PROJECT PARTNERS
These agencies have provided invaluable partnerships and aid to our organization, both in funds and in-kind services.
Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety (DRMS)
The Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety provides both monetary funding and in-kind services for multiple CCWC projects in both the Coal Creek and Slate River watersheds. In addition, DRMS has provided staff to assist with water monitoring efforts in the Slate River.
US Forest Service (USFS)
The US Forest Service commissioned the first evaluation of the standard mine, owns most of the land in the watershed, and is heavily involved in the cleanup of Standard Mine. They also assist in permitting within the watershed.
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
In 2017 the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) helped secure over $465,000 to reclaim the Gunsight Processing Area near Crested Butte and has provided in-kind monitoring for over a decade.
State of Colorado's Non-Point Source Program
This agency has provided the bulk of the funding for creating a Watershed Protection Plan and implementing the water monitoring program identified in the plan.
Environmental Protection Agency Superfund Remedial Program
The EPA is currently remediating the Standard Mine Site and has analyzed water samples collected by the CCWC at no charge.
The Colorado Department of Health and the Environment (CDPHE)
has lent staff to assist in our water monitoring and has assisted us in other ways.
Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District
The District provides organizational and project funding, as well as applicable data from their sampling station at the mouth of Coal Creek and supported USGS Gauge near Gothic and 4th on Coal Creek.
Colorado Healthy Rivers Fund
The Colorado Healthy Rivers Fund is financed by the Colorado checkoff program which provides tax payers the opportunity to contribute a portion of their tax return or to make a donation to assist locally-based conservation groups in their efforts to protect our land and water resources. Since 2003, Colorado citizens have directly contributed $560,000 to the Colorado Healthy Rivers Fund.
Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB)
The CWCB provided funding for a riparian assessment completed in 2009. The assessment has identified major problem areas in the riparian corridor to be addressed as funding is secured.
Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety (DRMS)
The Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety provides both monetary funding and in-kind services for multiple CCWC projects in both the Coal Creek and Slate River watersheds. In addition, DRMS has provided staff to assist with water monitoring efforts in the Slate River.
US Forest Service (USFS)
The US Forest Service commissioned the first evaluation of the standard mine, owns most of the land in the watershed, and is heavily involved in the cleanup of Standard Mine. They also assist in permitting within the watershed.
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
In 2017 the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) helped secure over $465,000 to reclaim the Gunsight Processing Area near Crested Butte and has provided in-kind monitoring for over a decade.
State of Colorado's Non-Point Source Program
This agency has provided the bulk of the funding for creating a Watershed Protection Plan and implementing the water monitoring program identified in the plan.
Environmental Protection Agency Superfund Remedial Program
The EPA is currently remediating the Standard Mine Site and has analyzed water samples collected by the CCWC at no charge.
The Colorado Department of Health and the Environment (CDPHE)
has lent staff to assist in our water monitoring and has assisted us in other ways.
Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District
The District provides organizational and project funding, as well as applicable data from their sampling station at the mouth of Coal Creek and supported USGS Gauge near Gothic and 4th on Coal Creek.
Colorado Healthy Rivers Fund
The Colorado Healthy Rivers Fund is financed by the Colorado checkoff program which provides tax payers the opportunity to contribute a portion of their tax return or to make a donation to assist locally-based conservation groups in their efforts to protect our land and water resources. Since 2003, Colorado citizens have directly contributed $560,000 to the Colorado Healthy Rivers Fund.
Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB)
The CWCB provided funding for a riparian assessment completed in 2009. The assessment has identified major problem areas in the riparian corridor to be addressed as funding is secured.