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The city’s two diligence cases are now before a water court judge, and he’s seeking more information before making a decision.
The Colorado Water Conservation Board has given four grants worth nearly $850,000 for a project the Colorado Division of Water Resources says is “speculative.”
The River District board approves a state policy it lobbied for, but vote still key in ongoing regional drought contingency planning effort.
Water scarcity and explosive growth are driving water providers in the South Platte basin towards costly solutions.
Low water and competing interests making water management at Ruedi Reservoir more complicated, and more coordinated.
Can the state curtail water use to avoid violating the Colorado Compact? Views differ.
Agreements with ten opposing parties approved, but key water decrees not issued yet.
Glenwood reaches an accord with Aurora and Colorado Springs, but had to give up the right to 30,000 acre-feet of potential flows in the river.
The CWCB adopts a policy addressing concerns of the Western Slope and affirming its support of drought contingency plans and agreements.
Early snow welcomed, but fears remain about low water in the Colorado River system
