Snow in Steamboat Event Sunday, March 2, 2025 |10:00 AM-12:00 PM! Join us for our next Social Water Series event in Steamboat Springs! This engaging event will dive into the critical connection between snow and the outdoor industry.

What inspires you most? As a nonprofit created by the state Legislature, Water Education Colorado is committed to educating and engaging citizens and professionals around our most precious and increasingly limited resource.

Founded on scarcity. Built on community. Water Education Colorado is the leading organization for informing and engaging Coloradans on water issues.

On January 13, 2023, Water Education Colorado offered a Water 101 at the state Capitol called “Demystifying Colorado water for legislators.” This session was not recorded. (Access the presentation slides from that session here.And the session agenda is here.) We also hosted a series of “201” education sessions for legislators between March …

Mini-Tours. Water Education Colorado’s mini-tours change each year to expose water professionals, decision-makers, teachers and the interested public to new areas of water use and management.

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Water Leaders 2025. Water Leaders 2025 applications are now open! Please click here to view the 2025 program page.. Taking leaders to the next level. Recognized as the premier leadership development program for the water community in Colorado, WEco’s Water Leaders Program aims to positively impact the Colorado water profession by creating a pipeline of dedicated, effective water leaders ...

What is the Statewide Water Education Action Plan? The Statewide Water Education Action Plan (SWEAP) is a guide for Colorado water educators working individually and collectively to realize a set of shared outcomes that align with the “Outreach, Education and Public Engagement” goals set forth in the Colorado Water Plan.

Colorado can’t live without water. Our food, economy, culture—and our very survival—depend on abundant, clean and accessible water. In 2002, amid the worst single-year drought on record in state history, the Colorado Legislature founded Water Education Colorado (formerly Colorado Foundation for Water Education).

It all starts here. Water Education Colorado spearheaded Water ’22, a year-long public awareness campaign and celebration of Colorado’s water that launched in January 2022 with a proclamation from Gov. Jared Polis, declaring 2022 the Year of Water.