Learn More About The Colorado River District’s Partnership Project Funding Program At Upcoming Webinar The Colorado River District will double its contributions to a regional cloud seeding program after economic impacts from COVID-19 led to fewer contributions from ski resorts for the program. At January’s regularly scheduled meeting of the Colorado River District’s
Recent Reports Highlight Wall Street’s Renewed Interest In West Slope Water Two decades of drought and the certainty of a hotter, drier future in the Colorado River Basin have generated no shortage of media attention in recent weeks. Two recent articles, however, have created no shortage of controversy on the Western Slope and
Colorado River District Launches Partnership Project Funding Program BOARD APPROVES FUNDING FOR FIRST PARTNERSHIP PROJECT: COLORADO RIVER CONNECTIVITY CHANNEL IN GRAND COUNTY The Colorado River District is kicking 2021 off with the new ability to infuse funding into West Slope projects that protect our water supply. The Colorado River District’s Board of Directors
Brendon Langenhuizen Joins River District Team Brendon Langenhuizen joined the Colorado River District team in October 2020 as a senior water rights engineer. He previously worked at SGM in Glenwood Springs specializing in water rights and water resources engineering. Following John Currier’s retirement, Brendon now serves as the technical staff expert and
Colorado River Basin Lags In Snow, Pushing Big Reservoirs Toward Critical Conditions With a slim snowpack so far and, unless early conditions change significantly, the Colorado River Basin is expected to see poor runoff volumes this spring, which will have negative impacts on our water supply. Snow water equivalent – a measure of
Colorado River District Funds First West Slope Water Project After Passage Of 7A Windy Gap Connectivity Channel is the first project funded by the River District’s new Partnership Project Funding Program The Colorado River District’s Board of Directors finalized a new program that will fund West Slope water projects and approved funding for
New Partnership Projects Funding Program; Concerns About Water Speculation Are Anticipated Highlights Of Upcoming River District Board Meeting BOARD TO FINALIZE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT FUNDING PROGRAM FUNDED BY 7A The Colorado River District’s Board of Directors is expected to complete the framework and application process for its new Partnership Project Funding Program on Tuesday, Jan. 19. This program will fund West Slope water
Colorado River District Looks To Put 7A Money To Use On West Slope Water Projects With the passing of ballot measure 7A, the Colorado River District is ready to get to work implementing water projects across its 15-county district. As of 7:55 p.m. Nov. 3, preliminary election results indicate 7A passed, with 163,384 votes in favor of
Three Longtime Colorado River District Employees To Retire By The End Of 2020 The October Colorado River District Board of Directors meeting was the last for Deputy Chief Engineer Ray Tenney, Community Affairs Director Jim Pokrandt and Chief Engineer John Currier. These three staff members are retiring this fall and winter after a collective 55 years of service at the
Dry Conditions Continue To Plague The West Slope The dry summer has become a dry autumn. September saw continued below-average precipitation, the result being that all of the Colorado River District is in extreme drought or even worse, exceptional drought. As water year 2020 ended on September 30, the regional
