Author: Jerd Smith Fresh Water News

Nearly a year after the state ordered Yampa River water users to begin measuring their diversions from the iconic stream, local community groups have raised more than $200,000 to help cash-strapped ranchers and others install the devices needed to comply with the law. According to Erin Light, the top water regulator in the region, roughly…

Forty years after the Holy Cross Wilderness Area was created, an early effort to explore tapping its water supplies has generated more than 500 comments to the U.S. Forest Service. Aurora and Colorado Springs, which own and operate the only reservoir in the area, Homestake I, hope to demonstrate that they can divert more water and…