Colorado groups add funding to protect historic Shoshone water rights, helping secure river flows critical to farms, communities, and ecosystems.
Tag: senior water rights
The Colorado River District is leading a coalition to invest $98.5M in Shoshone plant's historic water rights, crucial for western Colorado's river flows and ecosystem.
With the Rio Grande drying up near Albuquerque, irrigators may need to stop diverting water to honor the Pueblos' senior water rights. This curtailment has not happened since the 1980s.
Several irrigation districts and others having pre-1914 senior water rights have sued the State of California over water shut-offs and denial of due process. Historic water rights were cut last month...