Water

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

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 December 2023

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

Solution Transferring Water Footprints in Taos Will Keep Acequias Alive

Local Champion:: Taos Valley Acequia Association
Date funded:: September 21, 2023
Grant Amount:: $30,000

Solution A Cleaner Popo Agie River Has Community-Wide Benefits in Lander

Local Champion:: Popo Agie Conservation District
Date funded:: August 29, 2023
Grant Amount:: $15,000

Solution An Irrigation Filter Helps a Cortez Orchard Use Water More Efficiently

Local Champion:: Montezuma Orchard Restoration Project
Date funded:: August 18, 2023
Grant Amount:: $3,000

Solution A New Cistern Provides Battle Rock Students Safe Drinking Water

Local Champion:: Battle Rock Charter School
Date funded:: March 1, 2023
Grant Amount:: $29,995

Solution Tech Upgrades Save Taos Water Users Time and Money

Local Champion:: Lower Des Montes Mutual Domestic Water Consumers and Mutual Sewage
Date funded:: January 27, 2023
Grant Amount:: $17,625

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