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Author Archives: Lindsay Fendt

Posted inSocial justice

Pandemic exposes valley’s digital divide

by Lindsay Fendt April 12, 2021April 22, 2021

Technological inequities have long been present in rural places, but the COVID-19 shutdowns illuminated just how deeply entrenched the problem was.

Posted inWater

Colorado River restoration project crawls forward as some environmental groups call for radical change

by Lindsay Fendt January 21, 2021May 19, 2021

But while many have heralded the Windy Gap Firming Project as the beginning of a new era of cooperation in water management, not everyone agrees that mitigating environmental damage to the river is enough.

Posted inWater

Shoshone power plant outages concern Glenwood Canyon water users

by Lindsay Fendt November 13, 2020February 19, 2021

First, ice jammed the plant’s spillway in February, damaging equipment that required repair. Then the Grizzly Peak Fire burned down its transmission lines.

Posted inWater

Record number of mussel-contaminated watercraft intercepted in Colorado amid COVID-19 boating surge

by Lindsay Fendt October 26, 2020April 22, 2021

Inspectors at Ruedi Reservoir reel in highest number of vessels in state this season.

Posted inWater

Weak 2020 water year comes to a close

by Lindsay Fendt October 22, 2020February 26, 2021

While policy across Colorado is still catching up to the dry conditions today, models for the upcoming year indicate that the state may need to brace for another poor water year in 2021.

City Park Golf Course in central Denver
Posted inWater

Even in a pandemic, drought drives water use along the Front Range

by Lindsay Fendt October 7, 2020February 19, 2021

Water utilities report higher than average consumption.

Posted inWater

Dillon Reservoir water levels hold on despite statewide drought

by Lindsay Fendt August 28, 2020February 19, 2021

This level of drought has been manageable this year for Denver Water partly because of the 2018-19 winter.

Posted inWater

Major South Platte River basin project would maximize reuse of Western Slope water, report says

by Lindsay Fendt April 27, 2020February 19, 2021

If built, the project would enable Front Range water managers to repeatedly reuse water diverted from the Colorado River, something Western Slope water managers have long encouraged and see as a welcome shift.

Posted inWater

Supporters seeking rights for Colorado River meet in Denver, amend complaint

by Lindsay Fendt November 19, 2017February 19, 2021

Proponents of ‘personhood’ for the river rally, the lawsuit is amended, and the state is expected to again move to dismiss.

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