It was a consequential event when the Feds recently announced they would deal with the over-appropriation of water by the Lower Colorado River Basin States (California, Nevada and Arizona) by paying them $1.2 billion to…
It should be obvious to anyone – trying to fill a bathtub with the drain wide open is foolish.
In 1979 the Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District was formed. Since that time, innumerable benefits have been provided to the citizens of the District.
In Colorado, transfer of water from one type of use to another is a historical necessity and will continue throughout Colorado and the semi-arid West.
Over the past 20-plus years I have written many articles on water rights and water allocation in Colorado.
As the General Manager of the Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District, perhaps the water question I am asked the most involves irrigation ditches and the appurtenant water rights.
