Lefthand watershed oversight group, located in longmont, colorado, in partnership with left hand water district and left hand ditch company will develop engineered designs, specifications for…

The Lefthand Watershed Oversight Group, located in Longmont, Colorado, received a $500,616 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will support the development of engineered designs and specifications for a ditch enhancement and watershed health project at the Haldi Intake along the Left Hand Creek Ditch system. This project will evaluate and design upgrades to the Haldi Intake diversion, including traditional solutions and nature-based features such as low floodplain benches, wetlands, instream habitat, and bank erosion repairs. The project aims to address climate change-driven impacts, aging water infrastructure, and legacy mining issues to improve the ecological health of the entire Left Hand Creek watershed. The award period is from September 16, 2024, to September 30, 2026.

Lefthand watershed oversight group, located in longmont, colorado, in partnership with left hand water district and left hand ditch company will develop engineered designs, specifications for construction for a ditch enhancement and watershed health project at the haldi intake. The haldi intake is located at a critical point in the transition zone within the left hand creek ditch system that impacts ecological health across the entire watershed. The project will evaluate multiple upgrades at the haldi intake diversion, including traditional solutions and nature-based features such as low floodplain benches and wetlands, instream habitat, and bank erosion repairs to develop a fully integrated design. This design project will support improvements that address climate change-driven drought, wildfires and post-fire impacts, aging water infrastructure, and legacy mining impacts. The project is a high priority in the adaptive management at scale plan and framework for watershed restoration across the ST. Vrain basin.