San Miguel River
February 11, 2010--State delays instream flow appropriation on San Miguel River (Telluride Watch)
At its first meeting this year, the Colorado Water Conservation Board voted to delay the appropriation of an instream flow water right on the lower San Miguel River until January 2011, in order to allow time to develop off-stem water storage in the watershed.
December 23, 2009--The San Miguel—Wild and Scenic? (Telluride Daily Planet)
Splashy Fall Creek where it tumbles toward the confluence near Sawpit, the lovely Dolores where it meanders through sinuous canyons, the San Miguel where it colors the desert lands of the West End with cottonwoods and water — all are wild and scenic rivers.
November 12, 2009--CWCB may have to wait for instream flow appropriations (Norwood Post)
Water users are concerned about storage and don’t want to go forward without it. Lack of storage limits development in the Basin.
November 8, 2009--Sheep Mountain files suit against uranium mill approval (Telluride Daily Planet)
After garnering a Montrose County approval heavy with conditions and contention, an energy company now faces another challenge: A local environmental group fired a legal salvo disputing that permit and how it was obtained.
August 11, 2009--State water rights look appealing (Durango Herald)
As the Animas-La Plata Project draws to within a year or two of official completion, a Southwest Colorado water-interests group is scanning a new horizon that could include water rights allocated but not u
- Animas La Plata Project
- Animas River
- Bureau of Reclamation
- Colorado
- Colorado Water Conservation Board
- Colorado Water Resources and Power Development Authority
- Dolores River
- Drinking Water
- La Plata Archuleta Water District
- La Plata West Water Authority
- Lake Nighthorse
- New Mexico
- Press Clippings
- San Juan River
- San Miguel River
- Southwestern Water Conservation District
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Water Rights
- Water Storage
July 5, 2009--BLM seeks public comment on commercial use of San Miguel river corridor (Montrose Daily Press)
The Bureau of Land Management Uncompahgre Field Office is seeking public comment on a proposal to issue new Special Recreation Permits for BLM managed lands in the San Miguel River corridor.
May 31, 2009--Town council calls up Telski water decision (Telluride Daily Planet)
The Telluride Ski and Golf Company wants to create a bigger and better snowmaking system — one that will allow it to open more terrain earlier in the season.
May 28, 2009--Water rights appropriations in early stages (Montrose Daily Press)
The Colorado Water Conservation Board is in the early stages of appropriating instream flow water rights to some segments of streams and rivers in the Montrose area to protect the natural environment.
February 25, 2009--Telski hopes to store more water from the San Miguel (Telluride Daily Planet)
In a bid to augment its ability to both store water and enhance snowmaking, the Telluride Ski and Golf Company, jointly with the Town of Mountain Village, filed a request to store more of the water it draw
January 21, 2009--New river development rules under consideration (Telluride Watch)
Sometimes public outcries have happy endings.
