Growth
New Documentary Released--The American Southwest: Are We Running Dry?
A new documentary, The American Southwest: Are We Running Dry?, has just been released. It will soon air on PBS stations across the county. For more information and/or to obtain a copy, visit the Running Dry website.
February 27, 2010--Water debates reach boiling point in state legislature (Journal Advocate)
It wasn’t officially “Water Day” at the state capitol Wednesday, but it certainly had the feel of it. The day included discussions of several reports on water issues, a debate in the Senate over funding for the Colorado Water Conservation Board, and a well-attended legislative luncheon hosted by the Colorado Foundation for Water Education.
January 31, 2010--Water and growth: Big get bigger (Pueblo Chieftain)
A study by Summit Economics, working in conjunction with Tucker Hart Adams’ group, was commissioned by the Front Range Water Council to explain the relationship of water to the Colorado Economy. The council is made up of the state’s largest water providers, who are also importing most of the water from the Western Slope.
January 17, 2010--Should state study drying up cities? (Pueblo Chieftain)
Gunnison Basin water users are bristling at suggestions made last summer to the Interbasin Compact Committee, saying their concerns about economy and environment are equal to Front Range alarm at potential changes in the “urban landscape.” The Gunnison Basin Roundtable responded this month to letters from the Arkansas Basin Roundtable and the Front Range Water Council in July asking
January 9, 2010--Bill would offset future water grabs (Grand Junction Sentinel)
A proposal to lessen the effects of water diversions around the state could create a big splash when the Colorado Legislature meets for the 2010 session, which starts next week.
United States Using Less Water Than 35 Years Ago
The United States is using less water than during the peak years of 1975 and 1980, according to water use estimates for 2005. Despite a 30 percent population increase during the past 25 years, overall water use has remained fairly stable according to a new U.S. Geological Survey report.
December 25, 2009--Governments turn to cloud seeding (Durango Herald)
On a mountaintop clearing in the Sierra Nevada stands a tall metal platform holding a crude furnace and a box of silver iodide solution that some scientists believe could help offer relief from searing droughts. This is a cloud-seeding machine designed to increase rainfall by spraying a chemical vapor into the clouds.
December 24, 2009--What the state is studying... (Pueblo Chieftain)
The state is pondering proposed pipelines to move water from most areas of the state to the Front Range in an attempt to meet future water demands. Not all will be built, and none has been officially endorsed. Nevertheless, the Colorado Water Conservation Board looked at them in a preliminary report released last June.
December 24, 2009--Colorado population grew at fourth-highest rate in U.S. (Denver Post)
Colorado's estimated population surpassed 5 million for the first time as the state grew at the fourth- highest rate in the country amid the worst recession in decades. U.S. Census Bureau estimates released Wednesday showed the state's population hit 5,024,748 in July, adding almost 90,000 people from last year.
December 23, 2009--Outlook bleak for South Platte River basin (Brighton Standard)
Four and a half years after the Colorado Water for the 21st Century Act set up roundtables of water users and experts to study the state’s water resources and plan for water need through the mid-century, one of th
