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 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
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
Federal Affairs Briefing: Congressional Redistricting, WOTUS, And More Colorado’s New Congressional Maps Get Final Approval On the evening of September 28 after more than a half-dozen rounds of voting, Colorado’s new Independent Congressional Redistricting Commission approved a new map (below) outlining Colorado’s eight congressional districts based on the 2020 Census. Eleven of
Despite Historic Monsoon Season, Drought Continues On The Western Slope “Everywhere is Hurting” – A Bleak Water Year Closing out on September 30, Water Year 2021 was officially the second driest year on record for the Colorado River Basin, just behind water year 2002 at 31% of average. “Hydrological conditions across the
Demand Management Conceptual Framework Elicits Ask For Continued Critique Complex and often hotly debated, demand management discussions have popped up across the West Slope, from regional news features and seminar panels to Colorado River District board meetings. At their Fourth Quarterly meeting on October 19, River District board members held a session
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
