River District approves actions to address drought

River district approves immediate drought action

On April 21, the Colorado River District board of directors unanimously supported initial actions in response to extreme drought conditions on the Western Slope. The board’s actions allocated $450,000 from the district’s Community Funding Partnership for strategic water releases from…

River District approves actions to address drought

Western Slope water managers are scrambling to soften the blow from the effects of one of the worst snow-drought years on record. The Glenwood Springs-based Colorado River Water Conservation District board approved a series of drought-mitigation actions to reduce impacts to water users within its 15-county region. According to a staff memo, the River District has several pools of water in Western Slope reservoirs – Wolford and Ruedi – that may h…