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1. Linked by Water, Linked by Blood.

Author

Sanchez, Virginia

Subjects
IRRIGATION management, IRRIGATION laws, IRRIGATION water, IRRIGATION & society, IRRIGATION canals & flumes, NATIVE American agriculture, NATIVE Americans, HISPANIC Americans -- History, COLORADO state history, MANAGEMENT
Abstract

The article discusses the history of irrigation efforts in southwestern Colorado between 1884 to 1923. The article examines two ledgers from Madrid Ditch No. 2 in an attempt to document the efforts of workers to provide water for homes, farms, and fields. The author states that the ledgers, which are transcribed in the article, reveal the conduct, work, and water use of the workers. According to the author, the ledgers were written in Spanish by the mayordomos, also known as ditch bosses, and included rules, regulations, and acequia bylaws. The article also examines water measurement, apportionment, and how water was exchanged and sold. It also discusses how Hispanic and white males and Hispanic and Native American females worked together to operate the ditch.

Published
2011

2. Nearly Ready, All-American Canal!

Subjects
IRRIGATION canals & flumes, IRRIGATION farming
Abstract

The article reports on the All-American Canal that will take water from the Colorado River to the Imperial Valley. The engineering project is nearing completion and is expected to change the industry and agriculture of the Pacific Coast. Sufficient supply of water will be guaranteed by the new canal to several hundred thousand new acres of land into year-round production.

Published
1938

3. Last-ditch effort.

Author

ZAFFOS, JOSHUA

Subjects
IRRIGATION, IRRIGATION canals & flumes, IRRIGATION farming, WATER supply management, WATER resources development, DITCHES, FALLOWING
Abstract

The article looks at the irrigation in Colorado, considering the trends of developing agricultural farms into water irrigation system for residential use. Topics include the trial run Arkansas Valley Super Ditch project which will allow farmers and cities to share water, the water leasing practices in the state following the regulatory hurdles faces by water alternatives like dams and water-development projects, and the proposed split-season water rights legal water-sharing option.

Published
2015

4. Rolling contaminants out of the river.

Author

Doris, Julie

Subjects
GOLD King Mine waste spill, Colorado, 2015, SEWAGE, IRRIGATION canals & flumes
Abstract

The article offers information on the spilling of three million gallons wastewater in Animus river, Colorado by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) contractors. Topic discussed include treatment of the effected site through Upper Cement Creek mine, evacuation of flow using eight pumps, and seizing of Cudei irrigation canal.

Published
2016

5. Retaining walls keep canal clear in Greeley, Colo.

Author

Ursery, Stephen

Subjects
*EROSION, *IRRIGATION canals & flumes, *LOCAL government, *PREVENTION
Abstract

Reports on the completion of an erosion-control program in Greeley, Colorado. Details of the construction of retaining walls on a part of an irrigation canal in the area; Information on an improvement campaign launched in 1994 to control an erosion problem near the canal; Background on the previous efforts of the local government for the canal.

Published
2003

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