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The Roundup | Water shortages not waiting for demand management program

by Curtis Wackerle July 30, 2021August 13, 2021
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Demand management discussions continue amid worsening Colorado River crisis

By Heather Sackett | July 23, 2021

Some have expressed frustration with what they say is the state’s slow pace of a program rollout and want to begin pilot projects to test the program’s feasibility.

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Data dashboard: Lake Powell hits record low

By Laurine Lassalle | July 30, 2021

• Lake Powell storage falls to a record low of 32.45% of capacity.
• Lake Powell’s surface elevation drops to 3,554.24 feet, also a record low.
• Roaring Fork River flowing at 32.4 cfs at Aspen, or 32.7% of average.

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Tracking the Curve

By Laurine Lassalle | July 30, 2021

The seven-day positivity rate in Eagle County reached 6.2% on Thursday. This week’s rates have been the highest since April. Fifty-five breakthrough cases (cases among fully vaccinated people) have been reported since April, according to the county’s dashboard, which represents 0.3% of the fully vaccinated population in Pitkin County. Eleven cases of the Delta variant have been reported in the county.

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Curtis Wackerle is the editor and executive director of Aspen Journalism and the editor and reporter on the Connie Harvey Environment Desk. Curtis has also served as editor, managing editor, and reporter... More by Curtis Wackerle

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