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2013 Flood Resources - More flood resources can be found on our 2013 Flood Recovery Information Page
- Rebuilding Flood-Damaged Diversion Structures to Benefit Multiple Uses (2013) - This fact sheet, created by the Colorado Water Conservation Board and the Colorado Parks and Wildlife, provides information on current concepts for diversion design which also promotes fish passage and river health.
- Larimer County Flood Relief and Recovery Guide - The purpose of the Relief and Recovery Guide is to connect Colorado residents affected by the Larmier County Flood of 2013 with disaster assistance and information. The Guide lists information on many programs and agencies. Updates and verification are continuously being made to this document.
- Metro Denver Urban Forest Assessment (2013)
- The Cost/Benefits Study of the Impacts of Potential Nutrient Controls for Colorado Point Source Discharges
- SWSI 2010 Fact Sheet
- 2007 Legal and Institutional Opportunities for Aquifer Recharge and Storage in Colorado—An Interactive Forum
- Filling the Gap: Commonsense Solutions for Meeting Front Range Water Needs
- How Can We Better Integrate Water Supply Planning with Land Use Planning in Colorado - Panel Discussion at 2008 Sustaining Colorado Watersheds Conference.
- Colorado Association of Conservation Districts - Colorado Conservator Quarterly Report
- Municipal Deliveries of Colorado River Basin Water - June 2011
- Chatfield Watershed Authority Watershed Planning Process - 2014
- Bear Creek Watershed Planning Process - 2014
- Uncompahgre Watershed Plan 2013
- Eagle River Watershed Plan 2013 (and previous Plan from 1996)
- Cherry Creek Basin Water Quality Authority 2012 Watershed Plan
- Roaring Fork Watershed Plan 2012
- North Fork of the Gunnison River Watershed Plan (update) - 2010
- Big Thompson State of the Watershed 2010 Report
- State of the Roaring Fork Watershed Report 2008
- Boulder Creek Watershed Initiative's 2008 Stream Team Report
- 2007 Clear Creek Watershed Report: Exploring Watershed Sustainability
- Rio Grande Headwaters Land Trust Annual Report
- Coal Creek Watershed Protection Plan - 2005
- Upper Lefthand Creek Watershed, Boulder County, CO - 2005
- Alamosa River Watershed Restoration Master Plan and Environmental Assessment - 2005
- Reports from the Measurable Results Project 2014 Monitoring Memos - in partnership with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Nonpoint Source Program
- EPA Report on the Importance of Water to the US Economy (2013) - EPA is releasing a Synthesis Report on the Importance of Water to the U.S. Economy. This report is intended to help raise the awareness of water’s importance to our national economic welfare, and to summarize information that public and private decision-makers can use to better manage the nation’s water resources.
- EPA's Nation Rivers and Streams Assessment (2013) - EPA’s Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds has released their 2013 National Rivers and Streams Assessment.
- Saving Water and Energy Together: Helping Utilities Build Better Programs (2013) - Knowing that water and energy are inherently linked, AWE and ACEEE released a report Saving Water and Energy Together: Helping Utilities Build Better Programs. The report provides recommendations on program models and frameworks that utilities can use to save both water and energy.
- Western Resource Advocates Report Released: Conservation Synergy (2013) - The nexus between water and energy has been understood for several years, yet only a handful of utilities have fully capitalized on this knowledge by combining their efficiency programs. This report, "Conservation Synergy: The Case for Integrating Water and Energy Efficiency Programs" articulates the reasons for, and the pathways by which, utilities can achieve a conservation synergy.
- Draft Handbook for Developing Watershed Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)
- Environmental Law Institute Handbook Explains New and Successful Strategies in Western Water Policy - You can download the full report by visiting: Environmental Law Institute.
- American Water Works Association Water Conservation Metrics - The purpose of this guidance report is to identify and characterize a set of water use and conservation metrics for public water supply utilities. To read the report, visit AWWA Metrics.
- Estrogenic activity in US drinking waters: A relative exposure comparison: PDF
- Best Management Practices for Oil and Gas Development
- Values of Watershed Protection: Quantitative & Qualitative
- The Johnson Foundation: Charting New Waters
- Infrastructure 2010: A report from the Urban Land Institute and Ernst & Young
- Western Resource Advocates - Every Drop Counts Report
- EPA Healthy Watersheds Initiative - PDF
- Climate Change Guide for Local Officials - The Guide contains an array of steps and methodologies for communication and outreach efforts, as well as a compilation of best practices from around the United States. It can be downloaded from their website.
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Water/Energy Nexus
- Saving Water and Energy Together: Helping Utilities Build Better Programs (2013) - Knowing that water and energy are inherently linked, AWE and ACEEE released a report Saving Water and Energy Together: Helping Utilities Build Better Programs. The report provides recommendations on program models and frameworks that utilities can use to save both water and energy.
- Western Resource Advocates Report Released: Conservation Synergy (2013) - The nexus between water and energy has been understood for several years, yet only a handful of utilities have fully capitalized on this knowledge by combining their efficiency programs. This report, "Conservation Synergy: The Case for Integrating Water and Energy Efficiency Programs" articulates the reasons for, and the pathways by which, utilities can achieve a conservation synergy.
International Reports
- UN Reader on Water Quality Issues: Español y Inglés
Other Useful Handbooks and Reports for any Organization
- Beyond Marketing: Creating a Constituent-Centered Organization
- Restoring Flows: Financing the Next Generation of Waters Systems, A Strategy for Coalition Building
