Owns the water
State law and the state engineer's office decide who has the right to a stream in a given year.
Watershed group · statewide
Colorado Watershed Assembly
Statewide nonprofit connecting Colorado watershed groups, decision makers, and collaborative water programs.
Works statewide
Their role in the four decisions
How to read Colorado Watershed Assembly
Plans ahead
Basin roundtables and statewide planning set priorities for supply, rivers, and agriculture.
Pays for the work
State grant programs and statewide funds pay for most local water projects.
Does it on the ground
Colorado Watershed Assembly does the on-the-ground work: delivering, treating, restoring, or monitoring water locally.
Programs
Programs Colorado Watershed Assembly 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.
Information network
Inflow Network
CWA electronic information network and bi-weekly newsletter for water funding, jobs, events, trainings, and watershed news.
Operated by: Colorado Watershed Assembly
Eligible: Not specified
Deadline cycle: Not published
Conference
Sustaining Colorado Watersheds Conference
Annual CWA-hosted conference focused on watershed collaboration, conservation, protection, and enhancement.
Operated by: Colorado Watershed Assembly, Water Education Colorado, Colorado Riparian Association
Eligible: Not specified
Deadline cycle: Not published
Education program
Water Education Exemplars Project
CWA evaluation project identifying strong Colorado water education resources for K-16 students and teachers.
Operated by: Colorado Watershed Assembly
Eligible: Not specified
Deadline cycle: Not published
Information network
Watershed Groups and Conservation Districts Directory
CWA directory and map resource for Colorado watershed groups and conservation districts.
Operated by: Colorado Watershed Assembly
Eligible: Not specified
Deadline cycle: Not published
Neighborhood
Who they work with
Each relationship below is read off a public page, not inferred.
Colorado Water Conservation Board
PARTNERSHIP
partners with Colorado Water Conservation Board.
Source not on file yet
Barr-Milton Watershed Association
PARTNERSHIP
partners with Barr-Milton Watershed Association.
Source ↗Big Dry Creek Watershed Association
PARTNERSHIP
partners with Big Dry Creek Watershed Association.
Source ↗Cherry Creek Stewardship Partners
PARTNERSHIP
partners with Cherry Creek Stewardship Partners.
Source ↗convenes Sustaining Colorado Watersheds Conference.
Source ↗convenes Watershed Groups and Conservation Districts Directory.
Source ↗ADMINISTRATION
administers Colorado Healthy Rivers Fund.
Source not on file yet
Sustaining Colorado Watersheds Conference
ADMINISTRATION
administers Sustaining Colorado Watersheds Conference.
Source not on file yet
Water Education Exemplars Project
ADMINISTRATION
administers Water Education Exemplars Project.
Source not on file yet
Watershed Groups and Conservation Districts Directory
ADMINISTRATION
administers Watershed Groups and Conservation Districts Directory.
Source not on file yet
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