Main Menu2024 PEPO Schedule
Below is the tentative proposed 2024 schedule for the Gunnison Basin Roundtable’s Public Education, Participation, and Outreach (PEPO) Committee.
March
(3/01) — Grant Applications Open
(3/05) — PEPO Chair Meeting
(3/05) — PEPO Committee Meeting
(3/08) — March Newsletter
(3/18) — GBRT Meeting
(3/20) — Newspaper Campaign: letter to the editor, about the GBRT
(3/25) — 2024 Water Education Grant applications close
April
(4/02) — PEPO Chair Meeting
(4/02) — PEPO Committee Meeting, 3 p.m.
- Discuss grant applications
(4/05) — Alert grant recipients
(4/08 – 26) — Work on contracts with grant recipients
(4/15) — Draft CWCB PEPO Grant Application (draft by 5/1, officially due 6/1)
(4/22) — Newspaper Campaign: letter to the editor, water education grant recipients
May
(5/01) — Send Draft CWCB PEPO Grant Application to GBRT for input
(5/03) — Statewide PEPO Basin Coordinator Workshop
(5/07) — PEPO Chair Meeting
(5/07) — PEPO Committee Meeting
- Discuss the 2024-25 CWCB PEPO Grant Application
(5/13) — Newspaper Campaign: letter to the editor, water supply update
(5/20) — GBRT Meeting
- Present CWCB PEPO Grant Application Draft
- (ideas for the next year)
- Announce recipients of the 2024 Water Education Grant
June
(6/01) — PEPO Application Due
(6/04) — PEPO Chair Meeting
(6/10) — Newspaper Campaign: letter to the editor, water safety (canals, irrigation ditches, etc.)
(6/17) — June Newsletter
July
(7/02) — PEPO Chair Meeting
(7/02) — PEPO Committee Meeting
(7/08) — Newspaper Campaign: letter to the editor, Native species: How Gunnison Basin wildlife relies on healthy watersheds
(7/15) — GBRT Meeting
August
(8/06) — PEPO Chair Meeting
(8/19) — Newspaper Campaign: letter to the editor, Gunnison River: facts and history
September
(9/03) — PEPO Chair Meeting
(9/03) — PEPO Committee Meeting
(9/09) — Newspaper Campaign: letter to the editor, tips for everyday water conservation
(9/16) — GBRT Meeting
(9/23) — September Newsletter
October
(10/1) — PEPO Chair Meeting
(10/1 – 2) — C9 Summit
(10/14) — Newspaper Campaign: letter to the editor, the impact of water conservation on outdoor recreation in the Gunnison Basin
November
(11/5) — PEPO Chair Meeting
(11/5) — PEPO Committee Meeting
(11/11) — Newspaper Campaign: letter to the editor, how to/tips/resources for securing funding for water conservation initiatives in the Gunnison Basin
(11/18) — GBRT Meeting
(11/30) — Water Education Grant funds must be spent
(11/30) — PEPO funding ends for 2024
December
(12/3) — PEPO Chair Meeting
(12/6) — Water Education Grant final reports due
(12/9) — Newspaper Campaign: letter to the editor, how drought preparedness \is crucial for water security in the Gunnison Basin
January
(1/20/25) — GBRT Meeting
- Water Education Grant recipients present