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Colorado Malting Company Receives CWCB Award for Expansion
via ryeresurgence.com
Posted December 17, 2024 4:07 pm
WSRF grant builds on successes of the Rye Resurgence Project in San Luis Valley
Denver, Colorado — At their recent November board meeting, the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) unanimously approved a $750,000 Water Supply Reserve Fund (WSRF) grant for Alamosa-based Colorado Malting Company to expand their malthouse capacity. The award marks a significant milestone in the Rye Resurgence Project’s efforts to build the market for San Luis Valley rye with craft partners after project grantees were awarded a Water Plan Grant in late 2023.
Prior to the board’s vote, San Luis Valley Water Conservancy District Manager and Rye Resurgence Project co-founder Heather Dutton spoke to the impact of CWCB’s support for the project and a shifting paradigm in how we connect water, agriculture, and community health.
“The Basin Plan and the Colorado Water Plan acknowledge how vibrant communities and robust agriculture are inextricably linked,” she said. “This project is a great example of the water community stepping alongside our agriculture community and saying we’re not going to expect farmers to absorb all the risk…we are going to help build the supply chain so that farmers can continue to adapt and they can have options.”
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