They also say the company, which was found to have violated the Clean Water Act for moving the section of Yule Creek without first applying for a permit, should undertake river restoration projects elsewhere in the Crystal River basin as compensatory mitigation for damage the company caused when it moved the waterway to construct a road to better access its marble quarry.
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Colorado River District lays out framework for new taxpayer-funded grant program
According to the framework, project proponents should get buy-in from local governments in the form of a letter of support from the board of county commissioners in the county in which the project is located.
Posted inEnvironment
Thompson Divide conservation agreement is a step forward for Pitkin County, AVLT
Public access to be determined in the context of biodiversity using ’best available science’ as the guide.
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Program expanding to map Colorado mountain snowpack
A geographically expanded program with consistent funding would revolutionize water management in Colorado, according to the grant application.
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Gunnison River, with elevated selenium levels, faces review for reclassification
A collaborative effort among federal, state and local officials is critical to reducing the chemical toxic to endangered fish.
Posted inHistory
Town of Ruedi submerged by reservoir, but not by history
The Fry-Ark grew out of post-World War II optimism when government championed big projects and environmentalism was a seedling.
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Vail Resorts’ cancellation of cloud seeding this winter could mean less water in streams
“While this is bad news for skiers, it also means a challenge for western water managers who count on cloud seeding to increase water supplies by increasing snowfall in the mountainous headwaters of the Colorado River and its tributaries.”
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State water board approves second phase of investigation into demand-management program
Step II does not include a large-scale pilot program, but it leaves the door open to develop one in the future, potentially in collaboration with other upper-basin states.
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Glenwood Springs gets $8 million loan for water-system upgrades following Grizzly Creek Fire
The loan will allow Glenwood Springs, which takes most of its municipal water supply from No Name and Grizzly creeks, to reduce the elevated sediment load in the water supply taken from the creeks as a result of the fire.
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Quarry near Marble proposes leaving relocated creek where it is
Representatives from local groups expressed frustration that the permitting process for the creek relocation is happening after the fact, and they said they plan to submit comments to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the agency overseeing the permit application.