This Plaindealer file photo, taken in summer 2018, shows the reservoir at its lowest levels since it was filled in 1990.
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County inks ‘no call’ water agreement
Ouray County commissioners unanimously approved a no-call water agreement with the Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association at their meeting Tuesday, putting to rest some fears associated with the county’s application for water rights in Cow Creek.
The county was the last of the parties to sign the agreement, which includes the applicants in the court case seeking water rights for storage in Ridgway Reservoir. That water might come from a pipeline from Cow Creek, or from a future proposed...