Water Quality
February 23, 2010--Road salt melts snow, but it contaminates groundwater and damages habitats (Washington Post)
We toss more than 20 million tons of sodium chloride on our roadways every winter. That's about 13 times more salt than is used by the entire food processing industry. Salt lowers the freezing temperature of water and thus melts street-clogging snow and ice.
February 18, 2010--Safe water (Norwood Post)
February 17, 2010--Salazar hosts Wolf Creek parley (Alamosa Valley Courier)
AWWA Annual Conference & Exposition (Chicago, IL)
Submitted by denise on February 5, 2010 - 3:23pmFor more information and/or to register visit the American Water Works Association website.
January 28, 2010--Group: Protect Hermosa watershed (Durango Herald)
The Hermosa Creek watershed - 155,000 acres stretching from the north Animas Valley to just beyond Purgatory - deserves protection because of its sterling water quality and corresponding natural resources, including diverse flora and fauna and recreation, the River Protection Workgroup says. A report outlining protective measures will be available to the public Feb. 8.
January 1, 2010--Federal agencies may have to consider climate before they act (Los Angeles Times)
December 18, 2009--Nearly half U.S. lakes in fair to poor condition (Environmental News Service)
December 13, 2009--What's in the water? (Los Angeles Times)
Southwest Colorado Watershed Workshop (Cortez, CO)
Submitted by denise on December 3, 2009 - 12:48pmFor more information and/or to register, contact the Colorado State University Extension.
8th Annual DARCA Convention (Durango, CO)
Submitted by denise on October 23, 2009 - 9:38amSponsored by the Ditch and Reservoir Company Alliance (DARCA). For more information and/or to register visit their website.
