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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
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From the Durango Herald "Two Colorado members of Congress want chemicals used in gas and oil production to lose their exemption from a federal water-quality law.
"Democrats Diana DeGette of Denver and John Salazar of Manassa introduced a bill late last month to remove the Safe Drinking Water Act exemption for hydraulic fracturing fluids. Congress passed the exemption in the 2005 Energy Policy Act. Hydrofracing fluids have come under increased scrutiny recently. A Durango nurse fell gravely ill after treating a worker who cleaned up a small frac- fluid spill south of Bayfield. And U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman has held hearings on the topic in his Committee on Oversight and Government Reform."
More Coyote Gulch coverage here.
"colorado water"
5:49:52 PM 
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Rocky Mountain Water Issues is taking a look at pollution down in Cañon City left over from the uranium milling operation at the Cotter Mill desigated the Lincoln Park superfund site.
More Coyote Gulch coverage here and here.
"colorado water"
5:39:51 PM
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Here's the link to the Colorado Foundation for Water Education's new Citizen's Guide to Climate Change. You can read it online or -- better yet -- order it from the CFWE store.
Their focus is on Colorado, the science around climate change and the possible scenarios that may play our over time. The guide looks at supply problems -- current and expected -- along with the effects on agriculture, health and the environment. CFWE tells the story of climate change through the eyes of experts along with great graphics.
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10:54:28 AM
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Here's a recap of Tuesday's meeting of the Pueblo Board of Water Works, from the Pueblo Chieftain. From the article:
The Pueblo Board of Water Works awarded about $3.5 million in contracts Tuesday to supply water to a new South Side industrial park where wind turbine manufacturer Vestas plans to build a plant. The water board will be able to deliver water to the new plant by Aug. 1, although the water tower is not expected to be complete until November 2009. The largest bid of $2.76 million went to Caldwell Tanks of Louisville, Ky., for construction of the water tower, which will be east of Interstate 25 across from the reservoirs at Stem Beach. The concrete tower and elevated steel tank will be similar to the tower on Platteville Road north of Pueblo, but more visible from the freeway, said Lee Huffstutter, manager of the transmission, distribution and engineering division. The new tower will be 120 feet high, compared with the 90-foot Platteville tower. The tower will be on five acres of land deeded to the city by Vestas. Huffstutter said the land is sufficient for construction of lines leading to and from the water tank, stormwater control structures and the possibility of adding a pump station if Pueblo expands to the east and south...
Executive Director Alan Hamel said the project is being fast-tracked in order to meet deadlines for Vestas, which will manufacture towers for wind turbines at the Pueblo plant. The last expansion of the Pueblo water system was at Platteville in 1997, and was undertaken to accommodate more gradual expansion to the north. Hamel said the water tower will eventually supply other new development in the industrial park south of the steel mill on former CF&I land...
Overall, when installation costs for the pipeline and other factors are considered, the water board has budgeted $5 million to supply water to the industrial park. Of that, $2.5 million will come from a federal Economic Development Administration grant. The water board will pay the other half through its water development fund, which uses leases and a portion of customer payments to accumulate money for things like purchase of water rights, storage or expansion of the water system.
"colorado water"
7:04:35 AM
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