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5/17/2012 11:29:09 PM
Salt Lake Tribune
"The thousands of people in our region whose jobs depend upon a strong Colorado River system dodged another bullet today, but it's time to move beyond this threat once and for all," said Molly Mugglestone, coordinator for a coalition of river advocates ...See all stories on this topic…
5/17/2012 11:29:09 PM
Vail Daily News
Chris Thompson & Coral Creek have a history with the Colorado River. Not only does Thompson like to fish out of the river, and camp next to it, his band played in the middle of it. They performed on the “YarmonyGrass World Famous Floating Stage” back ...See all stories on this topic…
5/17/2012 5:51:56 PM
Phys.Org
Lake Mead, on the Colorado River, is the largest reservoir in the United States, but users are consuming more water than flows down the river in an average year, which threatens the water supply for agriculture and households.See all stories on this topic…
5/17/2012 5:51:56 PM
MarketWatch (press release)
Water for Lake Havasu remains consistent despite an unusually warm March, lower mountain snowpack and estimates that 2012 will be the second-driest year the Colorado River has seen since the drought began in 2000. While Mead and Powell are down this ...See all stories on this topic…
5/17/2012 12:23:40 PM
Aspen Daily News
But Chris Treece, the external affairs director for the Colorado River District, said his organization and the West Divide District already have the river's best interests at heart. “The Crystal River goes dry just about every year and certainly will ...See all stories on this topic…
5/17/2012 9:39:58 AM
Inside Climate News
By David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News When Alfredo Figueroa stands on the banks of the Colorado River he is reverent out of respect for his tribal heritage yet troubled for future of this overused waterway, which is not only the lifeblood of the ...See all stories on this topic »Inside Climate…
5/17/2012 7:43:42 AM
Mohave Valley News
KINGMAN — The Arizona Game & Fish Department will be part of a multi-agency enforcement effort on the Colorado River system this weekend, checking for individuals operating under the influence. Arizona Game & Fish, Nevada Division of Wildlife, ...See all stories on this topic…
5/17/2012 7:43:42 AM
The Colorado Independent
The Colorado River Cooperative Agreement was signed by Denver Water and representatives from Grand County, Summit County, the Colorado River District and the Clinton Ditch & Reservoir Company. The agreement, which calls for millions in spending by ...See all stories on this topic…
5/17/2012 2:10:02 AM
Austin American-Statesman
By Farzad Mashhood In an effort to boost its water supplies, the Lower Colorado River Authority will ask to use about 10000 acre-feet of groundwater in Bastrop County, part of a 14-county area where future pumping is already under dispute.See all stories on this topic »Austin American…
5/17/2012 2:10:02 AM
Yuma Sun
Fire restrictions will go into effect on Friday along the Colorado River, according to the Bureau of Land Management Colorado River District. The restrictions will apply to 2.5 million acres of public land within the BLM Yuma and Lake Havasu Field ...See all stories on this topic…
5/17/2012 12:06:43 AM
Colorado Springs Gazette
The current forecast for the water supply for the Colorado River at Cameo, near Grand Junction, is 44 percent of average. The Coordinated Reservoir Operations Program was established in 1995 as part of the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery ...See all stories on this topic…
5/16/2012 8:57:30 PM
National Geographic
There's much talk these days about water in the Colorado River Basin. Mostly the dialog is focused on growing demands (population growth in cities, new energy plays) and declining supply (climate change). Lively debates include whether or not there's ...See all stories on this topic…
5/16/2012 8:57:30 PM
Austin American-Statesman (blog)
By Farzad Mashhood | Wednesday, May 16, 2012, 12:05 PM The Lower Colorado River Authority will be selling excess water flowing through the river downstream of Austin, this coming after a decision earlier this year to cut the sale of water to most rice ...See all stories on this topic…
5/16/2012 8:57:30 PM
MarketWatch (press release)
