FLOOD10357

• Document ID: 123
• County: Rio Grande
• Stream Name: Alamosa River
• Basin: Rio Grande
• Sub-Basin: Alamosa - Trinchera
• Water Division: 3
• Title: Alamosa River Watershed Project Literature and Watershed Assesment, Final EPA Report
• Date: 9/30/2003
• Prepared For: Valle del Sol Community Center
• Prepared By: US Environmental Protection Agency
• Watershed Pro - Doc Type: Project Report

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organizations are federal, state, and local government organizations along with local
environmental organizations. All of these organizations are important to stakeholders in
past, present and future watershed and river restoration projects.

3.3.1 Alamosa River Foundation Board

A number of local citizens and organizations within the Alamosa River Watershed and
the surrounding area have organized the Alamosa River Foundation Board (the
Foundation). The Foundation is a non-profit organization that was formed to coordinate
and manage watershed-based projects within the Alamosa River Watershed. The goals
of the Foundation are as follows:

· Solicit local government and organization representatives for financial and technical
support
· Assess, using existing information, the natural resources and related services which
were injured, destroyed or lost as a result of a release of hazardous substances
· Identify the goal(s) to be attained by the proposed restoration projects
· Delineate general scope and criteria for potential plans for restoration
· Determine optimum timing for project solicitation and implementation
· Prepare requests for proposals and select the best plan for restoration

The Foundation regularly meets to discuss numerous watershed topics concerning river
restoration work, watershed characterization studies, water rights issues, and
environmental protection (7). The Foundation will develop and coordinate scopes of
work, and present project proposals to the NRD Trustees for funding. The members of
the Alamosa River Foundation Board, as of November 2002, are:

. Dwight Martin, President
. Cindy Medina, Vice-President
· Mike Gibson, Treasurer
· Rod Reinhardt
· Alan Miller
. John Shawcroft
· Chris Flores
· Regino Gonzales
· Robert McCarroll

3.3.2 Alamosa Riverkeeper

The Alamosa Riverkeeper is a grassroots advocacy organization under the auspices of
The Capulin Valle del Sol Community Center. It is also a member of the Waterkeeper
Alliance, a national organization that promotes water quality and the protection and
restoration of waterbodies through litigation, education, and scientific research. Alamosa
Riverkeeper's goal is to restore the health of the Alamosa River and to promote local
stewardship for the river and its watershed.

3.3.3 Alamosa River Watershed Project

Governor Roy Romer established the Alamosa River Watershed Project (ARWP) in April
1995 through Executive Order. The Project is a combined effort among local

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