Copper Mountain

"The wastewater facility/sewer plant was expanded and the $7.5 Million project will provide capacity for the future build-out of the resort. Water from three current wells in the valley floor is pumped up to the storage tank adjacent to Kokomo Lift just north of the road accessing the Lewis Ranch Development."

This is Holly. She  and her friends drove from Copper Mountain to Breckenridge for the Wave Festival. Copper Mountain is about 19 miles from Breck. We chatted about drought, living in the head waters area and the conservation protocol of " when it's yellow let it mellow." Thumbs up Holly!

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Blue River Trike Path

The Blue River Watershed includes all of Summit County, which encompasses approximately 619 square miles. An additional 61 square miles of the Lower Blue lie within Grand County, and the very top of the Tenmile Basin lies within Lake County.  Most of the total annual stream flow results from snow melt during the spring and early summer. The majority of snowfall typically occurs January through April. Thunderstorm activity produces significant, though short-lived, rainfall events in July and August. Impacts from mining, large water storage projects of Dillon and Green Mountain Reservoir and Interstate 70 play a large role in the water and habitat quality throughout the watershed.

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Law of the River

The Colorado River is managed and operated under numerous compacts, federal laws, court decisions and decrees, contracts, and regulatory guidelines collectively known as "The Law of the River." The Colorado River Compact of 1922 is an agreement among the seven states  of the Colorado River basin  that governs the allocation of water rights to the Colorado River. Colorado, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Arizona and California states governing the allocation of the water rights to the Colorado River. The states are divided in to upper and lower basin states. Arizona is the only state to receive an water allocation as both and upper and lower basin state. 

Connie is from the state of Arizona. She was visiting Breckenridge for WAVE festival. As a Colorado River water recipient, she was excited to see the Blue River, a tributary to the Colorado, flow through the heart of Breck.

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Denver Water

Breckenridge is a quick drive west on I 70 from Denver, especially during late spring when the snow and ice are melted off the road. Brandon interns at Rule Gallery in Denver and made day trip to Breck to check out the WAVE festival. Brandon was incredible excited to talk about his Denver water coming from the Blue River and even more excited to talk the about Drop a Brick which helps reduce the amount of water used for a single toilet flush. Thanks for making the drive to Breck and talking about water and art.

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Dynamic Trio

The MYOW trike was making a pit stop at the Robert Whyte House for water at the exact moment that Matt, Robin and Brian were making a pit stop of their own at the burro barn. The lengthy but incredible conversation that followed flowed from water, to politics, to war, to peace, to politics, to water. Matt and Brian are both veterans who saw more than their share of action. Their experiences altered how they view the world. Both are fully committed to changing the world through positive engagement.Their dedicated efforts to redefine possibilities of change and a better tomorrow are most appreciated.

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 Frequent Flyers

Frequent Flyers Productions is a non-profit founded in 1988 -- pioneering the art form of aerial dance through teaching and performance for over 28 years. The performers venture indoors and out, blending aerial work seamlessly with dance.  Dancers drink A LOT of water.\

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Summit 9

A mountain storm was hanging on the ridge line, when the MYOW trike stopped to take a photograph of the awesome cloud formations and happened to meet Allen. A long time resident of Breckenridge, he is an adjunct faculty member at Colorado Mountain College in the Business Department, where he encourages students to double major in both Sustainability and Business. Allen lives on Summit 9 and spoke about the destruction of the forest by the Pine Beetle, the regrowth of Blue Fur and Aspen trees, and the ski industry.

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Halli & Avrianna 

These two young ladies, Halli and Avrianna, were visiting Breckenridge for the weekend from Littleton, Colorado. They were super excited to talk about about how they did their water footprints at school to calculate an average water usage for each student. Hali admitted to taking "super duper long showers because it's so cold in the winter the the hot water feels awesome!"

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Family that Plays Together 

The Lopez family, from Colorado Springs prefer to spend the day outside. They love to hike and bike and fish. They moved around the country with the armed services but eventually landed in Colorado  on their own accord.  The Lopez family loves have easy access to the water for adventures. They venture to Breckridge for the incredible sense of community and activities that center around water.

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Frequent Flyers

Nancy is the Artistic Director for the Aerial Dance Company, the Frequent Flyers Productions. FFP is a non-profit founded in 1988 -- pioneering the art form of aerial dance through teaching and performance for over 28 years. Nancy live is Boulder, Colorado and takes water seriously. "We need to working together to conserve and solve water issues, where drought or lead pipes. It's ridiculous that Kentucky Blue Grass is growing in Denver, let it grow in Kentucky."

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