While different City groups work independently and together to manage aspects of watershed health, the development of a comprehensive, documented Watershed Management Program is still in the planning phase.
The City of Longmont is working hard to watch over our watershed by collecting important data from streams, reservoirs, and stormwater. Improving nearby forests and riverbanks also helps keep the water clean and the environment strong.
Longmont is teaming up with groups like The Watershed Center, Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, St. Vrain and Left Hand Water Conservancy District, and Keep It Clean Partnership to help keep our watershed healthy. Working together with different groups is important to make good plans and protect our watershed for the future.
It is also important to work with our community and local schools. The Keep It Clean Partnership helps by organizing special school programs and sharing water data online. This helps kids and adults learn how to take care of our rivers and streams and keep them clean and healthy.
You can explore the data online. The St. Vrain Creek and Left Hand Creek samples are collected and tested by City of Longmont Water Quality Lab staff.
The Plan describes Button Rock Preserve’s purpose, goals and short- and long-term objectives and priorities. The water resources, ecology, native wildlife and cultural resources data gives managers a science-based approach to address current management concerns at the Preserve. Please visit the Natural Resources Department's Plans, Maps & Reports page(External link) to see the Management Plan.
The data dashboard is a tool that shows water quality information for the rivers and streams in our area. It includes data as far back as 2008 from places like Left Hand Creek, St. Vrain Creek, Boulder Creek, and Coal Creek.
The Longmont Water Quality Lab collects and studies the water in Left Hand Creek and St. Vrain Creek to learn what’s in it and how clean it is. They add new data every year, which helps make yearly reports faster and easier to write.
Explore the tool here.