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.
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Air quality study near Aspen airport finds no adverse effects
More monitoring may be recommended; “We definitely need to dig deeper,” said one Pitkin County official
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East Troublesome Fire could cause water-quality impacts for years
Denver Water may offer lessons useful to water managers, who will be dealing with impacts from the East Troublesome Fire for years, perhaps decades.
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Rio Blanco secures water right for dam-and-reservoir project
But the decree, while granting Rangely-based Rio Blanco the amount of storage it was seeking, doesn’t allow the district all the water uses that it initially wanted.
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U.S. Army Corps won’t hold public hearing on marble quarry that relocated Yule Creek
Colorado Stone Quarries officials must address public comments, propose plan to mitigate damage caused by creek relocation.
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Microgrid feasibility study underway to connect Aspen airport, RFTA, public works
Greater efficiency, renewable energy storage are implementation goals.
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Toxic algae blooms in reservoirs near Steamboat detected thanks to new state protocol
Occurrence tied to warming trend, may be influenced by ranching history.
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Judge dismisses several water uses in White River reservoir case
Division 6 Water Judge Michael A O’Hara III, in a Dec. 23 order, determined that Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District has not provided enough evidence that its current existing water rights won’t meet demands in the categories of municipal, irrigation, domestic, in-reservoir piscatorial, commercial and augmentation for Yellow Jacket Water Conservancy District.
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Tinkering with a pollutant, Colorado ranch seeks to improve fish habitat
Proposal on the Blue River would grow food for undernourished fish using phosphorus, which can cause toxic algae blooms
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Depositions delve into state engineers’ questions on proposed White River reservoir
The documents, obtained through a Colorado Open Records Act request, also underscore the extent to which fear of a compact call is shaping this proposed dam and reservoir project between Meeker and Rangely.