arkansas valley conduit
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House rejects effort to override presidential veto for Colorado Water Project
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The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday rejected a Colorado-led effort to override a Dec. 30 presidential veto of a measure that would have helped finance the Arkansas Valley conduit. The measure, known as H.R. 131 and sponsored by U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Windsor, sought to help local water providers with their share of the…
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U.S. House weighs override of Trump veto on Colorado water project
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The U.S. House is expected to consider on Thursday whether to override President Donald Trump’s veto of a bill aimed at helping finance a water pipeline in Colorado. Should it happen, it would be the first attempt at an override in Trump’s second term. Trump vetoed H.R. 131 on Dec. 30, saying the project is…
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US Rep. Lauren Boebert calls for override vote after Trump vetoes bipartisan Colorado water bill
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President Donald Trump issued the first veto of his second term Tuesday, blocking a long-awaited bipartisan effort to finish a southeastern Colorado water project that supporters say is critical to delivering clean drinking water to roughly 50,000 residents of the lower Arkansas Valley. The president described the project as economically not viable — and one…
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Colorado senators push legislation for financial relief for Arkansas Valley Conduit
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A subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on Wednesday got its first look at a bill sponsored by Colorado’s two senators that would help finance the Arkansas Valley Conduit. S. 5013 is known as Finish the AVC Act. It would extend the period for repaying the federal government for the…
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60 years later, Arkansas Valley clean water pipeline project finally breaks ground
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A project promised by former President John F. Kennedy to bring clean water to Lower Arkansas Valley communities is finally underway, although hundreds of millions in funding is still needed. The Arkansas Valley Conduit project estimated to cost $600 to $700 million will bring clean water to communities with some of the highest concentrations of radium-contaminated…
