People in western Colorado have been talking about how to best use the basin’s limited supply of water for the future, water watchers in the Colorado River Basin discussed Wednesday.  A 2005 state law created basin roundtables, a group of varied water users in each river basin in the state. Their job is to study the water usage and availability of water in their basin. They are also commissioned to develop proposals to meet future needs in their basin.  Wednesday evening, water users and the public gathered for a Colorado River Basin roundtable discussion to talk about the future for western Colorado’s water.

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