Prior Appropriation, Salinity, and Trans-Basin Diversion: A Crash Course in Montezuma Water

KSJD | By Austin Cope

Published September 28, 2017 at 9:13 AM MDT

Montezuma Valley Irrigation Company (MVIC), held an information session for farmers, ranchers, and irrigators on Wednesday evening at the Sunflower Theatre. It was intended to address concerns about water in Montezuma County. KSJD's Bob Bragg was there, and he spoke with KSJD's Austin Cope to delve into the complex world of water issues in the Montezuma Valley.

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Austin Cope

Austin Cope is a former Morning Edition host for KSJD and now produces work on a freelance basis for the station. He grew up in Cortez and hosted a show on KSJD when he was 10 years old. After graduating from Montezuma-Cortez High School in 2010, he lived in Belgium, Ohio, Spain, northern Wyoming, and Himachal Pradesh, India before returning to the Cortez area. He has a degree in Politics from Oberlin College in Ohio.

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