Water and Rivers
Water judge issues decree for Aspen’s Castle Creek water storage right, poised to issue Maroon Creek right
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In the decrees, the City of Aspen agrees to move its conditional water storage rights out of the upper valleys.
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Checking the water jug that is Lake Powell
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The Colorado River District is studying the factors that contribute to water levels in Lake Powell.
Water and Rivers
Aspen responds to judge’s request in Castle/Maroon dam cases
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The judge asked for more info, and the city response’s was succinct.
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Robinson Ditch section on Roaring Fork River gets new opening for rafts, boats
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Rocks in the river are re-worked, to the benefit of boaters.
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Colorado River District shifts gaze to a 2020 tax question
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A reprieve from Gallagher, and a new potential water-funding question in 2019, come in to play.
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Colorado studies options after Trump signs drought contingency plan
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Trump signs DCP bill, IID sues, states must still sign, and Colorado investigates using less water.
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The Shoshone hydro plant went down, but flows in the Colorado River stayed up
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An “outage protocol,” and a brief warm spell, kept the river above 1,250 cfs.
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Fact fuses with fiction at Phoenix water meeting
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Hot, dusty and chaotic is in the forecast from science, and science fiction.
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Dangerous diversion structure in Roaring Fork River made worse for boaters after repair by ditch owner
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A repair to a rock weir in Basalt had a side effect of reducing passage for boaters.
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Horseshoe Bend last on list for Glenwood’s whitewater park sites
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An agreement with CPW to protect bighorn sheep and fish prioritizes the city’s options.