Agricultural Updates Archives - Gunnison River Basin

Feb

Taylor Park Reservoir Operations

Categories: Agricultural Updates, Water Management

Taylor Park Reservoir update report using the Mar 1 forecast of 71,000 AF of runoff into Taylor Park Reservoir (72% of average). This runoff forecast […]

Feb

New Study Projects Severe Water Shortage in the Colorado River Basin

Categories: Agricultural Updates

The loss of the reflective snowpack drives evaporation and reduces the flow of water, the study found. By Bob Berwyn, inside climate news The 40 […]

Feb

Report: Colorado’s farm water use exceeds national average, despite efforts to conserve

Categories: Agricultural Updates

Farm water is critical to Colorado’s effort to balance a growing population with a water system stressed by drought and climate change. Farmers are the […]

Jul

Gunnison Tunnel Diversions to Increase to Capacity

Categories: Agricultural Updates

Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association manager Steve Anderson announced that flows through the Gunnison Tunnel will be increased by 50 cubic feet per second (cfs) […]

Jun

A revolution in hydropower makes waves in rural Colorado

Categories: Agricultural Updates, Environmental Updates

Carl Segerstrom of High Country News dives into the evolution of small hydroelectric facilities in Montrose, utilizing irrigation canals. The Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association […]