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River district kicks in more funds for study of reservoir project

River district kicks in more funds for study of reservoir project
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A centuries-old system determines who gets water first and last

A centuries-old system determines who gets water first and last
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A centuries-old system determines who gets water first and who gets it last

Prior appropriation is the water law in the West that determines how water is divided among users. Most of the water in the Colorado River Basin is used for agriculture. Increasingly, Colorado is designating rights to streams themselves as rivers and drought continues to shrink water supplies.

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A centuries-old system determines who gets water first, and last, in dry times

Prior appropriation is the water law in the West that determines how water is divided among users. Most of the water in the Colorado River Basin is used for agriculture. Increasingly, Colorado is designating junior waterrights to streams themselves as rivers and drought continues to shrink water supplies.

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KVNF Regional Newscast: June 30, 2022

Raymond Toney shares another edition of The Colorado Howl, about gray wolf reintroduction, from KDUR Durango. Then, in the Upper Gunnison River Basin, a majority of water that melts from mountains is used for agriculture. Fields are irrigated for pasture and hay to feed cattle on nearly 100 ranches in the region. A centuries-old system determines who gets water first and who gets it last. Stephanie Maltarich reports for Headwaters.

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