LAS VEGAS, NV, May 16, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- GoZip and ERi are proud to announce the addition of GoZip Pirate Cove at the award-winning Pirate Cove Resort & Marina in Needles, CA nestled between Route 66 and the Colorado River.See all stories on this topic…
5/16/2012 4:16:43 PM
Summit Daily News
By Tonya Bina Summit County Commissioner Karn Stiegelmeier speaks in Grand County Tuesday during the signing of the Colorado River agreement. The culmination of several years of negotiations on water protections for the Western Slope took place on ...See all stories on this topic…
5/16/2012 4:16:43 PM
KUNC
Colorado State Highway 131 as it crosses over the Colorado River in Eagle County Colorado's largest water utility has signed a truce with western slope water agencies and governments over its future use of the stressed Upper Colorado River.See all stories on this topic…
5/16/2012 4:16:43 PM
Aspen Business Journal
The Colorado River Water Conservation District holds the conditional water rights for the potential Crystal River dam and is pursuing the state-mandated diligence process for maintaining those water rights. Spokesman Jim Pokrandt said the water in the ...See all stories on this topic…
5/16/2012 12:14:51 PM
Denver Post
It is then I realize that what helped my ancestors survive and establish a proud heritage here in the West is the exact same precious resource that sustains my family and the lives of millions across the West today: Colorado River water that cuts ...See all stories on this topic…
5/16/2012 12:14:51 PM
Mohave Valley News
LAKE HAVASU CITY — Boating officials from three states are teaming up once again to stress the importance of wearing a life jacket at the ninth annual Tri-State Boating Safety Fair at the Colorado River. The event will take place Saturday from 10 am ...See all stories on this topic…
5/16/2012 7:03:31 AM
Craig Daily Press
Discussed the Colorado River Basin with Meghan Trubee, of the National Parks Conservation Commission. — Commissioner Tom Mathers was absent from Tuesday's meeting. Following months of discussion, workshops and interviews, the Moffat County Commission ...See all stories on this topic…
5/16/2012 7:03:31 AM
Craig Daily Press
“We talk about how our water is used and how the Colorado River really doesn't make it to the ocean anymore,” Yoast said. Class conversations sometimes edge into debates about river ecosystems. “We always have a very spirited debate on native versus ...See all stories on this topic…
5/16/2012 5:40:47 AM
Austin American-Statesman
Even a casual reader of the fiscal year 2013 business plan approved recently by the Lower Colorado River Authority Board of Directors will recognize that there has been a lot of change at LCRA. Only two goals are outlined in the plan freezing nonfuel ...See all stories on this topic…
5/15/2012 11:54:09 PM
ksl.com
By Amy Joi O'Donoghue FLAMING GORGE — Efforts to tap water out from the Green River before it impounds Flaming Gorge Dam have earned the Colorado River's largest tributary the dubious designation as the nation's second most "endangered" river.See all stories on this topic »ksl…
5/15/2012 11:54:09 PM
OCRegister
By SALVADOR HERNANDEZ / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER A teenager suffered life-threatening injuries and a man was seriously injured after their personal watercraft crashed into one another on the Colorado River in Needles, authorities said.See all stories on this topic…
5/15/2012 11:54:09 PM
Grateful Web
The first weekend of August will once again mark the arrival of YarmonyGrass at Rancho Del Rio and State Bridge Riverside Amphitheatre along the Colorado River. This year's festival features the return of Railroad Earth, accompanied by Elephant Revival ...See all stories on this topic »Grateful…
5/15/2012 11:54:09 PM
BusinessWeek
Denver Water and the leaders of Grand and Summit counties signed the Colorado River Cooperative Agreement on Tuesday along with the Colorado River District and the Clinton Ditch & Reservoir Co. The deal has been in the works for six years.See all stories on this topic…
5/15/2012 7:19:44 PM
Summit Daily News
John Hickenlooper and signed the Colorado River Cooperative Agreement, changing the way water will be managed in Colorado. The Colorado River Cooperative Agreement is the product of years of negotiations, and ultimately included more than 40 parties ...See all stories on this topic…
