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Division of Water Resources

About us

IWMP

IWMP

Yampa River Integrated Water Management Plan Photo by Kent Vertrees THE WHY: In 2018 the Basin Roundtable conducted extensive outreach to water managers (Phase I) and users (Phase 2) throughout …

Education

Education

Public Education Participation & Outreach PEPO is a legislatively created committee of the IBCC. This group is tasked with: creating a process to inform, involve, and educate the public on …

Grants

Grants

Roundtable Grant Program Grant applications will be accepted during the following cycles. 1st Cycle NOVEMBER OPENS August 1, 2019 CLOSES September 18, 2019 PRESENT to CMMTE Oct. 9, 2019 PRESENT …

Membership

Membership

SEATS AVAILABLE FOR APPOINTMENT 2 Out of Basin Seats These seats can be filled by individuals or industries. However they can NOT live in the basin, and MUST own water rights …

Big River Committee

Big River Committee

Big River Committee While the Basin Roundtable (BRT) has to concern itself with all basin-wide issues, processes, and projects, as well as interbasin and State-wide topics, the Big River Committee …

Projects

Projects

YWG BASIN ROUNDTABLE PROJECTS YAMPATIKA Expand Yampatika will develop and implement a K-12 focused youth water education program for the Yampa/White/Green (YWG) Basin Roundtable. This project will include the development …

Water Plans

BIP & White Paper

Basin Implementation Plan

Risk Study

West Slope Risk Study

SWSI

Statewide Water Supply Initiative 

Colorado

Colorado’s Water Plan

Events Calendar

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strategies for current and future

Basin Water Needs

The YWG BRT process offers local communities the opportunity to have a strong voice in how water will be managed now and in the future. This unique grassroots process does not exist in other states where water planning is more commonly conducted at the state agency level.

Agriculture

While it is common for agricultural areas in Colorado to be water-short, agricultural shortages represent a real need and opportunity for improvement. In addition, the YWG Basin is the only …

Municipal & Industrial

As the YWG Basin continues to grow, its M&I water needs must be identified and addressed. We reiterate that the later development of the YWG Basin and the junior status …

Non Consumptive

Environmental and recreational water uses are critical to the economy and way of life in the YWG Basin. The YWG BRT recognizes the economic value of the relatively natural flow …

Fun Facts about the Basin?
10,500
Miles in the YWG Basin
10 %
This Basins water contribution to Lake Powell
4.4
million acre-feet of the Green River flows into the Colorado River each year
$ 300,000
Is Available to fund the 2019 Grant Cycle
Some of our works

Highlight Projects

Friends of the Yampa River Structures Project
Maybell Ditch Improvement Project
John McConnell Math and Science Center