2022 Begins With $1 Million Awarded For Five New Water Projects Community Funding Partnership begins its second year supporting local projects. Glenwood Springs, Colorado — The passing of ballot measure 7A continues to pay dividends to communities across the fifteen counties of the Colorado River District through the Community Funding Partnership (CFP). The Community Funding Partnership
Federal Affairs Briefing: Infrastructure Funding And Western Water Bipartisan Infrastructure Package Presents Funding Opportunities for Western Colorado On November 15, President Biden signed the long-awaited, bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). With over $8 billion for Western water infrastructure maintenance and projects – including repairing aging dams and canals, building new storage and
New Messaging For The Next Era In Water Next-Generation Communication When the Colorado River District was established in 1937, its founders grappled with a straightforward issue: how to keep water flowing west. Though today’s core mission remains the same, Colorado’s skyrocketing population and plummeting water levels add major complexities to navigating and communicating a
Hydrology Report: ‘Weather Whiplash’ Kicks Off 2022 Weather Whiplash At the opening of his hydrology report to the Colorado River District Board of Directors on February 8, Director of Science and Interstate Matters Dave “DK” Kanzer used the term ‘weather whiplash’ to describe the first few months of Water Year 2022. The past four
March 2nd, 2022 9 A.M. To 12 P.M. Roubideau Room, 320 West 5th Street, Delta, CO This free workshop will introduce SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) technology; explain its impact on water planning, use and efficiency; funding opportunities and provide examples of local projects which have implemented this technology. Lunch is included for
Water Projects Make Big Impacts In River District The Community Partnership Pays Dividends The passing of ballot measure 7A continues to pay dividends to communities across the fifteen counties of the Colorado River District through the Community Funding Partnership (CFP). The CFP program closed its inaugural year with nearly $3 million distributed to 23
Water With Your Lunch: Know Your Snow Missed the webinar? Watch the video recording below or view on our YouTube page! RISING EXPECTATIONS The current snowpack in the Upper Colorado River Basin sits above seasonal averages, but our big reservoir levels hover below 30%. We see flakes in the sky and skiers on the
2022 Second Quarterly Board Newsletter Topics Include: Colorado River Basin Water Supply Conditions – Below Normal…Again Seven New Community Funding Partnership Projects Approved CWCB Puts a "Hard Pause" on Demand Management Federal Affairs Briefing: SCOTUS takes up WOTUS State Affairs Briefing: Legislation Session Roundup River District Staff Updates Save the Date for our Annual
Directors To Celebrate Project Milestones At First Quarterly Board Meeting As a healthy snowpack begins the new year, the Colorado River District’s Board of Directors will meet on January 18-19 for their first quarterly meeting of 2022. Significant partnership and project achievements from the previous year will be recognized, while the Directors
2022 First Quarterly Board Newsletter Topics Include: 'Weather Whiplash' Kicks Off 2022 Water Projects Make Big Impacts in River District New Messaging For The Next Era In Water Federal Affairs Briefing: Infrastructure Funding and Western Water Staff Service Anniversaries with the River District Read Newsletter
