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Watershed groups flow together for funding Page 1 of 2 r �f ew 7 f . Employment Real Estate Rentals Real Estate Weekly Virtual Tours Automotive Merchandise ,,F; Menu News Obituaries Nation Opinion The Blotter Photos Archives Sports Preps College Professional Outdoors Features Out & About Entertainment Games Food You said it! Travel Announcements Health Archives Money Stocks Lottery Weather National Marketplace Watershed groups flow together for funding Monday, January 24, 2005 By SALLY SPAULDING The Daily Sentinel A coalition of Colorado watershed groups has joined with other similar organizations in Utah and Montana to help bring federal dollars to the Rocky Mountain West. Branding themselves as the "headwaters states" for the rivers and streams that provide water for one -third of the United States, the Headwaters States Partnership hopes to become a forceful presence in Washington when federal dollars are being handed out for the protection of water resources. . Senior Me Engineer Company, Home He: Colorado c fo......(mor Aviation QC. Exper FA ...... (mo Tiki Islan( hiring for tl LM—Ore) Eagle Rid Valley See s & L ...... Lr CDL Drive Class B or Excellent. "We simply don't have enough votes in Congress when it comes to deciding who _View . gets what funding," said Richard Fox, president of the Colorado Watershed Assembly, the state coalition of watershed groups. "Individually, Western states just don't have enough clout to get federal money here, but together, I think we can do it." Fox said the headwaters states are looking for $20 million in federal funds to be divided among 101 different watershed groups in the three -state area. The strategy for Headwaters States Partnership is to make lawmakers around the country understand the importance of water in the West and the grave issue of water scarcity. Existing bills still in committee in Congress, such as the National Drought Preparedness Act, could be used as a vehicle for the proposal, Fox said, but other bills also are being considered. http: / /www.gjsentinel.com/news/ content / news /stories /2005/01/24/1_24_1a Watershed Fu... 1/24/2005 EVENING The Colorado Water Conservation Board is scheduled to decide at its board CNA certif meeting Tuesday if it will support the partnership initiative to garner more federal perso......( funds for Colorado water conservation projects. Con-Sy is operators ; While approval of the initiative is desired, officials from the coalition said, it is not drive ...... (n required. The Headwaters States Partnership is seeking support from all levels of government to strengthen its newfound existence. Are you g use we ne techn ...... (i The partnership hopes to compete with other regions such as the Great Lakes, the Wanted: l Everglades and the Chesapeake Bay areas when Congress makes decisions on reps for fa: who receives what types of funding for water. product,.... "We simply don't have enough votes in Congress when it comes to deciding who _View . gets what funding," said Richard Fox, president of the Colorado Watershed Assembly, the state coalition of watershed groups. "Individually, Western states just don't have enough clout to get federal money here, but together, I think we can do it." Fox said the headwaters states are looking for $20 million in federal funds to be divided among 101 different watershed groups in the three -state area. The strategy for Headwaters States Partnership is to make lawmakers around the country understand the importance of water in the West and the grave issue of water scarcity. Existing bills still in committee in Congress, such as the National Drought Preparedness Act, could be used as a vehicle for the proposal, Fox said, but other bills also are being considered. http: / /www.gjsentinel.com/news/ content / news /stories /2005/01/24/1_24_1a Watershed Fu... 1/24/2005