Alamosa Riverkeeper

Cindy Medina

Alamosa Riverkeeper Valle de Sol Community Center  PO Box 223  Capulin, Colorado 81124 United States of America 719.274.4298 cmariver01@gmail.com

Region Gulf

Recent Accomplishments

--Ongoing water quality sampling in the Alamosa River and in private household wells
--$18 million in EPA stimulus funds for a water treatment plant at the Summitville Mine Superfund Site to remove contaminants, at 1,600-gallons-per-minute, before the water enters the headwaters of the Alamosa River.
--Ongoing engineering and legal analyses to acquire senior water rights for the Instream Flow Project, improving riparian habitat, replenishing groundwater, allowing for fishery development, and improving the natural environment of the Alamosa River.