Thursday, April 17, 2008

Energy policy: Oil Shale From The Steamboat Pilot & Today: "The Routt County Board of Commissioners will back an effort to slow the commercial production of oil shale in Northwest Colorado. On Tuesday, the commissioners voted unanimously to sign a letter to Colorado's Congressional delegation. The letter, being prepared by the Colorado Environmental Coalition, asks that the members of Congress support an extension through 2009 of a funding limitation that prevents the Bureau of Land Management from selling commercial leases for oil shale production. Sasha Nelson, the coalition's northwest organizer, told the commissioners that more time should be taken to research the viability of oil shale development technologies." More Coyote Gulch coverage here. Category: 2008 Presidential Election 7:37:22 PM     San Luis Valley: Groundwater sub-districts Here's an update on the effort to set up groundwater sub-districts in the San Luis Valley from The Valley Courier. They write: The Rio Grande Water Conservation District board continues to encounter costs and complications in its attempts to assist Valley irrigators with establishing groundwater management sub-districts under the auspices of the water district... Attorney Ingrid Barrier told the water district board during its quarterly meeting on Tuesday that Kuenhold recently handed down a ruling in the case essentially meaning that just because the cases were consolidated did not mean the trial would be a free-for-all. "Whatever you objected to is what you will be limited to in the trial," she explained. Barrier added that the judge also ruled that the review of this case would be based on a review of the sub-district administrative record, whether the administrative record provided a rational basis for the plan's approval and whether or not in approving this plan the district violated the statutes that set up the sub-districts. The state engineer's approval of the management plan will be handled like the confined aquifer rules trial where the court will hear evidence and make a determination, Barrier explained. She said the water district and state will present evidence first about why they approved it and how it complied with the enabling legislation, but objectors will have the burden to prove why the plan is insufficient or does not comply with the statutes. Barrier said the water district legal counsel will work with the attorney general's office, which represents the state engineer, and other legal counsel to prepare for this case. Attorney David Robbins said the judge's recent orders in this case were important because they basically would prohibit objectors from coming into the trial and arguing the details of the plan itself. If the judge had allowed that, Robbins said, it would have negated all of the work the board of managers performed in arriving at the management plan. He said the judge's order was important not only for the first sub-district but subsequent sub-districts. "From my perspective that's encouraging for the existing board of managers ... Their efforts will be given significant weight by the court," Robbins said... Barrier said those forming the Conejos sub-district are still refining numbers, "and I am hopeful we are going to have some more data for them in the next 30 days or so." She added, "We are moving along." As the sub-districts are progressing, the costs to form them are increasing. The costs associated with the first sub-district alone have run in the range of $275,000-300,000 so far, Rio Grande Water Conservation District Manager Steve Vandiver told the board on Tuesday. The trial this fall will add to those costs.Vandiver said the water district board needs to decide how much of the costs of the first sub-district might also relate to future sub-districts and could be shared by those sub-districts, how much could be reimbursed by the first sub-district once it is financially operational and how much of the cost the water district itself needs to absorb. "There are legal issues that are being resolved or will be that will apply to all of the sub-districts," Vandiver said. He said some of the engineering work might also apply to more than one sub-district. Vandiver added that the work for the first sub-district is far from over. He said the scope of work to establish the nearly 500 farm units in the sub-district would be significant. "It is a most complex process," he said. He identified more than $200,000 in expenses just for farm unit identification, a process that will not be completed in one field season, he said. "There's a lot of money involved in the work that underlies the sub-district management plan," he said. Vandiver said the district has money available at this point to cover these costs... District Board Member Greg Higel said the board needs to consider its entire constituents who pay taxes to fund the water district because not all of them might be willing to continue spending their tax money for specific sub-districts. Robbins said that is why the district is keeping track of these expenses so the sub-districts can pay them back. He agreed that this issue needs to be addressed, however. The next board meeting for the first sub-district board of managers is Tuesday, June 3. More Coyote Gulch coverage here. Category: Colorado Water 7:25:34 PM     Conservation easement revamp? The legislation designed to close loopholes in Colorado's conservation easement