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Colorado Conservation Security Program 2005 Priority Watersheds

About the Beaver Watershed

Land Use Acres
Irrigated Cropland 27,300
Non-irrigated Croopland 303,100
Rangeland 345,200
Pastureland 11,300

The Beaver Watershed is located in Northeastern Colorado in portions of Adams, Arapahoe, Elbert, Lincoln, Morgan, and Washington counties. The watershed includes approximately 465 farms on 544,297 acres.  The watershed is in an area which contains Colorado's highest population of animal feeding operations including poultry farms, hog farms, and dairy farms. The area also produces many crops including hay, corn, wheat, sunflowers, barley, and dry beans. Additional data concerning this watershed can be found on the Environmental Protection Agency's Surf Your Watershed website.

Complete the Colorado 2005 CSP Initial Questionnaire to learn if you may be eligible for CSP, attend a public meeting to learn more about CSP, and/or view cost lists and stewardship payment data for the Beaver Watershed.

These documents may require Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel.

Adobe Acrobat DocumentBeaver Watershed Fact Sheet (140 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentBeaver Watershed Map  (341 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentAg Operation Delineation Fact Sheet (263 KB) NEW
Adobe Acrobat DocumentControl Certification Document (7 KB) NEW
Adobe Acrobat DocumentColorado CSP Fact Sheet (132 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentColorado CSP Priority Watershed Map (336 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentColorado CSP Initial Questionnaire (26 KB)
 Adobe Acrobat DocumentColorado's Conservation Record Workbook (847 KB) NEW
 Adobe Acrobat DocumentColorado CSP Talking Points (21 KB)
Additional information about this new conservation program, as well as the CSP Self-Assessment Workbook, can be found on the National NRCS website.

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