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Little Cimarron River Project is Ready to Go

Dec 9, 2021 | Blog, Division 4, Uncategorized

The Little Cimarron River project is a groundbreaking water sharing project that is designed to continue existing agricultural production during the early season and support river health when needed later in the summer. We recently installed irrigation infrastructure...

Next Step in FIRST Water-sharing Agreement between Agriculture & Environment

May 4, 2015 | Blog, Division 4

On April 23rd, we celebrated another important landmark for this project: we finalized a permanent water-sharing agreement with the Colorado Water Conservation Board under which the environment and agriculture will share the same water rights. Water that was...

New Water Agreements Benefit Area Trout Streams

May 4, 2015 | Article, Division 4

New water agreements and release patterns are a good thing for the region’s trout populations, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists. On the Little Cimarron River, a new split season in-stream flow agreement is pioneering a new way to support river...

New Water Agreements Benefit Area Trout Streams

May 4, 2015 | Article, Division 4

New water agreements and release patterns are a good thing for the region’s trout populations, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists. On the Little Cimarron River, a new split season in-stream flow agreement is pioneering a new way to support river...

Water Sharing Accord Benefits Fish, Farms along Little Cimarron River

May 2, 2015 | Article, Division 4

An agreement allowing the same water rights to be used for fish and for farming recently was signed by the Colorado Water Conservation Board and the Colorado Water Trust. Under the agreement, up to five cubic feet per second of water from the Little Cimarron River...