Colorado River District Acts to Address Spiking Colorado River Temperatures District calls on Front Range diverters to assist in prevention of further fish kills, economic impairment. Glenwood Springs, Colorado — Low flows and high water temperatures are creating critical conditions on the Upper Colorado for the second consecutive year, triggering fishing closures amidst reports
River District Awards First Accelerator Grant The Big Blue Ditch Company received $45,000 to support their federal grant application feasibility study. Glenwood Springs, Colorado — On June 28, 2022, the Colorado River District’s Community Funding Partnership awarded its first Accelerator Grant to the Big Blue Ditch Diversion Rehabilitation and Piping Project Feasibility Study. Located in
Community Funding Partnership – New Funding Opportunity! Accelerator Grants for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Investments CFP Accelerator Grants are designed to help West Slope water users build a competitive application for federal funding opportunities. The Colorado River District Community Funding Partnership is opening a special funding round to support grant-writing, feasibility, design, preliminary environmental review,
Community Funding Partnership Moves Forward Funding Two New Water Projects $100,000 in additional funding awarded for infrastructure, conservation, and efficiency projects on the West Slope. Nearly halfway through its second year, the Community Funding Partnership continues to support multi-benefit water projects that offer durable solutions to ourlocal and regional water challenges. The Colorado River
River District To Host Webinar Workshop About Infrastructure Funding Opportunities “How to Make it Rain When it’s not Raining – Funding Your West Slope Water Project,” is the next installment of the District’s popular Water With Your Lunch series. Glenwood Springs, CO — On June 29, at 12:00 p.m., the Colorado River District will host
Colorado River District Gives Voice To West Slope Water In Congress General Manager’s testimony to the Senate Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry and Natural Resources put the western water crisis on federal center stage. Washington, D.C. — On Tuesday, June 7, General Manager Andy Mueller of the Colorado River District provided expert testimony to
State Of The River Event Series Continues In Glenwood Springs Event will highlight hydrology, forecasts for river runoff, local water projects, and funding opportunities. Glenwood Springs, Colorado — On Tuesday, May 3, the Colorado River District and partners at the Middle Colorado Watershed Council will host the Middle Colorado State of the River meeting at Morgridge
Water Projects Make Big Impacts In River District The Community Partnership Pays Dividends The passing of ballot measure 7A continues to pay dividends to communities across the fifteen counties of the Colorado River District through the Community Funding Partnership (CFP). The CFP program closed its inaugural year with nearly $3 million distributed to 23
Water With Your Lunch: Know Your Snow Missed the webinar? Watch the video recording below or view on our YouTube page! RISING EXPECTATIONS The current snowpack in the Upper Colorado River Basin sits above seasonal averages, but our big reservoir levels hover below 30%. We see flakes in the sky and skiers on the
2021 Annual Water Seminar Roundup The 2021 Annual Water Seminar brought climate change and a call for next-generation innovation to the forefront of the District’s flagship event. Long before most students at Colorado Mesa University were awake on Friday, October 1st, 2021, Colorado River District staff were already busy in the
