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‘Snow course’ data shows a long-term trend in Colorado of warmer temperatures and less snow
State supports new management plans for river basins in Eagle and Garfield counties.
The bill would require mine operators to prove they have enough financial backing to protect water quality.
Tight water supplies may mean no coordinated release of water this spring from reservoirs to boost flows in the Colorado River near Grand Junction.
34 years ago on March 31, a monumental avalanche wrote a tragic chapter in Aspen history
The Eagle County Conservation District used $54,300 from CWCB to produce an inventory of 25 irrigation ditches, many in need of repair, but it has yet to release the details.
Low snowpack can lead to low runoff
The city now owns a large and vacant parcel of land in Woody Creek to be used for potential reservoirs filled with water rights now tied to potential dams and reservoirs on upper Maroon and Castle creeks.
Graywater is defined by both the county and the state as water coming from bathtubs, showers, bathroom sinks, and washing machines.
New regulations may be tweaked, and a pilot phase extended, but overall the response to more efficient irrigation has been positive, city staff tells council