Rachel Zancanella with the Colorado Division of Water Resources will lead an educational meeting today at the Chaffee County Fairgrounds to discuss changes to the way some water is administered in parts the Arkansas River…
Colorado Water Conservation Board Chairman Greg Felt was the featured speaker at the lead-off event of the 29th annual Arkansas River Basin Water Forum Tuesday in La Junta. The invitation-only Local Leaders Dinner was attended…
The Arkansas River Watershed Collaborative’s River Report for May shows distinct improvements in drought conditions water resources.
While most of Colorado has above-average snowpack, the news isn’t quite as good for the Arkansas River Basin.
As much as 23 percent of the water flowing through the Arkansas River in Colorado comes from the Colorado River Basin, making the Colorado River crisis a concern for local residents.
Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District officials discussed several projects during their monthly board meeting Thursday.
The Arkansas River Watershed Coalition’s latest River Reports shows December brought above-average snowpack to most of Colorado, but Arkansas River Basin snowpack remains low at 81% of median, up from 76% a month ago.
BlueTriton Brands and Colorado Parks and Wildlife have finalized the conservation easement for 118.85 acres of BlueTriton property just north of Browns Canyon National Monument near Nathrop.
As part of a new water conservation program, the Upper Colorado River Commission “is seeking proposals immediately for the voluntary, compensated, and temporary water conservation projects for 2023.”
Chaffee County Commissioners received a brief update on the BlueTriton Brands conservation easement at their Tuesday, Nov. 15, board meeting in Buena Vista.
The Arkansas River Watershed Collaborative notes that precipitation from the current weather pattern continues to ease drought conditions in Colorado.
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.
