July 21, 2008--Dry times revive an old debate (L.A. Times)
Here is where the straws tap into the common pool of California water, where consequence begins. Here, on the backside of the Diablo Mountains, amid a landscape of bleached-out pastures, wind farms and...
View ArticleSeptember 17, 2008--Basaltine won't give up on flood mitigation (Aspen Times)
A group of Basalt civic leaders want to re-ignite efforts to remove nearly 90 families living in two trailer parks from flood danger and undertake flood control projects on the Roaring Fork River.read...
View ArticleDecember 16, 2008--El Paso County approves watershed district (Denver Post)
El Paso County commissioners have approved an agreement to create a multi-county watershed district aimed at managing Fountain Creek and its flood plain.read more
View ArticleMarch 21, 2009--FEMA updating Pueblo flood plain maps (Pueblo Chieftain)
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is working to modernize the flood plain maps for the city of Pueblo, and the city's levees probably will need to be certified during the process.read more
View ArticleApril 2, 2009--Efforts continue to restore Lower Blanco River (Pagosa Springs...
In an ongoing plan to reclaim the Blanco River to its former glory, members of the Lower Blanco Property Owners Association are hoping to engage property owners along the river, full-time and part-time...
View ArticleMay 27, 2009--USDA money sought for treatment plant (Pagosa Sun)
Navigating the straits of funding a new wastewater treatment facility, the board of the Pagosa Springs Sanitation General Improvement District (PSSGID) heard options last Thursday that did little to...
View ArticleJune 4, 2009--Sewer plant funding still not flowing (Pagosa Springs Daily Post)
The Town has spent the last several years designing and engineering a new wastewater treatment plant that the Town now can’t afford to build. When bids for the construction phase of the project...
View ArticleAugust 15, 2009--Gravel pit roils Fountain Creek waters (Pueblo Chieftain)
A gravel pit on Fountain Creek will pose an interesting dilemma for a newly created district charged with regulating land-use issues in the flood plain.read more
View ArticleNovember 19, 2010--Surprise notice floods homeowners (Durango Herald)
Bewildered La Plata County property owners who never had been in a flood plain have been receiving notices in recent months that they need flood insurance, which can cost thousands of dollars a year....
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