Colorado Water
South Metro water providers are hoping that the legislature will form a new water district to force coordination and area wide planning, according to the Rocky Mountain News [February 10, 2005, "South metro providers urge new water district"]. From the article, "South metro officials said they planned to introduce legislation creating such a district next week, a move Sen. Dan Grossman, D-Denver, said was critical to ensuring Douglas and Arapahoe counties have adequate water supplies."
McPhee reservoir is expected to fill and spill this year, according to the Cortez Journal. From the article, "The last year McPhee was full and provided a spill was in 1999. Spill management is recommended by a spill or advisory committee, consisting of BuRec, Dolores Water Conservancy District, Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Division of Wildlife and Colorado River Outfitters Association officials, according to Harrell, who said a final decision on spill is made by Reclamation...The automated weather site at Lone Cone came in at 107 percent of average Friday with 13.4 inches of moisture; El Diente Peak was 126 percent of average and 13.2 inches of liquid; Lizard Head was calculated at 135 percent with 14.2 inches and a report from the Scotch Creek station was unavailable. Above Mancos at the new Sharkstooth station, the moisture amount was reported at 20.7 inches. The combined average of the San Miguel, Animas, San Juan and Dolores river basins was at 153 percent Friday afternoon."
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