The Vision of the Cherry Creek Basin Water Quality Authority is to integrate watershed goals for community development, water supply, recreation, wildlife habitat and open space with the Authority's water quality mission.

The Cherry Creek Basin Water Quality Authority consists of representatives from two counties, seven cities, a representative from the special district, and seven public representatives appointed by the governor to a board committed to preserving water quality in the Cherry Creek Reservoir Watershed, and achieving water specific quality goals. The Authority's mission is to “maintain beneficial uses in the Cherry Creek Reservoir by preserving its water quality”. The water quality goals support the overarching Cherry Creek Reservoir watershed vision that provides the foundation for the Watershed Plan 2003.