Outreach
Town Hall Events
Past Events
Community Meeting – June 10, 2022, Heckert Pavilion in Grand Lake
Grand County and Northern Water officials provided updates and answer questions about the latest watershed recovery projects planned in affected areas of the East Troublesome Fire at a community meeting on Friday, June 10. Topics addressed included NRCS Emergency Watershed Protection Program project updates, 2022 aerial mulching, ETF watershed recovery planning, partnerships with federal agencies, postfire funding updates and Grand County flood warning alerts. View the flyer.
Virtual Town Hall – Nov. 1, 2021
Grand County and Northern Water officials answered questions about the Emergency Watershed Protection Program during a virtual Town Hall meeting. Because of ongoing protocols to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the meeting was conducted on the online Zoom meeting portal. Topics addressed included updates on fire recovery projects, EWP funding status and current postfire impacts.
Presentations
- Funding Update - Presented by Esther Vincent, Northern Water
- Water Quality Update - Presented by Maggie Spangler, Northern Water
- Project Updates - Presented by Jackie Daoust, Northern Water, and Brian Murphy, Grand County
Town Hall – July 26, 2021, Heckert Pavilion in Grand Lake
Grand County, Northern Water and partners of the Emergency Watershed Protection Program provided fire recovery updates and answered questions about the EWP Program. The agenda included an overview of the EWP Program, funding overview and project updates. During the presentations we provided several posters with information and have posted those below.
Virtual Town Hall – April 8, 2021
Grand County and Northern Water officials answered questions about the Emergency Watershed Protection Program during a Town Hall meeting on April 8. Because of ongoing protocols to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the meeting was conducted on the online Zoom meeting portal.
Topics addressed included an overview of the EWP Program, a discussion of the scheduling and phasing of potential projects, landowner agreements and match fund requirements.
Presentations
- An Overview of the Emergency Watershed Protection Program - Presented by Esther Vincent, Northern Water
- USDA and NRCS Emergency Watershed Protection Program for the East Troublesome Fire - Presented by Katherine Morris, Grand County, and Kyle Whitaker, Northern Water