Protecting Water Quality in Chatfield’s Watershed, Located Southwest of Denver, Colorado, USA

Watershed Improvements

• Proposed Watershed Improvement Projects
• Massey Draw Environmental Restoration Abstract
• Massey Draw Best Management Practice Pictures
• Wildfire Management Restoration
• Project Summary E Plum Creek TOCR
• Capital Project Summary - Massey Draw

Watershed Projects Preserve Water Quality

In Chatfield Reservoir, the greatest concern is the amount of nutrients and sediment. Nutrients, found in fertilizers and frequently bound up in sediments, limit the amount of algae that can grow in lakes. As the amount of algae and sediment increases, the water is less clear. Watershed projects implemented by the Authority work to Preserve Water Quality in the Chatfield basin and reservoir.

Water Quality & Habitat Improvements at Massey Draw Near Chatfield Reservoir

Chatfield Watershed Authority fosters partnerships with Urban Drainage and Flood Control District (UDFCD) and local jurisdictions to promote water quality, improve habitat and reduce sediment erosion in the watershed. Severe sediment erosion in lower Massey Draw contributed pollutants to the reser voir; after construction the streambank is stabilized, pollutants reduced, and habitat improved. Click on the Massey Draw links above to learn more about the Massey Draw Project.