organization
City of Northglenn
Municipal founding member of BDCWA and primary wastewater discharger into Big Dry Creek.
- Role group
- governance
- Watersheds
- Big Dry Creek
organization
City of Thornton
Municipal board member of BDCWA contributing to cooperative water sampling plans.
- Role group
- governance
- Watersheds
- Big Dry Creek
organization
City of Westminster
Municipal founding member of BDCWA that hosts regional steering meetings.
- Role group
- governance
- Watersheds
- Big Dry Creek
organization
Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust – North Park Ranchland Conservation Initiative
Statewide land trust's dedicated North Park program, which has placed conservation easements on over 20,000 acres of working ranchland and irrigated hay meadows in Jackson County since 2007.
- Role group
- outreach
State regulatory department enforcing stream water quality and discharge compliance.
- Role group
- governance
organization
Colorado Division of Water Resources
State agency that administers Colorado water rights, water well permits, dam safety, and interstate water compacts across all seven of the state's water divisions.
- Role group
- governance
organization
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
State agency managing Colorado's wildlife, 42 state parks, and aquatic resources including fish hatcheries and instream habitat programs across four statewide regions.
- Role group
- governance
organization
Colorado Riparian Association
37-year-old statewide nonprofit promoting the conservation, restoration, and preservation of Colorado's riparian areas and wetlands through education and the annual Sustaining Colorado Watersheds Conference.
- Role group
- watershed stewardship
organization
Colorado River Water Conservation District
Public policy and water-management agency for 15 West Slope counties, leading protection and development of Colorado River basin water resources on behalf of the district's constituents.
- Role group
- governance
organization
Colorado Springs Utilities
Community-owned, not-for-profit municipal utility providing water, electric, gas, and wastewater service to Colorado Springs, drawing 60-70% of its water via transmountain diversions from the Colorado River basin.
- Role group
- governance
organization
Colorado Trout Unlimited
Regional nonprofit collaborating on coldwater fisheries and habitat restoration.
- Role group
- watershed stewardship
organization
Colorado Water Center
Academic center at Colorado State University coordinating water research and education.
- Role group
- technical research
organization
Colorado Water Conservation Board
State agency responsible for water policy, protection, the Colorado Water Plan, and water project funding.
- Role group
- governance
organization
Colorado WaterWise
Nonprofit integrating municipal water conservation strategies with watershed protection.
- Role group
- watershed stewardship
organization
Colorado Watershed Assembly
Statewide nonprofit connecting Colorado watershed groups, decision makers, and collaborative water programs.
- Role group
- watershed stewardship
organization
Denver Water
Colorado's oldest and largest water utility, serving Denver and surrounding suburbs with water collected from the South Platte, Blue, Fraser, and Williams Fork river basins.
- Role group
- governance
organization
Jackson County, Colorado
County government for Jackson County, covering the North Park valley where the North Platte River rises; Walden is the county seat.
- Role group
- governance
USDA field agency providing technical and financial assistance to Colorado farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners for soil, water, and habitat conservation through Farm Bill programs.
- Role group
- governance
organization
North Park Conservation District
Colorado special district (soil/water conservation district) for Jackson County, promoting stewardship of rangeland, irrigated hay meadows, and forest health in North Park.
- Role group
- governance
organization
Northern Water
Special district that captures supplemental water diverted from the Colorado River basin and delivers it to more than 1.1 million people and 615,000 irrigated acres across eight northeastern Colorado counties.
- Role group
- governance
U.S. Forest Service ranger district headquartered in Walden that manages national forest land in the North Platte headwaters, including active watershed restoration work.
- Role group
- governance
organization
Pueblo Water
Independent municipal water utility for Pueblo, Colorado, governed by a five-member elected board, receiving supplemental Arkansas-basin water via the Fryingpan-Arkansas and Twin Lakes transbasin diversion projects.
- Role group
- governance
organization
Republican River Water Conservation District
Special district created by the Colorado Legislature in 2004 to ensure local involvement in the state's compliance with the interstate Republican River Compact among Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska.
- Role group
- governance
organization
Rio Grande Water Conservation District
Special district established in 1967 to manage and protect water rights for the San Luis Valley, encompassing a five-county region of the Rio Grande basin.
- Role group
- governance
organization
Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District
Special district that operates the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, delivering supplemental water diverted from the Colorado River basin to the Arkansas River basin for municipal, irrigation, and hydroelectric use.
- Role group
- governance
organization
Southern Ute Indian Tribe
Federally recognized tribal nation in southwestern Colorado whose Water Resources Division manages tribal surface and groundwater rights quantified under the 1986 Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Settlement.
- Role group
- governance
organization
Southwestern Water Conservation District
Special district that protects, conserves, and develops water resources for a nine-county region of southwestern Colorado spanning the San Juan, Dolores, and San Miguel river basins.
- Role group
- governance
organization
State Forest State Park
Colorado Parks and Wildlife state park on the eastern edge of North Park, managing North Michigan Reservoir and the Michigan and Canadian River corridors.
