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Division 5 water users weather the Cameo call – The Sopris Sun
8+ hour, 15+ min ago (314+ words) Water rights are about as nuanced as the glistening streams that shimmer through the rocks. This year, unsurprisingly, has tested the limits of water’s reach within the Colorado River Basin. “For the first time, this account in Green Mountain Reservoir…...
Crystal River wins support through regional intergovernmental agreement – The Sopris Sun
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (481+ words) Crystal River wins support through regional intergovernmental agreement The Sopris Sun Over two years ago, a group of stakeholders announced the recommendation to seek federal Wild and Scenic classification for the Crystal River, one of three potential preservation measures identified…...
A free-flowing river, and the need for continuing vigilance – The Sopris Sun
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (164+ words) A free-flowing river, and the need for continuing vigilance The Sopris Sun According to Ute elder Roland McCook, the Ute name for the Crystal River Valley was “Nuche-Mu-Gu-Avatum-Ada’he,” or “The People’s Place of the Heart.” The first white settlers who…...
GarCo Report: Local water conservation districts get bulk of county’s Ruedi water reserves – The Sopris Sun
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (488+ words) A warm winter and historically low snowpack in western Colorado has left the West Divide Water Conservation District (WDWCD) and the Silt Water Conservancy District (SWCD) thirsty. District representatives on Monday asked the Garfield Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) for…...
C'dale Report: Trustees support water conservation plan – The Sopris Sun
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (671+ words) The Carbondale Board of Town Trustees on Tuesday, April 28, supported an “escalating ladder” of water conservation measures to plan for a potentially historic low runoff season. The measures come as the runoff is predicted to be at 50% of the 2018 runoff…...
Public Works initiates talks on Crystal River water usage – The Sopris Sun
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (648+ words) Carbondale Public Works held a meeting on March 26 with Crystal River water managers (ranchers and farmers) to begin discussions on the Crystal’s water usage this coming summer. The initiative comes in the wake of record-low snowpack this past winter and…...
Basalt candidate questions – The Sopris Sun
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (256+ words) The Town of Basalt will hold its regular municipal election on Tuesday, April 7. Three council seats are up for election, each to serve a term of four years. Ballots have been mailed and can be returned by mail, or dropped…...
For two, Basalt’s new STR fee is too much to bear – The Sopris Sun
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (264+ words) Basalt’s first STR license was issued in 2017. In the four years before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, Basalt issued an average of 9.75 STR licenses per year. In 2022, the number of licenses tripled to 31. The quantity steadily increased in subsequent years,…...