statutes passed the state house this week, according to The Pueblo Chieftain. From the article: The Colorado House last week passed a bill that will increase state oversight of its troubled conservation easement program. House Majority Leader Alice Madden, D-Boulder, said she introduced the measure in response to a recent state investigation into the program and several real estate appraisers who allegedly were overstating their appraisals to win higher tax credits for their clients. Among other things, the measure, which passed the House on a 58-5 vote, creates a nine-member Conservation Easement Oversight Commission within the Division of Real Estate. That panel is charged with reviewing all conservation easement applications before they can be awarded a state income tax credit, which is given to encourage more landowners to preserve their properties from development. "What this bill does is prevent the gaming of that system to maintain the integrity of this conservation tool," said Rep. Rob Witwer, R-Genesee. "This is a tool that we need to continue to have in this state, especially for our agricultural areas, in our foothills and in our mountains where we want to protect some of these things that makes Colorado a special place to live."[...] Under the bill, appraisers will be required to submit a copy of their appraisals to the department for review within 30 days of completing it. The bill also establishes a maximum $600 appraisal review fee, money from which will be used to fund the five new positions created for the new commission. The measure also created a certification program for easement holders, establishing minimum qualifications for awarding an easement and sets a Conservation Easement Holder Fee of no more than $5,810 to cover the cost of administering the program. More Coyote Gulch coverage here. Pueblo County may get out of the conservation easement business, according to The Pueblo Chieftain. From the article: The Pueblo County Board of Commissioners is considering a policy that will, for the most part, keep the county out of managing conservation easements. During a discussion last week, the board suggested that it may make an exception for special pieces of property but, as a general rule, is willing to allow other agencies and conservation trusts to carry the load... Kim Headley, county planning director, said about 85,000 acres in Pueblo County are in the easements. "We don't feel like it's necessary for the county to go out and accept these conservation easements because there are plenty of other entities out there that will do it," Headley said. Protecting open land, wildlife migration routes and views all can be reasons for the county to get involved, but the government needs to make sure there's a clear public benefit to the work that goes with managing such lands, said Gary Raso, the county planning attorney. Another problem with the easements is that they are becoming more popular for fraud. Category: Colorado Water 6:20:58 PM     Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel update The EPA has to wait on equipment to enlarge the monitoring well upstream of the blockage in the Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel and now plans to start pumping from the mine pool in June, according to The Denver Post. From the article: A $2.5 million effort to siphon water from a blocked mine-drainage tunnel in Leadville will be delayed a month until a custom drill bit can be manufactured, officials said Tuesday. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency now plans to drain as much as a half-billion gallons of water blocked underground in the Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel starting in mid-June... The agency announced that a Kansas company, Layne Christensen, won the $1 million sub-contract to drill to the tunnel and install the pump. The effort is awaiting the arrival of a special 21-inch drill bit and the heavy equipment needed for the digging. "While EPA will continue to work diligently to find ways to accelerate the schedule for the completion of the relief well, our primary concern is getting this job done properly," regional administrator Robert Roberts said in a statement... [Lake County Commissioner Mike] Hickman said he is impressed by the work being done, noting that he saw four bulldozers going full steam to dig a pipeline trench Friday afternoon. "I think they're doing everything they can," he said. "We sure hope that they get it done before it possibly blows." More coveragefrom The Summit Daily News. They write: In February, the EPA said it would build a relief well into the drainage tunnel to pump water to a pipeline that would deliver it to a water treatment plant. EPA officials initially hoped to have the well drilled by mid-May. They said Tuesday that the schedule was pushed back due to limited availability of large drilling rigs, which are in high demand in the oil and gas industry, and the need for custom-made equipment to drill the well. "While EPA will continue to work diligently to find ways to accelerate the schedule for the completion of the relief well, our primary concern is getting this job done properly," said Robert E. Roberts, EPA regional administrator. In the meantime, pumping has begun from the GAW Shaft a mile away from the tunnel in the hopes of reducing seepage. It's unclear whether pumping water from the shaft will significantly reduce water blocked in the