Community Funding Partnership Nears $3 Million In Awards, Board Approves Additional Support Diverse stakeholders come together on site for the Upper Gunnison River Restoration & Irrigation Improvement Project, a 2021 Community Funding Partnership grantee. Staff Works with Water Users Across the West Slope “Our first year of grant funding represents
Wild & Scenic Process Moves Forward For Deep Creek Carving its way down the eastern slope of the Flat Tops Wilderness Area, Deep Creek is a tributary of the Colorado River, joining just upstream of Dotsero. A recent proposal seeks to designate about 15 miles of Deep Creek as Wild & Scenic,
Colorado River District To Host Water With Your Lunch: NextGen Ag TECHNOLOGY AND THE FUTURE OF FAMILY FARMS ON THE WEST SLOPE Thank You To All Panelists And Attendees! If You Would Like To View The Webinar, Please Visit Our YouTube Site Here: Water With Your Lunch: NextGen Ag Stay Tuned For
Six New Community Water Projects Receive Grant Funding Colorado River District Board of Directors approve staff recommendations to award $780,000 in new Community Funding Partnership projects. Glenwood Springs, Colorado —Nearly one year since voters approved ballot measure 7A, the subsequent Community Funding Partnership has awarded nearly $3 million in grant funding to
Demand Management Discussions To Continue At Fourth-Quarterly Board Meeting After the close of the tumultuous Water Year 2021, the Colorado River District’s Board of Directors will spend their fourth quarterly meeting, October 19-20, focusing on significant issues facing the District’s fifteen-county constituency. The full agenda for the meeting and public information packet
2021 Annual Water Seminar Roundup The 2021 Annual Water Seminar brought climate change and a call for next-generation innovation to the forefront of the District’s flagship event. Long before most students at Colorado Mesa University were awake on Friday, October 1st, 2021, Colorado River District staff were already busy in the
2021 Fourth Quarterly Board Newsletter Topics Include: Community Funding Partnership Nears $3 Million in Awards, Board Approves Additional Support A Bleak Water Year, “Everywhere is Hurting” Wild & Scenic Process Moves Forward for Deep Creek Federal Affairs Briefing: Congressional Redistricting, WOTUS, and More Demand Management Conceptual Framework Elicits Ask for Continued Critique Read Newsletter
Colorado River District Surpasses $2 Million In Total 2021 Grants The Community Funding Partnership supports four more water projects on the West Slope. Glenwood Springs, Colorado — Four additional West Slope water projects received funds from the Colorado River District’s Community Funding Partnership this past month, bringing the total for 2021 grants awarded to over $2 million. Created in the wake of bipartisan support of ballot measure 7A last November,
Annual Water Conferences Will Bridge The Continental Divide The Colorado River District and the Getches-Wilkinson Center present two collaborative events on Colorado water law, policy, and management issues on Friday, October 1, 2021 Grand Junction, Colorado — At the end of a unique water year, comes a unique water seminar. Water-Year 2021
Lower Gunnison Project Helps Achieve “Watershed Moment” Benchmark selenium levels reached in Gunnison River, easing pressure on water users and assisting recovery of endangered fishes Delta, Colorado — The Lower Gunnison River reached an important milestone this summer. During the June 2021 hearing, the Colorado Water Quality Control Commission deemed the Gunnison
