Bolts Ditch Act

This bill lets two local water agencies in Colorado use and take care of a water ditch and its headgate inside the Holy Cross Wilderness. It adds the Eagle River Water and Sanitation District and the Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority to the list of groups allowed to access Bolts Ditch and the Bolts Ditch Headgate for water diversion, use, maintenance, and repair. This change is meant to help keep local water systems working well while respecting the wilderness area’s rules. The bill updates the existing law (the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act) to allow these added entities to do the needed upkeep at Bolts Ditch and its headgate in the Holy Cross Wilderness, Colorado.

Key points:

• Who is affected: Eagle River Water and Sanitation District; Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority; local residents who rely on these water systems.
• What changes: These agencies can access, use, maintain, and repair Bolts Ditch and its headgate within the wilderness area.
• Where: Holy Cross Wilderness, Colorado; Bolts Ditch and the Bolts Ditch Headgate.