The Colorado Water Conservation Board’s (CWCB) Stream and Lake Protection Section annual workshop provides state and federal agencies and other interested persons an opportunity to recommend stream reaches or natural lakes for inclusion in the Colorado’s Instream Flow (ISF) Program. CWCB staff will provide an overview of the ISF program and new appropriations process. The recommending entities will present new ISF recommendations and give an update of pending ISF recommendations from previous years.

The final part of the workshop will focus on the Request for Water Acquisitions Process (Process), a partnership between the Colorado Water Trust and CWCB. The Process provides a streamlined approach to ISF water acquisitions that preserve or improve the natural environment. Topics covered will include the Process timeline, available stream restoration and transaction tools, and the information needed to initiate water right owner participation in the Process.