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Colorado River District’s bid for historic Shoshone water rights unites unlikely allies

The $98.5 million deal would keep senior flows in the river for environmental use if the court approves the transfer.

The Colorado River Conservation Water District’s multi-year bid to acquire the historic Shoshone water rights on the Colorado River has required collaboration, strange bedfellows, bipartisan support and intense fellowship. While the River District wants this spirit of partnership to continue as the deal moves through Colorado Water Court, it won’t compromise values — nor those of the 17 Western Slope counties the district represents — to do so, …

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Aspen Times broke the news on Thursday, September 24, 2026.
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