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Colorado Water Trust and Cold Mountain Ranch Partner to Bolster Flows in Crystal River
Cold Mountain Ranch, with compensation from Colorado Water Trust, is boosting streamflows in the Crystal River, which is...
Aspen Adjusts City Water Use to Boost Roaring Fork River Flows
On September 7th, 2022, the City of Aspen reduced diversions from the Roaring Fork River at the Wheeler...
As Drought Hits Farms, Investors Lay Claim to Colorado Water
Meanwhile nonprofits, some backed by the Walton family, are forging flexible water sharing agreements with producers aiming to...
A Digital Future for Colorado’s Water
A Crystal River Valley rancher and a nonprofit organization, Colorado Water Trust, are teaming up for the second...
HOW THE COLORADO WATER TRUST USES MARKET-BASED AGREEMENTS TO BENEFIT RIVERS AND IRRIGATORS
The Colorado Water Trust makes agreements with water rights holders to buy or lease water to keep in...
Colorado Water Trust boosting flows in the Upper Yampa River
On July 19th, Colorado Water Trust completed a request for 1,000 acre-feet of water for the Yampa. This...
Cold Mountain Ranch and Colorado Water Trust Partner to Bolster Flows in Crystal River
Cold Mountain Ranch and Colorado Water Trust finalized an agreement intended to increase streamflow in the Crystal River...
The Water Puzzle – Yampa River Edition
CWT’s work on the Yampa River puzzle began in 2012. A decade later, 2022 is poised to be...
Flow Restoration Tools Presentation
On May 5th, 2022, we hosted a virtual brown bag on our flow restoration tools with Director of...
2022 Streamflow Forecast
Every spring, Colorado Water Trust staff begin outreach to our project partners to analyze streamflow forecasts and determine...
Kremmling rancher picked to replace Schwartz on state water board
Gov. Jared Polis has appointed a Kremmling rancher to replace former state Sen. Gail Schwartz on the state’s...
Relying on a wild river: Reflections from the Crystal watershed
In 2018, Rancher Bill Fales entered into an agreement with the Colorado Water Trust (CWT) that would pay...