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Rio Grande Headwaters Restoration Project

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Conejos River Partnership Project

Project Overview

Born out of the Conejos River Stream Management Plan (SMP), the Conejos River Partnership Project has brought together the Conejos Water Conservancy District, Rio Grande Headwaters Restoration Project, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Colorado Division of Water Resources, ditch companies, and private landowners to address challenges facing the Conejos River between Mogote and its confluence with the Rio Grande. This multi-phased project will meet agricultural, environmental, and water administration needs on Conejos through the rehabilitation of irrigation infrastructure, enhancement of aquatic habitat, and restoration of riparian and wetland habitats.  When complete, the project will help ensure the Conejos River continues to support diverse human, agricultural, and ecological communities. 


Objectives:


  •  Improve diversion efficiency and reduce maintenance by replacing aging irrigation infrastructure on the Conejos River
  •  Enhance aquatic habitat through fish barrier removal and habitat improvements.
  • Improve floodplain connectivity, water quality and sediment transport through channel shaping and streambank stabilization.
  • Improve riparian condition through revegetation and floodplain reconnection.
  •  Support efforts to maintain hydrologic connectivity on the South Branch Conejos River, when possible.

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Phase One

New JB Romero and North Eastern Ditches

New JB Romero and North Eastern Ditches

New JB Romero and North Eastern Ditches

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Needs Identified: diversions and headgates in poor condition, trash/debris build-up, high maintenance, and inefficient infrastructure.
Components:

  • Consolidate the point of diversion for both ditches and construct a new fish-passable diversion structure 
  • New headgates on river and carrier
  • Headgate automation
  • Channel shaping, streambank stabilization
  • Improve riparian habitat

Sabine School Section Ditch

New JB Romero and North Eastern Ditches

New JB Romero and North Eastern Ditches

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Needs Identified: Diversion dam and headgate in poor condition, diversion creates fish barrier, streambank instability upstream​.
Components:

  • Replace headgate
  • Replace diversion with fish-passable structure
  • Channel shaping, streambank stabilization
  • Improve riparian habitat

Fuerticitos Ditch

Fuerticitos Ditch

Fuerticitos Ditch

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Needs Identified: Diversion dam and headgate in poor condition, diversion creates fish barrier, trash/debris build-up, streambank instability.

Components:

  • Replace diversion with fish-passable structure
  • Replace headgate
  • Channel shaping, streambank stabilization
  • Improve riparian habitat

Elledges Ditch

Fuerticitos Ditch

Fuerticitos Ditch

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Needs identified: Diversion dam and headgate in poor condition, diversion creates fish barrier, streambank instability upstream​.
Components:

  • Replace diversion with fish-passable structure
  • Replace existing headgate
  • Channel shaping, streambank stabilization
  • Improve riparian habitat

Project Partners

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Conejos Water Conservancy District

Rio Grande Headwaters Restoration Project

Colorado Division of Water Resources

Colorado Parks and Wildlife

Riverbend Engineering

Shareholders on Each Participating Ditch

623 4th Street, Alamosa, CO 81101

719.589.2230

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