Here's an article from the Denver Post about Lake Powell [May 1, 2005, "Powell's fall bares canyon's glory"]. They write, "But the historic low-water mark is also creating euphoria, because the lake had swallowed up many beautiful places. This red-rock desert reservoir with its turquoise waters has receded into something more like the historic channels of the Colorado River and its tributaries. And Glen Canyon is reappearing."
State officials are going to look again at illegal dumping of sewage by Highlands Ranch, according to the Denver Post [April 30, 2005, "State revives sewage-dump probe"]. From the article, "The new inquiry follows a February report in The Denver Post detailing how the facility's management avoided punishment for what EPA agents described as "enormous" spills of wastewater in the spring of 2000. Several employees described to federal agents how a fire hose was used to circumvent the plant's clogging problems, draining untreated waste down a hill toward a South Platte River tributary, according to records. And one manager admitted to playing a role."
Snowpack levels are in better shape according to the Rocky Mountain News [April 30, 2005, "Storm boosts snowpack"]. From the article, "The moisture boosted statewide snowpack levels from 97 percent of the 30-year average Friday to 100 percent Saturday."
Friday snowpack measurements from the Rocky: Gunnison Basin: 125 percent; Upper Rio Grande Basin - 134 percent; San Miguel-Dolores- Animas-San Juan Basin - 133 percent; Arkansas Basin - 111 percent; Upper Colorado Basin - 87 percent; Laramie-North Platte Basin - 78 percent; South Platte Basin - 84 percent; Yampa- White River Basin - 69 percent; Statewide - 97 percent.
Also from the Rocky, "Colorado paid a $34.7 million debt to Kansas on Friday for taking too much water out of the Arkansas River, but some issues in the 21-year-old dispute remain unresolved. Gov. Bill Owens signed a measure authorizing the payment Thursday, and the money was wired to Kansas on Friday morning. Remaining issues: How much Colorado owes Kansas for legal costs; What type of measurements will be used in the future to determine each state's share of the river."
Category: Colorado Water
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