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Pub. Date
2016.
Description
"Acequias are unique and longstanding cultural and legal institutions in Colorado. Spanish and Mexican farmers and ranchers who settled here long before Colorado became a state created these systems for irrigation and water sharing that ensure sustainable use of water, and create important community bonds. Despite their long history, which includes acknowledgment in the session laws of the Colorado Territory, it was not until 2009 that acequias received...
Pub. Date
1987.
Description
During the spring of 1987, the San Luis Valley was predicted to receive high flood waters. An effort to divert flood water from the Rio Grande above the communities of Monte Vista and Alamosa was undertaken by local government and private interests. This report will evaluate the use of irrigation ditches for flood control in the San Luis Valley.