This system, used widely in the western United States, creates an opening for investors who see water as an increasingly valuable commodity in a water-short future, driven by climate change.
Category: Water
Reporting on water and rivers in the Roaring Fork and upper Colorado river basins.
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A dam in Grand County is showing an increasing risk of failure, prompting a new engineering study
It’s still unclear whether or when the dam will need to be rehabilitated; that’s what adding more monitoring instruments may help the district figure out.
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Homestake Reservoir release proves tricky to track
The reservoir release also could have implications for a potential demand-management program, the feasibility of which the state is currently investigating.
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Roaring Fork on its way to 100 more acre-feet of flows
Pitkin County’s goal was to get more water into the habitually stressed reach of the Roaring Fork that flows through Aspen during the summer and fall.
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Drought and dry soils again will diminish Colorado’s spring runoff
According to NRCS models, streamflow for the Roaring Fork River, measured at its confluence with the Colorado River in Glenwood Springs, will be 70% of average.
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Proposed statehouse bill could benefit Silt greenhouse
Barr and proponents of the project say that with climate change increasing temperatures, which in turn increases the amount of water crops need, the future of growing food is indoors.
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Forest Service approves test drilling for Whitney Reservoir site
The approval allows Aurora and Colorado Springs, operating together as Homestake Partners, to drill 10 bore samples up to 150 feet deep and for crews on the ground to collect geophysical data.
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Storage and new water sources to be proposed in Aspen water plan
Now that the Castle and Maroon valleys are out of the question, part of the IRP process is figuring out where the city should store the water granted by those conditional water rights.
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State proposes a new paradigm for Yampa River
In the Yampa River valley, this designation would primarily impact new residential wells located on lots less than 35 acres and wells used for purposes other than domestic uses.
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Aspen seeks community engagement on water plan
Consultants also are working on finding a location to which to move Aspen’s conditional water-storage rights and determining whether the city needs storage at all.