>>Please click here to send an email and voice your support for keeping the Colorado River alive.
Governor Hickenlooper, the Colorado Wildlife Commission, and the Colorado Water Conservation Board are making important decisions RIGHT NOW that will shape the future health of the Colorado River and its tributaries.
Mitigation plans submitted by water providers for both the Windy Gap Firming Project and the Moffat expansion LACK ADEQUATE SAFEGUARDS TO PROTECT THE RIVER and our elected and appointed officials NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU, Coloradans who care about keeping the Colorado River alive.
>> Please send a letter or email today that asks our leaders to include the following safeguards for the Colorado and Fraser Rivers within mitigation plans for both water projects:
- Keep the river cool during hot months - reduce diversions when stream temperatures are too high (within 1 degree to state standards).
- Ensure the river receives critical 'flushing flows' that keep streambeds healthy for spawning and bug life.
- Monitor river conditions and commit to change when and how much water is diverted if the river begins to collapse.
- Create an endowment fund or 'insurance policy' for both rivers for ongoing monitoring and river restoration necessary to keep the river alive.
Thank you for helping defend the Colorado and Fraser Rivers!
P.S. Not sure what to write? Click here for a sample letter to the Wildlife Commission.
