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County hears summer water operations update: fewer temperature exceedances but tight flows around Memorial Day
Summary
Water Quality Manager Catherine Morris reported a season with only one stream-temperature exceedance, improvements in Grand Lake clarity since adaptive-management actions began, and concerns about low flows during a late-May diversion period that required coordinated releases and affected agricultural water users.
County water staff on Oct. 28 delivered a detailed review of summer operations, monitoring and coordinated reservoir and diversion activities, reporting generally favorable water-temperature outcomes but noting stress during late-May diversion operations.
Catherine Morris, Grand County water quality manager, said Learning By Doing stream-temperature monitoring recorded only one exceedance in 2025, a marked improvement from several prior warm years. Morris and staff noted a sequence of cooler nighttime…
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