RBC | RiversEdge West (REW) is pleased to accept a $48,788 grant award from the Colorado River District’s Community Funding Partnership to continue important riverside (riparian) restoration work along the White River in Rio Blanco County. REW leads the White River Partnership (WRP), a group committed to restoring and maintaining[Read More…]
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Conservation District holds annual meeting
MEEKER | The function of the White River Conservation District is: “To make available technical, financial and educational resources, whatever their source, and focus or coordinate them so that they meet the needs of the local land manager with conservation of soil, water and related natural resources.” –https://wrcd-dccd.colorado.gov/ The White[Read More…]
Rangely hosts Colorado River District event
RBC I A forecast for conditions in the Colorado River Basin, including the White River Area, is not what many who are dependent on and involved with the river hoped for. The Colorado River District hosted a “State of the River” event in partnership with the Rio Blanco Water Conservancy[Read More…]
State of the River meetings return; local events to highlight various issues
RBC I After two years of virtual and hybrid gatherings, the Colorado River District will once again host in-person State of the River events across the West Slope throughout spring 2022. Twelve events across the 15-county River District will bring District staff, local partners, hydrologists, and water users together to[Read More…]
River District to host lunch-hour webinar on next-gen agriculture
Join the Colorado River District for a lunch-hour webinar focusing on West Slope agriculture and how the integration of new technologies, strategies and infrastructure upgrades may secure a future for the next generation. The webinar is scheduled for Nov. 16 at 12 p.m. Colorado’s West Slope agriculture is one-of-a-kind. The[Read More…]
Wolf Creek project secures River District grant
RBC I The Colorado River Water Conservation District board of directors approved a request to partially fund the permitting costs for a dam and reservoir project in northwest Colorado. The Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District asked the River District for $3 million over three years for federal and state permit[Read More…]
Colorado River District webinar highlights long drought, rising temps as major threats to Western Slope water
Special to the Herald Times RBC | Rising temperatures in Western Colorado are reducing average runoff from snowpack, robbing the Colorado River system of water, and forcing farmers and water providers to plan for a new reality that includes less water from the Colorado River. In the third session of[Read More…]
The Colorado River District is seeking a mill levy increase
RBC | The Colorado River District’s board of directors adopted a resolution Tuesday, July 21, 2020, to ask voters in November to support a property tax increase to protect water security in Western Colorado while funding projects to improve water use and healthy streams. River District General Manager Andy Mueller[Read More…]
Learn how state, fed water policy impacts Western Slope water use
Join the Colorado River District for a lunch hour Zoom webinar discussing Western water policy and its impacts on residents of Western Colorado. Experts will present the latest developments in water policy at both the state and federal level. Tune in to the webinar from noon to 1:15 p.m. Tuesday,[Read More…]
Have ‘Water With Your Lunch’ – and thirst for more
Join the Colorado River District for a free lunchtime webinar series on Zoom called “Water With Your Lunch,” where panelists will explore major western water challenges on the Colorado River system and how stakeholders are working to address them. From noon to 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, the Colorado River[Read More…]
Facing a drier future, water managers turn to science
RBC | A growing body of research shows that the Upper Colorado River Basin is growing warmer on average. In fact, the national hot spot centers on Western Colorado and much of the Southwest. A result: a significant reduction in the snowpack that makes up the Southwest’s main water supply. [Read More…]
Colorado River District to host annual “Know Your Snow” webinar Feb. 19
RBC I The snow falling on the West Slope this winter will turn into the water we drink, play on and grow our food with this spring. The community is invited to learn more about Western Colorado’s snowpack during the Colorado River District’s second annual “Know Your Snow” webinar. Join[Read More…]