National Geographic Freshwater: Hope for Rivers During Drought
Hope for Rivers During Drought Many cities and farms took steps to cope in the summer of 2012 as the drought in the western United States deepened. During these tough
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Wrapping up Request for Water, Bunte Highline Ditch/Willow Creek
The CWCB informed Aspen Shorefox of CWT’s Request for Water 2012 pilot program. In early May, Aspen Shorefox offered three water rights totaling 40 cfs from the Bunte Highline Ditch
Wrapping up Request for Water, Yost Ditch/Deep Creek
Our friends at Eagle Valley Land Trust discussed CWT’s Request for Water program with a number of folks in their area, and the owner and operator of Coyote River Ranch
Wrapping up Request for Water, Stagecoach Reservoir/Yampa River
In May, the Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District responded to our Request for Water and offered to lease 4,000 acre-feet of stored water in Stagecoach Reservoir to CWT and the
Ken Brenner: We owe thanks
The Yampa River Valley owes a huge thank you to the Colorado Water Trust for supplementing the in-stream flow with its purchase of water from the Upper Yampa Water Conservancy
Valdez Ditch water right offered for instream flow use
In 2012, Alamosa Riverkeepers acquired an additional 0.5 cfs water right in the Valdez ditch and offered it to the CWCB for use in the Instream Flow Program. Alamosa Riverkeepers
Water court approves Strategic Abandonment
On August 29, 2012, the Division 7 water court confirmed Colorado Water Trust’s strategic abandonment of the Three Sisters Ditch water right.
Peter Van De Carr: Let the water flow
Here is the scenario: 500 acre-feet of water is owned by the city of Steamboat Springs and is held in Stagecoach Reservoir for emergency use. The managing group at Lake
Division of Water Resources approves temporary loan of water for instream flow use
On August 2, 2012, the Division of Water Resources approved this temporary loan of water from Yost Ditch to the Colorado Water Conservation Board (via CWT) for use in Colorado’s
Stagecoach Reservoir / Yampa River Photo Gallery, July 2012
The Yampa River and Stagecoach Reservoir in Steamboat Springs, July 2012. Photos by Scott Hummer.
Funding Construction at Terrace Reservoir
Alamosa Riverkeepers are working in collaboration with the Terrace Irrigation Company to replace the existing Terrace Reservoir spillway. Replacing and upgrading the spillway will improve the reservoir by increasing the
Water Trust partners with Western Rivers Conservancy
Fortunately, CWT was able to form a partnership with Western Rivers Conservancy (WRC), which specializes in the acquisition of riparian lands for conservation purposes, and in 2010, WRC purchased the