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<br />A\amosa-la Jara Water ConserJancy District Agenda Item 12~. <br />Januar; 26-27, 2000 (Uodated Februar/ 4, 2000) <br /> <br />This has initiated extensive bank erosion and lowered water table levels (Figure 2). The <br />significance of these impacts has been documented in two separate river assessments. both of <br />which indicate continual reduction of riparian vegetation and increases in sediment loading. <br /> <br /> <br />- - <br />Figure 2: Extensive bank erosion and channel down-cutting <br /> <br />Many landowners lack alternative pasture and are forced into poor grazing practices along the <br />river, contributing to increased stream bank instability. Yearly increases in land loss have <br />occurred because of lateral migration of the channel. <br /> <br />The Alamosa River Watershed Project <br />The community initiative known as the Alamosa River Watershed Project (ARWP) was <br />established in April 1995 through executive order. This project is a combined effort among local <br />landowners, water users, and concerned citizens with the primary goal of stabilizing riverbanks <br />and improving riparian habitat along the Alamosa River. <br /> <br />The ARWP is sponsored by the Alamosa-La Jara Water Conservancy District (A-LJWCD) and <br />has been a partner to many organizations in the community including: the USDA Natural <br />Resource Conservation Service, Conejos County, San Luis Valley Trout Unlimited, the <br />Colorado Department of Natural Resources, The Nature Conservancy, Riverkeepers. and the <br />Summitville-TAG Committee. Funding support for past accomplishments has also come from <br />EPA section 319 grants. Sources of funding and in-kind services are shown in Table 1. <br /> <br />" <br />