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Monday, December 3, 2007
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Septage disposal
From The Telluride Daily Planet, "Cronk believes he knows exactly what to blame for the earlier discrepancy. 'Illegal dumping,' he said. 'I can't imagine that the quantity (of waste) has gone down. We are the only permitted facility in this area. The West Montrose Sanitation District takes in septage also, so we talked to them and added up figures from both places, and the numbers are still under what was dumped before we got into this business.'"
Thanks to The Water Information Program for the link. More Coyote Gulch coverage here.
"colorado water"
6:28:02 PM 
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Great Outdoors Colorado Legacy Grants
GOCo is divvying up another round of funds, according to Politics West. From the article:
The Colorado Lottery will deliver a $57 million jackpot to protect more than 138,000 acres of land in the state for future generations, Gov. Bill Ritter said today. The money, in the form of Legacy Grants drawn from lottery proceeds, will sponsor 15 projects to expand urban greenbelts, provide wildlife habitat and scenic views.
The new corridors funded, and the amount each will receive are the Northeast Greenway project, sponsored by Adams County $5.25 million; the South Platte Greenway project, sponsored by Arapahoe County, $5.25 million; the Fountain Creek corridor in El Paso, Pueblo, Lincoln and Crowley counties, $4.75 million; the Rio Grande River corridor in the San Luis Valley, $7.38 million; the Crystal watershed in Pitkin, Garfield and Gunnison counties, $5 million; and the Upper San Juan watershed in Archuleta and Mineral counties, $4.15 million.
"colorado water"
6:22:18 PM
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Religion and politics
Political Wire: "CNN reports that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will deliver a speech on his Mormon faith this Thursday. Romney will make the address, entitled 'Faith In America,' at the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library in College Station, Texas."
"2008 pres"
6:11:43 PM
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? for President?
Political Wire: "A new Iowa State University survey in Iowa finds Sen. Hillary Clinton leading with 31%, followed by John Edwards at 24%, Sen. Barack Obama at 20%, and Gov. Bill Richardson at 11%. Among likely Republican caucus goers, Mitt Romney leads with 25%, followed by Mike Huckabee at 22%, Rudy Giuliani at 16%, Fred Thompson at 9%, and Sen. John McCain at 8%."
'08 Roadies: "There is no such thing as a reliable poll a month before the Iowa caucuses, because no one -- from top campaign insiders to the lowliest reporters -- has any idea who will participate. Everyone has self-serving guesses, but that is all they are. In fact, it is still too early for pollsters to employ what may be the best gauge for identifying likely caucusgoers: asking voters whether they know where to go on Jan. 3."
Thanks to Political Wire for the link.
"2008 pres"
6:04:43 PM
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Middle east policy
Josh Marshall: "I haven't had a chance yet to weigh in on today's news about the IC's apparent conclusion that the Iranians shuttered their nuclear program in 2003. But it's awfully big news...But it shows us once again, for anyone who needed showing, that everything this administration says on national security matters should be considered presumptively not only false, but actually the opposite of what is in fact true, until clear evidence to the contrary becomes available."
"2008 pres"
5:57:36 PM
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? for U.S. Senate?
Mike Riley (via Politics West): "An independent group linked to Republicans has fired the first contentious advertising shots in the race for Colorado's open Senate seat. Common Sense Issues Inc. launched a TV blitz Friday with two biting ads that target Democrat Mark Udall over national security and his pro-environment record."
"denver 2008"
6:56:50 AM
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Iraq
Juan Cole: "Turkish President Abdullah Gul reaffirmed Sunday that Turkey has the right to make incursions into Iraq to retaliate against attacks on Turks by the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) guerrilla group. In eastern Anatolia near Iraq on Sunday, Turkish troops killed two PKK fighters. Turkey says that it made an incursion into Iraq on Saturday, deploying helicopter gunships and special operations forces."
"2008 pres"
6:27:55 AM
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? for President?
Juan Cole takes a look at the DNC's exclusion of Florida and Michigan delegates and the subsequent withdrawal of some Democratic candidates from the Michigan primary. He writes:
A specter haunts the Democratic Party, and it is the exclusion of Michigan and Florida delegates from the Democratic Convention. Both the Republican and the Democratic National Committees have been penalizing states that move their primaries up to January, as Michigan and Florida did. The DNC says it will only recognize the Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina primaries in January. Michigan and Florida won't be accepted. The dispute could affect the election in several ways. First, the Democrats have taken a pledge not to campaign in Michigan and Florida. The Republicans are also penalizing those states, but their candidates can campaign there. This difference may give the Republicans a leg up in Florida in particular.
Second, there is this bombshell:
Democratic candidates John Edwards, Barack Obama, Bill Richardson and Joe Biden have withdrawn their names from the ballot to satisfy Iowa and New Hampshire, which were unhappy Michigan was challenging their leadoff status on the primary calendar. That leaves Hillary Rodham Clinton, Dennis Kucinich, Chris Dodd, Mike Gravel and "uncommitted," as the choices on the Democratic ballot in Michigan.
Well, the way I read it, that means Hillary takes Michigan. And, if Carl Levin is right, Michigan delegates may ultimately be seated at the convention despite what the DNC now says.
