Water court logjam

“All is not well when it comes to water court,” said John Meininger, an attorney who represents irrigation well owners along the South Platte River. Some of his clients, he said, have been waiting five years for a final decision.
Meininger’s comments came at a public hearing designed to gather information on where problems lie within [...]

Denver Post Blogs on Yuma County DOW shut-out

Birds or Fish - What’ll it be?
Rarely has such a question like the one floating over eastern Colorado been posed to sportsmen. On one hand, we have the Colorado Division of Wildlife striving mightily to protect the water source for its hatchery at Wray, where 40 per cent of the state’s warmwater fish are raised. [...]

Colorado’s solution in pipeline

Story from OmahaNewsstand
As Nebraska and Kansas water czars wade closer to non-binding arbitration to settle troubles over sharing Republican River water, Colorado is moving ahead with plans to divert itself out of the fray.
“Frankly, when you’re in a hole, you need to stop digging deeper,” said Ken Knox, deputy state engineer for the Colorado Division [...]

Groundwater Levels Rise in South-Central Kansas, Drop in Western Counties

Groundwater levels rose in south-central Kansas this year as levels in the western part of the state continued a downward trend according to preliminary data compiled by the Kansas Geological Survey, based at the University of Kansas.

Landowners boycott DOW over water fight

“It will be hunting for friends and family only,” declared Don Brown.
The Denver Post  picked up on the Yuma Pioneer story about local landowners pledging to boycott all Colorado Division of Wildlife programs because of its participation on a lawsuit that would shut down irrigation wells. The landowners in the boycott would ban pheasant hunters and other DOW [...]