Water Archives - Ark Valley Voice

Water Woes and Water Hope; the Dichotomy of the West

by Jan Wondra | Nov 28, 2023 | 1

A well-attended presentation by the Chaffee County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) featured...

Part II: At Colorado River’s headwaters, questions about whether there’s enough water for lawns

by Allen Best | Nov 25, 2023 | 0

The Western Slope delivers 70 percent of the Colorado River water. So why do Aspen, Vail, Grand...

Next EDC Insight Series: Water Set for November 17

by Ark Valley Voice Staff | Nov 14, 2023 | 0

“Whiskey’s for drinking, Water’s for fighting.” The next EDC Insights...

Part I: Colorado squeezes water from urban landscapes, an overview

by Allen Best | Nov 13, 2023 | 0

This is the first of a five-part series by Allen Best, documenting the changing attitudes about...

Update on Colorado River Basin Water Levels

by Jan Wondra | Oct 31, 2023 | 0

It Appears The Basin States Will Get Three More Years to Develop New Usage Guidelines Federal...

Colorado Water Conservation Board Recent Salida Gathering Focuses Attention on the Arkansas River

by Jan Wondra | Oct 4, 2023 | 0

The Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) is a powerful entity, so when it held its bi-monthly...

Annual Colorado Water Congress Summer Conference Wraps Up

by Jan Wondra | Aug 25, 2023 | 0

Bennet Commits to Protecting Water Conservation Funds In his remarks at the Colorado Water...

National Climate Assessment Delivers “Extreme” Bad News

by Jan Wondra | Aug 23, 2023 | 1

Oceans and Coral Reefs are the Canary in this Global Coal Mine Not to sound like a broken record,...

Geothermal Energy, Part III: A Closer Look at Impacts

by August Toevs | Aug 18, 2023 | 10

This is Part III of a series on geothermal energy development in Chaffee County. This news story...

Geothermal Energy, Part II: The Path to Power

by August Toevs | Aug 16, 2023 | 1

This is part II of a series on geothermal energy development in Chaffee County. It will deal primarily with the procedural aspects of geothermal research and the permitting process that governs such actions.

Bureau of Land Management Puts Out Call for Nominees to Colorado’s Regional Resource Advisory Councils

by August Toevs | Aug 12, 2023 | 0

As of Tuesday, August 8, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is officially seeking nominations for the resource advisory councils in the state’s Northwest, Southwest and Rocky Mountain regions.