Drinking Water
September 25, 2009--Water at some U.S. schools unsafe (Denver Post)
Over the past decade, the drinking water at thousands of schools across the country has been found to contain unsafe levels of lead, pesticides and dozens of other toxins An Associated Press investigation found that contaminants have surfaced at public and private schools in all 50 states — in small towns and inner cities alike.
August 13, 2009--Interior says Calif. water crisis is major priority for the nation (Durango Herald)
California's ongoing water crisis is a major national priority, akin to restoring the Chesapeake Bay or Florida's Everglades, a top Obama administration official said Wednesday.
August 13, 2009--Bottled water boom appears tapped out (Washington Post)
The recession has finally answered the question that centuries of philosophers could not: The glass is half-empty.
August 11, 2009--State water rights look appealing (Durango Herald)
As the Animas-La Plata Project draws to within a year or two of official completion, a Southwest Colorado water-interests group is scanning a new horizon that could include water rights allocated but not u
- Animas La Plata Project
- Animas River
- Bureau of Reclamation
- Colorado
- Colorado Water Conservation Board
- Colorado Water Resources and Power Development Authority
- Dolores River
- Drinking Water
- La Plata Archuleta Water District
- La Plata West Water Authority
- Lake Nighthorse
- New Mexico
- Press Clippings
- San Juan River
- San Miguel River
- Southwestern Water Conservation District
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Water Rights
- Water Storage
August 11, 2009--Salazar to highlight West's water challenges at forum (Pueblo Chieftain)
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Monday that the West’s limited water supplies face growing pressure from agricultural uses, changing demographics and climate change - underscoring the need for mor
August 9, 2009--Some fear hydraulic fracturing will harm the drinking water (Grand Junction Sentinel)
A Halliburton Energy Services representative defended hydraulic fracturing Saturday as a practice needing no more regulation, while a researcher said analysis of health concerns is hampered by a lack of di
August 8, 2009--Algae toxin monitoring resumes in Grand County water bodies (Grand County Sky-Hi Daily News)
Blooms of blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) can release cyanotoxins into the water that are potentially harmful to humans and pets.
- Algae
- Bureau of Reclamation
- Colorado
- Colorado River
- Colorado River Water Conservation District
- Drinking Water
- Granby Lake
- Grand Lake
- Greater Grand Lake Shoreline Association
- Norhtern Colorado Water Conservancy District
- Press Clippings
- Shadow Mountain Reservoir
- Three Lakes Watershed Association
- Water Quality
- Water Storage
- Willow Creek Reservoir
- Windy Gap Reservoir
August 7, 2009--Suit to halt Calif. desalination plant dismissed (Denver Post)
A judge has dismissed an environmental lawsuit challenging what is being billed as the largest desalination plant in the Western Hemisphere in Carlsbad. San Diego Superior Court Judge Judith F.
August 5, 2009--EPA reviews risk to children of percholorate in drinking water (Environmental News Service)
Perchlorate, a toxic component of rocket fuel, fireworks and safety flares that contaminates water supplies in 35 states, may come under federal regulation after a scientific review, the U.S.
August 4, 2009--PAWSD to solicit bids for $12 million in construction projects (Pagosa Springs Sun)
Two construction projects totaling more than $12 million will be put out for bid in August by the Pagosa Area Water and Sanitation District (PAWSD).
