Click the link to read the article on The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel website (Dennis Webb). Here’s an excerpt:
April 24, 2024
Local funding
Following is a list of local entities that have committed funds so far to an effort to purchase the historic Shoshone power plant water rights:
* Eagle County, $2 million
* Ute Water Conservancy District, $2 million
* Mesa County, $1 million
* Grand County, $1 million
* City of Grand Junction, $1 million
* Clifton Water District, $250,000
* Grand Valley Irrigation Co., $250,000
* Grand Valley Water Users Association, $100,000
* City of Rifle, $100,000
* Orchard Mesa Irrigation District, $100,000
* Basalt Water Conservancy District, $100,000
* Palisade Irrigation District, $50,000
* Mesa County Irrigation District, $50,000
* West Divide Water Conservancy District, $50,000
Total: $8.05 million