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ARWC River Report: Drought conditions easing
The weekly River Report from the Arkansas River Watershed Collaborative notes that the monsoon weather pattern brought slight improvement to drought conditions across the Arkansas Basin.
Ark River Report: Monsoon weather eases drought
Monsoonal weather continued during the past week, ending drought conditions in southern Chaffee County and continuing to lessen drought severity across the Arkansas Basin.
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.
River Report from Ark Watershed Collaborative
Colorado saw the return of monsoon weather patterns this past week, bringing welcome precipitation to the Arkansas Basin.
Ark River Report shows declining streamflows
The weekend brought welcome precipitation to parts of the Arkansas Basin, but the U.S. Drought Monitor continues to show varying levels of drought across the river basin.
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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.
River Report indicates likely peak in spring runoff
Spring runoff appears to have peaked for 2022 while May precipitation lessened drought severity across Colorado and the Arkansas River Basin, according to the weekly River Report from the Arkansas River Watershed Collaborative.
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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Douglas County decides against piping SLV water across Chaffee County … for now
Douglas County Commissioners decided not to continue pursuing the controversial Renewable Water Resources proposal to pipe groundwater from the northern San Luis Valley across Chaffee County to the Front Range.
Arkansas River Report for May 23
Colorado welcomed a weekend storm that brought snow and rain across the Arkansas River Basin.
Drought concerns limit initial Fry-Ark water allocations
Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District board approved 32,848 acre-feet of West Slope water allocations.
