Over two days of hearings, Colorado water managers laid out their arguments related to the Shoshone water rights on the Colorado River and who should have the authority to control it.| Aspen Journalism
To avoid a contested hearing, River District proposes CWCB neutrality in Shoshone water rights deal| Aspen Journalism
In November, the Colorado River Water Conservation District filed an application with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for $40 million to help buy the water rights associated with the Shoshone hydropower plant in Glenwood Canyon.| Aspen Journalism
The Shoshone Hydropower Plant in Glenwood Canyon was not operating for nearly all of 2023 and more than half of 2024, adding urgency to the River District's campaign to secure the plant’s water rights for the Western Slope.| Aspen Journalism
The CWCB will decide next week whether to approve a proposal from the Western Slope that would allow one of the oldest and most powerful water rights on the Colorado River to be used to benefit the environment.| Aspen Journalism
