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Weekly water roundup: Cataract Canyon running at 30,000 cfs, Ark Valley Conduit and Jackson Gulch
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Graphic: Department of Interior
Short takes from the week in Colorado water:
The Colorado River through Cataract Canyon is running at 30,000 cfs
Rafters all over are dancing a jig with the big water around this year.
Nestle Waters Chaffee County Project
Nestle Waters still doesn't have their 1041 permit from Chaffee County. The county is currently drawing up permit stipulations for project. Next commissioner discussion is slated for August 5.
Crestone building supply system
Residents of Crestone are saying adios to their shallow groundwater supply wells in favor of a potable system currently being installed.
$2.6 million for Jackson Gulch
U.S. Representative John Salazar is busy shepherding money through congress to rehabilitate the ditches and other facilities of the Jackson Gulch Project.
$5 million for Arkansas Valley Conduit
Meanwhile Representatives Salazar and Markey announced approval of $5 million for design work for proposed Arkansas Valley Conduit -- a pipeline from the relative pristine waters of Lake Pueblo east serving communities in the Arkansas Valley to the Kansas border.
Stevens Reservoir expansion
The next phase of the Stevens Reservoir expansion is wetlands mitigation. Planting needs to be done before the reservoir is topped off.
Upper Gunnison Water Conservancy District turns 50
Congratulations to the UGWCD on their 50th birthday. Keep it green up there.
Northern Integrated Supply Project
Several hundred farmers, ranchers, municipal officials and politicians rallied for the Northern Water Conservation District's proposed Northern Integrated Supply Project this week. Northern also sponsored a tour of the area. The project includes plans for Glade and Galeton reservoirs.
Don Ament took the opportunity to remind everyone that with the South Platte being a free river Colorado could be storing all that water. According to the Berthoud Recorder he told the crowd, "Wouldn't this have been a time to fill a reservoir?"
Referee issues ruling for Republican River non-binding arbitration
The referee issued his ruling in the non-binding arbitration between Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska this week. State Engineer Dick Wolfe was "generally pleased" with the decision(s).
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