The Colorado River District has been protecting Western Colorado's water since 1937. We advocate for water users to keep our rivers flowing and crops growing.
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Colorado River District retweeted
Water Project Success - The New & Improved Maybell Diversion!
It was awesome to be on the Yampa in Moffat County w/ @Nature_Colorado, the Maybell Irrigation District, @CWCB_DNR and others to see the modernized Maybell Diversion.
Big win-win for agriculture & river health!
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"Commissioner John Martin underscored the strategic importance of the water rights for the long-term sustainability of the region.
'This is a 50- to 100- year issue. We make the commitment now, think long term not short term,' Martin said."
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"In Western Colorado, towns and farms are banding together to pay a hundred million dollars for water they don't intend to use."
Listen to the full episode with The Indicator from Planet Money here: npr.org/2024/05/06/119796445…
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Reclamation leadership recently met w/ officials from the Blue River Watershed Group in Summit Co., CO. The non-profit received $1.8 M from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to complete the engineering & design of restoration plans for degraded aquatic habitat in the Blue River.
ALT People involved in the Blue River rehabilitation stand on a bridge over the Blue River in Silverthorne, Colorado
ALT The Blue River as it passes by stores and goes under Highway 9 in Silverthorne, Colorado.
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In a matter of hours Tuesday, the amount of support pledged so far by local entities toward an effort to buy historic water rights on the Colorado River nearly doubled. buff.ly/3wdYQKk
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$350,000 more donated to Shoshone #ColoradoRiver water rights purchase gjsentinel.com/news/350-000-… via @DailySentinelGJ
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Today, @Dylan_RobertsCO and I ran a joint resolution recognizing Grand Lake.
Thank you to everyone who helped and came to the Capitol! @grandcountygov, @ColoradoWater, @northern_water, Three Lakes Watershed Association, and more! #coleg #copolitics
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Last night, the CWCB voted to recommend $20M in funding to the Colorado River District as part of the annual Water Projects Bill contributing to a larger funding effort to secure Shoshone permanence and foster water security on the CO River.
More: cwcb.colorado.gov/news-artic…
Colorado River District retweeted
After the purchase of the Shoshone water rights is finalized, the Colorado River District will permanently lease the Shoshone water rights back Xcel, continuing the plant’s clean energy production for Colorado’s electric grid.
Join the flow of support & #KeepShoshoneFlowing
Colorado River District retweeted
Two West Slope Speakers. Two parties. One HUGE opportunity for Colorado’s water future. 👏
I agree - it’s time for @CWCB_DNR to step up and ensure Colorado does its part to help permanently protect this Colorado River water. #coleg #KeepShoshoneFlowing
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Applications are now open for @WaterNowOrg's Project Accelerator, focused on communities in CO Projects receive 250 hrs of pro-bono technical/program assistance to support innovative, sustainable and equitable water management projects. Apps due Feb 2. lnkd.in/gPveGB2e
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Thank you to @GarfieldCounty and @Coloradowater for the continued support of #streamgage and #waterquality monitoring on the Western Slope of Colorado. garfield-county.com/news/cou…
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River District inks historic water rights deal for Western Slope.
Water for Shoshone hydropower plant is key to Colorado River flows.
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Now up panel: "Sovereign to Sovereign Dialogue -- #ColoradoRiver Tribes", moderator Anne Castle, Amelia Flores, Manuel Heart, Brenda Jesus, Camille Touton. Castle: "The is the first time there has been a tribal panel on Federal Friday". #CRWUA2023 #COriver
Colorado River District retweeted
🌊What’s up with #WOTUS? Find out TOMORROW! 🌊
Staff Attorney Brigit Rollins during our Nov. 15 webinar: bit.ly/44u19EG. Brigit will look at subsequent events, and consider the long-term effects, of the ruling in the #Sackett case. #agtwitter
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Crews successfully conducted trials on the new Colorado River Connectivity Channel this week, a milestone to reconnect two segments of the Colorado River around Windy Gap Reservoir. Thanks to @TroutUnlimited, @COParksWildlife, @CWCB_DNR, @grandcountygov, @ColoradoWater, @UCRA_US.
Colorado River District retweeted
Today Reclamation published a revised draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Near-term Colorado River Operations in case continued low runoff conditions result in critically low elevations at Lake Powell or Lake Mead, jeopardizing water delivery and operations. 1/4
Colorado River District retweeted
It's the first day of our #GrowingWaterSmart #Colorado Workshop! We're working hard w/ @landpolicy, @ColoradoWater & all participating municipalities to create a #resilient water future for every inhabitant of the #ColoradoRiver Basin 💚
#WaterSmart #LandUse #WaterUse #GWS
Colorado River District retweeted
These two brilliant legislators are talking about the bipartisan & collaborative work underway at the Capitol on #Colorado‘s #WaterFuture #coloradoriver - highlighting water projects, @crdroughttaskforce and #conservation. Gratitude for @Dylan_RobertsCO Rep. Marc Catlin #coleg
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Registration is open for #CRWUA2023 December 13-15, 2023 at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel! Click here to register: web.cvent.com/event/98e4bc2a… #ColoradoRiver #COriver
