Statewide Water Supply Initiative
April 11, 2008--Efficient irrigation discussed at roundtable (La Junta Tribune Democrat)
The Arkansas Basin Roundtable met Wednesday at Colorado State University-Pueblo and accepted recommendations from the Nonconsumptive
December 30, 2007--Three million reasons to worry about water in Colorado (Durango Herald)
More than 4.7 million people live in Colorado today. By 2035, an additional 3 million people are expected to move here.
December 26, 2007--Moving mountains: Valley users watching Colorado River issues (Pueblo Chieftain)
The Statewide Water Supply Initiative, a study by the Colorado Water Conservation Board, lists five general ways the state could import more water from the Western Slope in Phase II.
September 9, 2007--Super ditch aims at preventing ag dry-ups (Pueblo Chieftain)
The prospect of drying up another 72,000 acres of farmland in the Arkansas River basin is the driving force behind the study of a “Super Ditch” by the Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conser
March 11, 2007--Area farmland vanishing at steady rate (Pueblo Chieftain)
The amount of irrigated farmland in the Arkansas Valley has been dwindling for three decades and will continue to disappear as more water is converted to other uses.
January 28, 2007--Statewide Water Study Moving into New Gear (Pueblo Chieftain)
A statewide study of water needs is close to identifying projects that could help meet a gap in urban water supplies over the next 25 years.
