Events
Posted Monday, April 16th, 2012 by toni
Summit State of the River Meeting – 2012
May 8, 2012, 6:30-8:00 p.m., Summit County Community & Senior Center
Summit County’s new water commissioner hosts the 20th annual State of the River Forum on May 8 from 6:30-8:30 at the Summit County Community and Senior Center.
Jointly sponsored by the Colorado River District and the Blue River Watershed Group, the evening begins with water administration and project updates for the BLue River Basin, followed by a discussion of current snowpack and runoff predictions.
Bob Steger from Denver Water and Ron Thomasson from the Bureau of Reclamation will report on Dillon and Green Mountain Reservoir operations and how those operations will affect water-based recreation opportunities.
Summit County manager Gary Martinez will provide an update on the Colorado River Cooperative Agreement, while George Sibley commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Colorado River District with an historical perspective of the District, as well as Summit County’s water struggles and achievements over the years.
Scott Hummer, now the project manager for the Colorado Water TRust, will discuss the organization and its mission to protect and restore streamflows throughout Colorado.
The Blue River Watershed Group will highlight developments with collaborative restoration efforts. It will also be a chance to shake hands with Summit County’s new water commissioner, Troy Wineland.
Summit Daily News, April 19, 2012
Posted Monday, April 16th, 2012 by toni
EARTH DAY ACTION FAIR
Thursday, April 19, at the Silverthorne Pavilion from 5:30pm to 8:00pm
Posted Sunday, September 4th, 2011 by toni
The Blue River Watershed Group held its annual fundraiser on Aug. 18 at the Tiki Bar at the Dillon Marina. The event was titled the “Headwater Hops Fest” and the theme was “Mountain Water — Better Beer.” The fundraiser was a great success and would not have been possible without the support of Travis Holton of Pug Ryan’s. A big thank you needs to go to all of the people, volunteers, sponsors and all of the supporters who attended the event. The program was sponsored by the four breweries from Summit County: Back Country Brewery, Breckenridge Brewery, Dillon Dam Brewery and Pug Ryan’s Brewery. The facilities were made available by Travis Holton of the Tiki Bar, Bob Evans of the Dillon Marina and Paul Kresge of the Dillon Yacht Club. Annie and Travis Holton made sure that the program ran smoothly at the Tiki Bar, and Jim Shaw was responsible for the wonderful evening of entertainment provided by the Nancy Cook Band. A special thanks goes out to the following contributors to our silent auction: Ambika Healing Therapies, Staks T-Shirts/Toni Kiehm, SOS, Copper Mountain Resort, Vail Resorts Echo, Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, Frisco Wine Merchant, Ten Mile Kayaks, Peak Provisions, Dillon Marina, The Barnyard, Red Buffalo Coffee and Tea, Dillon Ridge Liquors, Cutthroat Anglers, Wolf Rock Steakhouse, Silverthorne Recreation Center, Inxpot, Old Chicago, Coldwater Creek, Red Mountain Grill, Dillon Starbucks, Pearl Izumi, Pizza on the Run, Blue Moon Bakery, Abbey’s Coffee, and Rosanne Shaw.
Summit Daily News, September 4, 2011
Posted Wednesday, August 17th, 2011 by toni
Headwater Hops Fest, August 18
Posted Wednesday, June 8th, 2011 by toni
“All About Water,” a series of three events that kicks off Thursday, addresses questions about water in the High Country
By Janice Kurbjun
Summit Daily News
June 7, 2011
With water and wildfire at the forefront of current High Country environmental conversations, Our Future Summit and the Blue River Watershed Group are partnering to present a series of three events in the next three weeks titled “All About Water.”
“The Science of Watershed Protection” is slated for 7-9 p.m. Thursday at the Summit County Community and Senior Center at County Commons in Frisco. A panel consisting of experts in the field will address how (and if) the limited U.S. Forest Service can allocate its budget to protect both water supplies and homes.
The panel aims to address questions of what watershed protection means and looks like, how to achieve a more resilient forest, how best to protect against catastrophic wildfire — and priorities for how to spend limited resources.
One panelist, Chuck Rhoades, is the resident expert research scientist with the Forest Service’s experimental forest in Grand County, said Howard Hallman of Our Future Summit. Hallman said Rhoades should help shed light on what watershed protection actually means, as it’s often a term used broadly. Other panelists include Don Kennedy of Denver Water, Eric Howell of Colorado Springs Utilities, Jeff Lucas of Western Water Assessment, and John Stedmick of Colorado State University.
