This year's runoff in the San Juans should be the best we've seen for years, according to the Rocky Mountain News [May 7, 2005, "River runners revel in runoff"]. From the article, "Snowpack in the mountains feeding the Dolores River is 148 percent of average. Snowpack in the Rio Grande drainage is 162 percent of average - the highest readings in 10 years for each river...The Dolores River is expected to flow at 123 percent of average through July, and the San Juan River near Pagosa Springs is expected to flow at 152 percent, extending the prime river sports season by weeks."
Meanwhile the Rocky is reporting that the city of Boulder will not impose watering restrictions on residents this year [May 7, 2005, "No watering restrictions in Boulder this summer"]. From the article, "The snowpack is at 104 percent of normal along the portion of the Continental Divide west of Boulder where the city draws its water. Reservoirs are expected to fill by late May or early June."
Coyote Gulch is ecstatic that Colorado's drought has been declared over by the water utilities that have water to sell. Next they'll be telling us that we no longer live in a dryland environment.
Howling At A Waning Moon: "The new rule weakening protection for national forest roadless areas will put drinking water sources at risk, waste taxpayers' money, and leave fewer wild places where families can enjoy a quiet, natural experience, said REP America, the national grassroots organization of Republicans for Environmental Protection."
Category: Colorado Water
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