tunnel. The EPA said it has made progress on other parts of the project though. Over the last six weeks, it has been building a drill pad and a road to the site of the new relief well, procuring pipe for the pipeline, and clearing the pipeline route. More Coyote Gulch coverage here and here. Category: Colorado Water 6:10:52 PM     Colorado Ground Water Management Policy: Focus on Legal and Institutional Opportunities for Aquifer Recharge and Storage The draft report on last fall's groundwater conference sponsored by the Arkansas Basin Roundtable was presented to the group at their last meeting, according to The Pueblo Chieftain. From the article: A draft report on the opportunities for groundwater storage and recharge in the Arkansas River basin was presented last week to the Arkansas Basin Roundtable. "We believe there are greater questions that need to be answered," said Betty Konarski, president of El Paso County Water Authority. The report is based on a two-day conference in September at Colorado Springs, which was funded through the roundtable, the state Interbasin Compact Committee and the Colorado Water Conservation Board. It was written by Gary Barber, roundtable president, and Mary Lou Smith of Aqua Engineering. From presentations at the conference, they conclude there is a paradox contained in the state's prior appropriation law, which has dual goals of protecting water rights and maximizing beneficial use. The report suggests using flexibility in a scientific approach that preserves water rights in order to recharge aquifers in both the South Platte and Arkansas Valleys. Aquifer recharge is seen as a way to provide storage as well, relieving pressure on surface water users... "The question is: 'When you recharge, what happens when you take it out?' Who makes the rules?" Konarski said. Copies of the report may be obtained from and comments directed to Mary Lou Smith at Aqua Engineering, 970-226-3855." Update: The correct phone number for Aqua Engineering is: 970.229.9668. Here's the Coyote Gulch article on the conference. Category: Colorado Water 7:11:38 AM     Ditch maintenance Here's a look at the life of a ditch rider from The Montrose Daily Press. From the article: Catlin said that because of the time that's passed since high waters, a considerable amount of debris has collected at the "old high-water line." "I'm talking natural debris, you know, stuff that a beaver's cut or a tree that's been blown down or any of those kinds of things, and if we get real high water it floats all of that -- and then the bridges and the headgates and everything catch that debris and you have to remove it," he said. Catlin said the UVWUA works to ensure the waters are free-flowing, as blockage can lead to "dangerous and critical" situations. When the water's normal path is blocked it can lead to flooding and loss of resource for downstream users. Category: Colorado Water 7:02:42 AM     Pueblo Board of Water Works joins Front Range Water Council The Pueblo Board of Water Works has opted in to the Front Range Water Council, according to The Pueblo Chieftain. From the article: The Pueblo Board of Water Works on Tuesday formalized its agreement with other Front Range water users who import water from the West Slope in an effort to promote "mutual interests." Water board staff has been meeting informally with the other water interests quarterly since December 2004, but an agreement approved Tuesday forms the Front Range Water Council. Its purpose is to look at projects, policy and legislation regarding transfers of water from the West Slope to the Front Range... Members of the group collectively serve about half of Colorado's population and have the largest water systems in the state. Other members are the Denver Water Board, Aurora Water, Colorado Springs Utilities, the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District and the Twin Lakes Reservoir and Canal Co. The water board voted 5-0 to approve the bylaws and declaration of creation for the group as a nonprofit organization. "We've done a variety of things as a group," said Alan Hamel, executive director of the water board. "The group has been meeting informally for several years and we were the last to join. When we take a position, we want to be able to present it as a group, instead of under the signature of one of the agencies."[...] Last summer, the group, under the auspices of the Northern district, wrote a letter to the Bureau of Reclamation asking it to delay a contract for water entrepreneur Aaron Million to connect a pipeline to Flaming Gorge Reservoir until a state study of water availability is completed. In March, the Front Range group presented a collective "vision" statement for the next 50 years as part of an Interbasin Compact Committee process initiated by Department of Natural Resources Director Harris Sherman. The group also asked for a delay in the Bureau of Land Management environmental review of West Slope oil development... The Front Range Water Council is separate from the Colorado River Coalition, a broader group that also includes West Slope interests and is primarily working on maintaining flows for four species of endangered fish. However, the Front Range council is the group that will be working on the Sulphur Gulch reservoir project. The reservoir site is 25 miles east of Grand Junction. The reservoir will be used to deliver 10,825 acre-feet annually for fish recovery in the Upper Colorado