The Nature Conservancy “Maybell Diverison and Headgate Project Telemetry

This grant will fund the purchase of telemetry equipment as a critical component of updating and modernizing the Maybell irrigation diversion.  New remote transmission and receiving equipment will allow for easier operation and more precise control of the irrigation water.  The entire project of rehabilitating the Maybell Diversion is estimated to cost $2.9 million.  The project will modernize irrigation infrastructure, increase agricultural efficiency, benefit designated critical habitat for four endangered fish (the Humpback Chub, Bonytail, Colorado Pikeminnow, and the Razorback Sucker) and improve safety for recreational boaters.