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Posted inWater

Emails reveal big tensions in Colorado River water-use talks

by The Associated Press 4:02 PM MST on Jan 29, 20234:02 PM MST on Jan 29, 2023

Figuring out who absorbs additional water cuts has been contentious, with allegations of drought profiteering, reneging on commitments, too many negotiators in the room and an unsteady hand from the federal government

Posted inEnvironment

How Aurora recycles enough wastewater to serve tens of thousands of homes

by Michael Booth 3:04 AM MST on Jan 19, 20233:51 PM MST on Jan 26, 2023

Feds deliver $5 million expansion money to Aurora’s Prairie Waters project, which they call key to the future of an increasingly dry West

Posted inEnvironment

More “forever chemicals” found in Colorado and U.S. freshwater fish, study warns

by Michael Booth 3:06 AM MST on Jan 17, 202311:15 AM MST on Jan 16, 2023

PFAS levels in locally caught fish are “staggeringly high” according to the Environmental Working Group researchers, and Colorado has no fish consumption guidelines

Posted inEnvironment

Drought has eased in Colorado, but experts brace for what the 2023 snow season holds in store

by Joshua Perry 3:51 AM MST on Jan 12, 20239:18 AM MST on Jan 12, 2023

Precipitation and snowpack are above average, but midway through winter, meteorologists are cautiously optimistic about how much moisture Colorado could see this year

Posted inEnvironment

New Mexico allocates grants from $32M Gold King mine spill settlement

by The Associated Press 12:44 PM MST on Dec 28, 202212:54 PM MST on Dec 28, 2022

The cities of Aztec and Farmington in San Juan County, the San Juan Soil and Water Conservation District, the state tourism department and the New Mexico State University Extension Service will all receive six-figure grants

A bridge crosses over Grand Lake with large mountains in the background.
Posted inWater

Is the water in Grand Lake too murky?

by Chris Outcalt 3:27 AM MST on Dec 18, 20225:03 PM MST on Dec 16, 2022

A local advocacy group has renewed longstanding questions about how pumping water from Grand County to the Front Range disrupts Colorado’s largest and deepest natural lake

Posted inWater

More questions than answers surface at Colorado River water meetings

by The Associated Press 11:11 AM MST on Dec 16, 202211:11 AM MST on Dec 16, 2022

Data showing less water flows into the river than is drawn from it has dominated talks this week, and the annual conference in Las Vegas has taken on a crisis vibe

Posted inEnvironment

How to heat Denver’s buildings with sewage. And no, it doesn’t smell. 

by Michael Booth 3:08 AM MST on Dec 15, 20224:04 PM MST on Dec 15, 2022

National Western Center and Colorado State University Spur campus exchange effluent heat to clean water pipes for a low-carbon, renewable flow.

Posted inEnvironment

There’s a crappy situation in Colorado’s backcountry: too many pooping hikers

by Nancy Lofholm 3:18 AM MST on Dec 14, 20225:38 PM MST on Dec 13, 2022

Outdoor recreation groups hope handing out poop-disposal kits will cut down on the problem piling up on Colorado’s public lands

Posted inWater

Colorado River water users convene in Las Vegas amid crisis concerns

by The Associated Press 7:57 AM MST on Dec 13, 20228:06 AM MST on Dec 13, 2022

The Colorado River Water Users Association conference, normally a largely academic three-day affair, comes at a time of growing concern about the river’s future after more than two decades of record drought attributed to climate change

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