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Water Woes and Water Hope; the Dichotomy of the West

by Jan Wondra | Nov 28, 2023 | 2

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

Water and the West: Water Agencies Unite,Commit to Reducing Demands on Colorado River

by Jan Wondra | Nov 17, 2022 | 0

“As we consider the long-term aridification of the Colorado River Basin, the math is simple: water uses exceed water supplies. But solving that equation will require all Colorado River water users across every sector to make hard decisions and be fully invested in water conservation if we are going to bring our shared river system into balance.”
John Entsminger
General Manager
Southern Nevada Water Authority

Bennet, Marshall Announce June 7 Hearing on Water Resilience in Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, And Natural Resources

by Jan Wondra | Jun 6, 2022 | 1

This week, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on...

As above, so below: Will woes on the Colorado River come to roost on the Arkansas?

by Tara Flanagan | Oct 1, 2021 | 0

The playground that flows through Chaffee County delivered the goods this summer, with fat waves...

Water Talks: The Hydrologic Divide, water and the west

by Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District | Jan 3, 2019 | 0

A veteran of the Civil War, John Wesley Powell, began the exploration of the arid west in 1869 to analyze its unique characteristics. At the time the Western United States was comprised of a group of territories in a landscape...