Community Funding Partnership Issues Annual Report

Community Funding Partnership Update 2023 Program Achievements The Community Funding Partnership program successfully closed out its third year in operation since River District voters passed Ballot Measure 7A in November 2020. In 2023, the program awarded 30 grants totaling $7.8 million. In addition, the program celebrated a historic milestone by committing $20 million to

Fourth Quarterly Board Meeting of 2023

Board Of Directors To Talk Drought Task Force, Colorado River Hydrology, Government Affairs and Outreach Efforts. On October 17-18, the Colorado River District Board of Directors will meet in Glenwood Springs for the Fourth Quarterly General and Enterprise meeting of 2023. Staff will present updates on projects and priorities with some action items requested

July Board Meeting to Discuss Funding, Hydrology, Risk Study

Board Of Directors To Discuss Funding, Hydrology, Risk Study and Colorado River Issues. On July 18-19, the Colorado River District Board of Directors will meet in Glenwood Springs for the Third Quarterly General and Enterprise meeting of 2023. Staff will present updates on projects and priorities with some action items requested from the Board.

River District Celebrates New & Transitioning Staff

River District Celebrates New & Transitioning Staff Betty Diaz At the end of 2022, the Colorado River District welcomed Betty Diaz to the Finance Team as the new District Accountant. Betty grew up in the Roaring Fork Valley but left for Denver for a couple of years to pursue her degree in Accounting. She

April Board Meeting to Discuss Historic Snowpack and CO River Issues

Board Of Directors To Discuss Streamflow Forecasts And Water ProjectsOn April 18 and 19, 2023, the Colorado River District Board of Directors will meet for its second quarterly meeting of 2023. Click HERE to view the full second quarterly agenda once it is publicly available.This meeting will take the usual shape of quarterly board meetings

A New Year for the Community Funding Partnership

Community Funding Partnership Enters Third Year During the First Quarterly General & Enterprise meeting of 2023, the Colorado River District Board of Directors kicked off the new year by approving $466,727 in Community Funding Partnership project grants to four projects across the West Slope. These awards (detailed below) add to the $3.2 million awarded

Board of Directors Meets for First Quarterly Meeting of 2023

Board of Directors First Quarterly Meeting of 2023 Next Tuesday, January 17 and Wednesday, January 18, the Colorado River District Board of Directors will hold their first quarterly Board Meeting of 2023 at the River District office in Glenwood Springs. Members of the public may sign up to view the live stream HERE. A

Upper Gunnison River Restoration and Irrigation Improvement Project

Community Funding Partnership Voices Upper Gunnison River Restoration and Irrigation Improvement Project on the Outcalt/Tomichi Ditch  “My family’s been ranching here for five generations on my mom’s side and four generations on my dad’s side,” says Burt Guerrieri of Mill Creek Ranch. “In fact, my dad started diverting water out of this ditch when

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Board Approves Four More Water Projects

Soil Moisture sensing device. Newly Funded Water Projects to Aid in More Accurate Water Forecasting During the Fourth Quarterly General and Enterprise Meeting of 2022, the Board of Directors approved $195,293 for four new Community Funding Partnership projects. In less than two years of operation, the Community Funding Partnership has supported over

Board of Directors Meets for Fourth Quarterly Meeting of 2022

Board of Directors to Reflect on Water Year 2022 Next Tuesday, October 18 and Wednesday, October 19, the Colorado River District Board of Directors will hold their fourth quarterly Board Meeting of 2022 at the River District office in Glenwood Springs. Members of the public may sign up to view the live stream HERE.

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