Water Forum highlights Hill Ranch dry-up dilemma
Anyone who’s driven Highway 285 from Salida to Buena Vista has seen the Hill Ranch as they pass under steel pipes, descend the big hill toward Nathrop and enjoy the view of Mt. Princeton.
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Roy Vaughan receives top award at Arkansas River Basin Forum
Retired manager of Fryingpan-Arkansas Project lauded for building bridges among water users.
Chaffee Commissioners review BlueTriton Annual Report
Chaffee County Commissioners convened a public hearing Tuesday to review the 2021 Annual Report concerning BlueTriton Brands’ Arrowhead bottled-water operations in Chaffee County.
County approves Aspire campground, outfitting facilities
Chaffee County Commissioners decided to uphold Planning Commission approval of the Aspire Tours application for a land-use change permit that will allow construction and operation of a campground, cabins and an outfitting facility.
County Commissioners hear appeal of Aspire land-use decision
Chaffee County Commissioners heard an appeal of the Jan. 26 Planning Commission decision to approve the Aspire Tours campground and outfitting facility.
Lake Powell water levels could affect summer recreation
Efforts to raise the water level in Lake Powell during spring runoff could limit water available for whitewater recreation in the upper Arkansas River this summer.
Chaffee Planning Commission approves Aspire campground, outfitting facility
The Chaffee County Planning Commission voted 6-1 Tuesday to approve the Aspire Tours land-use application for a 72-capacity campground and outfitting facility on rural-zoned land along the Arkansas River just north of Big Bend.
Written in Water: A Brief History of Colorado Water Law and the Upper Arkansas Valley
“Here is a land where life is written in water.” — Thomas Hornsby Ferril, Colorado Poet Laureate
Written in Water: Author’s Note
Writing about water has been an important part of my career since 1990, when I started working with some of the world’s leading environmental scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. After seven years at the…
Ripples of pond management reach water conservancy district
State water officials for the Arkansas River Basin raised eyebrows in 2021 when they began applying state water law to ponds. The effects of the new pond-management plan have now rippled into the Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District.
Planning Commission requests County meeting to address road issues
The Chaffee County Planning Commission directed Planning and Zoning staff to request a meeting with the Board of County Commissioners to address county road issues during its Dec. 7 meeting in Salida.
Deliberations lead to findings but no decision in Aspire land-use hearing
The Chaffee County Planning Commission continued the Aspire Tours land-use hearing until Jan. 25, 2022, following a tedious evening of deliberations and discussion to arrive at findings of fact for the Aspire application.