Here's an short update from the Rocky Mountain News about the farmers whose wells were shut down by the state last week. They write, "Crops left without water because of a state-ordered shutdown of irrigation wells are holding their own, growers said Monday, even as they paid $700,000 to bring water from the Western Slope to help ease the potential crisis...
"The West Slope water will benefit only those farmers who can apply it directly to their fields - or roughly half of the 200 farms affected by the shutdown, according to the Central Colorado Water Conservancy District, whose farmers operate the wells. Farmers who rely solely on wells won't benefit from the extra water yet because they don't have state approval to restart their wells, something that may not occur in time to save the crops. At the same time, cities such as Boulder and Highlands Ranch and some farmers continue to object to restarting the wells, saying it's not clear whether the well owners have come up with enough water to compensate for their pumping."
Category: Colorado Water
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