Owns the water
State law and the state engineer's office decide who has the right to a stream in a given year.
Government agency · statewide
Colorado Water Conservation Board
State agency responsible for water policy, protection, the Colorado Water Plan, and water project funding.
Works statewide
Their role in the four decisions
How to read Colorado Water Conservation Board
Plans ahead
Owns the Colorado Water Plan process that every basin's planning feeds into.
Pays for the work
Runs most of the state grant programs that pay for local water projects, from small stream restorations to major supply plans.
Does it on the ground
Watershed groups, utilities, districts, and volunteers do the physical work.
Programs
Programs Colorado Water Conservation Board runs
Fund
Colorado Healthy Rivers Fund
Statewide fund supporting on-the-ground projects for cleaner water, healthier habitat, and improved recreation.
Operated by: Colorado Watershed Assembly, Colorado Water Conservation Board
Eligible: watershed groups, local project sponsors
Deadline cycle: Annual application cycle; 2026 application period closed as of source review.
Grant program
Colorado Water Plan Grant Program
CWCB grant program supporting multi-benefit projects aligned with the Colorado Water Plan.
Operated by: Colorado Water Conservation Board
Eligible: water project sponsors, local governments, watershed groups, agricultural partners, education partners
Deadline cycle: See current CWCB grant guidance
Grant program
Public Education, Participation, and Outreach Grant Program
CWCB grant program funding statewide education/outreach initiatives and basin-specific PEPO coordinators.
Operated by: Colorado Water Conservation Board
Eligible: governments, municipalities, districts, enterprises, individuals, private entities, nonprofit organizations
Deadline cycle: June 1 and December 1 each year
Planning process
Colorado Water Plan
CWCB's statewide framework for collaborative Colorado water planning, conservation, development, and resilience.
Operated by: Colorado Water Conservation Board
Eligible: Not specified
Deadline cycle: Not published
Education program
PEPO Roundtables
Public education, participation, and outreach work coordinated through Colorado's basin roundtables.
Operated by: Colorado Water Conservation Board
Eligible: Not specified
Deadline cycle: Not published
Neighborhood
Who they work with
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PARTNERSHIP
partners with Colorado Watershed Assembly.
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partners with Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Colorado.
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administers Colorado Healthy Rivers Fund.
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Colorado Water Plan Grant Program
ADMINISTRATION
administers Colorado Water Plan Grant Program.
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administers Public Education, Participation, and Outreach Grant Program.
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