Roy Vaughan receives top award at Arkansas River Basin Forum
Retired manager of Fryingpan-Arkansas Project lauded for building bridges among water users. Roy...
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Author: Joe Stone
Chaffee Commissioners review BlueTriton Annual Report
Chaffee County Commissioners convened a public hearing Tuesday to review the 2021 Annual Report...
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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.
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County Commissioners hear appeal of Aspire land-use decision
Chaffee County Commissioners heard an appeal of the Jan. 26 Planning Commission decision to...
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Lake Powell water levels could affect summer recreation
Efforts to raise the water level in Lake Powell during spring runoff could limit water available...
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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.
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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...
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Written in Water: Author’s Note
Writing about water has been an important part of my career since 1990, when I started working...
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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.
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Planning Commission requests County meeting to address road issues
The Chaffee County Planning Commission directed Planning and Zoning staff to request a meeting...
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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,...
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Aspire claims ‘misunderstandings’ as opponents raise issues
The Chaffee County Planning Commission heard testimony Tuesday during the continued land-use hearing for the Aspire Tours outfitting, camping and agritourism business proposed for 44 acres along the east bank of the Arkansas River northwest of Salida.
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