Daily Kos: "A couple weeks ago I looked at the possibility that the 2008 election could be a huge and transforming election, similar to the 1932 Democratic landslide that brought in FDR and led to the solidification of the New Deal electoral coalition of Southern White protestants, Northern ethnic Catholics, African-Americans, and union members that dominated American elections for decades. In 1930, as the Wall Street Crash led to the early days of the Great Depression, Democrats won big. Just like 2006, the 1930 election ended 12 years of Republican control in both chambers of Congress. Just like in 2006, the 1930 election was a massive repudiation of the Republican party and the performance of it's deeply unpopular President who had two years remaining in his term. So, could the trend continue, with the 2006 election being not an isolated peak, but the first of two massive Democratic landslides?"
From The Des Moines Register, "Obama, an Illinois senator, leads for the first time in the Register's poll as the choice of 28 percent of likely caucusgoers, up from 22 percent in October. Clinton, a New York senator, was the preferred candidate of 25 percent, down from 29 percent in the previous poll. Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, who led in the Register's May poll, held steady with 23 percent, in third place, but part of the three-way battle...New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson remained in fourth place as the choice of 9 percent and Delaware Sen. Joe Biden remained in fifth with 6 percent, both virtually unchanged from the October poll. All others had support from 2 percent or less. Presidential preferences include people leaning toward supporting a candidate. Seven percent said they were uncommitted or unsure about whom to support."
Captain's Quarters: "The Des Moines Register poll, the most reliable indicator for likely Iowa caucus-goers, shows major shifts in both parties for the presidential caucuses that will take place in five weeks. Iowa apparently has gone populist in both parties, with Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee surging to new leads in the state."
Oliver Willis: "Faced with an Iowa defection to Mike Huckabee's camp by the right-wing 'Christian' base, Mitt Romney is going to try and stop the bleeding with 'the speech' about mormonism. I have a sense that like other under-the-radar memes being pushed in this campaign, he won't be able to push back much - largely because that while Sen. Obama is not a Muslim, Romney is a Mormon and for better or worse the base is not exactly down with Joseph Smith and his visions."
"2008 pres"
6:26:45 AM
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Cortez Sanitation to contain odors
The City of Cortez plans to build structures around some facilities for odor control, according to The Cortez Journal. From the article:
District Manager Jay Conner said he hopes to have a metal structure over the grit building and head works by next summer, before the weather heats up and intensifies odors again. He estimates the building will cost about $100,000, not including costs for contracted labor and air-scrubbing equipment. "This building, with proper air maintenance, will take care of the problem," Conner said during the district board's special meeting Monday. The district has struggled with the nuisance since the summer of 2006, when Conner received a complaint from Glade Park's manager, and added chlorine to the system to minimize odors. When that didn't work, he switched to a $30,000 bioxide system, with the chemical itself costing another $35,000 a year, he said. As cooler weather arrived, the problem was kept at bay. But when temperatures rise in hot weather, the smell comes back in full force, generating more complaints from the trailer park's residents.
The problem stems from waste moving too slowly through the plant at its lift station. The station pumps waste through pipes, but if there is not enough flow to push water quickly and control odors, the waste becomes septic and generates foul-smelling hydrogen sulfide. During an interview in July, Conner said he received only occasional complaints until summer 2006. "We've never had to do anything to keep it under control," he said.
Hydrogen sulfide can be deadly at high concentrations. Levels of 50 parts per million can cause eye and tissue damage, with 700 ppm causing rapid loss of consciousness and 1,000 ppm resulting in instant death. Twenty ppm causes nose and eye irritation.
"colorado water"
6:17:30 AM
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Breckenridge: Town and developer move to protect Cucumber Gulch
Officials in Breckenridge are keeping a close eye on construction detention ponds in the area hoping to protect the Cucumber Gulch wetlands area, according to The Summit Daily News "reg". From the article:
Breckenridge town officials and the developers of Peak 7's future base area are monitoring the construction site's detention ponds to make sure run-off water from the construction is being collected properly. Town staff and officials with Grand Timber and Vail Resorts Development Company, who are partnering on the Peak 7 development, met on Nov. 12 to discuss the concerns after Town staff found one detention pond was allowing too much water to escape due to silt build-up. The Town was concerned that if the problem persisted, run-off water from the construction could reach the nearby Cucumber Gulch, a protected wetland area, said Peter Grosshuesch, director of community development...Iskenderian said VRDC expects the agreed-on procedures will solve the overflowing problem, "but if it doesn't, we'll do what it takes," he said.
More Coyote Gulch coverage here.
"colorado water"
6:03:24 AM
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Colorado snowpack report
From TheDenverChannel.com, "Overall, the state remains way behind average in many areas. Wolf Creek ski resort got 36 inches in the past two days, but the area remains 99 inches behind average. The National Weather Service said a snow-reporting site near Wolf Creek picked up 40 inches. The federal snowpack report Sunday said river basins in Colorado ranged from a high of 92 percent of the 30-year average in the San Miguel-Dolores-Animas-San Juan basin to 59 percent in the Yampa-White River basin. The South Platte basin, a major supplier of water to the Front Range, was 68 percent."
"colorado water"
5:52:01 AM
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