Navigating Water Rights and Ecological Recovery Under New Colorado Legislation

Water publication highlights stream restoration.
A stream restoration project in western Colorado. Photo: Evan Barrientos/约炮视频 Rockies

The Water Report鈥攁 monthly publication covering key water issues throughout the West鈥攑ublished an article co-written by 约炮视频'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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