Garfield County reported 50 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend, Eagle County added 39 cases while Pitkin County reported 13 cases.
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Wolf Creek reservoir project secures River District grant
Rio Blanco estimates the permitting will take three to five years at a cost of $6 to $10 million.
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Data dashboard: September’s occupancy rates hit new record high
• Aspen’s paid occupancy rate reached 69.3% in September, surpassing the former record of 65.3% in September 2017.
• The Roaring Fork River ran at 37.4 cfs on Oct. 17 at Stillwater, up from 32.6 cfs last year.
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Streamflows in southern half of upper Colorado River basin declining faster
Another question is: If there is a compact call, how would state engineers administer it so that already water-short basins aren’t forced to cut back even more?
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Data dashboard: Local streamflow increasing after recent rains
• Roaring Fork River running at 39.18 cfs on Oct. 10 across town, up from 22.7 cfs on Oct. 3.
• Lake Powell’s elevation lost two inches between Oct. 3 and Oct. 10.
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In Coal Basin, a hidden source of climate pollution
A coalition is pushing land managers to deal with the methane leaks by authorizing a project to capture the methane and either use it somehow or destroy it. To do that, they’ll have to surmount a host of bureaucratic challenges.
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Data dashboard: Wastewater in August and September catches up with past trends
• Aspen wastewater in August mirrored 2020, down 6% from 2019, while September was down 2% from 2020, on par with 2019.
• Roaring Fork River running at 22.7 cfs on Oct. 3 across town, up from 11.31 cfs on Sept. 26.
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River District report highlights Western Slope concerns with state water-savings plan
Other findings of the report are consistent with what River District and agriculture representatives have been saying since the state began its demand-management discussions in 2019: A program must not lead to the permanent dry-up of Western Slope agriculture, and additional diversions to the Front Range are in direct conflict with asking Western Slope water users to save water.
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Data dashboard: Roaring Fork, Crystal rivers keep running below minimum instream flow
• Crystal River at the Dow Fish Hatchery bridge running at 5.8 cfs.
• 2021 began the year with dry soils, which led to decreased runoff and streamflow in the spring.
• Lake Powell surface level drops another foot to 3,546.
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Steamboat looks to new program to address high river temperatures
Because the river is classified as impaired, city officials expect that when CDPHE issues a new discharge permit for the city’s wastewater-treatment plant, it will include more-stringent water temperature standards.