Navigating Water Rights and Ecological Recovery Under New Colorado Legislation
Water publication highlights stream restoration.
The Water Report鈥攁 monthly publication covering key water issues throughout the West鈥攑ublished an article co-written by 探花精选's Abby Burk and Jacquelyn Corday of Corday Natural Resources Consulting.
They write:
Stream restoration in Colorado is essential for improving degraded water quality and wildlife habitats, as
well as building resilience to natural disasters such as floods, droughts, and wildfires. However, these efforts
can face tension within Colorado鈥檚 complex water rights system. The state鈥檚 strict 鈥減rior appropriation鈥
doctrine鈥攚hich grants water rights based on seniority鈥攐ften raises questions about the effects of
restoration efforts, for example, will the restoration cause any changes to downstream water rights?
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