Water Desk
Reservoir releases for endangered fish in Colorado River coming after peak flows
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Reservoir managers take care to sustain high flows, not boost this weekend’s expected peak.
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Possibility of City of Aspen dams on Castle and Maroon creeks eliminated
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With a final decree entered in Maroon Creek case, Aspen maintains its water rights, but is committed to moving them.
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CWCB names water mavens to demand management workgroups
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74 water managers, attorneys and experts named to eight workgroups, which will meet in closed-door settings.
Ruedi Reservoir expected to fill, and maybe spill
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Controlled releases are increasing, and a big thick snowpack above the reservoir could lead to water flowing down an open spillway.
Colorado taking demand-management workgroups behind closed doors
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As demand management heats up, it’s heading behind closed doors for candid discussions, at least for awhile.
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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.
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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.