backColorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB)
Mission Statement: To conserve, develop, protect and manage Colorado's water for present and future generations. Fundamental goals of the CWCB are to develop and implement programs to: -Conserve the waters of the State for wise and efficient beneficial uses; -Develop waters of the State to: preserve the natural environment to a reasonable degree and fully utilize State compact entitlements; -Protect the waters of the State for maximum beneficial use without waste; -Manage the waters of the State in situations of extreme weather conditions both for floods and droughts. The CWCB must also maintain and sustain its autonomy and identity with respect to other State and Federal entities, while collaborating and cooperating with local, State and Federal entities and others, in service to the citizens of Colorado.
Contact Information
Main Address
Colorado Water Conservation Board
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721
Denver CO 80203
303-866-3441
Fax: 303-866-4474
USA
Links:
http://cwcb.state.co.us/legal/Pages/InterstateCompacts.aspx (Interstate Compacts - List of PDFs)
http://cwcb.state.co.us/technical-resources/colorado-river-water-availability-study/Pages/CRWASSupportingDocuments.aspx#ProjectDocuments (Colorado River Water Availability Study (CRWAS) documentation)
http://cwcb.state.co.us/public-information/flood-water-availability-task-forces/Pages/main.aspx (Water Availability Task Force (WATF))
http://www.cwcb.state.co.us/ (Home Page)
Themes:
Conservation: Recycling/Reuse
Education: Provides Materials
Energy Resources: Pumping
Energy Resources: Reservoirs
Environmental: Aquifers
Environmental: Degredation
Environmental: Endangered Species
Environmental: Environmental Hazards
Mapping: GIS Data
Mapping: Maps
Policy and Regulation: Distribution
Policy and Regulation: Laws/Regulations
Policy and Regulation: Treaties
Policy and Regulation: Water Policy
Policy and Regulation: Water Rights
Research: Grants/Funding
Water: Data Collection
Water: Drought
Water: Flooding
Water: Hydro Modeling
Water: Irrigation
Water: Precipitation
Water: Preservation
Water: Recycling/Reuse
Water: Water Policy
Water: Water Quality
Water: Water Quantity
Water: Water Usage
Geographic Areas:
Colorado
Upper Rio Grande
Audiences:
Private Sector
Researchers
Public Sector
Languages:
English