Roaring Fork River
February 4, 2010--Spring runoff expected to be below average (Aspen Daily News)
This winter’s below average snowfall, as one might expect, indicates there could be a low runoff this spring. “The outlook for runoff in the Upper Colorado, North Platte, Yampa, White and South Platte rivers continues to call for well below average flows,” said Allen Green, state conservationist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, a department of the U.S.
November 17, 2009--State board approves water trust with PitCo (Aspen Daily)
The Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) on Monday approved a proposal from Pitkin County to hold 4.3 cubic feet per second of water in a trust in order to leave the water flowing down Maroon Creek and the Roaring Fork River.
September 8, 2009--Aspen’s runoff much higher than national average (Aspen Daily News)
Yet another way Aspen acts more like a big city than a town of 6,000
permanent residents is in what it dumps into its local waterway. Heavy commuter traffic, concentrated and high-paced construction
activity and a developed ski mountain produce a lot of dirt and junk
that, when unimpeded, wash into the Roaring Fork River.
August 1, 2009--Pitkin County effort to protect river delayed by two local districts (Aspen Daily News)
Pitkin County’s effort to place 4.3 cubic-feet-per-second of water into a trust managed by a state agency, for the benefit of the Roaring Fork River, has been challenged and delayed by the Basalt Water Con
July 18, 2009--Do you know where your water comes from? (Grand Junction Sentinel)
When you turn on your faucet, do you ever wonder where your water came from? Depending on where that faucet is located in the Grand Valley, the source could be a few different places.
- Aquifer
- Blue River
- Cabin Reservoir
- Clifton Water District
- Colorado
- Colorado River
- Coon Creek
- Cottonwood Creek
- Domestic Water
- Domestic Well
- Eagle River
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Groundwater
- Juniata Reservoir
- Kannah Creek Basin
- Kruzen Springs
- Mesa Creek
- Plateau Creek
- Press Clippings
- Purdy Mesa Reservoir
- Rapid Creek
- Rapid Creek Jerry Creek Reservoir
- Roaring Fork River
- Ute Water Conservancy District
- Water Filtration
- Water Storage
- Water Supply
- Water Treatment Plant
- Watershed
June 27, 2009--County OK with Bass in river (Aspen Daily News)
Texas billionaire Ed Bass persuaded four out of five Pitkin County commissioners this week to approve his plan of using a trackhoe to reshape the Roaring Fork River channel where it runs along his property
June 26, 2009--Roaring Fork River near Aspen will see restoration work (Aspen Times)
Plans to dredge a slow, flat stretch of the Roaring Fork River east of Aspen won approval from Pitkin County commissioners Wednesday, but they put limits on how much nature can be manipulated.
June 15, 2009--Pitkin County commissioners wading into controversial river restoration (Aspen Times)
A plan to restore a stretch of the Roaring Fork River east of Aspen that initially pitted some environmental organizations against others and drew objections from neighbors will resurface Monday, when Pitk
April 10, 2009--Pitkin County ok's water advisers from outside county line (Aspen Times)
Pitkin County this week adopted a set of bylaws for the newly created Healthy Rivers and Streams Fund, setting up an advisory board with between five and seven members, up to two of whom can live outside P
April 9, 2009--Roaring Fork near Aspen to see restoration (Aspen Times)
A half-mile stretch of the Roaring Fork River 2 miles east of Aspen is slated for restoration work later this year, according to an announcement by the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies.
