Ridgway remains in Stage 3 watering restrictions, upheld during a July 9 meeting by town councilors who cited concerns about persistent dry conditions and no permanent fix allowing the town to access its main water reservoir through a diversion system destroyed by last year’s floods.

Town Manager Preston Neill gave a presentation showing how town staff had rigged an 8-inch,  temporary pipe to help deliver up to two cubic feet per second of raw water to the Ridgway Ditch. Neill said town st...