Mission

The Healthy Rivers Citizen Advisory Board assists the Board of County Commissioners of Pitkin County (BOCC) in administering the Healthy Rivers and Streams Fund Program and advises them on the expenditures and administration of the fund.  The seven member board is appointed by the BOCC and represents a commissioner district or resides in the Roaring Fork Watershed.  Each member serves a four year term.  Meetings are held the third Thursday of every month at 4:00pm.

Goals

• 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.

More information

This site is a communication tool for our project level work.  It is not a comprehensive resource for Healthy Rivers and Streams documentation. The following information is available at Pitkin County's primary website:

• Governance and bylaws
• Grant information & applications
• Meeting times, locations, and agendas

Current board members

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Lisa Tasker

​District 1, term expires 9/9/2020

Andre Wille

Chairman
District 5,  term expires 9/9/2020

Kate Hudson

Vice-Chair
District 5, term expires 9/9/2019

Ken Neubecker
Roaring Fork Watershed member, term expires 9/9/2021

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Bill Jochems

​District 5, term expires 9/9/2021