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Maybell Ditch headgate in the lower left pulls water from the Yampa River for irrigation.
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The Roundup | Maybell project aims to benefit irrigators, boaters and fish

Curtis Wackerle by Curtis Wackerle September 15, 2022September 15, 2022

Recently at Aspen Journalism, we visited the Maybell Ditch, which is the most significant diversion drawing water out of the Yampa River in a remote corner of northwest Colorado, to learn about a multimillion-dollar project to improve irrigation infrastructure spearheaded as an environmental initiative. By modernizing the antiquated headgate and improving how the river channels […]

City Park Golf Course in central Denver
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The Roundup | Voluntary proposals and the writing on the wall

Curtis Wackerle by Curtis Wackerle September 2, 2022September 2, 2022

The day of reckoning came and went, with no concrete plan from the states to cut 2-4 million acre-feet of Colorado River basin water use, and no federal action to force those cuts. The can was officially kicked down the road, beyond the initial 60-day window Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Touton put the seven […]

Aspen Consolidated Sanitation District
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The Roundup | COVID-19 wastewater tracking is a new, interesting and enigmatic tool

Curtis Wackerle by Curtis Wackerle August 25, 2022August 25, 2022

Hello again from our newsroom on the banks of the upper Roaring Fork River. We hope these warm, late-summer days have been treating you well as you enjoy clean air and abundant moisture (if you need to see the receipts on that, check out our regular Data Dashboard updates).  We are excited this week to […]

Grizzly Reservoir
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The Roundup | Grizzly Reservoir to be drained next summer, Basalt wave adjustments this fall

Curtis Wackerle by Curtis Wackerle August 16, 2022August 17, 2022

Grizzly Reservoir to be drained next summer for rehab work Repairs planned for dam, tunnel, outlet works By Heather Sackett | August 14, 2022 During next year’s rehabilitation work most of the creeks — Lost Man, New York, Brooklyn and Tabor — will be allowed to flow downstream instead of being collected by a canal […]

Curtis Wackerle, Thomas Friedman, Chris Lane discussion
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The Roundup | Now is the time to understand more so we may fear less

Curtis Wackerle by Curtis Wackerle July 28, 2022August 1, 2022

A wrap-up of our conversation with New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, Aspen Journalism, and ACES in Aspen, CO.

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The Roundup | Opinions differ on timeline as Crystal River Wild & Scenic efforts move ahead

Curtis Wackerle by Curtis Wackerle July 19, 2022July 19, 2022

Crystal River Wild & Scenic designation efforts, Aspen and Roaring Fork Valley COVID-19 data, and Aspen airport precipitation compared to average.

Animation of sedimentation process Lake Powell
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The Roundup | Data mining reveals a drop in the bucket

Curtis Wackerle by Curtis Wackerle July 13, 2022July 19, 2022

Data mining reveals a drop in the bucket: what caused Lake Powell to shrink overnight, plus an innovative water savings strategy

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The Roundup | Environmental groups try to stop that train

Curtis Wackerle by Curtis Wackerle July 6, 2022July 6, 2022

Utah oil railway has ignited Colorado concerns, plus updates to the state water plan and COVID-19 data.

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The Roundup | A moment of reckoning for water in the West

Curtis Wackerle by Curtis Wackerle June 21, 2022June 22, 2022

Record-low water storage levels at lakes Mead and Powell after more than two decades of drought conditions are among the chief indicators that the basin is “facing the growing reality that water supplies for agriculture, fisheries, ecosystems, industry and cities are no longer stable due to climate change.”

Confluence of Colorado River and Little Colorado Rivers - Bird's Eye View
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The Roundup | Add invasive fish to problems associated with Lake Powell

Curtis Wackerle by Curtis Wackerle June 15, 2022June 15, 2022

As Powell drops, invasive fish will enter lower Colorado River Basin, threatening progress.

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