Causes: Civil Rights, Environment, Food, Minority Rights, Natural Resources Conservation & Protection, Nutrition
Mission: The mission of Conejos Clean Water is to build public awareness and encourage advocacy and education around environmental, social, economic, and food justice issues in the Conejos Land Grant Region.
Results: Beginning in 2010, Conejos Clean Water (CCW) incorporated in order to promote awareness around health and environmental justice issues affecting residents in Conejos County, to serve as a vehicle for protecting public health and to responsibly manage natural resources. CCW’s efforts in July 2010, focused primarily on the radioactive, hazardous and toxic waste campaign proposed at the transfer site south of the town of Antonito. Community forums with residents of Conejos County were sponsored by CCW including discussions led by Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety, Honor Our Pueblo Existence and Think Outside the Bomb. A countywide canvass to educate and build awareness via door-to-door discussions, community centers and information tables set up outside local grocery stores was initiated, concurrently building membership within CCW to over 400 general members. During 2012 and 2013, CCW participated in Renewable Energy Planning, proposed the Community Solar Garden idea to the Town of Antonito, participated in Brownfields planning and executed the Health Environment Launch Project (HELP) utilizing funds from the USEPA Environmental Justice Small Grant Program, presented across the State of Colorado on environmental justice issues and facilitated transmission discussions impacting Conejos County. In recent years, we have focused on organizing community forums and bringing people together around proposed solar energy zones, hydraulic fracturing, illegal dumping, recycling and school and community gardens.
Target demographics: People of the Conejos Land Grant Region
Direct beneficiaries per year: Over 100 community members from children to adults
Geographic areas served: Conejos Land Grant Region of southern Colorado's San Luis Valley
Programs: Recycle Conejos and Costilla Counties, Valleybound - Antonito School and Community Garden, Río Grande del Norte National Monument Expansion
Mission: The mission of Conejos Clean Water is to build public awareness and encourage advocacy and education around environmental, social, economic, and food justice issues in the Conejos Land Grant Region.
Results: Beginning in 2010, Conejos Clean Water (CCW) incorporated in order to promote awareness around health and environmental justice issues affecting residents in Conejos County, to serve as a vehicle for protecting public health and to responsibly manage natural resources. CCW’s efforts in July 2010, focused primarily on the radioactive, hazardous and toxic waste campaign proposed at the transfer site south of the town of Antonito. Community forums with residents of Conejos County were sponsored by CCW including discussions led by Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety, Honor Our Pueblo Existence and Think Outside the Bomb. A countywide canvass to educate and build awareness via door-to-door discussions, community centers and information tables set up outside local grocery stores was initiated, concurrently building membership within CCW to over 400 general members. During 2012 and 2013, CCW participated in Renewable Energy Planning, proposed the Community Solar Garden idea to the Town of Antonito, participated in Brownfields planning and executed the Health Environment Launch Project (HELP) utilizing funds from the USEPA Environmental Justice Small Grant Program, presented across the State of Colorado on environmental justice issues and facilitated transmission discussions impacting Conejos County. In recent years, we have focused on organizing community forums and bringing people together around proposed solar energy zones, hydraulic fracturing, illegal dumping, recycling and school and community gardens.
Target demographics: People of the Conejos Land Grant Region
Direct beneficiaries per year: Over 100 community members from children to adults
Geographic areas served: Conejos Land Grant Region of southern Colorado's San Luis Valley
Programs: Recycle Conejos and Costilla Counties, Valleybound - Antonito School and Community Garden, Río Grande del Norte National Monument Expansion
info@cccwater.org
304 River Street, Antonito, CO 81120-01
719-580-9280
Civil Rights
Antonito
