• Background
    • What is Water Education?
    • Water Education in Colorado
    • Connection to the Colorado Water Plan
    • Contributors
  • The Plan
    • Vision, Impact, Principles
    • Critical Water Concepts
    • SWEAP Outcomes
    • Strategies and Example Actions
  • Implementation
    • How to Use this Plan
    • Connect to Colorado Academic Standards
  • Measuring Success
  • Get Involved
    • Contact
  • Blog
SWEAP
  • Background
    • What is Water Education?
    • Water Education in Colorado
    • Connection to the Colorado Water Plan
    • Contributors
  • The Plan
    • Vision, Impact, Principles
    • Critical Water Concepts
    • SWEAP Outcomes
    • Strategies and Example Actions
  • Implementation
    • How to Use this Plan
    • Connect to Colorado Academic Standards
  • Measuring Success
  • Get Involved
    • Contact
  • Blog

Background

BACKGROUND

The genesis of the Statewide Water Education Action Plan (SWEAP) was the Colorado Water Plan, launched at the end of 2015. That comprehensive plan, developed as a grassroots effort tied to the regional river Basin Roundtables, is intended to be a roadmap for meeting the state’s water demands by 2050 without compromising its diverse values for water use, management and stewardship.
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The Colorado Water Plan recognized the importance of an informed and engaged public, and called for significant improvement of public awareness and engagement regarding water issues statewide. However, no common agenda or vision for how that work would be accomplished has existed, until now…

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What is Water Education?
Water Education in Colorado
Connection to the Colorado Water Plan
Who contributed to this Plan?
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Statewide Water Education Action Plan for Colorado 2020-2025
  • Background
    • What is Water Education?
    • Water Education in Colorado
    • Connection to the Colorado Water Plan
    • Contributors
  • The Plan
    • Vision, Impact, Principles
    • Critical Water Concepts
    • SWEAP Outcomes
    • Strategies and Example Actions
  • Implementation
    • How to Use this Plan
    • Connect to Colorado Academic Standards
  • Measuring Success
  • Get Involved
    • Contact
  • Blog