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Author Archives: Heather Sackett

Heather Sackett is the managing editor at Aspen Journalism and the editor and reporter on the Water Desk. She has also reported for The Denver Post and the Telluride Daily Planet. Heather has a master’s degree from CU’s Center for Environmental Journalism and her reporting has been recognized by the Colorado Press Association.

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Garfield County to lease its Ruedi Reservoir water to help endangered fish in Colorado River

by Heather Sackett February 6, 2020February 19, 2021

Late summer, flows in the 15-mile reach are often lower than what is recommended by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for healthy fish habitat mainly because of two large upstream irrigation diversions: DeBeque Canyon’s Grand Valley Project, known as the Roller Dam, and Palisade’s Grand Valley Irrigation Canal.

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Colorado River District revisiting mill levy increase

by Heather Sackett January 26, 2020February 19, 2021

Others agreed about the need to increase the River District’s revenue but expressed doubt a tax measure could pass in western Colorado’s more conservative counties, such as Mesa, Montrose and Delta, especially in a presidential election year with high turnout.

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State looking to oppose White River storage project in water court

by Heather Sackett January 20, 2020April 30, 2021

For more than 4½ years, state engineers have expressed concerns that the conservancy district has not proven there is a need for the water, which would be stored in the proposed White River reservoir and dam project between Rangely and Meeker.

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Biologists: Feds’ target numbers too low for Gunnison sage-grouse recovery

by Heather Sackett December 31, 2019February 19, 2021

The Gunnison sage-grouse disappeared from Pitkin County in the 1960s; in the 1990s, it was extirpated in Eagle and Garfield counties.

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Who should pay for water conservation in the West? Water managers wade into discussion

by Heather Sackett December 30, 2019February 19, 2021

The head of the Colorado River District says any funding must be channeled through the Colorado Water Conservation Board to prevent speculation by private buyers.

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Diesel spill halts operations at Marble quarry

by Heather Sackett December 12, 2019October 31, 2022

The reason Yule Creek may have been spared from the spill is because it has been diverted from its natural channel to allow for expansion of the quarry.

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Colorado Basin Roundtable OKs grant to study Crystal River backup water supply

by Heather Sackett November 29, 2019February 19, 2021

To understand why some groups are opposed to even just a study whether storage is an option, it helps to review the contentious history of water development in the Crystal River Valley.

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Aspen moves ahead with integrated water plan and moving its conditional storage rights

by Heather Sackett November 26, 2019November 22, 2021

Aspen is now studying how much water from Castle and Maroon creeks it wants to store, and where it wants to store it.

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Monitoring will make sure Aspen snowmaking doesn’t harm creeks

by Heather Sackett November 11, 2019February 19, 2021

If the county’s aquatic ecologist determines, in future years, that the additional water usage is having a negative effect on stream health, the county could limit Skico’s water use to historical levels — about 200 acre-feet a year.

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Proposition DD barely squeaks by

by Heather Sackett November 6, 2019February 19, 2021

The money will go toward funding projects that align with the goals outlined in the water plan, as well as toward meeting interstate obligations such as the Colorado River Compact.

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