Hot, dry conditions stressing Grand County waterways

July 1, 2021 - TAP - Denver Water cuts back on some of its West Slope supplies to help struggling streams.

On June 5, the Colorado River District asked Denver Water for help after reporting extremely low water levels and critically high water temperatures on the Colorado River. The river district reported conditions were creating unhealthy habitat for fish and aquatic insects. “When the email came in Saturday morning, we were in a position to quickly respond and reduce the amount of water we were pulling from several Grand County creeks,” Elder said.

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