Dry Gulch Reservoir update- July 22, 2008 Here's Part IV of The Pagosa Daily Post's series Lots of Water Lots of Debt. Here are a couple of excerpts: As we left the July 14 San Juan Water Conservancy District meeting in last Friday's article, board Secretary Jack DeLange was lecturing the audience about the dire necessity of purchasing the Dry Gulch property before land prices went through the ceiling -- and of planning ahead for a new reservoir that may take 20 years to build. Sitting in the small audience was Parelli President Mark..http://radio.weblogs.com/0101170/2008/07/22.html#a12111 La PlataArchuleta Water District- July 22, 2008 Here's an update on the proposed La Plata-Archuletta Water District, from The Durango Herald. From the article: Voting is set for Aug. 12 - the primary election - when residents in the proposed district face two questions. First, do they favor the creation of the La Plata Archuleta Water District If they answer yes, they are asked to elect a five-member board of directors. Boundaries of the La Plata Archuleta Water District encompass about 400 square miles primarily in southeast La Plata...http://radio.weblogs.com/0101170/2008/07/22.html#a12110 Whitewater park for Palisade- July 22, 2008 Here's an update on Palisade's proposed whitewater park, from The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. From the article: Officials hoping to build a whitewater park in Palisade will arrange boulders in the river in the same shapes used upstream at the Price-Stubb Dam if they win approval for the project. Federal officials suggested that the city place the rocks in a chevron shape at various locations along the stretch of Colorado River near Riverbend Park, Town Administrator Tim Sarmo...http://radio.weblogs.com/0101170/2008/07/22.html#a12109 Moraine Park water system to be taken over by Granby- July 22, 2008 Here's a recap of a meeting between Moraine Park residents and Granby to discuss their options regarding the leaky Moraine Park water system, from The Sky-Hi Daily News. From the article: As many as a dozen of...Moraine Park neighbors attended a meeting hosted by the Colorado Department of Health and Environment in Granby Monday night. Also present were county, town of Granby, and Colorado Department of Local Affairs officials. "Mr. Paul Geisendorfer is not in the position to operate his...http://radio.weblogs.com/0101170/2008/07/22.html#a12108 Energy policy: Oil Shale- July 22, 2008 From The Denver Post: "The Bush administration wants to set the stage before leaving office for developing oil shale, rocky deposits in the western U.S. that could eventually yield 800 billion barrels of oil, according to government estimates. The Interior Department is set to propose regulations today for a program to sell oil-shale leases on federal lands, similar to leases sold now for oil and natural gas both onshore and off...The Bush administration decision comes as lawmakers in...http://radio.weblogs.com/0101170/2008/07/22.html#a12107 DOW scores water for Nee Noshe and John Martin Reservoirs from Colorado Springs and Aurora- July 22, 2008 From The Lamar Ledger: "Anglers in southeast Colorado will soon benefit from an agreement reached between the Colorado Division of Wildlife and the city of Aurora for 10,000 acre-feet of water for Nee Noshe Reservoir in Kiowa County near Eads, Colo. DOW representative Michael Seraphin told The Lamar Ledger the initial release of 5,000 acre feet was made during the last week of June and an additional 5,000 acre feet should start coming into the reservoir this week. While rainfall in the region.http://radio.weblogs.com/0101170/2008/07/21.html#a12106 Climate Change: Runaway warming- July 22, 2008 Some people just aren't listening. Climate change deniers have succeeded in framing the climate change argument turning the conversation about runaway warming into fear mongering. It is not. As permafrost melts in the Arctic there will be a large release of greenhouse gases. In other climate change news mining lime to add to the alkalinity of seawater to stimulate carbon capture is getting another look. Category: Climate Change Newshttp://radio.weblogs.com/0101170/2008/07/21.html#a12105 Climate change and water- July 21, 2008 beSpacific: "IPCC technical paper on climate change and water." Category: Climate Change Newshttp://radio.weblogs.com/0101170/2008/07/21.html#a12104 Boulder Creek Watershed Initiative- July 21, 2008 Here's some background on the Boulder Creek Watershed Initiative, from The Colorado Daily. From the article: Boulder Creek and its tributaries will be getting a closer look as the Boulder Creek Watershed Initiative (BCWI) sends forth its volunteers to observe the waters and conduct research. The BCWI, a nonprofit organization, aims to educate the community on protecting the watershed and getting citizens involved in a stewardship while increasing awareness of water quality. The four "stream..http://radio.weblogs.com/0101170/2008/07/21.html#a12103 South Platte River management- July 20, 2008 Here's a look at the management of the South Platte River, from The Denver Post. From the article: ...when Dave Bennett and Jeff Spohn get their heads together, the subject never can be in doubt. Water manager and fisheries biologist, the men are joined in a continuing exchange over the fate of the South Platte, Colorado's most important fishing river. Bennett is the resource planner who directs the myriad flow adjustments and diversions in the spider's web network of Denver Water. Spohn is..http://radio.weblogs.com/0101170/2008/07/20.html#a12102 |