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| Countries: | United States of America |
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| Basins: | Colorado |
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Project SDGs:
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Water Quality (SDG 6.3)
Integrated Water Resource Management (SDG 6.5) Protect and Restore Ecosystems (SDG 6.6) |
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Project Tags:
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Sustainable Withdrawals |
| Progress to Date: | NA Gallons of water saved |
| Services Needed: | No services needed/offered |
| Desired Partner: | Other |
| Language: | English |
| Start & End Dates: | Jan. 01, 2013 » Ongoing |
| Project Website: | www.b-e-f.org/project-portfolio/fraser-river |
| Contextual Condition(s): | PHYSICAL: Water scarcity or drought |
| Additional Benefits: | Heightened agreement on priority basin water challenges |
| Beneficiaries: | Ecosystems |
| Planning & Implementation Time: | More than 3 years |
| Financial Resources: | Between $10,000 - $50,000 USD |
| Primary Funding Source: | pool |
| Project Challenges: | Other |
| Project Source: | Other |
| Profile Completion: | 87% |
With funding provided by BEF’s Water Restoration Certificate® program and other partners, the Colorado Water Trust initiated a water leasing agreement to help boost local stream flows in St. Louis Creek and the Fraser River at a time when a significant portion of the river’s water is either diverted to the Denver metro area or used for irrigation in the Fraser River valley. Winter Park Ranch agreed to curtail their water diversions just in time to supplement St. Louis Creek …
| Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: | PHYSICAL: Water scarcity or drought |
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| Project Benefits: | Heightened agreement on priority basin water challenges |
| Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: | Ecosystems |
| Months & Implementing: | More than 3 years |
| Financial Resources: | Between $10,000 - $50,000 USD |
| Primary Funding Source: | Pool funding (i.e., joint funding of several partners) |
| Challenges: | Other |
Bonneville Environmental Foundation (Organization)
BEF scopes, develops, supports, and designs environmental water programs and projects across the U.S. The organization has been instrumental in building an NGO-led environmental water stewardship movement around Western Water issues and volumetric flow solutions. BEF collaborated in the creation … Learn More
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