Mesa Verde
January 6, 2009--Salazar pushes Mancos water (Cortez Journal)
Sen. Ken Salazar expects to get federal aid for
Jackson Gulch Reservoir near Mancos within the next few weeks, he said Sunday. Salazar is expected to leave the Senate soon to become interior secretary. But before
he goes to his new post at the U.S. Department of the Interior, he hopes to
pass several natural resources bills and suggest names for two federal judges,
the U.S. attorney and U.S.
September 18, 2008--Salazar Announces House Passage of Jackson Gulch Rehabilitation Act (Press Release)
Congressman John Salazar today announced that the United States House of Representatives has passed and sent to the Senate a bill he sponsored to save a critical water infrastructure for the residents of the Mancos Valley and Mesa Verde National Park.
January 26, 2008--State studies water concerns (Cortez Journal)
Is the state near the end of its legally allotted water from interstate treaties? Will oil companies claim most of Colorado's remaining water under their decades-old water rights? Will climate change cause drier years than we experienced in the 20th century? Should the Front Range be allowed to support its population growth with another pipeline from the Western Slope?
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. The projects and associated funding include: $60.39 million for continued work on the Animas-La Plata Project; $1.57 million for the expansion of Mesa Verde National Park; $980,000 for improvements to U.S.
