​Protecting, defending, & enhancing
your Roaring Fork Watershed
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LATEST NEWS

TAKE THE FLOW
SURVEYS TODAY!

Do you recreate on the Crystal or Roaring Fork Rivers? Pitkin County Healthy Rivers has partnered with American Rivers to study the stream flows necessary to support recreational use on the Roaring Fork and Crystal Rivers. Learn more...

CRYSTAL RIVER
​SURVEY

ROARING FORK
​RIVER SURVEY

SPRING GRANTS
APPROVED!

The Pitkin County BOCC has authorized four grants totaling $105,855 that were reviewed and recommended by the Healthy Rivers board in April. Congrats to all of the successful applicants!

READ THE PRESS RELEASE

YOUR
WATERSHED
MATTERS!
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AMAZING RIVERS

MILES OF STREAM

​ACRE FEET OF WATER ANNUALLY
DISCHARGED INTO THE COLORADO RIVER

SUPPORTING...

COMMUNITY

AGRICULTURE

RECREATION

WILDLIFE

ECOLOGY

OUR FOCUS

The Healthy Rivers program was created by a 0.1 sales tax (equal to 10 cents of every $100 purchase) authorized by Pitkin County voters in 2008.  The tax measure mandates the River Board's objectives as follows:

IMPROVING
WATER QUANTITY
& QUALITY​

We maintain and improve water quality and quantity within the  Roaring Fork watershed.


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PROTECTING 
​WATER FOR THE WATERSHED

We purchase, adjudicate changes of, lease, use, bank, sell, and protect water rights for the benefit of the Roaring Fork watershed.

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AUGMENTING
​STREAM
FLOWS​

We work to secure, create and augment minimum stream flows in conjunction with non-profits, grant agencies, and appropriate State and Federal agencies to ensure ecological health, recreational opportunities, and wildlife and riparian habitat.

PROMOTING
​WATER
​CONSERVATION

We promote water conservation.
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ENHANCING
WATERSHED
FACILITIES

We improve and construct capital facilities that contribute to the objectives listed above.

LEARN MORE ABOUT
​OUR WORK