Watershed Update

The Coalition for the Upper South Platte works to protect the water quality and ecological health of the Upper South Platte through the cooperative efforts of stakeholders, with emphasis on community values and economic sustainability.

Mission

CUSP formed in 1998 through a MOU signed by Park, Teller, Douglas and Jefferson Counties; Denver and Aurora Water; USPCD and CCWCD; State Trust Land Board; Teller-Park, Jefferson, and Douglas Conservation Districts.

Establishment

Board includes original signatories and other stakeholders, representing business, recreation, environmental organizations, and interested individuals. Currently 15 members on the board, could go to 21...

Board of Directors

CUSP’s office is in Lake George.

We currently employ 18 individuals; ~14 FTEs.

Our 2012 budget is $2.2 million.

Current Status

Financials for 2011Category Amount BudgetUtilities G&D $ 33,000 $ 33,000Biz Grants/Donations

$ 268,670 $ 10,000

Local Gov G&D $ 177,200 $ 100,000Individual Contributions

$ 20,518 $ 20,000

Federal G&D $

1,040,872

$ 800,000

State Grants/Donations

$ 362,123 $ 100,000

Other Grants $ 28,000 $ 25,000Program Revenue $ 97,822 $ 50,000Special Events $ 12,556 $ 8,000Interest $ 216 $ 0Misc $ 934 $ 2,000Total $

2,041,911$1,148,000

Fed

State

Biz

Local

ProgRev

To Date Expense for 2011

Category Amount BudgetContractors $ 953,456.00 $

(450,000.00)Cost-Share $ 6,663.00Salaries & Related $ 599,725.00 $

(480,000.00)Accounting & Bank Exps $ 7,824.00Other Prof Fees $ 1,115.00Supplies $ 32,648.00 $

(85,000.00)Telecoms $ 6,638.00Office-Misc $ 19,557.00Project Event Exp $ 4,598.00Equip Ops/Travel $ 16,546.00 $ (5,000.00)Occupancy $ 11,090.00 $

(17,000.00)Interest Exp $ 7,495.00Prof Dev $ 4,832.00Insurance except WC and UEI

$ 7,112.00

Membership $ 1,483.00Advertising $ 5,773.00Miscellaneous $ 3,026.00 $

(36,000.00)Total $

1,689,581.00$(1,073,000.00)

Net * Includes temp restricted grant revenues

$365,656.00

$ 75,000.00

ContractorsSalaries

To Date Grants and Inkind for 2011

Category AmountDonated Services-professional

43,786

Donated Services-volunteer

151,478

Inkind 26,889Total 222,153

INKIND DONATIONS

Expense by Functional Area

2011 Actual

2011 Budget

Percent by Area: Gen Admin

5.40% 10.00%

Percent by Area: Fund Raising

0.40% 5.00%

Percent by Area: Program

94.20% 85.00%

EXPENSE CATEGORIES

Happy Meadows

The Happy Meadows/Sportsman’s river restoration project is a cross-boundary project to reduce sediment, improve fisheries, and create new wetlands on ~4 miles of the South Platte near Lake George.

60,000 people per year visit Happy Meadows for fishing, tubing, and hiking.

Approximately 50% completed in 2011--Remainder will be done in 2012

TRAIL CREEK & HORSE CREEK

Since the Hayman and Schoonover fires in 2002, the Horse Creek drainage has been a mess!

With the assistance of the National Forest Foundation, Vail Resorts, and others, the Pike and CUSP are working to address the situation...

Fire Stats

We hired Dave Rosgen of Wildland Hydrology to develop a watershed-wide assessment, which prioritized Trail Creek as the first subwatershed for work. We started implementation in 2011, and expect to do over $2,000,000 in work in the drainage in 2012.

see www.uppersouthplatte.org/reports.html

OTHER PROGRAMS

Energy (Conservation and Alternative) Environmental Education Forest Health (CWPPs, Fuels and Restoration Projects) Oil and Gas Development Monitoring Mine Reclamation Trails Weeds

Contact

Carol Ekarius, Executive Director Box 726, Lake George, CO 80827 719-748-0033 carol@uppersouthplatte.org