Water Talks Archives - Ark Valley Voice

Bennet Announces Colorado-crafted Western Climate Resilience Framework

by Jan Wondra | Feb 8, 2021 | 0

“Building resilience in the face of climate change is about protecting our way of life in Colorado, our rivers, forests, farms and ranches, our homes, and our communities.”
Jon Goldin Dubois
President, Western Resource Advocates

Water Talks: Quantifying Water Right Ownership and the Term “Buy and Dry”

by Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District | Jan 28, 2021 | 1

In Colorado, transfer of water from one type of use to another is a historical necessity and will...

Letter to Chaffee County from Nestlé Waters North America: Chaffee a Special Place in a Remarkable State

by Community Contributor | Nov 5, 2020 | 2

Dear Citizens of Chaffee County, As Nestlé Waters North America seeks an extension of our 1041...

Letter to the Editor: The Community Has Spoken on Nestle 1041 Permit: No Renewal

by Daniel Smith | Oct 31, 2020 | 3

After multiple hearings, much testimony, technical jargon, and hyperbole about whether the 1041...

Nestlé 1041 Permit Renewal Stirs Chaffee Controversy – Again

by Daniel Smith | Oct 16, 2020 | 0

Chaffee County Commissioners regularly have to handle controversial issues – development of land, land use regulations, health regulations in the COVID-19 pandemic, to name only some.

The proposed renewal of a 1041 permit to allow Nestlé Waters North America (NWNA) to continue to pump water from the Ruby Springs Aquifer in the north county is one of the more contentious issues to come before the commissioners in recent history.

Water Talks: Water Rights Protections and Nestlé Water’s Ruby Mountain Springs Augmentation

by Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District | Oct 9, 2020 | 0

Over the past 20 plus years, I have written many articles on water rights and water allocation in...

Nestlé Waters North America 1041 Permit Renewal Hearings on Tap Oct. 20, 22

by Daniel Smith | Oct 3, 2020 | 0

Larry Lawrence, Resource Manager for Nestlé Waters North America, Inc. left, gestures while...

Commissioners Mull How to Hold In-person Public Hearings While Maintaining Social Distancing

by Jan Wondra | Sep 4, 2020 | 0

When the law calls for public hearings and the topic is controversial, how can that be done safely...

Senate Passes Historic Public Lands Bill, Approval Moves to House

by Jan Wondra | Jun 17, 2020 | 0

Bipartisan legislation to fix up national parks and fully fund efforts to acquire and protect...

Greg Felt Appointed to Colorado Water Conservation Board

by Jan Wondra | Feb 1, 2020 | 0

“What has been happening is a recognition and an understanding that these upper basins of our major river systems of the state are where the big, forested watersheds are. A lot of those are like ours – not in the best of health and at risk for wildfire. We need to focus more attention on those challenges, as we’ve done through the Envision process here.”
Greg Felt
Just appointed to the Colorado Water Conservation Board