Watershed Management

Protecting the Waters, Soils, and People of the Colville Indian Reservation

The Watershed Management Program works to protect and enhance water quality, manage key water infrastructure, and ensure the health of soils and water systems on the Colville Indian Reservation.

What We Do

• Protect Water Quality: Enforce Tribal laws related to forest practices, hydraulics, mining, and water quality standards.

• Protect Soil Resources: Operate a Tribal Soils Program to ensure sustainable and productive reservation soils.

• Monitor and Manage Water Resources: Improve the accuracy, availability, and use of surface and groundwater data across the reservation.

• Support Tribal Planning: Guide sustainable natural resources management through oversight of the water components of the Integrated Resource Management Plan (IRMP) and Priority Planning Process (PPP).

Learn More

•  2019 Colville Reservation Summer Water Outlook Drought – Drought Report (PDF)

•  Tribal Tribune Article: “Forest Practices Called into Question” (PDF)

•  EPA: Information About Small Streams