Did You Know?
Everyone lives in a watershed!
A watershed is a drainage basin that collects precipitation which eventually drains to a common water body (e.g., stream, lake, wetland). Precipitation in a watershed may also sink into the earth to become groundwater. Depending on where you live, most of the water you drink comes from watersheds!
Using this Site
Community News is for residents and anyone interested in our water monitoring program in general. Water Monitoring Data contains the actual collected data reports. We are pleased you want to learn more. We are here to help.
Location
The Purgatoire River Basin is located near the southern border of Colorado, in proximity to Trinidad, Colorado. The study area is generally within the headwaters of the Purgatoire River, and associated tributaries between the Town of Stonewall and Trinidad Lake.
Being good stewards of our water is for everyone’s benefit.
Welcome!
The new Purgatoire Watershed website is designed to provide ongoing information about a new project, the Purgatoire Watershed Monitoring Program. Tetra Tech, Inc., a national environmental engineering consulting firm, is implementing the watershed monitoring program in the Purgatoire River Basin to collect and evaluate surface water quality. This website will be your one-stop resource for a general overview of the project, data collection reports, and ultimately, analysis of the collected data.
This online resource is beneficial to ranchers, people involved in the agricultural and recreational-related industries (fishing, etc.), as well as to water resource professionals. Here, you’ll be able to better understand our technical water monitoring data, analysis, and reporting of this important watershed involving 25 sample locations within the Purgatoire River Basin.
BENEFITS FROM VIEWING THE WEBSITE:
- Access technical expertise
- Receive near real-time information
- Understand seasonal water quality trends within Basin