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Pitkin County Trust Agreement confirmed by water court

Oct 1, 2013 | Blog, Division 5

Many congratulations are in order for Pitkin County and the Colorado Water Conservation Board! Pitkin County’s desire to boost streamflows in the Roaring Fork Basin by utilizing its County water rights has finally come to fruition. On August 22, Pitkin County and the...

County deal to protect water in two rivers is nearly complete

Jun 24, 2013 | Article, Division 5

It has cost $200,000 and taken four years, but Pitkin County is poised to become the first county in Colorado to sign a long-term lease with the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) to leave water in a river for environmental purposes and also have the deal...

CWCB Hearing scheduled for Pitkin County trust agreement

Oct 21, 2009 | Blog, Division 5

Pitkin County is proposing to place a host of water rights—over thirty—into the state’s instream flow program under a trust agreement. This ground-breaking collaboration between the Colorado Water Conservation Board and Pitkin County will come to fruition if a...

Pitkin County effort to protect river delayed by two local districts

Jul 31, 2009 | Article, Division 5

Pitkin County’s effort to place 4.3 cubic-feet-per-second of water into a trust managed by a state agency, for the benefit of the Roaring Fork River, has been challenged and delayed by the Basalt Water Conservancy District and the Starwood Metropolitan District. The...

Creative Deal Means More Water for Fish in the Roaring Fork Valley

Jun 17, 2009 | Blog, Division 5

A collaborative effort between the Colorado Water Trust, Pitkin County and the Colorado Water Conservation Board achieved a creative solution to protecting instream flows through the Roaring Fork Valley. Numerous water rights owned by Pitkin County have traditionally...