The owner of the Silverpeak marijuana store in Aspen has applied in state water court for water rights to grow 2,000 to 3,000 pot plants in a new greenhouse near Basalt along the Roaring Fork River.
The application from High Valley Farms, LLC, which is controlled by Jordan Lewis, the owner of Silverpeak, was filed in Division 5 water court in Glenwood Springs on Aug. 15.
High Valley Farms is asking the court for the right to use 2.89 acre-feet, or 941,710 gallons, of water a year.
“The greenhouse will be used to grow approximately 2,000 marijuana plants,” the water rights application from High Valley Farms states. “In the future applicant intends to enlarge the greenhouse facility to a maximum of 37,500 square feet for up to 3,000 plants.”