13th Annual DARCA Convention February 13, 2015

From email from DARCA:

DARCA is coming together for the 13th Annual DARCA Convention. The event will take place in Grand Junction, Colorado at the Two Rivers Convention Center. The pre-convention workshop is scheduled for February 11th, 2015, with the topic of technology and ditch companies. The convention will be on February 12th & 13th, with the theme of Colorado’s Water Plan and Irrigated Agriculture. For more information and to register, visit http://www.darca.org or call (970) 412-1960.

Greeley Irrigation Ditch No. 3 construction via Greeley Water

Coy Ditch Dam

Burlington Ditch

Bessemer Ditch via The Pueblo Chieftain

Bessemer Ditch circa 1890 via WaterArchives.org

C Ditch photo via USBR

Oligarchy Ditch sweeping the . timescall

San Luis People’s Ditch via The Pueblo Chieftain

CC Ditch San Miguel River headgate wall. Photo credit: Colorado Water Trust

Smith Ditch Washington Park, Denver

The country’s second largest potato producing region, is in its 18th year of drought in 2020. The San Luis Valley in Colorado is known for its agriculture yet only has 6-7 inches of rainfall per year. San Luis People’s Ditch