ARWC River Report for Aug. 11th
In it’s latest River Report, the Arkansas River Watershed Collaborative notes, “Monsoon rains have lifted a swath of the Arkansas River Basin out of drought conditions.”
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Author: Joe Stone
ARWC River Report: Fry-Ark water supplementing river flows
In its weekly River Report, the Arkansas River Watershed Collaborative reports that the Bureau of Reclamation is releasing Fryingpan-Arkansas Project water to support recreational boating on the upper Arkansas River.
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Conservancy district meeting features Colorado Water Plan update
Officials with the Colorado Water Conservation Board presented an overview of the recently updated Colorado Water Plan at the Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District board meeting Thursday in Salida.
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ARWC River Report: Drought conditions easing
The weekly River Report from the Arkansas River Watershed Collaborative notes that the monsoon...
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Ark River Report: Monsoon weather eases drought
Monsoonal weather continued during the past week, ending drought conditions in southern Chaffee...
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Colorado Water Plan available for comment
A draft of the updated Colorado Water Plan was released Wednesday, June 30, and is available for public review online and at each Colorado county seat. Public comments will be accepted through Sept. 30.
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River Report from Ark Watershed Collaborative
Colorado saw the return of monsoon weather patterns this past week, bringing welcome precipitation to the Arkansas Basin.
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Judge dismisses Brown v. Chaffee with prejudice
U.S. District Judge Regina Rodriguez ruled in favor of Chaffee County in a private property rights lawsuit brought against the County by Dr. Alison Brown in 2019.
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Ark River Report shows declining streamflows
The weekend brought welcome precipitation to parts of the Arkansas Basin, but the U.S....
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New legislation exempts fire ponds from Colorado water law
Gov. Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 22-114 into law Wednesday, authorizing the designation of fire-suppression ponds that will be exempt from the Prior Appropriation System established by the Colorado Constitution.
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River Report indicates likely peak in spring runoff
Spring runoff appears to have peaked for 2022 while May precipitation lessened drought severity...
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ARWC releases weekly River Report
Wetter weather patterns have tempered drought conditions in the upper Arkansas Basin and boosted snowpack, but the latest U.S. Drought Monitor report shows Extreme to Exceptional drought across southeast Colorado.
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