The Association members and participants meet monthly to review program elements, monitoring program and exchange information.  The Association Board members meet on the second Wednesday of the month and a technical review group has a technical session on the third Wednesday of the month.

The Association consists of a maximum of 25 membership entities and a maximum of 12 designated participants (BCWA Policy 16).  All designated representatives and/or alternatives from a general-purpose government, special district and all other National Permit Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permittees (Operational Agencies) as designated by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment in the Bear Creek Watershed.

Participants (See BCWA Policy 16 and BCWA Policy 5) - Entities, other than membership entities, that demonstrate vested interest and/or financial support for the Bear Creek Watershed management program as designated by the Association Board.  A participant representative can represent each of the six major sub-watershed areas within the Bear Creek Watershed. Participants must demonstrate an ongoing vested interest in the program to remain on the Association Board.