Aspen Journalism (https://www.aspenjournalism.org/)
If the severe drought persists, and Lake Powell dries up, some say Colorado will have to curtail to prevent a compact call.
Regional water district lays out guidelines to shape an emerging program to manage water levels in Lake Powell.
More water managers are talking about the reality of less water due to climate change.
A supporter of the project questions the project’s economic viability and its purpose and need.
Walker, Polis, Tipton and Mitsch Bush share their opinions on the prospect of additional storage and diversion projects.
State officials are working on plans to spur cutbacks in water use to prevent a compact call on the Colorado River.
Aspen now has agreements with all of the parties contesting its conditional water storage rights in the Castle Creek valley, and with all but one of the parties in the Maroon Creek valley.
A lawsuit in federal district court has pushed back the schedule for Northern Water to issue bids and bonds for Chimney Hollow Reservoir, the core of the Windy Gap Firming Project.
The Justice Dept. filed opposition in water court in July on behalf of USFS regarding six potential diversion dams in the Holy Cross Wilderness.
The Healthy Rivers and Streams Board recommends that no part of the trail be built on the east side of the Crystal River.