GUNNISON

The Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District applied for a grant that would give it funds to develop a basin-wide drought mitigation plan — a directive that would create water conservation guidelines as dry conditions persist in both the valley and across the western U.S. The initiative, called WaterSMART, is part of the Bureau of Reclamation Drought Response program and is designed to provide financial assistance to water managers to update existing drought plans and to develop...