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Representatives from the Colorado Division of Water Resources visited water rights owners in Craig Monday to discuss over-appropriations of the Yampa River.
Aspen Journalism Scott Hummer, water commissioner for District 58 in the Yampa River basin, checks out a recently installed Parshall flume on an irrigation ditch in this August 2020 photo. Compliance with measuring device requirements has been moving more slowly than state engineers would like. Photo by Heather Sackett / Aspen Journalism ASPEN — Colorado officials are preparing for a future with less water by developing rules and guidance for water users to measure how much they are taking from streams. Colorado Division of Water Resources Engineer Kevin Rein is planning a rule-making proce...
There are two spots on Mount Werner that Erin Light looks at each spring to get a rough estimate about when the Yampa River may see peak stream flow.
Storm clouds build above the horizon in Steamboat Springs Wednesday. Wednesdays weather was unpredictable filled with unstable weather that produced periods of rain, and periods of sunshine. (Photo by John F. Russell) The Yampa Valley has been seeing some much needed rain to start the month of May, which is historically the wettest month of the year for the area. The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network, which is a collection of volunteers that submit data to the Colorado Climate Center, have observed about 0.3 inches of rain in Steamboat since Sunday. More rain is expected Wed...
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 oppose in northwest Colorado. Over a few days in November, state attorneys subpoenaed and interviewed se...