You’d have thought the earth moved exactly two years ago with all the ballyhoo at the State Capitol when Gov. John Hickenlooper unveiled the final Colorado Water Plan. I stood in the west foyer of the Capitol as every TV […]
Colorado River vs Colorado lawsuit dismissed
A federal court this afternoon dismissed the lawsuit Colorado River versus the state of Colorado. The state’s Attorney General’s office had threatened Jason Flores Williams, the attorney in the suit, with sanctions that could have ranged from censure to disbarment unless […]
Connecting The Drops: Aquatic Nuisance Species
Aquatic Nuisance Species can wreak havoc on ecosystems, outdoor recreation, hydroelectric power equipment and the economy so when dreaded mussel larvae were discovered at Green Mountain Reservoir in August state leaders sent a plea for help all the way to […]
Dispatches from the River: Learning from the Ancestral Puebloans
The Dolores river, one of the tributaries of the Colorado River, flows through the Four Corners region of South West Colorado, and many farmers rely on it for irrigation. But centuries ago, another form of agriculture thrived in this region. […]
Dispatches From The River: Tourism Tied to the River in Colorado
Tourism tied to the Colorado River has a huge economic impact for Glenwood Springs and other mountain towns. Glenwood has a trick up its sleeve as it is down stream from the Shoshone Hydro Electric Power Plant. That has one […]
Gross Reservoir: Diverting Water from the Western Slope
Updated July 10, 2017. Late last Thursday July 6th, the US Army Corps of Engineers approved Denver Water’s plans to expand Gross Reservoir, which will triple its amount of storage. The dam is five miles southwest of Boulder, and, if […]
Water Justice Campaign Launched in Denver
Members of the Montbello and Commerce City communities are raising their voices over what they say is unsafe drinking water. The Colorado People’s Alliance last year canvassed neighborhoods in Montbello and Green Valley Ranch on another environmental issue, fracking, but […]
Connecting the Drops: Testing for Lead in Schools
When cost-cutting in Flint, Michigan raised lead contamination in public drinking water, the nation became aware that water can sometimes harbor dangerous amounts of lead. The failures in Flint may result in stronger rules nationwide for monitoring home drinking water. […]