Main MenuThis progress report serves as a summary of activities implemented under the 2015 RCPP project entitled Modernizing Agricultural Water Management in the Lower Gunnison River Basin: A Cooperative Approach to Increased Water Use Efficiency and Water-Quality Improvement (hereinafter referred to as the Lower Gunnison Project or LGP). The purpose of this project is to protect and enhance targeted natural resources through the development and implementation of a coordinated off- and on-farm irrigation efficiency improvement program [Read More...]
Executive Summary and Project Description The RCPP-funded project entitled Modernizing Agricultural Water Management in the Lower Gunnison River Basin: A Cooperative Approach to Increased Water Use Efficiency and Water-Quality Improvement (hereinafter referred to as the Lower Gunnison Project or LGP) had the objective of protecting and enhancing four natural resource concerns: improvements to water availability, water-quality, degraded habitat, and soil health. These objectives were accomplished through the development and implementation of an integrated program to [Read More...]
Phase 1 of the Lower Gunnison Project (LGP1) is now complete Now completed, the LGP1 supported a total of seven off-farm projects and 15 on-farm construction projects. These were distributed within the following four sub watersheds or “focus” areas within the Lower Gunnison River Basin (see Figure 1): North Fork Water Conservancy District (NFWCD) Uncompahgre Project Crawford Water Conservancy District (CWCD) Bostwick Park Water Conservancy District (BPWCD) A total of $16,811,896.70 of combined federal NRCS [Read More...]
Report on the evolution, progression and primary findings of efficient irrigation approaches over a 5-year study period. Executive Summary of the report. No Chico Brush: Farmers Engaged in Soil Health and Irrigation Efficiency Research Organization A group of farmers in the Lower Gunnison River Basin, across Montrose and Delta Counties, have come together to proactively address concerns regarding the future of irrigated agriculture. Since 2013, a core group of concerned [Read More...]
Multiple efforts to address elevated selenium concentrations in the Lower Gunnison and Colorado Rivers within Colorado are on-going The most active effort is related to the Selenium Management Program (SMP) facilitated by the US Bureau of Reclamation. Details and archives can be found here Additionally – there is a voluntary group of landowners, water users and agency folks working in a cooperative and proactive fashion to “protect the agricultural heritage” of the basin. In [Read More...]
Colorado River District Spotlights Projects Protecting West Slope Water As part of its Annual Water Seminar, the District highlighted key water projects benefiting all West Slope water users The Colorado River District works across the West Slope to improve infrastructure and restore rivers as part of its work to protect water supplies for all stakeholders. At the District’s virtual Annual Water Seminar: Zooming in on West Slope Water on Tuesday, speakers highlighted three projects that [Read More...]