Transmountain Diversions explains how water moves from west to east, across the Continental Divide, to support agriculture and population on Colorados Front Range. About 25 percent of the Colorado River that Colorado can consume finds its way to the east side of the state. When water is used outside of its basin of origin, it is 100 percent gone. No return flows from irrigation or treatment plans bolster stream flows and become somebody elses water supply.
The video shows the evolution of transmountain diversions and the transition of water use from agriculture to municipal. The video explores the question of future transmountain diversions to meet Front Range population growth needs and the issues the question raises.
Interviewees include Allen Ringle of the Independence Pass Transmountain Diversion System, Aurora Water Manager Mark Pifher, Uncompahgre Water Users Association Manager Marc Catlin, state Department of Natural Resources Executive Director Harris Sherman, Orchard Mesa Irrigation District Manager Rita Crumpton, Gunnison County rancher Bill Trampe and Mesa County rancher Carlyle Currier.
The videos were produced in conjunction with Art Burrows of Ajax Design and Chris Macdonald of Fuse Media, both based in the Roaring Fork Valley. Singer-songwriter John Oates, a resident of the Roaring Fork Valley, narrated the videos.
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damn, I was …
damn, I was researching water diversion from my downspouts lol. This is a grander scale. I give you 5 stars.