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Aspen Journalism One option for the White River storage project would be an off-channel dam andreservoir at this location between Meeker and Rangely. The Rio Blanco Water ConservancyDistrict and Colorado’s top water engineers will hash out their arguments for and against thereservoir project in water court next month. Heather Sackett/Aspen Journalism A water court judge has agreed with state engineers and dismissed several of a water conservancy district’s claims for water for a dam and res...

Aspen Journalism Kenney Reservoir, located just east of Rangely in late October, has a picnic area. Kenney Reservoir is silting in, and the Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District is proposing building a new off-channel reservoir upstream on the White River. Heather Sackett/Aspen Journalism RANGELY — As its trial date in water court approaches, hundreds of pages of depositions obtained by Aspen Journalism reveal state engineers’ sticking points regarding a proposed reservoir project they oppo...

As its trial date in water court approaches, hundreds of pages of depositions obtained by Aspen Journalism reveal state engineers’ sticking points regarding a proposed reservoir project they oppose in northwest Colorado.

Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued the following two decisions: Texas v. New Mexico, No. 65, Orig.: The States of New Mexico and Texas are parties to the 1949 Pecos River Compact, which provides for equitable apportionment of the use of that River’s water by the two States. In 2014, Texas asked New Mexico to temporarily store water from the River that would otherwise flow into Texas in an effort to prevent flooding. New Mexico stored the water as requested, and when it relea...