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 [...]

Pipeline for the Republican River Compact

Robbing Peter to pay Paul . . from a non-renewable resource and funded by irrigated farmers
From the Sterling Journal Advocate Sat., Feb. 12, 2008
“On Jan. 22, RRWCD (Republican River Water Conservation District) signed the second of two contracts to purchase designated ground water rights that will produce nearly 15,000 acre-feet of water per year for a [...]

Conservation Innovation Grants

Conservation Innovation Grants information
Republican River Basin Pathways Project 
Producers will move from high water use crops to lower water use and value added crops or raise traditional crops on less water on 6,000 pilot farm acres.  Results can be replicated throughout the Republican River Basin. Promotes long term sustainability of the Ogallala Aquifer and mitigates long-term [...]

What should we do about the Republican River Compact?

This is an open forum for discussion on the Republican River Compact, its impact on the Colorado portion of the Republican River Basin, on Yuma County, and its agricultural-based economy.