WATER: Fish in the Pine River below Vallecito Reservoir would get some extra protection under an agreement approved by a state water board Thursday.
The Colorado Water Conservation Board voted to accept a donation of water from the Southern Ute Indian Tribe and Pine River Irrigation District. The deal will put varying amounts of water into the river for a stretch ending 12 miles downstream from the reservoir, home to brown and rainbow trout.
In exchange for the donation, the water board agreed not to file for an in-stream flow right, a water right that could force water to stay in the stream.
Under the agreement, the reservoir will release 136 cubic feet per second during the summer to supply a 12 mile stretch down to U.S. Highway 160. During the winter, the reservoir would release less - up to 50 cfs.
The agreement will take effect once it is signed by Pine River and Southern Ute officials.
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The Colorado Water Conservation Board voted to accept a donation of water from the Southern Ute Indian Tribe and Pine River Irrigation District. The deal will put varying amounts of water into the river for a stretch ending 12 miles downstream from the reservoir, home to brown and rainbow trout.
In exchange for the donation, the water board agreed not to file for an in-stream flow right, a water right that could force water to stay in the stream.
Under the agreement, the reservoir will release 136 cubic feet per second during the summer to supply a 12 mile stretch down to U.S. Highway 160. During the winter, the reservoir would release less - up to 50 cfs.
The agreement will take effect once it is signed by Pine River and Southern Ute officials.
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