Animas La Plata
January 2, 2008--Southwest Colorado wrestles with New Mexico over water issues (Durango Herald)
"We view our competition for water as the state of New Mexico," said John Porter, president of the Southwestern Water Conservation District.
January 2, 2008--Durango uses area rivers, awaits A-LP completion (Durango Herald)
The city of Durango holds a series of rights on the Animas and Florida rivers to provide the water that flows through residents' faucets and bathtubs. The city owns the
December 27, 2007--Regional projects get funding (Durango Herald)
Funding for numerous projects in Southwest Colorado is included in the 2008 Omnibus Appropriation Bill signed by President Bush on Wednesday.
December 20, 2007--Proposed $96M system would give Dryside water (Durango Herald)
A new water company has plans to use water from the Animas-La Plata Project and build a $96.4 million water-delivery system for as many as 3,600 homes in the Dryside of La Plata County.
February 21, 2007--A dam grows up (Durango Herald)
Ridges Basin Dam, which started as a hole in the ground in 2003, stood 165 feet high at 75 percent along.
