Representatives from local groups expressed frustration that the permitting process for the creek relocation is happening after the fact, and they said they plan to submit comments to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the agency overseeing the permit application.
Category: Water
Reporting on water and rivers in the Roaring Fork and upper Colorado river basins.
Shoshone power plant outages concern Glenwood Canyon water users
First, ice jammed the plant’s spillway in February, damaging equipment that required repair. Then the Grizzly Peak Fire burned down its transmission lines.
Voters overwhelmingly pass Colorado River District tax hike
“It was the one issue that’s not partisan, that was about uniting a very politically diverse region,” according to River District general manager Andy Mueller.
State officials set sights on ponds without water rights
DWR officials say undecreed ponds throughout the region are depleting the Colorado River system in a time when a climate change-fueled drought makes it more important than ever to account for every last drop of water.
Study finds small number of jobs lost under demand-management program
Annual demand-management payments across western Colorado would total almost $5.9 million under the moderate scenario and nearly $24 million under the aggressive scenario.
Record number of mussel-contaminated watercraft intercepted in Colorado amid COVID-19 boating surge
Inspectors at Ruedi Reservoir reel in highest number of vessels in state this season.
Weak 2020 water year comes to a close
While policy across Colorado is still catching up to the dry conditions today, models for the upcoming year indicate that the state may need to brace for another poor water year in 2021.
Ballot measure 7A draws wide support for Colorado River Water Conservation District
But as western Colorado continues its shift to an outdoor-recreation and tourism-based economy, supporters of 7A agree with Mueller that the River District’s focus is shifting with it.
Aspen water users meet Stage 2 cutback goals, cutting use by 20% since Sept. 1
Comparing consumption with non-drought year shows less-dramatic reduction.
Even in a pandemic, drought drives water use along the Front Range
Water utilities report higher than average consumption.