Stream Management Intersects with Flood Recovery on the St. Vrain

Jun 27, 2018 | Colorado's Water Plan, Environment, South Platte, Watershed Groups |

Stream Management Intersects with Flood Recovery on the St. Vrain

Millions of dollars have been spent on stream restoration on the St. Vrain since the 2013 flood. "We're taking the knowledge that we have in stream recovery and the stream restoration work and applying that now through the lenses of long-term visioning and stream management planning" -Sean Cronin, St. Vrain and Left Hand Water Conservancy District

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Back in the 1970s Coloradans began to recognize the need to create instream flow water rights, allowing water to remain in the river to protect ecology. Fast forward to today when the environmental movement and a multi-billion dollar recreation industry based around rivers in the state, are pushing greater recognition of the need to keep water in the rivers. In 2015, The Colorado Water Plan set a goal to protect and enhance streamflows through stream management planning. For the St. Vrain River in Colorado’s northern Front Range, stream management is intersecting with stream restoration from the floods of 2013. Read the transcript here.

91-year old LaVern Johnson stands on the new bridge by the St. Vrain River
Sean Cronin, director of the St. Vrain and Left Hand Water Conservancy District stands beside the river
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