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About River Watch of Colorado’s Mission

River Watch of Colorado is a statewide volunteer water quality-monitoring program operated in partnership between River Science and Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW). Our mission is to work with voluntary stewards to monitor water quality and other indicators of watershed health and utilize this high-quality data to educate communities and inform decision-makers about the condition of Colorado’s waters. This program is unique in its statewide focus and frequency of data collection.

Real people doing real science for a real purpose

Our mission is to work with voluntary stewards to monitor water quality and other indicators of watershed health and utilize this high-quality data to educate communities and inform decision-makers about the condition of Colorado’s waters. This data is also used in the Clean Water Act decision-making process.

Since 1989, River Watch has had two primary goals:

  1. Provide a hands-on real science experience learning the value and function of Colorado’s River and water ecosystems
  2. Generate quality aquatic habitat over space and time for use in Clean Water Act, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, watershed, local, and other decision-making processes