February 26, 2008--SLV braces for flooding from runoff (Pueblo Chieftain)
Spring runoff may be months away, but heavy snowpack in the high country surrounding the San Luis Valley has prompted officials to begin reviewing plans for flood emergencies. With snowpack levels running anywhere from 140 percent to 200 percent of normal across the region's mountains, some think the area could be facing its biggest flood threat since the mid-1980s. "We're looking at a chance of some really high water," said Steve Vandiver, manager of the Rio Grande Water Conservation District.
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