May 27, 2009--Citizen group to be created for river corridor project...
A committee of community stakeholders will be created to establish a consistent river corridor plan for the city, as determined in Thursday’s City Council work session.read more
View ArticleJune 24, 2009--City assures river group that new committee will be balanced...
Some members of FORU, the Friends of the River Uncompahgre, want to make sure a balance is achieved when the Montrose City Council selects a new citizens committee to create new river buffer zones.read...
View ArticleJuly 29, 2010--BLM Uncompahgre releases final wild and scenic river...
The Bureau of Land Management Uncompahgre Field Office has released the Final Wild and Scenic River Eligibility Report for the BLM Uncompahgre Planning Area. The comment period on the Suitability Phase...
View ArticleAugust 17, 2010--New stakeholder group to address Uncompahgre watershed...
The Uncompahgre River, one of the most important resources in the Montrose region, is about to gain a new advocate: a group of stakeholders who will study the watershed and recommend and fund projects...
View ArticleMay 10, 2012--Water call threatens Ouray’s municipal supply (Telluride Watch)
City officials are scrambling to augment municipal water rights in response to a recent call requiring the “immediate curtailment” of the city’s water supply.read more
View ArticleJune 7, 2012--Leased water rights to satisfy downstream call (Telluride Watch)
The Ouray City Council has approved a water rights lease from an entity that owns senior downstream water rights, in order to satisfy a recent call on its municipal water supply. The lease is a...
View ArticleJuly 4, 2012--Geologic survey report finds acid drainage predated mining...
An award-winning study by the Colorado Geologic Survey has bolstered claims by miners in the Ouray-Red Mountain district that highly acidic surface water preceded mread more
View ArticleJuly 4, 2012--Beg, borrow and buy: Ouray struggles to shore up water rights...
The City of Ouray has submitted an emergency water supply substitute plan to the Colorado Division of Water Resources which outlines the ways in which it can offsetread more
View ArticleJuly 5, 2012--Water-health warriers (Montrose Press)
It may not appear as though Montrose and the Uncompahgre Valley are in the middle of a war. But a battle is being waged, and the prize is healthy waterways. The enemy is selenium. The trace element...
View ArticleNorwood, Mountain Village Impose Water Conservation Measures, While Water...
In May the Norwood Water Commission and the Town of Norwood posted water restriction notices asking customers to begin saving. In the Telluride area, the Town of Mountain Village also set limits on...
View Article***BLM’s Uncompahgre Resource Management Plan Available for public comment!***
Public comments are being taken for the BLM’s Uncompahgre Resource Management Plan (RMP). The plan covers 675,000 surface acres within the Uncompahgre Planning Area.read more
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