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How Century-Old Water Laws Are Promoting Waste Amid Drought - Killing the Colorado

“Use it or lose it” clauses give farmers, ranchers and governments holding water rights a powerful incentive to use more water than they need.

Come and see: Colorado River District gives Arizona counterparts a look at hydrology, water management

The Spring Creek Fire showed water conditions writ large just as the Colorado River District hosted the Central Arizona Project board in late June. The 3,000 acre fire in Garfield

Commissioners appoint Curry to River District board – The Crested Butte News

[ By Katherine Nettles ] After several weeks of deliberation, one Gunnison County rancher has replaced another on the Colorado River District board of directors. County commissioners appointed Kathleen Curry on Tuesday, January 12 to replace former member Bill Trampe. Curry has served as chair of the Gunnison Basin Roundtable for the past three years, works as a water lobbyist and is also a former state legislator, having represented Gunnison County in House District 61 from 2005 to 2011. Curry was one of three initial applicants for the appointment that came when Trampe, a prominent rancher in the Gunnison Valley, announced he would retire from the board at the end of 2020. “We’ve been faithfully served by Bill Trampe for the past 20 years,” said commissioner chairperson Jonathan Houck.

Climate change is hitting the Colorado River incredibly fast and incredibly hard

Climate change is hitting the Colorado River incredibly fast and incredibly hard Ian James, Arizona Republic © Nick Oza/The Republic Paul Bruchez uses a tractor to feed hay to cattle on his family’s ranch beside the Colorado River near Kremmling, Colorado. ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colorado  Beside a river that winds through a mountain valley, the charred trunks of pine trees lie toppled on the blackened ground, covered in a thin layer of fresh snow. Weeks after flames ripped through this alpine forest, a smoky odor still lingers in the air. The fire, called the East Troublesome, burned later into the fall than what once was normal. It cut across Rocky Mountain National Park, racing up and over the Continental Divide. It raged in the headwaters of the Colorado River, reducing thick forests to ashes and scorching the ground along the river’s banks.

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