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To lead in the protection, conservation, use, and development of the water resources of the
Colorado River water basin for the welfare of the District, and to safeguard for Colorado
all waters of the Colorado River to which the state is entitled.

To lead in the protection, conservation, use, and development of the water resources of the Colorado River water basin for the welfare of the District, and to safeguard for Colorado all waters of the Colorado River to which the state is entitled.

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PRESS RELEASE: Accelerator Grant Program Nets Big Return in Federal Funding

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PRESS RELEASE: Accelerator Grant Program Nets Big Return in Federal Funding

Lindsay DeFrates2023-11-20T21:42:53+00:00November 20th, 2023|Press Releases, Water News|

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#familyagfriday "How I found my 'it' as an advocat

#familyagfriday "How I found my 'it' as an advocate for agriculture."

Janie VanWinkle is co-owner and co-manager of VanWinkle Ranch with her husband, Howard. She is the past president of the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. Caring for the land, livestock and the community is the focus at VanWinkle Ranch, at the same time, contributing to food security of all. Cattle from VanWinkle Ranch go into the mainstream food supply chain, as well as directly marketed to our local community.

Read her letter in the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel at the link in our bio.

#cowater #grandjunction #coloradobeef #familyfarms #westernslope #agriculture #cowcalf #localfood #localbeef #irrigation #grazing #coloradoriver #gunnisonriver #drought

#community The Colorado River District’s Communi

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The Colorado River District’s Community Funding Partnership was created in 2021 to fund multi-purpose water projects on the Western Slope in five project categories: productive agriculture, infrastructure, healthy rivers, watershed health and water quality, and conservation and efficiency. Funding for the program was approved by Western Colorado voters as part of ballot question 7A in November 2020. These funds provide a catalyst for projects that are priorities for residents in the District to receive matching funds from state, federal and private sources.

Click the link in our bio to learn more about this unique program.

Photo of Redlands Dam in Mesa County which provides both irrigation and hydropower as well as a fish ladder to prevent the spread of non-native fish.

#cowater #waterprojects #coloradoriver #westslopebestslope #mesacounty #grandjunction #redlands #irrigation #hydropower

#newsday "It looks like a normal glass of water. I

#newsday
"It looks like a normal glass of water. It’s clear, cold and tasteless. But just a few hours ago, it was raw sewage.
That water is the end product of a process and technology known as water recycling, or direct potable reuse."

Read more about what parched cities across the west are doing the find more with less at the link in our bio. Alex Hager, KUNC.

#cowater #coloradoriver #coriver #towns #drinkingwater #municipalwater #coloradoriverdistrict

#newsday "Around Colorado, the agricultural harves

#newsday
"Around Colorado, the agricultural harvest ramping up this month reveals the intricate and shifting dynamics of food production in a nation growing less and less self-sufficient.

On the home front, farmers import foreign workers at rising costs. 'And we are moving toward importing more food,' Talbott said. 'It is just cheaper to produce food outside the United States.'"

Read more about the challenges facing local food sources and west slope produce with the The Denver Post at the link in our bio.

#cowater #coloradoriver #coloradoagriculture #palisadepeaches #climatechange #westslope #coloradoliving #localfood #coloradoriverdistrict

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