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Data dashboard: River levels rose this weekend after recent rainfall

by Laurine Lassalle October 4, 2022October 4, 2022

• The Fork ran at 145.5% of average below Maroon Creek and 120% of average near Emma on Oct. 2.
• Lake Powell’s elevation is 4.5 feet from a critical level.
• High air temperature was about five degrees above normal on Sept. 29, while minimum temperature reached 12 degrees above normal.

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Data dashboard: March occupancy in Aspen nears pre-pandemic levels

by Laurine Lassalle April 19, 2022April 19, 2022

• Paid occupancy in Aspen reached 79% in March, up from 66% last year and 79.2% from 2019.
• Lake Powell lost 2.4 inches since April 10, compared to a 6-inch drop between March 27 and April. 3.

Water

State proposes a new paradigm for Yampa River

by Allen Best March 10, 2021May 18, 2021

In the Yampa River valley, this designation would primarily impact new residential wells located on lots less than 35 acres and wells used for purposes other than domestic uses.

Uncategorized, Water

Gunnison River, with elevated selenium levels, faces review for reclassification

by Natalie Keltner-McNeil December 3, 2020February 19, 2021

A collaborative effort among federal, state and local officials is critical to reducing the chemical toxic to endangered fish.

Water

Diesel spill halts operations at Marble quarry

by Heather Sackett December 12, 2019November 29, 2021

The reason Yule Creek may have been spared from the spill is because it has been diverted from its natural channel to allow for expansion of the quarry.

Uncategorized, Water

Upper Colorado River basin states approve drought-management agreements

by Brent Gardner-Smith December 13, 2018February 19, 2021

Upper basin states vote to execute agreements, lower basin states given until Jan. 31 to approve their agreements.

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P&Z approves new building for Hotel Lenado site

by Brent Gardner-Smith November 18, 2015February 19, 2021

A unanimous, but reluctant, vote.

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Price of growth: public projects require new retaining walls

by Madeleine Osberger, Aspen Journalism October 13, 2014February 19, 2021

A roundabout in Snowmass Village and a possible widening of the Aspen airport runway both could require extensive retaining walls due to site constraints.

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Prince Bandar still alive, insiders say

by Brent Gardner-Smith August 24, 2012February 19, 2021

Prince Bandar bin Sultan, chief of Saudi Arabia’s intelligence agency and still an Aspen property owner, is apparently alive and well despite rumors in early August that he had been assassinated in an explosion.

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Aspen property owners give millions to Romney super PAC

by Brent Gardner-Smith February 27, 2012February 19, 2021

Of the nearly $37 million raised by the super PAC supporting Romney, Restore Our Future, over $4.85 million — 13 percent of the total — came from people who own luxury homes in Pitkin County.

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