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Date Updated: 09/30/2026
Time Update: 4:15 p.m.
The Company continues to monitor water quality conditions in the Arkansas River. The Company is not in a position to determine or guarantee that water diverted from the river is safe or suitable for irrigation, livestock, or any other use.
The Company will continue to make water available consistent with its water rights and operational obligations. Shareholders who choose to take or use water do so at their own risk and are responsible for determining whether the water is appropriate for their intended use.
Shareholders should follow current guidance from state and local health and agricultural agencies, particularly regarding crops, livestock, and food safety. The Company's delivery of water is not a representation that the water is safe or suitable for any particular use.
Additional information can be found here: City of Pueblo: Wastewater Spill into the Arkansas River | Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Notice to Fort Lyon Canal Water Users
The Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) are evaluating potential impacts to agricultural producers following the recent discharge of untreated sewage into the Arkansas River.
If you used water from the Arkansas River or a ditch drawing from the Arkansas River for irrigation on or after August 25, 2026, please contact the CDA Produce Safety Program and complete the Irrigation and Crop Assessment Form. The form requests information regarding crops, water sources, irrigation practices and dates, and related water testing.
Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) Produce Safety Program
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Mark Gallegos: (720) 391-5965
Robert Sakata: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Irrigation and Crop Assessment Form
Producers should contact CDA directly for current guidance regarding their individual circumstances.
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Adobe Reservoir Pueblo WW John Martin Res. |
Total Content: 10,750 Pueblo Reservoir: 0 John Martin Reservoir: 2,440 |
| Meredith Reservoir | Winter Water: 0 |
All information subject to change if river flow increases or decreases.
| Division | AM In Use | PM In Use | Ditchrider Contact Information | ||
| La Junta | 0 cfs |
0 cfs |
Chase Frazier 719-468-9306 | ||
| Las Animas |
0 cfs |
0 cfs |
Dave Critchfield 719-469-9921 | ||
| Limestone | 0 cfs | 0 cfs | Brad Owens 719-469-6750 | ||
| Lamar |
13 cfs |
14 cfs | Casey Cross 719-688-9417 |
| Canal Readings | Reservoir Releases | Notes | |
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Headgate 1170 cfs
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Adobe Creek (Blue Lake release: 0 cfs |
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Hasty Road 92 CFS |
Horse Creek (Timber Lake) | ||
| Storage canal 0 CFS |
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Meredith Reservoir release:
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#1 Waste Way 42 cfs |
Pueblo Reservoir |
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| John Martin Reservoir 0 cfs |
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La Junta Division Gates Gates 3-64 |
Run# 5
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Perpetual Gates Running: PP. 0
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Limestone Division Gates 149d-202d |
Run# 5 |
6:00 am 75 CFS |
4:00 pm 92 CFS |
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Lamar Division Gates 203-259 |
Run # 5
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6:00 am 51 CFS | 4:00 pm 59 CFS |
| 234d,235,239d,240,240g on 7:00 a.m. Wed. | |||
| 233, 234-235 on 7:00 a.m. Thu. | |||
