Summit was organized by the Wild & Scenic Feasibility Collaborative, which is made up of representatives from the town of Marble, Gunnison County, Pitkin County, the Colorado River Water Conservation District and American Whitewater
water rights
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Opinion: Hickenlooper’s Colorado River Caucus will bring needed clout to Washington
Rescuing the West’s water lifeline will require 7-state cooperation, compromise, resources — and political horsepower
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What will the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on a Navajo Nation water rights case mean for other tribes?
The case tests the federal government’s legal responsibility to tribal nations as drought tightens water resources in the West.
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Colorado replies in Nebraska canal war: There won’t be much water left to take
State engineer tells neighbor-state officials Colorado has right to use South Platte River flow before it gets to Julesburg
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Feds want U.S. Supreme Court justices to end Navajo fight for Colorado River water
The tribe doesn’t have enough water and says that the federal government is at fault
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Six Western states agreed on a plan to dramatically cut their Colorado River use. California is the lone holdout.
States missed a mid-August deadline to heed the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s call to propose ways to conserve 2 million to 4 million acre-feet of water.
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2022 Year in Photos: From the Marshall fire to Club Q shooting, here’s what happened this year
The more we see those diverse, rich, challenging and soul-swelling worlds, the better we can understand our state and our neighbors.
Posted inWater
More questions than answers surface at Colorado River water meetings
Data showing less water flows into the river than is drawn from it has dominated talks this week, and the annual conference in Las Vegas has taken on a crisis vibe
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Thornton has plenty of water — it’s just in the wrong place. And that’s a very Colorado story.
As drought and unbridled population expansion stretch state water demand beyond the supply, Thornton’s plan-ahead vision is blocked at every turn.
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Change urgently needed to ensure people and wildlife have access to water in the Upper Rio Grande Basin, scientists say
There isn’t enough water to sustain the needs of people and wildlife while maintaining a healthy river ecosystem, according to a recent assessment