Aurora, which diverts water from both the Fryingpan and Roaring Fork headwaters, will keep its diversions from the Fryingpan River, but bypass some of its water down the Roaring Fork to bolster flows near Aspen.
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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Fryingpan River proposal would increase winter flows, help trout populations
Water in Ruedi Reservoir owned by the Colorado River District would be released to bolster winter flows to at least 70 cfs.
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Shoshone plant water rights in Glenwood Canyon eyed by Colorado River District
The district is talking with Xcel Energy about the big water right at the Shoshone hydro plant.
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City of Aspen reaches agreement with five parties on moving Maroon and Castle creek water rights
The city has signed agreements with five of the 10 opposing parties in the two cases, including Pitkin County and Wilderness Workshop.
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Homing in on options for a potential White River Dam near Rangely
A series of state-funded studies leads to a range of potential on-channel reservoirs, from 68,000 acre-feet to 2.9 million acre feet.
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Aspen moves closer to settling Castle and Maroon dam cases
One of the 10 parties in the two cases, Double R Creek Ltd., recently signed a settlement agreement with the city.
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Wringing what’s left out of the booming South Platte River basin
Three large buckets and a big pipe are proposed by a group of water providers in the South Platte River basin to meet growing demand.
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Timeline: tracking the proposed White River dam and reservoir
Dams across the main stem of the White River ranging from 80 to 290-feet-tall are being studied and refined, with funds from the state.
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Water experts talk drier Colorado at new Colorado State forum
Water mavens come together at new CSU water forum in the face of aridification
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Colorado water managers studying Lake Powell levels issues
With Lake Powell half full and a dry year extending a prolonged drought, water managers and irrigators are studying how to keep the big reservoir operational and avoid a compact call.