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Water speculation is ‘all the problems’ in one, Colorado group warns By Heather Sackett/Aspen Journalism and Luke Runyon/KUNC May 7, 2021 A Parshall flume measures the water in the Alfalfa Ditch, which diverts water from Surface Creek, near Cedaredge, Colorado. The water is used to irrigate hayfields at nearby Harts Basin Ranch. (Photo by Luke Runyon/KUNC) Harts Basin Ranch is a 3,400-acre expanse of hayfields and pasture just south of Cedaredge, Colorado, in Delta County. Own...

Colorado is examining water speculation, and finding it’s all the problems in one A state work group is trying to balance risks from investors with negative impacts to agriculture and is running into complicated questions. Author: Heather Sackett (Aspen Journalism), Luke Runyon (KUNC) Published: 3:19 PM MDT May 6, 2021 Updated: 3:19 PM MDT May 6, 2021 ASPEN, Colo. — Melting snow and flowing irrigation ditches mean spring has finally arrived at...

Aspen Journalism/KUNC Conscience Bay Company President Eli Feldman stands at a headgate on the Alfalfa Ditch near Cedaredge. Feldman, whose company owns Harts Basin Ranch and irrigates with water from the ditch, has been accused of water speculation: buying the ranch just for the future value of the water. Heather Sackett/Aspen Journalism ECKERT — Melting snow and flowing irrigation ditches mean spring has finally arrived at the base of Grand Mesa in western Colorado. Harts Basin Ranch, a 3,4...

KUNC A Parshall flume measures the water in the Alfalfa Ditch, which diverts water from Surface Creek, near Cedaredge, Colo. The water is used to irrigate hayfields at nearby Harts Basin Ranch. Melting snow and flowing irrigation ditches mean spring has finally arrived at the base of Grand Mesa in western Colorado. Harts Basin Ranch, a 3,400-acre expanse of hayfields and pasture just south of Cedaredge, in Delta County, is coming back to life with the return of water. Twelve hundred of the ran...