Heavy lifting is complete at the CCC Ditch Project Site!
From inception to coalition building to planning to fundraising to materials harvest to construction, this project has been over ten years in the making. This project could not have occurred
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CCC Ditch, Project Update
Last month, work crews were busy at the CCC Ditch headgate near Naturita, CO, harvesting materials in order to begin construction of the diversion structure. The new diversion structure will
Materials Harvest Underway
The CCC Ditch is located near Naturita on the San Miguel River. The San Miguel River is one of Colorado’s last free flowing rivers and is one of the few
Moser Project crosses the finish line
It was seven years in the making when the Moser Project received a signed water court decree in April, marking the completion of one of our first projects. The Slate
CCC Ditch: Construction on the horizon
The San Miguel River is one of Colorado’s last free flowing rivers and is one of the few naturally functioning riparian ecosystems remaining in the Western United States, but even
Gabino Gallegos Ditch water right offered for instream flow use
As part their work to restore the Alamosa River and its watershed, Alamosa Riverkeepers acquired and offered to the CWCB 2.5 cfs of water from the Gabino Gallegos Ditch to
CWCB Hearing scheduled for Pitkin County trust agreement
Pitkin County is proposing to place a host of water rights—over thirty—into the state’s instream flow program under a trust agreement. This ground-breaking collaboration between the Colorado Water Conservation Board
Creative Deal Means More Water for Fish in the Roaring Fork Valley
A collaborative effort between the Colorado Water Trust, Pitkin County and the Colorado Water Conservation Board achieved a creative solution to protecting instream flows through the Roaring Fork Valley. Numerous
The seed of a project is planted
In 2008, a local landowner contacted the Colorado Water Trust offering to sell his 1.5 shares (of 8) in the McKinley Ditch separate from his land with the intention of
Water Rights
As a result of collaborative efforts of Vail Associates (“VA”), the Colorado Water Trust, the U.S. Forest Service (“USFS”), and the Western Land Group, VA acquired property along Hat Creek