Jackson Gulch Reservoir
$8.25 Million Authorized for Jackson Gulch
June 5, 2009--New dam chief puts emphasis on efficiency (Durango Herald)
March 31, 2009--Obama signs water project (Cortez Journal)
March 26, 2009--Jackson Gulch bill passes (Cortez Journal)
March 7, 2009--Jackson Gulch officials tap D.C. (Cortez Journal)
January 6, 2009--Salazar pushes Mancos water (Cortez Journal)
October 14, 2008--Possible zebra, quagga mussel infestation concern water district (Cortez Journal)
The board of directors of the Mancos Water Conservancy District is concerned about the advance and possible infestation of zebra and quagga mussels into the Jackson Gulch Reservoir.
September 18, 2008--Salazar Announces House Passage of Jackson Gulch Rehabilitation Act (Press Release)
Congressman John Salazar today announced that the United States House of Representatives has passed and sent to the Senate a bill he sponsored to save a critical water infrastructure for the residents of the Mancos Valley and Mesa Verde National Park.
May 22, 2008--Snowpack helps reservoirs (Durango Herald)
Overall, the snowpack in the Animas, San Juan, Dolores and San Miguel basins stood at 93 percent of average Wednesday, said Mike Gillespie with the National Resources Conservation Service in Denver. It's been melting out pretty quickly down there. We've lost more than one-half of the maximum pack reached in mid-April, which was the equivalent of 28 inches of water," Gillespie said.
August 8, 2007--Jackson Gulch project flows to Capitol Hill (Mancos Times)
Federal financial approval for a multi-million dollar project to revamp the 60-year-old Jackson Gulch Reservoir canal system took another step toward success late last month. Mancos Water Conservacy District Manager Gary Kennedy testified before the U.S.
