Tag: Water Rights
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Colorado considers forcing HOAs to allow water-saving landscaping instead of grass
As Colorado continues to suffer through harsh drought conditions, the state legislature is considering removing barriers for some residents to save water on lawn watering. Around 60% of Coloradans live under a homeowner association (HOA). If passed into law, Senate Bill 178 would allow those homeowners to swap their grass lawns for landscaping that needs less water…
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Colorado River Compact turns 100
Seven states signed the historic Colorado River Compact a century ago this week. The Compact provided a framework for fair sharing of the then-estimated 17.5 million annual acre-feet of water flowing past Lee Ferry, Arizona, located between Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and the Grand Canyon. The agreement has been hotly debated in 2022 as…
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Plan to send San Luis Valley water to Douglas County hits opposition
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Farmers, ranchers and water managers in the San Luis Valley are gearing up for the fourth legal fight in as many decades to keep their water in its aquifer, and, this time, away from thirsty Douglas County, one of El Paso County’s neighbors to the…