Project Active
2011 – Present
Boulder Creek and the Blue River – Peabody No. 1 Ditch
The Colorado Water Trust’s first permanent acquisition of water rights to benefit streamflow near Silverthorne, Colorado.
Through 2022, the Peabody No. 1 Ditch Project has restored over
billion gallons
acre-feet
of water to Boulder Creek and the Blue River.
- Peabody No. 1 Ditch / Blue River Project Highlights
- Peabody No. 1 Ditch Project Flow Accounting
- Latest news
How Did This Project Come to Us?:
Ranchers, Jeannette and Howard Moser, were introduced to Colorado Water Trust through a local water commissioner, Scott Hummer, as they began planning to scale back their operations and wanted to find a way to ensure their water rights would help keep their local river protected.
Tools Used:
Permanent Water Acquisition (Colorado Water Trust’s first permanent project changed two water rights for instream flow use, bolstering flows on fourteen miles of Boulder Creek and the Blue River.)
Project Partners:
Colorado Water Conservation Board, Jeannette and Howard Moser
Project Years:
Water was first restored to this river in 2011, and since it was a permanent acquisition it has continued to restore flows ever since that date.
- Cover Photo: Colorado Water Trust Staff
Click here for a beautiful photo story of our Blue River/Boulder Creek project
Checking in on the Peabody No. 1 Ditch
During a trip to the Western Slope, Scott Hummer took a brief detour to visit the Mosers and the Slate Creek Ranch. Scott observed the condition of the Peabody...
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...
Project Fact Sheet – Peabody
This Project Fact Sheet provides basic information and facts about the Peabody Ditch No. 1 water right transaction, which is adding flow to approximately 11 stream miles in Summit County.
...Water Trust Finalizes First Sale
SUMMIT COUNTY—Tumbling down from the craggy heights of the Gore Range, Boulder Creek is a typical Colorado mountain stream, all mossy boulders and full of flashing brook trout darting under...
Water deal will benefit nature, People
The Colorado Water Trust has finalized a deal that will help keep more water in Summit County’s scenic Blue River and, in a new twist, provide additional water for Western...
Conservation Deal Will Boost Water Quantity in Blue River
Summit County will see its prized Blue River rise, thanks to a fledgling effort designed to permanently dedicate more water in streams for fish and the environment. Under a deal...