San Luis Valley Water | Protect Our Water | Stop Renewable Water ...
Water Connects the San Luis Valley. Our economy, culture and community are connected to agriculture. Some 1,600 farms and ranches in the Valley are the region's economic engine. With less than 7" of precipitation annually, the Valley's crops require irrigation to grow.
Protect Our Water - Stop RWR
RWR’s plan will remove water from the Valley and permanently dry up at least 10,000 acres of farmland. Pumping and exporting water would exacerbate groundwater level declines, especially with the ever-present and ongoing threat of severe drought.
Protect Our Water | Members - Stop RWR
Members The San Luis Valley community has a long history and proven track record of banding together to fight projects that would be detrimental to the community. Once again, a diverse group of stakeholders is working together to defeat the RWR proposal.
Stop RWR | Protect Our Water
Despite their marketing assertions, RWR’s plan to export water from the San Luis Valley was not devised by locals nor will it benefit the entire Valley. Nor is there a billion gallon “ocean” under the Valley floor just waiting to be tapped.
Correcting Misinformation | Protect Our Water | Stop RWR
Read the facts about the risks and negative consequences of water leaving Colorado's San Luis Valley for the Denver Metro area. Renewable Water Resources is proposing a plan that would harm agriculture, the environment and the culture of the San Luis Valley.
News | Protect Our Water | Stop RWR
Pressure to export San Luis Valley farm water builds. Come witness the story firsthand with Fresh Water News and PBS’ This American Land, PBS. Saguache County accepts RGWCD funding to update land use regulations for water project, Crestone Eagle. Valley Water district clear the air, Valley Courier . 2019. RGWCD opposes export proposal, Valley ...
Take Action | Protect Our Water - Stop RWR
Renewable Water Resources (RWR), a Centennial, Colorado based company has submitted a proposal to Douglas County requesting $20 million in COVID-relief funds to jump start their water export plan from the San Luis Valley.
Failed Export Attempts | Protect Our Water | Stop RWR
There have been five attempts to transport water out of the Valley, and all have failed. Local water districts and various San Luis Valley citizen group have banded together time and time again to stop water exports.
Protect Our Water | Valley Perspectives - Stop RWR
"The water supply is the essence of the Valley for both its agricultural purposes as well as its conservation values for wildlife and habitat."
Protect Our Water | Water and Agriculture - Stop RWR
Growing crops that use less water. Applying water during drought-sensitive growth stages of a crop and limiting irrigation outside these periods. Incentivizing farmers to reduce water use at times. Read more about agricultural and economic impacts of RWR's proposal