Commissioners request Party Status for the Shoshone Water Rights for Instream Flow Use

The Board of Mesa County Commissioners ratified a letter to the Hearing Officer at the Colorado Water Conservation Board, requesting Party Status for the Shoshone Water Rights for Instream Flow Use on the Colorado River, Water Division 5, during their July 15 public hearing. 

“These flows are essential to sustaining these river systems, feeding our canals, from protecting our farms, vineyards orchards and ranches, to protecting the four endangered fish in that fifteen-mile range,” said Commissioner Bobbie Daniel. “We are ensuring our families’ small businesses can continue to flourish by supporting the preservation of the Shoshone Water Rights here on the western slope.”

You can read the full letter on our website at mesacounty.us under Public Hearing Information on the July 15 agenda.