Pitkin County Trust Agreement confirmed by water court
Many congratulations are in order for Pitkin County and the Colorado Water Conservation Board! Pitkin County’s desire to boost streamflows in the Roaring Fork Basin by utilizing its County water
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Connecting the Drops: Rethinking Reservoirs
Colorado Foundation for Water Education and 88.5 KGNU Community Radio have been teaming up to share water information over the airwaves through their series, Connecting the Drops. In July’s episode,
Division of Water Resources approves temporary loan of water for instream flow use
On August 20, 2013, the Division of Water Resources approved this temporary loan of water from Stagecoach Reservoir to the Colorado Water Conservation Board (via CWT) for use in Colorado’s
Sterling Pond and Josh Ames Structure Ecological Restoration Project
These documents created by our partners at the City of Fort Collins Natural Areas Department and Biohabitats provide a great deal of information about the larger ecological restoration project taking
CWT Final 990 – 2012
In service to fiscal transparency and accountability, our final 990 for 2012 is available for review. CWT Final 990 – 2012
S.K. Mason Environmental conducts baseline study
During the summer and fall of 2013, CWT contracted with S.K. Mason Environmental, LLC, to document stream conditions on the Little Cimarron River. S.K. Mason Environmental collected data on surface
CWCB determines temporary lease of water rights has value for Yampa River instream flows
On Monday, July 29, 2013, the Colorado Water Trust received this official communication from the Colorado Water Conservation Board stating that our temporary lease of water has value for instream
Fraser River Photo Gallery
Fraser River near return flow point (below meadows) Staff gage at County Road 73 on St. Louis Creek The Hammond No. 1 diversion structure on the Fraser River Confluence of
City of Aspen, site visit, June 28, 2013
Edalin Koziol, an attorney at the Colorado Water Trust, traveled to Aspen to participate in a site visit with project partners on June 28, 2013.
Senate Bill 2013-019
In May 2013, the Colorado State Legislature created a tool to provide flexibility to agricultural water users in Water Divisions 4, 5 and 6 through Senate Bill 2013-019 (“SB 19”).
Drought conditions persist in Roaring Fork Valley
Marci Krivonen of Aspen Public Radio interviewed Sarah Johnson of the Roaring Fork Conservancy about their efforts to secure flows for rivers in the Roaring Fork Basin, potentially in partnership
Early Ideas on Dam Deconstruction
The Josh Ames Diversion and Check Structure is located on the Cache la Poudre River in Larimer County, approximately one third of a mile upstream from Shields Street in Fort