River under the 1999 federal programmatic biological opinion. "Up until now, we've been paying Denver Water, but when we take on a project like Sulphur Gulch, this will be the group," Hamel said. The Front Range council will not have a director or its own staff, but will rely on its members to provide engineering and support for projects, Hamel said. It won't result in increased costs for ratepayers. It also won't prevent its members from squaring off in court, as they frequently do. Water board member Tom Autobee asked about a provision of the agreement that would allow other members to be added at future dates. "There are a lot of other water systems along the Front Range, but these are the only major transmountain diverters," Hamel said. "We wouldn't add members unless there are new diversions.""So, the purpose is just for the West Slope?" asked board member Mike Cafasso. "That is correct," Hamel said. Category: Colorado Water 6:55:11 AM     ? for U.S. Senate? From The Denver Post: "Colorado Congressman Mark Udall(D-2nd) will be this year's recipient of the 'Friend of the Outdoor Industry Award' for his leadership and dedication to the active outdoor recreation industry. The award will be presented to Congressman Udall during Outdoor Industry Association's annual Capitol Summit in Washington, DC from April 14th through April 17th. In 2007, Congressman Udall blazed a new course on behalf of the outdoor industry as he worked to ensure that the benefits of preserving recreation destinations on public lands are given equal consideration to energy development on public lands." Category: Denver November 2008 Election 6:41:04 AM     Runoff Denver Water is releasing water from Dillon Reservoir to reduce potential flooding this spring, according to The Summit Daily News (free registration required). From the article: Flows in the Lower Blue downstream of Dillon Reservoir are rising quickly this week as Denver Water ramps up releases from Dillon Reservoir. "In order to reduce (but not eliminate) the risk of flooding below Dillon Dam, we will be increasing the outflow to the Blue River over the next few days," Denver Water engineer Bob Steger said via e-mail. This will create more space in the reservoir to capture the snowmelt," he said. The plan is to boost flows to 470 cubic feet per second by the middle of the week. As is the case every spring, Denver Water tries to balance the goals of filling the reservoir to to 9,011-foot level by late May and reducing the risk for downstream flooding, all while trying to provide adequate flows for fisheries, rafting and kayaking. Steger said Dillon Reservoir currently is holding about 230,000 acre feet. Normal for this date is about 215,000 acre feet, he said... "You don't often see those kind of flows in the Lower Blue unless they're doing serious releases," said Colorado River Water Conservation District spokesman Jim Pokrandt. "It's a sign of the kind of year it's been," Pokrandt said. The above-normal snowpack should help ensure that all West Slope reservoirs fill and spill this year, Pokrandt said. Category: Colorado Water 6:30:32 AM     CWCB briefs legislators on flood potential for this spring On Wednesday Colorado Water Conservation Board officials briefed a joint session of the house and senate natural resources committees about possible flooding this spring, according to The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. From the article: Staff from the Colorado Water Conservation Board's flood protection program tried to assure state lawmakers Wednesday the state's higher-than-average snowpack will not necessarily cause widespread flooding. Kevin Houck, a senior engineer with the flood protection program at the Colorado Water Conservation Board, told a joint session of the House and Senate natural resources committees that the year's unusually high snowpack will not necessary lead to catastrophic flooding. "The snowpack is no indication there are going to be problems. [sigma] I hope," Houck said... As of Wednesday, Colorado's statewide snowpack level was at 127 percent of average, according to Mike Gillespie, snow survey supervisor with the U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service. He said the state's snowpack probably is not going to increase any more, given the warming temperatures. Tom Browning, section chief of the flood protection program at the Colorado Water Conservation Board, tried to allay [State Representative Kathleen] Curry's concerns, noting that his agency plans to provide daily flood threat updates on the Web starting May 1... Sen. Jack Taylor, R-Steamboat Springs, also sought to comfort his colleagues, noting that such high levels of snowpack used to be considered normal. Taylor said "nominal flooding" should be expected this year. He said the likely high melt-off makes him wish Colorado had some way to trap the additional snowmelt. "I think this is another argument to say we need to get out there and build more storage," Taylor said. "I'd love to be capturing some of this water that's going to be going down river." Category: Colorado Water 6:23:26 AM     Cache La Poudre named to American Rivers '2008 Most Endangered Rivers' list American Rivers has released their 2008 list of most endangered rivers for 2008. The Cache La Poudre made the list due to the proposed Glade Reservoir diversion plan from the Northern Integrated Supply Project. Here's an article from The Denver Post. They write: A national environmental group added northern Colorado's Cache la Poudre River to its list of the country's "most endangered" rivers -- a move activists hope will add clout to their efforts to block a major river diversion. A $431 million proposal to divert much of the Poudre's downtown Fort Collins flow to a massive new reservoir would irreparably damage the river, according to Washington, D.C.