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eNewsletters

• May 2022 - Douglas County Tells RWR No on ARPA Funding

• May 2022 - Douglas County RWR Funding Decision Looming – Send a Letter!

• March 2022 - Douglas County Commissioners Retract Promise of March 26 Public Meeting

• February 2022 - Share Your Views with Douglas County

• January 2022 - RWR Asks Douglas County to Help Fund San Luis Valley Water Export Proposal

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News Releases

• May 24, 2022

• October 5, 2020

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Water Attorney Memos - Redacted

• RWR Supplemental Due Diligence Memo - Redactions as of 5/12/2022

• RWR 2022-03-23 Due Diligence Memo - Redactions as of 5/12/2022

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Media Coverage

 

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• Over and Over, Douglas County Commissioners were told to reject RWR plan, by cvlopez, The Alamosa Citizen

• Polls show deep opposition to RWR water export plan,Mark Obmascik, The Alamosa Citizen

• Douglas County Commissioners Statement Regarding RWR Proposal. 

• Orient Land Trust: Mark Jacobi, Randy Brown, The Alamosa Citizen

• Corset Ranch, Randy Brown, The Alamosa Citizen 

• How thirsty is Douglas County? Elliott Wenzler, Douglas County News Press

• RWR attorney leaves project - Dismisses opponents’ concerns as “group think,” Priscilla Waggoner, Alamosa Valley Courier

• Guest Column - Water proposal is too risky, Eric J. Harmon, Castle Rock News Press

• Attorney leaves RWR project, lawmakers weigh in, Marianne Goodland, Colorado Politics

• Douglas County cancels San Luis Valley live town hall after protest warning, Elliott Wenzler, Douglas County News-Press

• RWR Proposal-please reject, By Eric J Harmon, PE, Hydrologist, Douglas County News-Press

• Statement from the Community Foundation of the San Luis Valley, By Mike Roque, Executive Director Community Foundation of the San Luis Valley, Alamosa Citizen

• Governor opposes RWR water export plan, US Senators Bennet & Hickenlooper concur, invoking Wirth Amendment, By Lisa Cyriacks, The Crestone Eagle

• San Luis Valley-to-Douglas County water pipeline proposed. Critics call it a “buy and dry” scheme, By Conrad Swanson, The Denver Post

• The San Luis Valley has no water to spare, Lauren Boebert, Colorado Politics

• Hickenlooper, Bennet join fight against plan to divert San Luis Valley Water, Tara Flanagan, Ark Valley Voice

• Bennet, Hickenlooper oppose proposal to export water out of San Luis Valley, David Zalubowski, 7News Denver

• Colorado's Bennet, Hickenlooper notify feds, oppose Renewable Water Resources project, Marianne Goodland, Colorado Politics

• What’s at Stake for Douglas County with RWR’s Water Export Proposal, Denver Post YourHub, ProtectSLVWater

• Bill providing millions in relief to Republican, Rio Grande river basins clears first hurdle, Water Education Colorado, Larry Morandi

• RWR water project faces opposition from Polis, legislators, Colorado Politics, Marianne Goodland

• Simpson bill passes out of committee with unanimous vote, Valley Courier, Priscilla Waggoner

• SLV farmers respond to RWR’s claims of economic benefits, Valley Courier, Priscilla Waggoner

• Proposed water project poses problems, The Denver Gazette, Alexander Funk and Kevin Terry

• Valley residents weigh in on proposed water export, Alamosa Citizen

• Owens defends RWR proposal; Valley water managers brief Douglas County, Alamosa Citizen

• Douglas County has a water option aside from San Luis Valley, The Gazette, Marianne Goodland

• Proposal to Tap 25 New Wells Hits Opposition, Denver Gazette, Marianne Goodland

• Confluence of law and water in Douglas County, Valley Courier, Priscilla Waggoner

• Statement from Alamosa City Councilor Michael Carson, Alamosa Citizen

• Valley gears up for another water fight, Alamosa Citizen

• Thirst for Battle| Douglas County water project hits hiccups, Colorado Gazette, Marianne Goodland

• RWR paints rosy picture of Valley’s water situation, Alamosa Citizen, Chris Lopez

• Douglas County to discuss SLV water export, Valley Courier, Court Reporter Priscilla Waggoner

• State Engineer: RWR made “inaccurate portrayal” in its proposal, Alamosa Citizen, Chris Lopez

• Protecting the Lifeblood of the Valley, the Valley Courier, Valley Courier, Phil Weiser and Cleave Simpson

• Douglas County can choose to help or hurt rural Colorado's communities, Sarah Parmar with Colorado Open Lands

• Water proposal a bad idea for region, Douglas County, Douglas County News-Press, Commissioner Lora Thomas

 

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