FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 10, 2025 CONTACT: Lindsay DeFrates, Dep. Director of Public Relations 970.456.8973; ldefrates@crwcd.org Colorado River District Board Approves $300,000 Grant to CMU Water Center GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — The Colorado River District’s Board of Directors held its first quarterly meeting of the year on Jan.
Community Funding Partnership Update At their July quarterly meeting, the Colorado River District Board voted unanimously to approve funds for three Community Funding Partnership (CFP) requests totaling just over $660,000. These projects include emergency repairs for the Feeder Canal which serves over 10,000 acres of irrigated agriculture in Delta County; infrastructure upgrades to the
Community Funding Partnership Update 2023 Program Achievements The Community Funding Partnership program successfully closed out its third year in operation since River District voters passed Ballot Measure 7A in November 2020. In 2023, the program awarded 30 grants totaling $7.8 million. In addition, the program celebrated a historic milestone by committing $20 million to
Board Of Directors To Talk Drought Task Force, Colorado River Hydrology, Government Affairs and Outreach Efforts. On October 17-18, the Colorado River District Board of Directors will meet in Glenwood Springs for the Fourth Quarterly General and Enterprise meeting of 2023. Staff will present updates on projects and priorities with some action items requested
Board Of Directors To Discuss Funding, Hydrology, Risk Study and Colorado River Issues. On July 18-19, the Colorado River District Board of Directors will meet in Glenwood Springs for the Third Quarterly General and Enterprise meeting of 2023. Staff will present updates on projects and priorities with some action items requested from the Board.
River District Celebrates New & Transitioning Staff Betty Diaz At the end of 2022, the Colorado River District welcomed Betty Diaz to the Finance Team as the new District Accountant. Betty grew up in the Roaring Fork Valley but left for Denver for a couple of years to pursue her degree in Accounting. She
Board Of Directors To Discuss Streamflow Forecasts And Water ProjectsOn April 18 and 19, 2023, the Colorado River District Board of Directors will meet for its second quarterly meeting of 2023. Click HERE to view the full second quarterly agenda once it is publicly available.This meeting will take the usual shape of quarterly board meetings
Community Funding Partnership Enters Third Year During the First Quarterly General & Enterprise meeting of 2023, the Colorado River District Board of Directors kicked off the new year by approving $466,727 in Community Funding Partnership project grants to four projects across the West Slope. These awards (detailed below) add to the $3.2 million awarded
Board of Directors First Quarterly Meeting of 2023 Next Tuesday, January 17 and Wednesday, January 18, the Colorado River District Board of Directors will hold their first quarterly Board Meeting of 2023 at the River District office in Glenwood Springs. Members of the public may sign up to view the live stream HERE. A
Community Funding Partnership Voices Upper Gunnison River Restoration and Irrigation Improvement Project on the Outcalt/Tomichi Ditch “My family’s been ranching here for five generations on my mom’s side and four generations on my dad’s side,” says Burt Guerrieri of Mill Creek Ranch. “In fact, my dad started diverting water out of this ditch when
