Tag: water rights

Letter to the Editor: Water belongs to all of us

by Community Contributor | Apr 26, 2019 | 1

“The water of every natural stream is declared to be the property of the public.” That text is from Article 16, Section 5 of the Colorado Constitution. In the article by Terry Scanga, general manager of the Upper Arkansas Water...

Colorado Water Conservation Board disrupts local water storage

by Joe Stone | Nov 17, 2018 | 0

“The CWCB was never created to do this kind of thing,” said Scanga. “They’re not benefiting the environment. The Upper District reservoirs could be used during critical periods to support stream flows, but we have to be able to refill the reservoirs during less critical periods.”