Project Grant R24AP00458

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation provided a $359,919 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.507) to the Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed (CPRW) in Fort Collins, Colorado. The funding will support CPRW partnering with local entities to design upgrades to the Whitney and Eaton diversion structures on the Poudre River, including fish passage and river restoration projects on a half-mile reach. The current diversion structures are a barrier to fish passage, and this project aims to reestablish 13 miles of the Poudre River for fish passage while also benefiting local ditch companies by increasing water supply reliability. The design work is part of a larger effort identified in CPRW's 2017 Lower Poudre Flood Recovery and Resiliency Master Plan and is expected to be completed by March 31, 2026.