But at least 23 of these “opposers” say in their statements that they are actually in favor of the deal and filed the documents in order to monitor and weigh in on the case.
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State water board votes yes on Shoshone
The CWCB’s decision was a blow to Front Range water providers, who objected to the River District’s having a say over how to manage the water rights, even though they supported the overall goal of protecting flows for the environment.
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Front Range and Western Slope debate who should control Shoshone water rights
The River District is pushing for co-management of the water rights with the CWCB, which would be a departure from the norm, as the CWCB has never shared management of an instream-flow water right this large or this important with another entity.
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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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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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Pitkin County pledges $1 million to Shoshone water rights purchase
In exchange for support of the Shoshone project, Pitkin County will be able to use some water from Grizzly Reservoir, owned by the city of Aspen and the River District, to boost flows in the upper Roaring Fork River.
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River District asks for $40 million in federal funding for Shoshone water rights
A better estimate of historic use, the River District says, should be based on flows at the Dotsero gauge upstream of the plant’s diversion from the river, a calculation they call the “administrative flow.”
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Extended Shoshone hydro plant outages add urgency to water rights campaign
When the Shoshone plant is offline, the instream flow right would be activated to continue pulling water downstream, making ShOP obsolete and solidifying a critical water right for the Western Slope.
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Pitkin County exploring concern that Shoshone deal could harm Roaring Fork
Pitkin County in November hired Golden-based engineering firm Martin and Wood Water Consultants to do a technical analysis and modeling of the Colorado and Roaring Fork rivers.
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River District inks historic water rights deal for Western Slope
According to the purchase and sale agreement, the River District must pay $1 million by Jan. 1, but that is just the start.