Know Water,  Know Colorado.

In Colorado, water makes everything possible.

​To know water is to better understand our state.  Since 1995, the Arkansas River Basin Water Forum has provided a friendly, constructive medium where individuals and organizations are able to explain their views and engage in open dialogue with other water users.

What's New

CANCELED: Arkansas River Basin Water Forum, April 23-24, 2020, Salida, CO ​

Out of an abundance of caution to keep our community healthy and safe, the ARBWF board of directors has canceled the Arkansas River Basin Water Forum in Salida scheduled for April 23-24, 2020.

Forum Welcomes New Look!

Over the summer of 2019 we partnered up with a talented graphic design group to help create a new logo that reflects who and what we are today, as well as where we are headed, while at the same time representing all water-users in the Arkansas River Basin.

KRDO News 13 Covers the Forum

Sen. Cory Gardner was the keynote speaker at the Arkansas River Basin Water forum. One of his greatest water concerns for Colorado is that there's still no water pipeline in Southeastern Colorado after nearly 60 years of waiting.

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The Arkansas River Basin Water Forum is a 501 (c)3 non-profit that serves as a conduit for information about the Arkansas River Basin in Colorado, and for issues related to water allocation and management.  Through our annual Forums, a wider understanding of water issues has evolved and along with it the opportunity to find common ground.