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Fraser River – Winter Park Ranch Water & Sanitation District
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- Winter Park Ranch W&S / Fraser River Project Highlights
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How Did This Project Come to Us?:
The Board of Directors for Winter Park Ranch Water and Sanitation District saw an opportunity to support their home river and worked with Colorado Water Trust to explore their options.
Tools Used:
Instream Flow (ISF) Water Acquisition – Temporary ISF Lease (This short term lease utilizes some of the Winter Park Ranch Water and Sanitation District’s water rights to supplement streamflows in St. Louis Creek and the Fraser River in times of need.)
Project Partners:
Colorado Water Conservation Board, Winter Park Ranch Water and Sanitation District, Bonneville Environmental Foundation, Bishop-Brogden Associates Inc (Project Consultant)
Project Years:
A 10-year approval for the lease was approved in 2013, but has yet to be used.
- Photo Credits: Edalin Koziol
Defending a Western River With Art and Collaboration
Kirk Klancke has watched over Colorado's Fraser River for decades.
In the small town of Fraser, Colorado, a bronze Dwight D. Eisenhower is having a good day: Fly fishing, he...
Monitoring Water Use and Operations for the Short-Term Lease
The Colorado Water Trust’s short-term lease with Winter Park Ranch Water & Sanitation District was approved as a full season lease by the Division of Water Resources in early June....
Wrapping up Request for Water 2013, Winter Park Ranch W&S/Fraser River
In what looked like it might be a dry year, Kirk Klanke put his water where his mouth was. The general manager of Winter Park Ranch Water and Sanitation District...
Short-term water lease to benefit Fraser River
FRASER — The Fraser River may get a small hydrological boost this summer.
The Winter Park Ranch Water and Sanitation District has successfully negotiated a short-term water rights lease with...
Short-Term Water Lease Will Benefit Fraser River
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Kirk Klancke, District Manager
Winter Park Ranch Water and Sanitation District
Phone: (970) 726-8691
Email: kk@wprwater.com
http://wprwater.com/
Zach Smith, Staff Attorney
Colorado Water Trust
Division of Water Resources approves temporary loan of water for instream flow use
In June 2013, the Division of Water Resources approved this temporary loan of water from Winter Park Ranch Water and Sanitation District to the Colorado Water Conservation Board (via CWT)...