About Lefthand Watershed Oversight Group (LWOG)

Mission

The mission of the Lefthand Watershed Oversight Group is to assess, protect, and restore the quality of the Lefthand Creek watershed, and to serve as a hub of communication about watershed issues through the fostering of stakeholder collaboration.

Objectives

In pursuit of our mission the Lefthand Watershed Oversight Group endeavors to:

• Facilitate cooperative water quality assessment and the exchange of information in order to identify and address water quality concerns in a proactive manner.
• Reduce or eliminate existing and potential water quality problems in the Lefthand watershed by identifying clean-up priorities.
• Facilitate the remediation of sites that have a negative impact on the water quality of Lefthand Creek or its tributaries.
• Communicate water quality and watershed-related information that increases public awareness of watershed issues;.
• Secure funding for watershed activities through local, state, and federal grants and other sources.
  

Board Members

Kathy Peterson - Left Hand Water District

Sasha Charney- Boulder County

Colleen Williams - James Creek Watershed Initiative

Ken Lenarcic - Town of Jamestown

Pete Lawrence- Town of Ward

Theresa Savery - U.S. Forest Service

Sue Schauffler - Rowena Citizen

Shannon Phelps - Technical Assistance