Water is critical to the future of Colorado and pressures for how water is managed throughout the state will only increase. Keystone has led a diverse set of leaders convened by Gates Family Foundation and Walton Family Foundation to work to identify a viable strategy for securing funding and implementation of the Colorado’s Water Plan. The initiative was known as For the Love of Colorado.

This coalition has secured general funding for water through generated revenue from sports betting as well as through legislation that would provide a total of $20 million to fund the Plan and support Colorado's water basins.  The coalition is now leading a statewide public awareness campaign about the importance of water to all of Colorado and further work towards a potential ballot initiative to fully close the funding gap presented by the water plan.

Learn more about Colorado’s Water Plan, For the Love of Colorado, and how this initiative aims to invest in Colorado’s water by listening to this episode of the Keynotes podcast: