CARBONDALE — — Two local governments recently joined the list of area water interests lining up for what’s likely to be the last round of Ruedi Reservoir water to be sold.
The Carbondale Board of Trustees last week agreed to issue a statement to the Colorado River Water Conservation District requesting an additional 250 acre-feet (AF) of water from Ruedi.
That would be in addition to the 250 AF of Ruedi water the town currently uses to supplement its municipal water supply.
Likewise, Garfield County commissioners on Monday voted to send a letter of intent to secure 1,000 AF of water from Ruedi.
Most of the 102,000 AF of water in Ruedi Reservoir, located on the Fryingpan River above Basalt, is already allocated for various uses, stretching from the upper Roaring Fork Valley to Grand Junction.
However, approximately 19,500 AF remain unallocated, Carbondale town attorney Mark Hamilton explained in a memo to the Carbondale board.
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