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The Republican River Water Conservation District is an independent entity that is entirely self-governed. The Colorado State Legislature created the District in 2004 to assure local involvement in the State’s efforts to comply with the Republican River Compact between Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska. The fifteen members of the Board of Directors are residents of the basin appointed by the Commissioners of local counties, Boards of ground water management districts, and the Colorado Ground Water Commission.

The District promotes conservation through voluntary participation. By utilizing federal programs, the District has brought in millions of federal dollars to offer financial incentives to producers who voluntarily retire water rights to reduce consumptive use to the stream flows. These water retirements reinforce the District’s efforts to conserve the Ogallala Aquifer for future generations.

Current focus toward compact compliance is through a $71,000,000 locally funded pipeline project. The water source for the pipeline comes from existing irrigation wells with pumping limited to historic use. Projected completion of the compact compliance pipeline is in 2011.

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Posted - Thursday, February 04, 2010

 

The Board of Directors of the Republican River Water Conservation District (RRWCD) will be holding the next quarterly board meeting in Yuma, Colorado.
 
                      DATE:               Thursday, April 8, 2010
 
                      TIME:                10:00AM
 
                        PLACE:           Quintech LLC Facility
                                               529 Albany
                                               Yuma, Colorado
 
 
For more information, contact the District office at 970-332-3552 or rrwcd@centurytel.net
 
Arbitrator Chosen

 POSTED 12-22-09

Martha Pagel Selected to Arbitrate Compact Compliance Pipeline Issue
 
Due to delays in Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska choosing an arbitrator and additional delays by Nebraska insisting in an in-person interview with potential arbitrators before they could agree on an arbitrator, Peter Ampe of the Colorado Attorney General’s Office, invoked section VII.C.2 of the Final Settlement Stipulation and requested CDR Associates of Boulder, Colorado, to select the arbitrator.  They have done so.
 
Three CDR staff members reviewed the resumes, two that have worked on Republican River issues, and one independent reviewer.  All concurred with a recommendation that Martha Pagel should be the arbitrator for Republican River Compact issues.  Her experience with groundwater, as former Director of the Oregon Water Resources Department and background as a lawyer and making decisions on technical groundwater issues qualify her for the position.

Contact Information

410 Main Street – Suite 8
Wray, CO 80758
970-332-3552
970-332-3553 FAX
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Office hours 8:00 am – 4:30 pm (Monday thru Friday), closed 12:00 – 12:30 for lunch

Posting Location – The official locations for posting District information is the bulletin board at the Yuma County Courthouse in Wray, and here on the Official Posting Place.

RRWCD Meeting Dates

The dates for the regular quarterly board meetings have been set by statute to be the second Thursday of January, April, July and October.  The scheduled 2010 dates and locations are:

January 14, 2010 - Burlington
April 8, 2010 - Yuma
July 8, 2010 - Holyoke
October 14, 2010 - Wray
Other Related Meetings
News
Posted - Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Copy of Proposed Resolution submitted to the RRCA by the State of Colorado regarding the Compact Compliance Pipeline, click here

 
Posted - Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Letters from the State of Kansas and Nebraska stating their concerns about the Compact Compliance Pipeline, click here

 
Posted - Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Colorado State Engineer requests release from Bonny Reservoir in a letter to the Bureau of Reclamation, dated November 30, 2009.  To view the entire letter, click here.  To view the Bureau of Reclamation's website to access more information on Bonny Reservoir, click here.

 

 

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