What is AWARE Colorado?
Quite simply, it's a statewide program to educate local decision makers about the impacts of land use choices on water quality.

Why was the program started?
To help protect Colorado’s water and natural resources from polluted runoff through innovative land use strategies.

How does AWARE do it?
Education. Education. Education. AWARE provides planners with research-based, non-advocacy material so they can better consider water quality impacts when making land use decisions.

What is AWARE doing now?
• Presenting information to decision makers
• Researching latest land use strategies
• Producing and updating written materials
• Providing resources for links to pertinent information
• Maintaining a Web site

Who is guiding AWARE?
About 30 stakeholders who form our advisory committee. We are most grateful for their time and expertise.

Who’s leading the way?
The League of Women Voters of Colorado Education Fund is leading the effort. The program is funded by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment through a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Colorado State University Cooperative Extension provides research assistance and technical support to AWARE Colorado.

AWARE patterns its program from the successful NEMO (Nonpoint Source Education for Municipal Officials) model but is tailoring it to suit Colorado.

Who to contact?
AWARE project manager Cynthia Peterson
303-861-5195
cpeterson@awarecolorado.org