In 2015 BEF’s Water Restoration Program provided critical funding to restore water and habitat in the depleted Colorado River delta. BEF’s support for the project will result in nearly one billion gallons of restored water and will provide both base flows and small pulse flows necessary to help create riverside habitat that benefits myriad birds and wildlife species. The Colorado delta was once one of the world’s great desert ecosystems, and a bi-national agreement between the U.S. and Mexico provides a key opportunity to restore this ecosystem. BEF’s ongoing support (in addition to the support and hard work of many NGOs) is helping restore water to enhance this once great ecosystem.

Project Results

Restoring base flows to the delta is a critical first step, and as we succeed in enlisting support from additional businesses and corporations through BEF’s Water Restoration Certificate® program, we expect to make additional investments in restoring Colorado River flows through the delta.