Monday, July 18, 2005

HB 1177 Craig Daily Press: "During a tour of the Western Slope last week, Gov. Bill Owens signed legislation aimed at guiding water negotiations between the state's river basins. On Tuesday, Moffat County commissioners discussed the legislation and its potential impact in Northwest Colorado. House Bill 1177, also known as 'Colorado Water for the 21st Century Act,' establishes nine roundtables tasked with negotiating interbasin water discussions. The roundtables will represent nine river basins. Northwest Colorado is represented by the Yampa-White Basin Roundtable." The article is a month old. Thanks to Howling At A Waning Moon for the link. Here's a cool website from the U.S.G.S. called Water Watch. They map, "...real-time streamflow compared to historical streamflow for the day of the year (United States)." Thanks to Adding Understanding for the link. Category: Colorado Water 6:21:51 PM     More Water Storage? The Denver Post editorial staff weighs in on last week's proposal to solve Colorado's looming water shortages [July 18, 2005, "Cooperation key to future water supply"]. From the article, "Last week, mainstream environmental groups released a thoughtful report on how Colorado can craft a comprehensive strategy to meet Front Range water needs. The stretch from Greeley and Pueblo is home to about 80 percent of the state's people, and those communities should cooperate, not compete, on water issues. "The environmentalists emphasize the need for more conservation. They calculate that intensive conservation efforts over the next 25 years could save 200,000 acre-feet of water annually, enough to supply about 1 million new residents. "But for the first time, the organizations - Trout Unlimited, Western Resource Advocates, and the Colorado Environmental Coalition - acknowledged a need for more water storage. The groups prefer that Colorado expand existing dams and reservoirs before building new ones. They also say future projects should be smaller than the huge dams that were built in the past." Category: Colorado Water 7:02:57 AM

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