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Some of the groups or organizations that were repres'ented at last year's Watershed Assembly meeting at Keystone are working with the CWCB (NFRlA on the North Fork of the Gunnison River, the Town of Basalt on the Roaring Fork River, PPACG on Fountain Creek, Montgomery- Watson on the Rio Grande). Some of those same groups and some other groups are also working with the Water Quality Control Division at CDPHE, Assembly members are aware of the work of the CWCB in watersheds, We expect that at the very least, some of groups that are members of the Assembly will approach the CWCB about assistance (technical and financial) and about partnerships. What Does the Watershed Assemblv Have To Do With the CWCB? Since 1995 staff of the CWCB's Flood Protection Section has been working with watershed groups and with local governments that are concerned about watersheds that affect their jurisdiction. Immediately after the floods of 1995, communities within three watersheds requested technical assistance from the CWCB to address watershed issues that were underscored by the floods. Three multi-objective watershed projects were funded by the General Assembly, with project management being provided 1)y the Flood Protection staff (the South Platte River, the Arkansas River, and the Roaring Fork River). Since those initial three studies were begun, other watershed studies and restoration projects have been approved and funded by the CWCB. Generally these studies and projects have involved flood concerns along with many other concerns (irrigation, stream stability, erosion and sedimentation, water quality, recreation, habitat). CWCB staff is already working with some watershed; groups that are recipients of funding from both CDPHE and CWCB. In those instances coordination has already been undertaken to avoid duplicative work funded by two separate state agencies. Likewise some watershed projects involve Federal agencies like the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), CWCB a~endance at Assembly meetings will further such coordination with CDPHE, COE, NRCS and with other interested and affected parties. In addition, there will be opportunities to learn about watershed activities being undertaken at the local level in various parts of Colorado, including isome innovative "cutting edge" activities. Staying "plugged in" to local governments and wa~ershed groups throughout our state should help the CWCB better identify and serve its customers and identify what can be done and what local interests want to see done in Colorado's watersheds.