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CLIMATE change, drought, development, over-use and export plans all threaten the Upper Rio Grande basin water supply. Read our journalism on the issues here.
Upper Rio Grande Basin series
Upper Rio Grande basin: Water-saving alternative crops
Hemp, quinoa showing promiseas drought persists by Mark Obmascikfor The Citizen WHEN Dion Oakes wanted to start growing hemp in the San Luis Valley, he had to learn about irrigation, fertilizer, and…
Upper Rio Grande Basin: A battle over water exports
THE Front Range executives who want to export water from the San Luis Valley to sell elsewhere are clear about a few things: They have money. They are backed by former Gov.…
Upper Rio Grande basin: The threats ahead
DAY 1: The water supply of the San Luis Valley faces pressure as never before By Mark Obmascikfor The Citizen THEY all remember when the San Luis Valley brimmed with water. South…
Rio Grande Basin Roundtable
The Rio Grande Basin Roundtable contributes informational articles to The Citizen each month. RGBRT is committed to representing the major water uses of the Rio Grande, and actively addressing the challenges we face as a community.
Daily Coverage
Making the Invisible Visible: Groundwater in the San Luis Valley
Del Norte artist Jocelyn Catterson uses art and science to raise awareness
Del Norte decision delays state water court case
THE town of Del Norte is factoring in a big way into the state District 3 Water Court case involving a proposed augmentation plan from…
Alternative augmentation plan goes to water court
Case pits SWAG producers against Subdistrict 1’s Plan of Water Management By cvlopez | clopez@alamosacitizen.com THE eyes of the San Luis Valley water world will…
Funding opens to purchase, retire groundwater rights
Groundwater Compact Compliance Fund has $30 million to help bring sustainability to the Rio Grande Basin THE $30 million Colorado set aside to permanently reduce…
Water year highlight: Terrace Reservoir spills over
Story & photos by Owen Woods | owen@alamosacitizen.com COLORADO Division 3 Engineer Craig Cotten stood above the Terrace Reservoir dam early Tuesday morning watching the…
Rivers and streams begin to peak
River and stream levels are running high
Runoff and May rains bring high rivers and flood warnings
HIGH rivers, rising natural surface water in agricultural and livestock fields, country roads washing out – there’s water everywhere across the San Luis Valley. “We…
San Juan snowpack yields healthier stream flows on Rio Grande and Conejos
COLORADO is estimating 750,000 acre-feet on the Rio Grande and 405,000 acre-feet on the Conejos River, both dramatically up from a year ago thanks to…
Closed Basin issues rise at Water Conservation District Meeting
Discussion around whether that water can be included in annual replacement plans
$3,000 per acre-foot to retire groundwater wells
THE Rio Grande Water Conservation District will pay $3,000 per acre-foot to permanently retire water pumped through groundwater wells under SB22-028. It also will require…
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