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Senator Crowder Proposes Fountain Creek Dam to Benefit Local Water Users
State Senator Larry Crowder presented a plan that would garner 7,000 acre feet of water for junior rights water users along the Arkansas River in southeast Colorado and afford additional flood protection for downriver communities. The water would be used by farmers between Avondale and John Martin Dam and would be held behind a dam […]
Russ Baldwin | Aug 04, 2015 | Comments 0
Lamar Not Expecting Summer Water Restrictions
Lamar’s water supply is in pretty good shape, considering the on-going dry spell in the region. Precipitation levels in southeast Colorado for this past March, measured against 2010, were averaging two inches less compared to last year at this time. Lamar’s main supply of water comes from 27 ground-water wells in the Clay Creek Alluvium. […]
VPG | Apr 08, 2011 | Comments 0