Molson Coors Beverage Company is leading the way in Colorado water conservation, and they are encouraging other Colorado companies to join them in this important effort. By installing new state-of-the-art equipment at their Golden, Colo., plant this year, Coors will save 100 million gallons of water in the brewing process over the next several years.

Megafires threaten not only life and property, but also our watersheds. Quinn Hildebrandt, from East Grand Fire, battled the East Troublesome Fire in Grand County in 2020, one of the three largest fires in Colorado history. Addressing forest health minimizes the impact of severe fires and helps to preserve the quality of our state’s most valuable resource - water.  Look for the November PSA on November 22nd.

Fall is here and what a great time to read a new book and join us for a talk with the author. For our September-October Water ‘22 Book Club selection, we are reading River of Lost Souls by Jonathan Thompson. Please join us for an Author Talk sponsored by Water ‘22, Four Corners Water Center & Maria’s Bookshop with Jonathan and moderated by Barb Horn on November 15th, 6 p.m. at Fort Lewis College. Registration details are available at Water '22.  

Part elegy, part ode, part investigative science journalism, River of Lost Souls tells the gripping story behind the 2015 Gold King Mine disaster that turned the Animas River in southwestern Colorado orange with sludge and toxic metals for over 100 miles downstream, wreaking havoc on cities, farms, and the Navajo Nation along the way.

Don't have the book?  Maria's Bookshop has you covered. Don't forget to bring your copy (or buy one there from Maria's) and have Jonathan sign it for you.

Remember, you can find all of our 22 Ways to Care for Colorado Water in 2022 in the Water 22 Marketing Toolkit. There are 9 weeks left in the year - why not share 3 a week and get the word out to your communities about simple ways to care for our State’s most precious resource - water. Or join us during December as we share one a day in counting down 22 Days to the end of the year!

Are you a brewer and would like to get the word out on Water '22? We would love to provide you with our Water '22 coasters to put in your taproom that declare "It takes great water to make great beer." Simply e-mail water22@wateredco.org.

We are so appreciative of Doozy Solutions for choosing Water Education Colorado as the non-profit partner for their Crafted ERP by Doozy Solutions Yacht Rock Happy Hour.  We loved meeting all of the brewers and handing out our new Water '22 Beer Coasters.  Thank you so much again Doozy Solutions!