The Shoshone Water Right Preservation Coalition is an inclusive, transparent, and diverse group of stakeholders committed to permanent protection of Shoshone’s essential flows and the upstream and downstream benefits the flows provide to all Colorado citizens. Seeds of this coalition took root when West Slope entities signed the Colorado River Cooperative Agreement (CRCA) in 2013. Since then, the current list of coalition partners continues to grow and includes: 

Local Funding Commitments (as of 10/02/2024)
Garfield County $3 million
Eagle County $2 million
City of Glenwood Springs $2 million
Ute Water Conservancy District $2 million
Eagle River Water and Sanitation District and Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority $1 million
Grand County $1 million
City of Grand Junction $1 million
Mesa County $1 million
Summit County $1 million
Colorado Mesa University $500,000
Clifton Water District $250,000
Grand Valley Irrigation Company $250,000
Basalt Water Conservancy District $100,000
Grand Valley Power $100,000
Grand Valley Water Users Association $100,000
Middle Park Water Conservancy District $100,000
Orchard Mesa Irrigation District $100,000
City of Rifle $100,000
Snowmass Water & Sanitation District $100,000
Town of Silverthorne $100,000
Mesa County Irrigation District $50,000
Palisade Irrigation District $50,000
West Divide Water Conservancy District $50,000
Kobe Water Authority $25,000
Total:                                                            $15.975M