-based American Rivers. Instead of building the reservoir and a twin project downstream, the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District should redouble its conservation efforts to "find" new water, the group said. Listing -- for the first time -- the Poudre on the group's annual most-endangered scorecard means there is a "critical threat, and something the public can still take action on," said American Rivers spokeswoman Amy Kober... The Fort Collins City Council and other political powers have reserved their opinions on the project until the impact statement is released. The new reservoirs are crucial to serving 40,000 new residents in coming years, the water district said Wednesday. The district gave up the best reservoir sites higher in the mountains years ago in compromises that made the Poudre Colorado's only official "wild and scenic" river. "It's a working river," said district spokesman Brian Werner. One group's "endangered" designation "won't take away the need for the project," Werner said. There is a rally for the river today in Fort Collins. Here's an excerpt from a Save the Poudre press release: Northern Colorado took a significant hit today as American Rivers, the leading organization dedicated to the protection and restoration of North America's waterways, named the Cache la Poudre River one of America's Most Endangered Rivers. The Poudre, which is the ecological heart of Fort Collins and Colorado's only Wild and Scenic River, faces an imminent threat to its future from the Northern Integrated Supply Project (NISP)/Glade Reservoir -- a water diversion scheme that would severely degrade the ecological health of the river, dry up farmland, and threaten both the quality of life and economy of the region. The project is also a debt disaster in the making, with ballooning expenses burdening generations to come for decades in more than a dozen Colorado communities. Join us for a press conference and rally to take a stand against the NISP/Glade Reservoir and move towards removing the Cache la Poudre from the list of America's Most Endangered Rivers. When: Thursday, April 17 at 10:30 a.m. [^] 11:00 a.m. Where: Legacy Park along the Poudre River, Woodlawn Drive in Ft. Collins Speakers: Gary Wockner, Save the Poudre Coalition, Susan LeFever, Director, Rocky Mountain Chapter, Sierra Club, Lisa Poppaw, City Councilmember, District 2, Fort Collins Here's a commentary written by Gary Wockner of Save the Poudre from The Denver Post. He writes: Fort Collins residents are passionate about protecting our Poudre River, and that passion is strongly supported by the hard facts of this project's far-reaching negative impacts. In two weeks, the Army Corps of Engineers will release its Draft Environmental Impact Statement about the proposed NISP/Glade Reservoir. That report will be accompanied by a "public comment period," during which citizens finally get a real voice in this devastating river-destruction scheme. Together, let's save the Poudre, take it off the "Most Endangered Rivers" list, and make the next accolade that Colorado receives reflect our citizens' commitment to our beautiful natural resources. More coverage from The Rocky Mountain Chronicle. From the article: Weighing in at about seven hundred pages, with a four-year gestation period, the preliminary environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Northern Integrated Supply Project is a large and highly anticipated baby. Otherwise known as NISP, though better known as Glade Reservoir, the project is the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District's intended solution to meeting the water needs of fifteen northern Front Range entities. Northern Water officials had hoped to have the statement vetted and approved over a year ago. Carl Brouwer, Northern Water's project manager for NISP, recently summed up the months of pushed-back release dates and preemptive arguments during the district's recent water-users meeting, saying, "We are weary." And that was before the water district knew anything about the project's potential impacts unintentionally landing the Cache la Poudre River on the list of America's Most Endangered Rivers... An impact statement presents the purpose and need for any major project that involves the federal government, then provides a range of alternatives and an analysis of environmental impacts. The overseeing government agency, in this case the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, frequently tags a preferred alternative in an impact statement, identifying the management option that can most effectively meet the stated objectives. For NISP, the purpose is to fulfill the water demands of its participants, a major advantage for Northern Water. A 2006 Army Corps analysis has already labeled the constructions of Glade and Galeton as the preferred scheme. If birthing the document has felt draining -- for Northern Water, its consultants and the Army Corps, all having played a part in producing the impact statement, with support from additional