Press

• To reduce water use, farmers in Colorado tax themselves
  March 19, 2007
  Some are voluntarily retiring wells that drain the Republican River, but murmurs of state-mandated closings raise concerns.
  

• Water Trust Finalizes First Sale
  June 03, 2005
  In a groundbreaking deal finalized last week, the nonprofit Colorado Water Trust spent $130,000 to buy 800 acre-feet of water from Howard (Scotty) and Jeanette Moser, owners of the Slate Creek Ranch. The water will be dedicated to meeting instream flow requirements in Boulder Creek and the Lower Blue, instead of being diverted for irrigation. Flows in Boulder Creek will now be significantly higher during the late summer and early fall.
  

• Water deal will benefit nature, People
  May 28, 2005
  The Colorado Water Trust has finalized a deal that will help keep more water in Summit County's scenic Blue River and, in a new twist, provide additional water for Western Slope communities.
  

• Conservation Deal Will Boost Water Quantity in Blue River
  September 15, 2004
  Summit County will see its prized Blue River rise, thanks to a fledgling effort designed to permanently dedicate more water in streams for fish and the environment.