The future of the Colorado River Basin was the hot topic for several western Colorado entities on Monday. The Colorado Basin Roundtable is a group of stakeholders who work together to protect the Colorado River Basin. According to the group, the basin is among the largest watersheds in the state, covering close to ten thousand square miles. JJ Fletcher, Mesa County commissioner, says the river basin is slightly above its normal capacity. “We’re set in pretty good shape but we see other areas to the west and also further west, we see that it’s in a little more drought conditions versus where we’re at at the central mountains. The Grand Mesa is a little below normal as well,” says Fletcher. 

Other Colorado River Basin news:

• Sky-Hi News (Granby, Colo.): Polluted discharge from the Moffat Tunnel continues to be released into the Fraser River