agencies -- its public life will not be any less exhausting. A seemingly well-organized band of supporters, known as the Save the Poudre coalition, is ready to administer a thorough poking and prodding to the impact statement, which should be available by early May. "We're going to put the entire document under the microscope and dissect the thing," says Mark Easter, a member of the Sierra Club Poudre Canyon Group and a spokesman for Save the Poudre. As the statement has undergone its prolonged preparation, Save the Poudre members have raised the national profile of Colorado's only nationally designated Wild and Scenic River and drummed up concern over the consequences of Glade Reservoir. Ads with the Poudre's dry riverbed have shown up in national magazines. The Los Angeles Times recently covered the future of the Poudre. New Belgium Brewing has featured the river -- and the naked butts of ten local activists -- in its own nationwide promotions. The message is that NISP will destroy a much beloved river already compromised by upstream diversions... Ellen Wohl, a Colorado State University geosciences professor, says one of the key aspects for maintaining river health is the annual peak flow, because the higher flows create habitat, move sediment and flush contaminants. "And NISP is just going to chop off any peak flows," Wohl says. "NISP severely compromises our ability to restore the river," which already runs dry for periods because of the existing diversions. "I really just couldn't stand to see the river die like that," Easter adds. "This river is incredibly important to me and my family and just about everyone I know. That's why I'm working to protect it, and I hope others will do the same."[...] First, Brouwer and other Northern Water officials say the project would stall pressures on farms and their water rights from municipalities. Developing water from the Poudre would avoid drying between forty thousand and sixty thousand acres of irrigated farmland, Brouwer says. An Army Corps document calculates that 69,200 irrigated acres would be lost if NISP isn't built. But environmentalists claim that logic is circular, since the project would accelerate the development of existing farms into subdivisions in the participating communities. By Easter's own calculations, at least twenty thousand acres of green farm fields could be paved by NISP-fed growth. The project could cost Northern Coloradans the other green, too, Easter says. In the last year, new housing starts in the region have dropped precipitously; a similar real-estate burp in the future could bear some severe debts for NISP participants responsible for the estimated $426 million project tab. Participating communities and water districts would have to issue bonds to pay for their shares of Poudre water and then reimburse the money through tap fees from new homes. If growth rates stumble in towns like Frederick, Erie and Windsor, citizens would likely be saddled with increased water rates or new taxes, and the governments might struggle to pay back the money. "This is a debt disaster in the making," Easter says... But if the district feels threatened by its opponents' success or worn down by the process of the impact statement, Brouwer and other officials are still talking with a decidedly "not if, but when" kind of attitude. If everything goes according to Northern Water's plan, the district could have government approval and be moving forward on designs by the end of the year. "The Northern district has been talking about this project like it's a done deal for years," Easter says. "It's anything but." More Coyote Gulch coverage here and here. Category: Colorado Water 5:58:26 AM     Pueblo City Council to hold water issues meeting May 5th The Pueblo City Council is holding a water issues session on May 5th, according to The Pueblo Chieftain. From the article: Pueblo City Council agreed Monday to host a public meeting on water issues - any water issue - in May. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. on May 5 at the Pueblo Convention Center. "There are a lot of questions about water in general," City Manager Dave Galli said. "If someone asks 'Who owns Lake Pueblo?' we want to have someone on the panel who can answer the question." The meeting also will look at questions about the proposed Southern Delivery System and the Bureau of Reclamation's graphics on the draft environmental impact statement will be shared, Galli said... The format of the meeting will be to review some of the SDS presentations in the hallway and then to invite people into a town hall type meeting to ask and answer questions about water. A panel of water professionals and public officials is being assembled to answer the questions. There will be a microphone available, or questions may be submitted in writing. The questions and answers will be recorded for later review, and Pueblo Community College will prepare a broadcast for local cable television, Galli said... Thurston said he is hoping for a large turnout at the May 5 meeting as well. Several people who attended the April 2 open house said a town hall meeting was needed, and a few days later U.S. Rep. John Salazar, D-Colo., asked the bureau to host such a meeting. Salazar repeated that request Monday, and the bureau is still considering the option. More Coyote Gulch coverage here. Category: Colorado Water 5:35:17 AM

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