Above the town of Poncha Springs, the Del Monte Ditch diverts water from Poncha Creek, a tributary of the South Arkansas River. The ditch...

The South Arkansas River starts at the Continental Divide on top of Monarch Pass at 11,312 feet above sea level. Up high, in public...

On May 30, join the Central Colorado Conservancy and the Book Club Salida for an afternoon and evening of Beavers and Books! At 3pm we'll...

In late April we received the initial engineering and design work (30%) from WaterVation, a Salida-based river restoration company, for...

We're excited to announce that the UAWP has contracted with the firm WaterVation to conduct the initial design/engineering work on the...

In late June, the UAWP facilitated the first public meeting for the current planning and design phase of the South Arkansas River...

In early 2024, the UAWP hired their first full time Coordinator. Natalie Allio, the part time coordinator who led the partnership's work...

The UAWP worked with the Sunnyside Ditch Co. and other stakeholders to improve a section of the Sunnyside Ditch that parallels the...