Wastewater Treatment Plant
January 31, 2010--Tapping purer, more abundant water (Telluride Daily Planet)
The town of Telluride relies on Mill Creek — a splashy creek that sprints from the mountains north of town — for its municipal water supply.
December 27, 2009--Ophir ready to embark on nearly $1 million water project (Telluride Daily Planet)
The tiny town of Ophir, which was settled by miners and saved by back-to-nature, self-sufficient types, has historically been hesitant to adopt new services. We’ll do it ourselves, the town collectively said, and if we can’t, we probably don’t need it.
August 6, 2009--Expert: Plants can absorb chemicals from treated wastewater (Fort Collins Coloradoan)
New research presented Wednesday at CSU shows that plants irrigated with treated wastewater can "take up" chemicals ranging from antibiotics to methamphetamine and ecstasy.
August 5, 2009--Mesa County cracks down on leaking sewage (Grand Junction Sentinel)
A Gateway trailer park that has been leaking raw sewage into the ground — and possibly into the Dolores River — for at least a year is finally cleaning up its act.
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).
August 4, 2009--EPA proposes new clean-up plan for Leadville (Colorado Independent)
To some long-time Leadville residents and state preservationists, the tailings piles are a valuable part of a distinct local history, a symbo
August 3, 2009--Reclaimed water picture anything but transparent (Washington Park Profile)
Despite unanimous public opposition, by July 2000 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Metro Wastewater had struck a deal for toxic ground water from the former Lowry landfill to travel through Au
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July 31, 2009--Bayfield sewage plant nearly finished (Pine River Times)
Bayfield’s new $7.6 million sewage treatment plant is almost finished, but groundwater infiltration into sewer lines could take up a lot of its 600,000 gallon per day capacity.
July 25, 2009--Hayden battles 29 percent water losses (Craig Daily Press)
On paper, it appears Hayden is losing about 29 percent of the water it produces each year.
July 20, 2009--Nature preserve soon to replace Clifton's old wastewater lagoons (Grand Junction Sentinel)
As of Wednesday, workers were halfway through the job of dredging the district’s three decommissioned lagoons.