“As federal, state and local budgets now stand, there’s not nearly enough money available to protect homes, communities and resorts from wildfire and at the same time, save watersheds and water supply infrastructure,” Hallman said. “What makes good sense is for water users to invest in long-term forest restoration projects to protect water sources, with the same degree of urgency as for building reservoirs, pipelines and treatment facilities.”
Upcoming panels
Another panel discussion, “Stream Restoration,” is slated for 7-9 p.m. June 16 at the Summit County Community and Senior Center. Summit County Open Spaces & Trails director Brian Lorch plans to talk about ongoing reclamation efforts; Lane Wyatt intends to talk about activities in the Snake River Basin; Corey Lewellen should discuss Forest Service restoration plans; and Bryce Romig from Climax mine will discuss restoration at the facility.
The series concludes with “Protecting Our Water Legacy,” a luncheon scheduled for 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. June 23 at the Colorado Mountain College Breckenridge campus. The final talk focuses on the question, “What if there isn’t enough water?” — addressing what the water situation looks like into the future.
Author and water investor Steve Maxwell, Eric Kuhn of the Colorado River Water Conservation District, and water attorney Barney White will present looming problems with the Colorado River and talk about tools available to solve the problems.
To register for the talks, email Hallman at future1946@yahoo.com.
Posted Wednesday, May 11th, 2011 by toni
Education Interpretive Learning Program, Town of Dillon, July 30, 2011
Posted Tuesday, April 26th, 2011 by toni
Historic water proposal to be discussed at May 3 Summit State of the River meeting
Press Release
Details of the historic proposed Colorado River Cooperative Agreement between Summit County, 26 other West Slope entities and Denver Water will be discussed with the public at the Tuesday, May 3 Summit State of the River meeting set for 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Summit County Community and Senior Center.
Members of the Summit Board of County Commissioners and County Manager Gary Martinez will join Denver Water’s Chief Executive Officer Jim Lochhead and Colorado River District General Manager Eric Kuhn in a panel discussion of the proposed landmark water agreement.
The meeting is sponsored by the Colorado River District and the Blue River Watershed Group.
The proposed agreement, five years in the making, seeks to settle many long-standing water disputes in Summit County dating back to the 1940s when Denver Water first filed for water rights to build Dillon Reservoir. Once the agreement is signed, West Slope opposition will be cleared for Denver Water’s Moffat Collection System Project. Summit County benefits are a big part of the proposal. They include new consumptive water supplies for local jurisdictions and snowmaking, keeping Dillon Reservoir nearly full during the summer recreation season, protection of minimum flows below Dillon Dam and financial support for environmental and wastewater treatment projects.
Denver Water is undergoing permitting for its Moffat Project in Grand County but part of the proposed agreement includes drawing to the Front Range some 4,800 acre feet of more water in an average water year from Denver Water’s Dillon-Robert’s Tunnel.
The Summit State of the River meeting will also provide information of snowpack and runoff predictions as well as reports on how Denver Water will operate Dillon Reservoir this year. The Bureau of Reclamation will report on its Green Mountain Reservoir operations.
Members of the public who cannot attend the May 3 meeting but want to know more about the proposed agreement can attend the Grand County State of the River meeting that takes place on Wednesday, May 4, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Mountain Parks Electric , 321 West Agate, Granby. Grand County officials will be joining Denver Water and the Colorado River District in the panel discussion.
For more information, contact Jim Pokrandt, Colorado River District, 970-945-8522 or jpokrandt@crwcd.org.
Jim Pokrandt
Colorado River District
970.945.8522 x 236
970.319.1807 cell
Posted Wednesday, March 16th, 2011 by Steve
A farewell celebration for Scott Hummer is slated for 5 p.m. March 24 at the Backcountry Brewery in Frisco.
Posted Saturday, February 12th, 2011 by BRWG
Join the Friends of the Dillon Ranger District’s at their Annual Party to kickoff off the 2011 Stewardship Season
March 31, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Frisco Recreation Building.
Posted Sunday, February 6th, 2011 by BRWG
Join numerous Summit County organizations, including the Blue River Watershed Group and Pulling for Colorado, in pulling noxious weeds from public lands and open spaces around the county. Saturday, July 9 at 8:00 a.m. Meet at the Summit County Community and Senior Center.
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Ski Conditions
- A-Basin Base Base (") | 24hr (")
- Breckenridge Base Base (") | 24hr (")
- Copper Base Base (") | 24hr (")
- Keystone Base Base (") | 24hr (")
River Flows
- Upper Blue | Flow: 21 cfs
- Middle Blue | Flow: n/a
- Lower Blue | Flow: 74 cfs
- North 10 Mile | Flow: 139 cfs
- Snake River | Flow: n/a
Lake Levels
- Lake Dillon | 95% Full
- Green Mtn. Reservoir | 0% Full
