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<br />wildfire, transportation infrastructure), transbasin diversions into and out of watersheds, impacts of reservoirs, and
<br />naturally occurring geologic and vegetative conditions.
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<br />Summary oj Current CWCR Program and Activities
<br />The CWCB is currently involved or has previously been involved in several large studies, including the
<br />Alamosa River Watershed Restoration Master Plan, the Fountain Creek Watershed Study (Corps of Engineers), the
<br />Basalt River Master Plan (completed - in implementation phase), and the Rio Grande Headwaters Restoration Master
<br />Plan (completed - in implementation phase).
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<br />There are also several smaller studies, funded from various funding sources. These include Severance Tax projects
<br />(Fountain Creek, Willow Creek, Rico, Lake Fork), Colorado Watershed Protection Fund projects from Fiscal Year
<br />2003 (Roaring Fork River, Eagle River, Big Thompson River) and proposed Colorado Watershed Protection Fund
<br />projects for Fiscal Year 2004 (Rio Grande, Yampa River, Lost Pinos River)
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<br />The CWCB has been or is currently involved in implementation projects for watershed restoration. There are two
<br />large implementation projects (the Alamosa River Restoration Project and the Upper Rio Blanco Restoration Project).
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<br />There are also several smaller implementation projects (Colorado Watershed Protection Fund projects for Fiscal Year
<br />2003 (North Fork of the Gunnison, James Creek, Upper South Platte) and proposed Colorado Watershed Protection
<br />Fund for Fiscal Year 2004 (North Fork of the Gunnison, Upper Animas River, Willow Creek, Culebra Creek, Upper
<br />South Platte)
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<br />Current Funding Mechanisms
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<br />The CWCB has been able to utilize or will be using several funding mechanisms to support watershed restoration
<br />projects in Colorado. These have included: 4
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<br />. the Severance Tax Fund,
<br />. the Colorado Watershed Protection Fund,
<br />. the CWCB Construction Fund,
<br />. the CWCB Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Fund, and
<br />· the CWCB Flood Hazard Mitigation Funding (included in the current Long Bill), and Natural Resource
<br />Damage Settlements (NRDS).
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<br />These funds have different procedural and technical requirements, so they do not currently function as a single and
<br />consistent programmatic funding sourCe.
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<br />Current Partnerships with Federal, State, and Local Entities
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<br />CWCB works with a variety of federal, state and local partners to carry out watershed restoration activities.
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<br />Federal partners included the NRDS Trustees (USFS, USF& WS, BLM), the Environmental Protection Agency, the
<br />Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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<br />State partners include the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, the Division of Water Resources,
<br />the Division of Wildlife, and the Attorney General's office.
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<br />Local partners included local watershed groups ( there are more than 40 local watershed groups throughout Colorado),
<br />counties (i.e. Eagle, Pitkin, Rio Grande, Alamosa, Mineral, El Paso, Teller, Pueblo, Conejos), and municipalities (i.e. lIII
<br />Basalt, Monte Vista, Del NOr/e, Alamosa, Creede, Colorado Springs, Fountain, Manitou Springs, Monument, Palmer .
<br />Lake, Green Mountain Falls, Woodland Park. Pueblo, Rico)
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<br />Flood Protection. Water Project Planning and Finance. Stream and Lake Protection
<br />Water Supply Protection. Conservation Planning
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