Grizzly Reservoir to be drained next summer for rehab work
Repairs planned for dam, tunnel, outlet works
By Heather Sackett | August 14, 2022
During next year’s rehabilitation work most of the creeks — Lost Man, New York, Brooklyn and Tabor — will be allowed to flow downstream instead of being collected by a canal system that feeds Grizzly Reservoir.
Basalt whitewater park to get next round of enhancements
Work includes third tweak to play waves
By Heather Sackett | August 12, 2022
The other big enhancement to the area will be a 250-yard-long boardwalk that connects the Fisherman’s Park boat ramp to the whitewater park along the river right bank.
Data dashboard: Roaring Fork is running at 80% of average
Lake Powell’s water level is down to 9 feet above the 3,525-foot threshold.
By Laurine Lassalle | August 16, 2022
• The Roaring Fork was flowing at 79.7% of average below Maroon Creek and at 89.3% of average near Emma on Aug. 14.
• The Crystal’s streamflow has dropped by 26% above Avalanche Creek and by 50% at the CPW Fish Hatchery bridge since last week.
• Lake Powell’s elevation reached 3,533.9 feet on Aug. 14, down from 3,535.2 feet last week.
Tracking the Curve
Documenting COVID-19 in Pitkin, Eagle and Garfield counties
By Laurine Lassalle | August 16, 2022
Garfield County has reported 39 new COVID-19 cases since Thursday and Eagle County has added 30 cases. Pitkin County has recorded three cases since Thursday.
Moscow tie lingered for 1A developer
“Documents submitted as evidence in a Miami court case also show that Doronin transferred his ownership of that company, Capital Group Development, to his mother in Russia on April 14, a day after he filed suit claiming The Aspen Times had defamed him. Those records raise questions about what Doronin, his lawyers and publicists have been asserting for months: that the Soviet-born, now-Swedish national and resident of Switzerland, who also owns and is the chairman of Swiss-based Aman Resorts, has not conducted any business in Russia since around 2014.”
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Aspen’s tangled summer saga: The rich developer vs. the local paper
“On Wednesday, The Aspen Times provided an answer to that criticism by publishing a long-delayed story that delved into the finances of the developer who had sued the paper. The article, based on public records and court documents, raised questions about the developer’s statements that he had stopped doing business in Russia in 2014.”
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Southwest states given more time to agree on water cuts to prevent largest reservoirs from reaching critically low levels
“Officials said that Lake Mead, east of Las Vegas, would operate in its first-ever ‘level 2a shortage condition’ in 2023, triggering previously agreed upon reductions in water use in Arizona, Nevada and Mexico. California does not take cuts under this shortage level.”
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