2004-Present:CCWC’s flagship program is long-term water quality monitoring in Coal Creek and its tributaries. Our monitoring program evolved to support efforts to establish site-specific standards for lower Coal Creek.
We collect water quality samples that are analyzed for metals and other constituents of concern, priority metals include cadmium, copper, and zinc. Appropriate standards and permit limits will reduce cadmium, copper, and zinc loads and better protect existing water uses in lower Coal Creek and downstream waters. |
2017:CCWC and partners secured funding to reclaim the Gunsight Processing Area near Crested Butte. The project removed approximately 260 pounds of cadmium, copper, lead, and zinc.
CCWC worked with partners to adopt revised water quality standards in lower Coal Creek which protect existing water quality to a much higher degree than any prior standards. |
2018:CCWC partnered with the US Forest Service to install a permanent toilet facility at Musicians’ Camp. In the past three years, the permanent toilets at Musicians’ Camp have intercepted over 1,000 pounds of human waste that would have otherwise been deposited in the watershed.
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2020:In 2020, the CCWC partnered with the Town of Crested Butte, the US Forest Service, and the National Forest Foundation to install a permanent toilet in the Washington Gulch Watershed.
Based on pumping records from portable toilets at nearby sites, CCWC expects the new permanent toilets to intercept about 800 pounds of human waste each year. |
Standard Mine:
In the coming years, CCWC will continue to support CDPHE and EPA as they make decisions regarding the long-term management of the Standard Mine Superfund Site. CCWC and USGS lead the interim water quality monitoring. CCWC’s reporting will be critical in the process to determine whether additional remedial action is needed at the site. |
Coal Creek Watershed Coalition PO Box 925 Crested Butte, CO 81224 |
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In 2019, 88% of Coal Creek Watershed Coalition's total operating expenses were used for projects and programs that benefit our local watersheds. Learn More > |