WaterSMART

Cooperative Watershed Management Program

The Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CWMP) contributes to the WaterSMART strategy by providing funding to watershed groups to encourage diverse stakeholders to form local solutions to address their water management needs. Funding is provided on a competitive basis for:

Watershed Group Development and Watershed Restoration Planning: In 2012, Reclamation began providing funding for watershed group development, watershed restoration planning, and watershed management project design (Phase I). A watershed group is a self-sustaining, non-regulatory, consensus-based group that is composed of a diverse array of stakeholders, which may include, but is not limited to, private property owners, non-profit organizations, Federal, state, or local agencies, and tribes. Funds can be used develop bylaws, a mission statement, complete stakeholder outreach, develop a watershed restoration plan, and design watershed management projects for future implementation. Reclamation will award a successful applicant up to $100,000 per year for a period of up to three years with no cost-share required.

Implementation of Watershed Management Projects: In 2017, Reclamation began providing cost-shared financial assistance to watershed groups to implement watershed management projects. These on-the-ground projects, collaboratively developed by members of the watershed group, address critical water supply needs and water quality concerns, helping water users meet competing demands and avoid conflicts. Reclamation currently provides funding to watershed groups for the implementation of watershed management projects through the Enhancing Water Resources Projects funding opportunity.

Documents

• Cooperative Watershed Management Program Fact Sheet

Contacts

For additional on WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management Program, please contact Ms. Irene Hoiby at 303-445-3575 or send an email to ihoiby@usbr.gov.

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