- Role group
- governance
organization
The Nature Conservancy in Colorado
Colorado chapter of the global conservation nonprofit, active since 1966, which has protected more than 1.5 million acres of land and 1,300 miles of Colorado rivers, with healthy-rivers and Colorado River basin work as core priorities.
- Role group
- watershed stewardship
organization
The Watershed Center (Boulder Creek)
Regional sister watershed organization sharing urban stormwater reduction tactics.
- Role group
- watershed stewardship
organization
Town of Walden, Colorado
Municipal government for Walden, the only incorporated town in Jackson County, operating the town's water and wastewater treatment systems.
- Role group
- governance
Federal office that manages the Colorado-Big Thompson and Fryingpan-Arkansas transbasin diversion projects, delivering West Slope water to the South Platte and Arkansas basins for more than 1.9 million Coloradans.
- Role group
- governance
organization
U.S. Department of Energy / Rocky Flats
Federal founding partner of BDCWA historically involved due to runoff management.
- Role group
- governance
- Watersheds
- Big Dry Creek, Woman Creek
organization
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Federal regulatory agency providing environmental oversight and seed grants.
- Role group
- governance
organization
USGS Colorado Water Science Center
Federal science center operating statewide streamflow, groundwater, and water-quality monitoring networks and conducting hydrologic research across Colorado.
- Role group
- governance
organization
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
Federally recognized tribal nation whose reservation spans southwestern Colorado, holding water rights and allocations in the Dolores Project and Animas-La Plata Project.
- Role group
- governance
organization
Water Education Colorado
Statewide nonprofit that provides education, leadership training, and community programming to help Coloradans understand water issues and make informed water-management decisions.
- Role group
- watershed stewardship
organization
Weld County Government
County government board member of BDCWA managing downstream land-use impacts.
- Role group
- governance
- Watersheds
- Big Dry Creek
organization
Western Resource Advocates
Regional environmental law and policy nonprofit, headquartered in Colorado, working to reduce water demand, strengthen Colorado River governance, and keep water in rivers across the Interior West.
- Role group
- watershed stewardship
organization
Woman Creek Reservoir Authority
Technical authority cooperating on localized water containment and sampling.
- Role group
- technical research
- Watersheds
- Woman Creek
organization
Wright Water Engineers
Engineering and consulting firm serving as primary technical facilitator for BDCWA.
- Role group
- technical research
- Watersheds
- Big Dry Creek
Statewide fund supporting on-the-ground projects for cleaner water, healthier habitat, and improved recreation.
- Role group
- funding
CWCB grant program supporting multi-benefit projects aligned with the Colorado Water Plan.
- Role group
- funding
CWCB grant program funding statewide education/outreach initiatives and basin-specific PEPO coordinators.
- Role group
- funding
project
Colorado Water Plan
CWCB's statewide framework for collaborative Colorado water planning, conservation, development, and resilience.
- Role group
- outreach
project
Inflow Network
CWA electronic information network and bi-weekly newsletter for water funding, jobs, events, trainings, and watershed news.
- Role group
- outreach
project
PEPO Roundtables
Public education, participation, and outreach work coordinated through Colorado's basin roundtables.
- Role group
- outreach
Annual CWA-hosted conference focused on watershed collaboration, conservation, protection, and enhancement.
- Role group
- outreach
CWA evaluation project identifying strong Colorado water education resources for K-16 students and teachers.
- Role group
- outreach
CWA directory and map resource for Colorado watershed groups and conservation districts.
- Role group
- outreach
watershed
Big Dry Creek Watershed
Watershed cutting through northern Denver metro area, monitored by BDCWA.
- Role group
- watershed stewardship
watershed
Woman Creek Watershed
Watershed adjacent to Rocky Flats handling containment runoff.
- Role group
- watershed stewardship
CWCB basin roundtable representing the Arkansas basin in Colorado water planning and PEPO coordination.
- Role group
- governance
CWCB basin roundtable representing the Colorado basin in Colorado water planning and PEPO coordination.
- Role group
- governance
CWCB basin roundtable representing the Gunnison basin in Colorado water planning and PEPO coordination.
- Role group
- governance
CWCB basin roundtable representing the Denver metropolitan area in Colorado water planning and PEPO coordination.
- Role group
- governance
CWCB basin roundtable representing the North Platte basin in Colorado water planning and PEPO coordination.
- Role group
- governance
CWCB basin roundtable representing the Rio Grande basin in Colorado water planning and PEPO coordination.
- Role group
- governance
CWCB basin roundtable representing the South Platte basin in Colorado water planning and PEPO coordination.
- Role group
- governance
CWCB basin roundtable representing southwest Colorado in water planning and PEPO coordination.
- Role group
- governance
CWCB basin roundtable representing the Yampa, White, and Green basin context in Colorado water planning and PEPO coordination.
- Role group
- governance