State water board to decide next week if Shoshone water rights can be used for environment - Aspen Journalism

State water board to decide next week if Shoshone water rights can be used for environment - Aspen Journalism

The state water board will decide next week whether to approve a proposal from the Western Slope that would allow one of the oldest and most powerful water rights on the Colorado River to be used to benefit the environment. The Colorado Water Conservation Board is set to hear nearly 13 hours of testimony from the Glenwood Springs-based Colorado River Water Conservation District and its supporters, as well as four Front Range water providers, who…