Fort Collins stormwater utility- July 19, 2008 Say hello to Fort Collins Utilities Stormwater webpage. Here's an article explaining their historical efforts and current plans, from The Fort Collins Coloradoan. Category: Colorado Waterhttp://radio.weblogs.com/0101170/2008/07/19.html#a12090 Long Draw Reservoir managment- July 19, 2008 From Colorado Trout Unlimited: "After years of legal battles over permits for the Long Draw Reservoir, Colorado Trout Unlimited and Water Supply and Storage Company (WSSC, the reservoir's operator) have jointly proposed a collaborative conservation program for the Poudre Headwaters that would restore native greenback cutthroat trout to 45 miles of streams. The project represents the largest native trout restoration project ever conducted in Colorado, and one of the largest such projects ever.http://radio.weblogs.com/0101170/2008/07/19.html#a12089 Dry Gulch Reservoir update- July 19, 2008 Here's Part II of The Pagosa Daily Post's series Lots of water, lots of debt. Here are a few excerpts: The Pagosa Area Water and Sanitation District has been looking at constructing a 35,000 acre-foot reservoir one mile north of the Town of Pagosa Springs. Many local residents have been looking at these plans with dismay bordering on fear as the local economy has worsened. Presently, the PAWSD district delivers 2,000 acre-feet of potable water to its 9500 customers. The 35,000 AF reservoir.http://radio.weblogs.com/0101170/2008/07/19.html#a12088 Tamarisk control update- July 19, 2008 Here's an update on the efforts to control tamarisk with tamarisk leaf beetles from The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. From the article: By the middle of next year, people may notice lots of dead trees along Grand Valley waterways, but that's because a noxious plant is being killed off, says the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Fast-growing tamarisk trees have choked out many native species, said Missy Sider of the Montrose BLM office, but the introduction of a tamarisk-eating beetle in 2007..http://radio.weblogs.com/0101170/2008/07/19.html#a12087 Supply news- July 19, 2008 Here's an update on Sterling's plans to deal with their water system and its problems, from The Sterling Journal Advocate. From the article: In the last two years, the city of Sterling has been notified of at least two water quality violations. The violations are of trihalomethanes and uranium. In both accounts, the amount of contaminants in the water had not changed as much as the maximum contaminant level (MCL). However, even that does not mean the problem will go away. The state health...http://radio.weblogs.com/0101170/2008/07/19.html#a12086 |