Snowmass Water and San is seeking a right to pump 500 AF of water a year from the Roaring Fork at the rate of 9 cfs.
Author Archives: Brent Gardner-Smith
Brent Gardner-Smith founded Aspen Journalism in 2011. He also served as AJ’s first executive director, from 2011 until 2021, and as its first editor, until 2020. He's also been the news director at Aspen Public Radio and a reporter at The Aspen Times and the Aspen Daily News. Brent also worked at ProPublica in 2010, as a communications intern, while earning his master’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri.
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After expansions, Skico will use about 900 AF of water a year for snowmaking
As snowmaking increases on Aspen Mountain and the Snowmass Ski Area, more water will be diverted from local streams.
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Crisis on the Colorado River: In the words of water managers and officials
The commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation says “the chance for crisis is far too high.”
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Sending water to Lake Powell may, or may not, benefit boaters on Green, Gunnison, Colorado and San Juan rivers
If drought persists, up to 2 million acre-feet of water may be released from Flaming Gorge, Blue Mesa and Navajo reservoirs to boost the falling level of water in Lake Powell.
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Plans to reduce water use through ‘demand management’ next on tap for upper-basin states
Programs are now expected to be put together in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico to bolster Lake Powell, and protect current and future uses in the upper Colorado River basin.
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Water district clings to conditional water rights in Holy Cross Wilderness
Engineer says water rights in the wilderness may not be not necessary to reach the Fry-Ark Project’s maximum diversions.
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Upper Colorado River basin states approve drought-management agreements
Upper basin states vote to execute agreements, lower basin states given until Jan. 31 to approve their agreements.
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Judge wants more info from city of Aspen in Castle, Maroon dam cases
The city’s two diligence cases are now before a water court judge, and he’s seeking more information before making a decision.
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Colorado water agencies going different ways on White River dam project
The Colorado Water Conservation Board has given four grants worth nearly $850,000 for a project the Colorado Division of Water Resources says is “speculative.”
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Colorado River water district endorses state policy on Lake Powell drought plan
The River District board approves a state policy it lobbied for, but vote still key in ongoing regional drought contingency planning effort.