County Commissioners grant Nestlé opposition group ‘up to one hour’ at 1041 hearing
Chaffee County Commissioners agreed to allow an opposition group “up to one hour” to...
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Author: Joe Stone
Ecologist: Nestlé permit decision should consider climate change
As the Chaffee County Commissioners prepare to consider extending Nestlé Waters North America’s 1041 permit, Delia Malone, an ecologist with the Colorado Natural Heritage Program, takes issue with Nestlé’s dismissal of “a warming climate and its impact on water resources”
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Local residents oppose Aspire land-use change
Aspire Mountain Tours LLC has applied for a land-use change permit to operate an outfitting...
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County commissioners set dates, location for Nestlé hearing
Chaffee County Commissioners decided at their recent meeting to schedule the Nestlé Waters North America 1041 permit hearing at 5 p.m. Oct. 20 and 9 a.m. Oct. 22 at the Chaffee County Fairgrounds in Poncha Springs.
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County commissioners prepare for Nestlé hearing
Chaffee County Commissioners began formal preparations for the Oct. 20 Nestlé public hearing...
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Telemetry system will allow remote operation of North Fork Reservoir
The Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District will install a telemetry system at North Fork...
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Monarch Pass project addresses beetle-kill trees on steep slopes
The project is the first of its kind in Colorado. The Monarch Pass Forest and Watershed Health...
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Arkansas River flows to decrease starting Sunday
Starting Sunday, the Bureau of Reclamation will begin reducing Voluntary Flow Management Program...
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Project proposes new Custer County reservoir
The Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District is working with Round Mountain Water and Sanitation...
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Local water reserves provide hedge against drought
Extreme drought conditions across much of the Arkansas River Basin prompted Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District General Manager Terry Scanga to prepare a water supply reliability report for the district’s July board meeting.
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Water district elects officers, hears report on Cottonwood water right
The June meeting of the Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District board of directors included the annual election of officers as well as reports about the district’s change of use case resulting from its agreement to replace water depletions for Ice Lake.
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Below-average streamflows forecast for Arkansas Basin
Arkansas River Basin streamflow forecasts range from a low of 22 percent of average for Grape Creek near Westcliffe to a high of 82 percent for the Arkansas River at Salida.
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