Below are archived links to past Confluence Newsletters. For media inquiries, contact Sara Leonard (sara.leonard@state.co.us).
Highlights:
- Administrative and Funding Updates in Response to COVID-19
- Colorado Water Plan Listening Sessions
- First Virtual Board Meeting
- Governor Signs Instream Flow Augmentation Bill (HB 1037)
- Cactus Hill Alternative Transfer Method Project
- Chatfield Reservoir Reallocation Project
- Flood Threat Bulletin Now Available
- Coordinated Reservoir Operations Update (Colorado Water Trust Blog)
- Future Avoided Cost Explorer (FACE:Hazards)
Download the April 2020 Newsletter
Highlights:
- Colorado Water Conservation Board's new and improved website
- New Board appointments and leadership announcement
- Water Supply Reserve Fund grants awarded
- Colorado water leaders move forward with Demand Management investigation
- Governor Jared Polis signs bill to expand voluntary loans process for the Instream Flows
- WaterSMART Grant for Arkansas River Colors of Water and Forecasting Tool awarded to Colorado’s Decision Support Systems Team
- Ditch and Reservoir Company hosts annual conference
- American Rivers Podcast on "Understanding Colorado's Instream Flow Program"
- National Young Farmers Coalition launches Young Farmers Water Fellowship program
Download the February 2020 Newsletter
Highlights:
- Colorado Water Leaders Gather for Annual Water Congress Convention
- Colorado Water Conservation Board Approves $2.8 Million in Watershed Restoration Program Grants
- Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Extended 13 Years
- Colorado Water Trust and the Colorado Water Conservation Board Launch Annual Request for Water Process
- Colorado Water Plan Celebrates 5th Anniversary
- Historically Low Interest Rates for Water Project Loan Program
- Colorado Master Irrigator
- 2020 Western Water Futures Games
Download the December 2019 Newsletter
Highlights:
- Colorado Voters Approve Prop DD, Supporting the Colorado Water Plan Future
- Water Plan Grants Awarded to Agriculture, Conservation, Other Projects
- Colorado State University Hosts Water in the West Symposium
- State Water Leaders Analyze Tools for Adaptation at Upper Colorado River Basin Forum
- Colorado Water Loss Initiative Launches Stage 3: Water Audit Work Session
- Learn About Methods for Stream Management Planning at the New Resource Library
- Community Snow Observations (CSO)
Download the October 2019 Newsletter
Highlights:
- Leaders Across the 9 Colorado Basins Collaborate on Water Plan in Winter Park
- James W. Broderick Hydropower Plant
- Low Interest Water Project Loans Are Here
- Managing Colorado's Water Resources with LiDAR
- Join the Free Colorado Water Loss Initiative
Download the August 2019 Newsletter
Highlights:
- Draft Technical Update Released
- C-9 Summit Tours Added
- Nominate a Local Water Hero
- Join the Free Colorado Water Loss Initiative
Download the June 2019 Newsletter
Highlights:
- Drought Free Colorado
- Colorado Decision Support Systems Website Award
- 2019 Flood Season
- H2infO - Water Provider Information Tool
- Demand Management Feasibility Investigations
- 2019 Request for Water Process