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Roaring Fork Headwaters Water Diversions Tour
 August 7, 2010 10-4pm
Meet at: Lost Man Creek Trailhead (CO 82 Mile Marker 55), east of Aspen, Colorado
Learn firsthand how water is collected from the headwaters of the Roaring Fork River and diverted under the Continental Divide. Join Twin Lakes Reservoir & Canal Company staff and Roaring Fork Conservancy staff for this informative tour. We’ll spend the first part of our tour seeing Lost Man Reservoir and the Roaring Fork collection dam & tunnel. Later, we’ll explore Grizzly Reservoir and the four mile long Twin Lake tunnel that brings water to the eastern slope. Bring a lunch and questions for our experts about the plumbing of the Roaring Fork headwaters. Please dress appropriately; the tour will happen rain or shine. This free event is conducted by the Twin Lakes Reservoir & Canal Company. Registration is required. Please call (970) 927-1290 with questions. More information about transbasin diversions HERE.
River Center Gets Approval From Town of Basalt!
 On June 22, the Basalt Town Council gave a unanimous approval of the conceptual design for Roaring Fork Conservancy's River Center. The 8,400 square foot facility will be a showcase for river and water education on the Western Slope of Colorado and according to executive director Rick Lofaro, "There is nothing like the River Center anywhere else in Colorado. This will be a unique and innovative place for people to learn about protecting their water." The June 22 meeting capped about 15 months of working with town staff, Planning and Zoning Commission and Town Council on the proposal. "This is an exciting accomplishment for the organization," noted RFC Board Vice President Stephen Ellspermann. "Everyone should be very pleased with the outcome of the meeting and moving forward on this great project." For more on the River Center visit www.roaringfork.org/rivercenter.
Basalt river center wins conceptual nod - Aspen Times 6/23/10
2010 Watershed Summit - A Great Success!
The non-floating Roaring Fork Watershed Summit was a huge success. With nearly 80 elected officials, agency staff, and water experts discussing critical water issues in the Roaring Fork Watershed, the conversation was candid and extremely useful. The suggestions made for solutions will be added to the greater effort of creating the Roaring Fork Watershed Plan, a document that will be used to help municipalities make critical water related decisions. It was stated many times throughout the day that this is only the beginning of the conversation, and that all entities must continue to have dialogue and discussion to find ways to manage the Roaring Fork Watershed to the best of their abilities.
The day began with Representative Kathleen Curry addressing the crowd and answering questions. Then discussion continued in break out 'boat groups' and then followed with lunch, an address by Ruedi Water and Power Authority's Executive Director Mark Fuller, and wrapped up by the 2010 River Conservator Rachel Richards.
River Summit Rallies Water Leaders on Water Issues - Post Independent 6/11/10
Watershed Summit discusses Watershed Plan - Aspen Public Radio 6/11/10
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