About Us
The mission of the Gallatin Water Collaborative is to unify local efforts to protect, restore and enhance water resources in the Lower Gallatin Watershed.
Together we are:
Sharing concerns and priorities from many different water users across the watershed.
Working together to take action on shared priorities.
Sharing technical and financial resources across our organizations to achieve greater impact.
Incorporating the objectives of the Collaborative into the work of our individual organizations.
Advancing cross-jurisdictional water security planning and water management.
Coordinating our efforts to effectively make the best use of available funding opportunities.
How it Began
The Gallatin Water Collaborative began as an effort to update the Lower Gallatin Watershed Restoration Plan, with diverse input from stakeholders across the watershed. This plan had focused on stream and wetland restoration projects, but due to the unprecedented growth in the Gallatin Valley, it became evident that the scope of the plan needed to include more overarching considerations of water security, and all the tools from all of our toolboxes.
How We Work
Our Commitment
Each stakeholder participates in the spirit of collaboration. We are here to find common ground and be more effective at reaching our shared goals. First and foremost, we each show up to build trust.
We have each committed to participate consistently and as much as possible, respecting the time invested by others.
Each stakeholder represents and is communicating back to their individual constituents and organizations.
Participating Stakeholders
Government Agencies
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Gallatin Conservation District
City of Bozeman Engineering Division
City of Bozeman Water Conservation Division
City of Bozeman Stormwater Division
City of Bozeman Forestry Division
Gallatin Local Water Quality District
Montana Fish, Wildlife, Parks
Montana Department of Environmental Quality
Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
Gallatin County Planning Department
Gallatin County Commission
Gallatin County Extension Office
Gallatin County Planning Department
Gallatin Health Department
Bozeman City Commission
Environmental Protection Agency
National Park Service, Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program
U.S. Geological Survey
Nonprofit Organizations
Gallatin Valley Land Trust
Trout Unlimited
Association of Gallatin Agricultural Irrigators
Gallatin River Task Force
Four Corners Foundation
Upper Missouri Waterkeeper
Sacajawea Audubon Society
Montana Freshwater Partners
Greater Yellowstone Coalition
Fishing Outfitters Association of Montana
Open and Local Coalition
Center for Large Landscape Conservation
Mountain Time Arts
Gallatin Water Trust
Montana Conservation Corps
National Wildlife Federation
Montana State University
Montana Water Center
MSU Extension Water Quality
Private Industries
WGM Group
RESPEC
Confluence Consulting
Sundog Ecological
Gallatin Association of Realtors
Kevin Haggerty Drilling, Inc.
Century 21 Real Estate
Intrinsik Architecture