Tag: snowpack
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Central Colorado creeping back into drought
Reservoirs levels dropped in August has hot, dry weather took hold, and there may have been a new record set for the hottest day in Colorado history in August. The Colorado Water Availability Task Force, which meets monthly, took a look this week at reservoir levels, precipitation and the all-important drought forecast. Last week, the…
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Central Colorado creeping back into drought
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Reservoirs levels dropped in August has hot, dry weather took hold, and there may have been a new record set for the hottest day in Colorado history in August. The Colorado Water Availability Task Force, which meets monthly, took a look this week at reservoir…
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Salt impacting water quality throughout the West, but a ‘grand deal’ has improved it
Salt in the Colorado River could threaten drinking water for millions of people dependent on its runoff. The Colorado is the most significant water supply source in the West, but it carries an annual salt load of nine to 10 million tons, said Don Barnett, executive director of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum. That’s…
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Salt impacting water quality throughout the West, but a ‘grand deal’ has improved it
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Salt in the Colorado River could threaten drinking water for millions of people dependent on its runoff. The Colorado is the most significant water supply source in the West, but it carries an annual salt load of nine to 10 million tons, said Don Barnett,…
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VIDEO | Rafting the Dolores River
High snowpack in the mountains of Colorado this year gives rafters a rare opportunity to float the world-class waters of the Dolores River north of Cortez, Colo. (Video by Christian Murdock/The Gazette)
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Trump administration moves to rescind Waters of the US rule, cheered by farmers, booed by environmentalists
The Trump administration this week began the process of rescinding the controversial Waters of the USA (WOTUS) rule, part of the federal Clean Water Act, to the delight of the agricultural community — and to the dismay of environmentalists and other clear water advocates. The 1972 Clean Water Act set up a structure regulating pollution discharge…