Scanga Receives Prestigious Bob Appel Award
Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District General Manager Terry Scanga received the 2020 Bob Appel “Friend of the Arkansas” Award today at a small gathering in Salida.
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Author: Joe Stone
Watershed partnership forms ‘at the confluence of agriculture and environmentalism’
A group of local residents have been working to organize and coordinate efforts to improve watershed health and resiliency in the Upper Arkansas River Basin, leading to the recent formation of the Upper Arkansas Watershed Partnership.
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Community Foundation grant, Hippie Radio fundraiser support local musicians
Hippie Radio to broadcast ‘Salida’s Next Last Waltz’ on Thanksgiving, Sunday. The COVID-19...
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Nestlé 1041 permit update
County Commissioners continue permit hearing; decision likely months away. Chaffee County...
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County Commissioners continue Nestlé hearing, seek legal advice in executive session
In the Tuesday session of the Nestlé Waters North America permit hearing, Chaffee County Commissioners heard public comments, discussed 1041 permit standards, voted to continue the public hearing at 1 p.m. Nov. 17, and adjourned to executive session to receive legal advice.
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County Commissioners begin Nestlé deliberations, re-open public comments
Chaffee County Commissioners began deliberations in the Nestlé Waters North America 1041 permit hearing Thursday, Nov. 5, and continued the hearing until 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10.
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Nestlé, opposition respond to questions, concerns
The Thursday night session in the Nestlé Waters North America 1041 permit hearing began with the opposition group responding to County Commissioners’ questions and ended with Nestlé representatives responding to comments opposing the permit.
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Majority of comments oppose Nestlé permit extension
The Nestlé Waters North America 1041 permit hearing continued Thursday morning and evening with a...
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Nestlé 1041 permit extension hearing begins
The Nestlé Waters North America 1041 permit hearing opened Tuesday, Oct. 20, with a 6-hour session and testimony by county staff members, county consultants, various stakeholder agencies, Nestlé representatives, and members of Unbottle and Protect Chaffee County Water LLC.
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COVID-19 prompts changes to Nestlé hearing format
Chaffee County Commissioners agreed to move ahead with the Nestlé Waters North America public hearing scheduled for Oct. 20 and 22 but decided to further limit in-person attendance due to increasing numbers of local COVID-19 cases.
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County consultant concludes Nestlé operations are sustainable
“Operation of the Nestlé Waters North America wells has not caused progressive depletion of the groundwater resources of Chaffee County,” according to a recent report by Gary Thompson, principal of W. W. Wheeler and Associates.
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Corrosion problem could require North Fork Reservoir to be drained
A problem with the hydraulic gate at North Fork Reservoir could necessitate draining the mountain...
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