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May 22, 2013--Drought halts water storage 33% full at Jackson Lake MWCD irrigators will get 17% of share (Mancos Times)

A water-right call on the Mancos River has ended storage diversions into the reservoir locals call Jackson Lake. The 3,349 acre feet the reservoir now holds, which is 33.5 percent of its capacity, is all that will be available this summer for irrigators and municipal users.


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May 22, 2013--Town of Norwood implements water conservation plan (Telluride Newes)

As the second of year of drought worsens on Wright’s Mesa, the Norwood Water Commission (NWC) has implemented an outdoor watering conservation plan, effective immediately. The plan is a familiar one for locals who’ve suffered through dry conditions before: town NWC customers are asked to water lawns and gardens on even-numbered calendar days.


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May 21, 2013--New reservoir to give farmers a breather (Durango Herald)

In this arid corner of La Plata County, the trite observation that every drop of water counts is more than a cliché. It’s gospel. It’s logical then that the dam under construction a mile or two south of here to hold back water against hard times is a popular project.


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May 21, 2013--Deficit in nation’s aquifers accelerating (USGS)

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May 21, 2013--Agency jumble blocks Mancos hydro plans (Durango Herald)

Rep. Scott Tipton had one of his greatest successes in his two years in Congress last month when the House overwhelmingly passed his bill to promote small hydroelectric projects on canals and pipelines. But it turns out the bill will not help one of the dams in the Cortez Republican’s own district.


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