Delta County ranchers want state action on conservation - Aspen Journalism

Delta County ranchers want state action on conservation - Aspen Journalism

As reservoir levels continue to plummet at the end of another dismal water year, some agricultural water users are asking Colorado lawmakers to consider a bill next session that would make it easier for them to get credit for conserving water.  It would be the next step in creating a conservation pool in Lake Powell that the Upper Basin states could use to protect against water scarcity. Over the past decade, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyomi…