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Water

Solutions and stories covering access to reliable clean drinking water and a healthy watershed for community benefit and security.

Story In a Sustained Drought, Water Solutions Funding Supports Agricultural Innovation in Rural Colorado

By Ilana Newman, The Daily Yonder

Solution Monte Vista’s Chamber of Commerce Leads Local Water Conservation by Example
Local Champion:
City of Monte Vista
Date funded:
May 20, 2024
Grant Amount:
$29,967
Solution Updated Infrastructure Helps Supply Questa Aquifer
Local Champion:
Questa Citizens Ditch Association
Date funded:
May 14, 2024
Grant Amount:
$28,074
Solution Watershed Testing Ensures Clean Water for Libby Locals
Local Champion:
Yaak Valley Forest Council
Date funded:
May 8, 2024
Grant Amount:
$3,160
Solution Water Meters Provide Essential Information on Impacts to Taos Aquifer
Local Champion:
Arroyo Seco Mutual Domestic Water Users Association
Date funded:
March 29, 2024
Grant Amount:
$18,300
Solution Quenching a Thirst: Libby Gets Its First Public Outdoor Water Fountain
Local Champion:
A Libby local
Date funded:
March 26, 2024
Grant Amount:
$28,835
Solution Repair Tools Keep the Water Flowing in Questa
Local Champion:
Village Of Questa
Date funded:
February 5, 2024
Grant Amount:
$8,781
Solution Cortez’s First Master Irrigator Workshop Aids Local Farmers
Local Champion:
Montezuma County Extension Office
Date funded:
December 13, 2023
Grant Amount:
$26,625
 Story An Unlikely Coalition to Protect Colorado’s Dolores River

By Ilana Newman, The Daily Yonder

Solution Filtration Upgrades Improve Water Quality in Taos County
Local Champion:
A Taos resident
Date funded:
November 3, 2023
Grant Amount:
$30,000

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