5/15/2012 4:22:27 PM
Power Engineering Magazine
BrightSource Energy says it is downsizing plans for a large-scale solar development in eastern Riverside County near the Colorado River. The company announced last week that it now wants to build two "power towers" instead of the three originally ...See all stories on this topic…
5/15/2012 4:22:27 PM
The Colorado Independent
The Green River, the largest feeder to the Colorado River, ranked second on the list while the Crystal River ranked eighth. The Potomac River — dubbed “the nation's river” as it provides drinking water to more than five million people around ...See all stories on this topic…
5/15/2012 4:22:27 PM
msnbc.com
Nearly 5 million visitors view the mile-deep gorge every year, formed in part by erosion from the Colorado River. The North and South rims are separated by a 10-mile-wide canyon. (Gabriel Bouys / AFP - Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation ...See all stories on this topic…
5/15/2012 10:21:43 AM
KGWN
Denver Water and the leaders of Grand and Summit counties are set to sign the Colorado River Cooperative Agreement at noon Tuesday in Hot Sulphur Springs. Denver Water and nearly three dozen Western Slope water users announced the proposal last year.See all stories on this topic…
5/15/2012 7:54:27 AM
The Seattle Times
Council member Nielsen was such an enthusiastic rafter that he and his wife, Kim, were married last year on the edge of the Grand Canyon, then took a rafting trip down the Colorado River for their honeymoon, said Everett City Council member Brenda ...See all stories on this topic »The Seattle…
5/15/2012 6:27:15 AM
Today's News-Herald
By JAYNE HANSON The Marine Enforcement Unit of San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department received a report about 3:22 pm Sunday pertaining to two personal watercraft operators who collided on the Colorado River about a quarter mile north of the ...See all stories on this topic…
5/15/2012 2:41:18 AM
The Colorado Independent
By Scot Kersgaard The Colorado River provides much of the West with drinking water, water for crops and even water for fracking. In the end, though, it may be the non-consumptive use of recreation that is the river's most important economic ...See all stories on this topic…
5/14/2012 9:56:09 PM
Westword (blog)
The Dotsero Bridge, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a 150-foot-long steel truss bridge that was built over the Colorado River in 1935. "It is one of just a few metal truss bridges on Colorado's highway system that is ...See all stories on this topic…
5/14/2012 9:56:09 PM
Fox News
Rafting the Grand Canyon Navigating the rushing waves of the Colorado River as it passes through America's most famous natural wonder is truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Nowhere is the majestic beauty of nature more evident than from the foot of ...See all stories on this topic…
5/14/2012 10:49:51 AM
Mohave Valley News
By JAMES CHILTON/The Daily News FORT MOHAVE — After several postponements, the Colorado River Union High School District this evening is expected to vote to approve an architect and builder for the construction of a new culinary facility at River ...See all stories on this topic…
5/14/2012 10:49:51 AM
Tucson Citizen
Tribal leaders say the power plant was an important factor in completing the Little Colorado River water settlement for the two tribes. The proposed agreement secures water from the river and from two aquifers beneath the reservations, ...See all stories on this topic…
5/14/2012 5:07:19 AM
ksl.com
The water of the Colorado River is stored in those two reservoirs, and roughly 30 million people across seven states are dependent upon that water. In 1922, the reservoirs' water was divided up among seven states. For 100 years, the notion has ...See all stories on this topic »ksl…
5/14/2012 5:07:19 AM
HeraldNet
Everett City Councilman Drew Nielsen (right) pilots a boat down the Colorado River in 2011. His companions at the front of the boat are Susan Frazier and Irv Wiswall, both of McMinnville, Ore. Everett City Council members Brenda Stonecipher and Drew ...See all stories on this topic…
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