September 23, 2009--RiGHT gets $1 million grant (Del Norte Prospector)
The Rio Grande Headwaters Land Trust (RiGHT) has been awarded their second $1 million grant from the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) toward conservation of the Rio Grande corridor in...
View ArticleSeptember 29, 2009--San Luis Valley groundwater plan faulted (Pueblo Chieftain)
Opponents of a plan to reduce groundwater pumping in the north-central part of the San Luis Valley renewed their arguments Monday that the proposal did not do enough to protect senior surface water...
View ArticleApril 23, 2010--State water committee honors Wright (Pueblo Chieftain)
The Interbasin Compact Committee honored the memory of San Luis Valley water leader Ray Wright Thursday. Wright, 56, and Doug Shriver, 53, both of Monte Vista, were killed when snow collapsed the roof...
View ArticleNovember 16, 2010--CDOW: New regs aim at stopping spread of invasive species...
“The spread of aquatic nuisance species is a serious problem that threatens to disrupt our fisheries and potentially restrict angler opportunity,” said Colorado Division of Wildlife commission chairman...
View ArticleFebruary 25, 2011--Colorado: Spring weather outlook is on the dry side...
If the experts with NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center are right, this winter’s La Niña tap of moisture may slow to a trickle the next few months. The latest outlook, covering March through May, suggests...
View ArticleJune 18, 2011--Engineer urges valley not to overdraft water (Pueblo Chieftain)
Drought conditions on the San Luis Valley floor have prompted the state engineer to urge farmers to conserve water while federal agricultural officials consider requesting a disaster designation for...
View ArticleOctober 25, 2013--Wolfe to irrigators: Comply or shut down (Valley Courier)
Colorado Division of Water Resources State Engineer Dick Wolfe and Deputy State Engineer Michael Sullivan reminded the large crowd attending a well rules advisory committee meeting on Thursday they...
View ArticleMay 6, 2014--Colorado farmers draw big piece of Río Grande (Taos News)
Irrigation season has begun in Colorado, causing a significant reduction in the amount of water flowing through the Taos County section of the Río Grande. Streamflow data from the Colorado Division of...
View ArticleMay 12, 2014--Restoring the Rio Grande River: Needed, but no easy task (Fence...
Taking on a river project such as the Rio Grande is challenging and capital-consuming. However, these projects are vitally important to hundreds of different stakeholders in the San Luis Valley. The...
View ArticleJuly 24, 2014--Colorado official: Rio Grande use appropriate (The Pueblo...
For more than four decades, Colorado has followed the letter of the law that dictates how flows on the Rio Grande are divvied up with downstream neighbors New Mexico and Texas.read more
View ArticleNovember 15, 2014--Colorado’s Ag head is hanging his hat (Durango Herald)
Colorado Agriculture Commissioner John Salazar is retiring at the end of the year to get back to what he knows best.read more
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