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ABOUT

MEETINGS

Meetings are held the third Thursday of every month at 4:00pm. Click here for upcoming meetings, locations, and agendas.

MEETING INFO

GOVERNANCE

This site is a tool for communicating the Healthy Rivers Board's ongoing work.

Additional information about our board's governance is available at Pitkin County's primary website.

HISTORY

The Healthy Rivers and Streams Fund Program was authorized by Pitkin County voters in November 2008. The program is funded by a 0.1 sales tax (that equals 10 cents of every $100 purchase made within Pitkin County). View the voter approved tax measure here.

OBJECTIVES

The tax measure outlined the following objectives for the Healthy Rivers board:

Maintaining and improving water quality and quantity within the Roaring Fork watershed
Purchasing, adjudicating changes of, leasing, using, banking, selling, and protecting water rights for the benefit of the Roaring Fork watershed
Working 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
Improving and constructing capital facilities that contribute to the objectives listed above.

ASPIRATION STATEMENT

Pitkin County Healthy Rivers aspires to be a leader in protecting, defending and enhancing rivers and streams, through collaboration on watershed wide opportunities, solutions and education on water issues.

OUR BOARD

The seven member Healthy Rivers Citizen Advisory Board is appointed by the Board of County Commissioners of Pitkin County to assist in administering the Healthy Rivers Fund. Each volunteer board member resides in the Roaring Fork Watershed. Members are appointed to 4 year terms.