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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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State water board to decide if Shoshone water rights can be used for environment
The hearing reignites rivalries between the Western Slope and the Front Range, which takes about 500,000 acre-feet of water a year from Colorado River basin headwaters across the Continental Divide, a practice that can leave Western Slope streams depleted.
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Delta County ranchers want state action on conservation
The conservation conversation comes at a pivotal time for water users on the Colorado River, which remains wracked by drought and climate change.
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Low river flows trigger calls, closures, stressed fish
But this summer’s lack of precipitation and low soil moisture were the main drivers of dry streams.
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‘You need to have a fair bit of data’
At the request of LRE, scientists will pick a day this fall to take water quality samples and flow measurements at points along the entire length of the creek to better understand the sources of contamination.
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Private lake in Eagle County source of zebra mussels in Colorado River
Baker said that the lake’s owner is collaborating with CPW on a mitigation plan.
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River District offers proposal on Western Slope water deal
But Front Range water providers said that accepting the instream flow right would amount to an endorsement of the River District’s historical use estimate, which would mean taking a side in the Front Range versus Western Slope disagreement.
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Judge sides with River District in Grand County dam case
The River District win comes at a pivotal time for Colorado water managers that underscores the simmering tension that remains between the West Slope and Front Range.
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Colorado River managers present plan to share water based on supply, not demand
Under the new supply-driven concept, the Upper Basin would still be responsible for making sure the agreed-upon percentage of water to be released from Powell makes it there — but Upper Basin officials aren’t calling it a delivery obligation.
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The Runoff | Dismal flows, funding thaws & big decisions ahead
Welcome to The Runoff, where Aspen Journalism’s Water Desk provides insider news and water-related updates you won’t read anywhere else under The Briefing and additional context and updates on the most recent reporting from our water desk under The Recap. Thanks for going deeper with us and for supporting our nonprofit, in-depth, investigative reporting. – […]