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Colorado water conservation board and great outdoors colorado funding sources for rivers - Chris Sturm, CWCB and Josh Tenneson, GOCO
- 1. Colorado Water ConservationBoard Watershed Protection and Restoration Program Chris Sturm Colorado Water Conservation Board Stream Restoration Coordinator 303 866 3441 chris.sturm@state.co.us
- 2. DEPARTMENT OF NATURALRESOURCES GOVERNOR Finance Section Interstate, Federal & Water Information Watershed & Flood Protection Stream & Lake Protection (In-Stream Flows) SERVICES • Dam Safety • Water Commissioners • Well Inspections • Water Rights • Augmentation Plans ORGANIZATIONAL CHART COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD Co. State Forest Service Division of Water Resources Colorado Parks & Wildlife State Land Board Division of Minerals & Geology Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Water Supply Planning http://cwcb.state.co.us
- 3. Colorado Water ConservationBoard Watershed & Flood Protection Section Grant Programs: Invasive Phreatophyte Control Program (IPCP) Colorado Watershed Restoration Program (CWRP) Colorado Healthy Rivers Fund (CHRF) Fish and Wildlife Resources Fund
- 4. 2. CLICK HERE 1.http://cwcb.state.co.us
- 5. Colorado Watershed Restoration Program -Commitmentto collaborative approaches -Commitment to protect and/or restore ecological processes that connect land and water -Broad based involvement and support - Match support (50%) Photo Courtesy of Travis Reid Watercress Stream Uncompahgre Wilderness www.travisreidphotos.com
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- 8. Before: Over wide,braided into 3 channels AFTER: Single channel with rock bank protection and habitat rock
- 9. Channel Cross Section Pre– Restoration Channel Bankfull Post – Restoration Channel
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- 13. Cross-Vane Diversion Blue River,CO Slide courtesy of Dave Rosgen, Wildland Hydrology
- 14. Double-step Cross-Vane diversionduring bankfull East Fork Piedra River, Colorado Slide courtesy of Dave Rosgen, Wildland Hydrology
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- 17. Watershed Wildfire Protection Group- “Protection Critical Watersheds in Colorado from Wildfire: A Technical Approach to Watershed Assessment and Prioritization” Composite Hazard Ranking: •Wildfire Hazard •Flooding/Debris Flow Risk •Soil Erodibility Final Watershed Prioritization: Combines Composite Ranking + Water Uses Ranking (uses SWAP data)
- 18. More Information @ cwcb.state.co.us oremail chris.sturm@state.co.us
- 19. 1 Josh Tenneson Open SpaceProgram Manager, Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO)
- 20. 2 Created by Coloradovoters Constitutional amendment in 1992 directs that state lottery revenues be directed to outdoor recreation and conservation
- 21. 3 Investing a portionof lottery revenues 40% to local governments | 10% to state Parks & Wildlife | Up to 50% to GOCO or $59M in last fiscal year
- 22. 4 No tax dollarsused An independent board oversees GOCO’s administration of competitive grants to local governments and land trusts
- 23. 5 GOCO program areas Parksand trails Urban and rural Water parks, ball fields, etc. Open space Colorado Parks & Wildlife Habitat, endangered species River corridors Youth and the outdoors Youth Corps School playgrounds Riparian restoration
- 24. 6 Examples: Local Government BeforeAfter Swink Reynolds Park
- 25. 7 Examples: Local Government Salida– Arkansas River Steamboat Springs – Yampa River Whitewater Parks and Greenways
- 26. 8 Examples: Open Space BoxcarRanch, Land Trust of the Upper Arkansas McElroy Ranch, Colorado Headwaters Land Trust
- 27. 9 Examples: Open Space OxbowParcel, Clear Creek County Markus Ranch, Palmer Land Trust
- 28. 10 Examples: Colorado Parks&Wildlife Wildlife habitats, threatened/endangered species State Parks, state trails program, wetland grants, youth recruitment
- 29. 11 Special initiatives Flood RecoveryGrants Youth Corps forest fire restoration
- 30. 12 GOCO by thenumbers Preserved over 1 million acres of open space Built or maintained 800 miles of trail Built or enhanced 1,100 parks and outdoor areas Enhanced 712 miles of river Funded 3,500 projects in all 64 Colorado counties
- 31. 13 GOCO grants helpgenerate 125,000 jobs, including 400+ jobs for youth $4.2 billion in wages and salaries $13.2 billion in consumer spending $994 million in state, local and tax revenue
- 32. 14 Demand for GOCOgrants
- 33. 15 Demand for GOCOgrants
- 34. Josh Tenneson jtenneson@goco.org |303-226-4522 www.goco.org