March1998AgendaItem12d

• Board Meeting Date: 3/10/1998
• Description: OWC Section - Colorado Project WET Annual Report
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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STATE OF COLORADO

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Colorado Water Conservation Board
Department of Natural Resources
721 Centennial Building
1313 Sherman Street
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX, (3031 866.4474

Roy Romer
GovernOl

James S. Lochhead
Executive Director, DNR

Daries C. lile, PE.
Director, eWeB

MEMORANDUM

TO:

Colorado Water Conservation Board Members

Chris Bridges (>Jtf
March 10, 1998

FROM:

DATE:

SUBJECT:

Agenda Item 12d, March 9,101998, Board Meeting--
Colorado Project WET Annual Report

Background

The Colorado Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) program receives its funding through a
MOU with the Division of Wildlife. Colorado Project WET is part of DOW's 5-year Aquatic
Resource Education Plan with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The program also receives
funding through our 5-year cooperative agreement with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The goal
of Colorado Project WET is to promote the awareness, appreciation, knowledge, and stewardship of
water resources through the development and dissemination of classroom ready teaching aids. It is
our belief that informed citizens are more likely to participate in the decision making process and to
make a difference through their actions by recognizing not only the scientific but also the social and
cultural aspects of water. We invite educators, resource managers, community leaders, and
concerned citizens to join us in our workshops.

Status 1997-1998

The program utilizes personal services contracts to achieve the goals outlined within the 5-year
Aquatic Resource Education Plan. The program has achieved the following goals;

I. .5 FfE for coordinating the Project program
2. 6 State Project WET Leadership workshops were conducted
3. 46 new facilitators were trained in 1997 with a total of 143 facilitators in the program
4. 31 Project WET workshops were held throughout the state
5. 18 Project WET presentations were conducted
6. Integrated Project WET with a pilot program that included the National Energy Foundation's
Water Wise program through U.S. Bureau of Reclamation funding