drought
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Denver Water approves drought pricing, will apply to May usage
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While this summer may be a hot one, it will most definitely be a more expensive one for some Denver Water customers. The Denver Board of Water Commissioners on Wednesday approved temporary drought pricing on outdoor water use as part of its Stage 1 drought response, as Denver Water’s collection and service areas continue to…
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Historic low snowpack prompts Denver Water move to Stage 1 restrictions
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Denver Water will ask its board to consider premium pricing for outdoor water use next month after the board declared Stage 1 drought conditions on Wednesday and approved mandatory watering restrictions. The restrictions include a 20% reduction in water use, effective immediately — the result of a historic low snowpack and early melt, Denver Water…
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After ‘winter of defeat,’ Colorado hopes for wetter summer
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With snowpack melt already peaking in some parts of the state and drought conditions worsening compared to last year, Colorado’s water watchers are hoping for a wetter summer, though they anticipate the situation deteriorating before getting better. Meanwhile, the governor has convened a drought task force, which was last constituted six years ago. There was…
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Record snow drought in Western states raises concern for water shortages, wildfires | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
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MONTANA Record snow drought raises concerns A record snow drought with unprecedented heat is hitting most of the American West, depleting future water supplies, making it more vulnerable to wildfires and hurting winter tourism and recreation. Scientists say snow cover and snow depth are both at the lowest levels they’ve seen in decades, while at…
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New Mexico is first state to promise free child care for all families | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
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NEW MEXICO State promises free child care SANTA FE — New Mexico’s governor is promising universal free child care to families of all income levels. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced her plans in the second week of September, saying she wants to leverage a financial windfall from oil and gas production to help more parents…
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Colorado legislature OKs forcing HOAs to approve water-saving landscaping
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As Colorado continues to suffer through harsh drought conditions, the Colorado legislature passed a bill seeking to remove barriers for some residents to save water on lawn watering. Around 60% of Coloradans live under a homeowner association. If signed into law, Senate Bill 178 would allow those homeowners to swap their grass lawns for landscaping that needs less water…
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Kamala Harris touts Biden’s actions, offers hopeful climate vision during Colorado visit
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In a crowded theater Monday afternoon, Vice President Kamala Harris sat in front of hundreds of Colorado residents to tout the Biden administration’s climate-related initiatives and express hope for the future of climate change. “There is so much that is happening right now that gives me a sense of optimism,” Harris said. “We’re saving something, but…
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Feds to pay farmers to use less water, reducing Colorado River strain
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The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Wednesday announced it will pay farmers in Arizona, Nevada and California to reduce their water use. The newly-created Lower Colorado River Basin System Conservation and Efficiency Program will pay farmers in the the lower basin states of the Colorado River system to conserve water at prices ranging from $330 per acre-foot of water…
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Federal ideas reflect little progress toward solving Colorado River crisis
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The clock is ticking for the Colorado River, but solutions on how to save the river basin, which provides water to 40 million people in seven states and Mexico, still appears to be elusive, at least from the federal government. However, proposed solutions are starting to bubble up through Colorado agriculture’s community, including projects that…
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Drought threatens Colorado River hydropower, major source of renewable energy
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PAGE, ARIZ. • Soulful notes from a Native American flute float over the vast valley on the backside of the Glen Canyon Dam, which interrupts the once mighty Colorado River. At the tourist overlook, a teen — his phone in hand, playing the music — hops from one phyllo-layered sandstone outcropping to another, where river, rock…