Water quality in Ouray County and our downstream neighbors is degraded by pollution from abandoned mine wastes, and periods of drought threaten our ranches and environment. Please support UWP as we and our partners continue our hard work to address these issues.
UWP celebrated our 10th anniversary as a nonprofit in 2023, and we completed a strategic planning process to identify and plan projects that will restore and preserve the Upper Uncompahgre River Watershed into the future.
"Congratulations on 10 years of good work, and all the people that have shown their care." - Camille Price, formerly with the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
"UWP can be proud of the legacy they have worked hard at creating in mine remediation in the San Juan Mountains." - Jeff Litteral, Colorado Division of Mining, Reclamation and Safety
"Thank you, UWP, and all the volunteers and sponsors at Love Your Gorge. What a wonderful event - so much accomplished with the great turn-out!" - Frank Robertson, Ouray Ice Park Board Member
"As a River Watch volunteer, I am excited to be involved in an endeavor that is important to our community and the environment. I feel so fortunate to have met, and to be working with the four other members of my River Watch team with UWP, as well as all great people doing great things!" - UWP Citizen Scientist Ronna Edgett-Underwood
The Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership exists to help protect the natural, scenic, and economic values of the Upper Uncompahgre River Watershed, from its headwaters to the northern Ouray county line.
Vision
Our vision is a healthy watershed, restored from past damages and adaptable to changing conditions, with a knowledgeable community dedicated to watershed protection and conservation.
The Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership (UWP) was created in spring 2007, when regional groups and concerned citizens applied for a watershed-planning grant. In 2013, UWP became a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to understanding, restoring and protecting land and natural resources within the Uncompahgre Watershed. In less than a decade, UWP has led and participated in hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of projects improving and protecting watershed resources though partnerships with a grassroots coalition of citizens, nonprofits, local and regional governments, and federal and state agencies. We have also been active in educating the community about water ecology and promoting awareness of watershed issues and facts.
Organization name
Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership
other names
UWP
2013
Tax id (EIN)
46-2946756
Category
Environment
Organization Size
Small Organization
Colorado State Tax Credits
Colorado Enterprise Zone Credit
Address
133 N. Lena Ste 3AMailing
PO Box 392Ouray County, CO, US