Aspen Journalism /tags/aspen-journalism Aspen Journalism en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Sat, 12 Oct 2024 12:00:00 GMT Feds rule that next round of drought relief funding wont cover tribes unused water /news/2024-10-12/feds-rule-that-next-round-of-drought-relief-funding-wont-cover-tribes-unused-water Tribal leaders want to be included again in federal funding through the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for conservation programs in the Upper Basin. The money would pay groups like the Southern Ute Indian Tribe for water they are not using. Sat, 12 Oct 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-10-12/feds-rule-that-next-round-of-drought-relief-funding-wont-cover-tribes-unused-water Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Grand Valley water managers have plan to outmuscle invasive species /news/2024-09-11/grand-valley-water-managers-have-plan-to-outmuscle-invasive-species Grand Valley water managers have a plan to nip a potential zebra mussel infestation in the bud, with one irrigation district beginning treatment of its water this fall. Mesa County plans to apply on behalf of the irrigation districts and water providers for more than $4 million in funding, which will come from the remaining $450 million of Inflation Reduction Act funding for projects in the Colorado River’s Upper Basin. Wed, 11 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-09-11/grand-valley-water-managers-have-plan-to-outmuscle-invasive-species Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Colorado River officials propose tracking conserved water /news/2024-07-21/colorado-river-officials-propose-tracking-conserved-water Water managers in the upper Colorado River basin took another step this week toward a more formal water conservation program that they say will benefit the upper basin states. Sun, 21 Jul 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-07-21/colorado-river-officials-propose-tracking-conserved-water Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Western Colorado Water Purchases Are Stirring Up Worries About The Future Of Farming /environment/2020-06-02/western-colorado-water-purchases-are-stirring-up-worries-about-the-future-of-farming For five years, Zay Lopez tended vegetables, hayfields and cornfields, chickens, and a small flock of sheep here on the western edge of Colorado's Grand… Tue, 02 Jun 2020 19:10:20 GMT /environment/2020-06-02/western-colorado-water-purchases-are-stirring-up-worries-about-the-future-of-farming Heather Sackett/Aspen Journalism