DENVER - Governor Polis released the following statement after the Colorado Water Conservation Board voted to advance the Shoshone water rights acquisition to secure two water rights associated with the Shoshone Power Plant, including one of the state’s most significant Colorado River water rights, for permanent instream flow protection.
“Thousands of Coloradans, our fish, and our wildlife depend on this water every day,” said Colorado Governor Jared Polis. “This is another step toward finalizing a powerful tool for supporting competing demands—hydropower, environment, agriculture and recreation—while giving west slope water users more certainty about our future water security.”
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