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Colorado Water Trust and Cold Mountain Ranch Partner to Bolster Flows in Crystal River

Sep 14, 2022 | Division 5, Press Release

September 13, 2022 For more information, contact: Alyson Meyer Gould Colorado Water Trust Phone: 720-570-2897 Email: agould@coloradowatertrust.org Bill Fales & Marj Perry Cold Mountain Ranch Phone: 970-871-8205 Email: wmfales@aol.com Carbondale, Co., (September...

Aspen Adjusts City Water Use to Boost Roaring Fork River Flows

Sep 7, 2022 | Division 5, Press Release

For more information, contact: Tony LaGreca Colorado Water Trust Phone: 720-570-2897 Email: tlagreca@coloradowatertrust.org Mitzi Rapkin City of Aspen Phone: 970-319-2791 Email: Mitzi.rapkin@cityofaspen.com Aspen, Co., September 7, 2022 – On September 7th, 2022, the...

As Drought Hits Farms, Investors Lay Claim to Colorado Water

Aug 11, 2022 | Article, Statewide

The debate over how to treat water—as a public resource or an investment tool—is escalating as climate change accelerates the water crisis in the West. Michael Jones ducked under an idle sprinkler and strode across the sandy soil where he planned to plant...

A Digital Future for Colorado’s Water

Aug 1, 2022 | Article, Division 5, Statewide

LEGAL CONTEXT Colorado uses a prior-appropriation system to assign the relative priorities of water rights. Water rights established earliest are assigned senior priorities relative to water rights established later. Priority is assigned to a water right when the...

HOW THE COLORADO WATER TRUST USES MARKET-BASED AGREEMENTS TO BENEFIT RIVERS AND IRRIGATORS

Jul 30, 2022 | Article, Statewide

The Colorado Water Trust makes agreements with water rights holders to buy or lease water to keep in the state’s rivers and streams. It negotiates deals with water rights holders—usually farmers and ranchers, who own 85 percent of the water in Colorado—to obtain...