Local officials, residents and environmental groups have long been concerned about water quality on Lincoln Creek and the July 16 release came at a time of increased scrutiny.
Author Archives: Heather Sackett
Heather Sackett is the managing editor at Aspen Journalism and the editor and reporter on the Water Desk. She has also reported for The Denver Post and the Telluride Daily Planet. Heather has a master’s degree from CU’s Center for Environmental Journalism and her reporting has been recognized by the Colorado Press Association.
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Upper Basin states propose MOU with U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
There is urgency to figure out how the Upper Basin states can track, measure and get credit for conserved water because there will soon be more opportunities for water conservation programs.
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Army Corps investigating Grizzly Reservoir releases that discolored river
Water quality in Lincoln Creek has long been a concern because of high concentrations of metals, which may be increasing.
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The Runoff | Reclamation’s cool water releases sound fishy to these scientists
Welcome to The Runoff, where Aspen Journalism’s Water Desk provides insider news and water-related updates you won’t read anywhere else, with additional context and updates on our most recent reporting. Thanks for going deeper with us and for supporting our nonprofit, in-depth, investigative reporting. – Heather SackettWater Desk Editor and Reporter ‘We’re reengineering the river […]
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Ranchers and city share water with the environment
The environment does not have equal standing to other uses under Colorado’s current water law, and relentless demand and climate change continue to rob rivers of their flows, ensuring a drier future.
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Colorado River officials propose tracking conserved water
Upper basin officials are still reluctant to say that Wednesday’s motion is a move toward a long-term conservation program for the upper basin.
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Grizzly Reservoir work will result in more water flowing west
The Twin Lakes exchange was meant to lessen the impacts of another big transmountain diversion project in the headwaters of the Roaring Fork: the Twin Lakes system.
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Group to focus on water for the environment
Still, river flows can be a proxy for ecosystem health, and some say target recommendations are essential.
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Reservoir releases will boost peak Colorado River flows this weekend
Releasing the water out of reservoirs this week adds to this natural snowmelt peak and creates a cold flushing flow that clears out excess sediment built up on the cobbles favored by spawning fish.
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The Runoff | Using less of the Colorado River takes a willing farmer and $45 million in federal funds
A special edition of The Runoff, the Aspen Journalism Water Desk newsletter. On Thursday we published a collaboration with KUNC’s Colorado River reporter Alex Hager about a controversial water conservation program in the Upper Basin.