Colorado River Water Conservation District General Manager Andy Mueller addresses a full house attending the organization’s “State of the River” annual meeting at the Sherbino Theater in Ridgway on Tuesday night. The presentation included everything from updates on snowpack and river flow forecasts to concerns voiced about drought and pressures from increased water demands and climate change. Erin McIntyre — Ouray County Plaindealer
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Forecasts mixed at State of River meeting
Ridgway Reservoir expected to fill this year, but experts caution about growing water demands
Ridgway Reservoir is predicted to fill this year and current forecasts show the Uncompahgre River Basin is in better shape for water supply than some other watersheds in the Gunnison River Basin and elsewhere in Colorado.
