Current Theme: BASIN News Reports
News about Boulder Creek Watershed Issues
USGS study warns Grand Canyon restoration efforts failing to halt ecosystem degradation
(10/27/05)
Complex aquifer recharge scheme seeks to deliver irrigation return flows to municipal growth
(10/29/05)
Legislative Committee seeks to limit recreational water rights claims
(10/29/05)
Erie unveils new drinking water treatment facility to accomodate anticipated growth
(10/27/05)
Senate to probe Interior Secretary Norton's connection to indicted lobbyist
(10/27/05)
Denver Water unveils long term conservation plan
(10/27/05)
Record oil and gas drilling activity
yeilds
record energy industry profits
;
GOP blames environmental rules
(10/26/05)
Court rules Forest Service failed to study dangers of the aerial use of toxic fire retardant chemicals on wildfires
(10/26/05)
400 Boulder County residents protest RTD proposal for rail maintenance facitilies
(10/26/05)
USGS, EPA and
BCWI
holding an
invasive species open house
at the Boulder Public Library this afternoon
(10/25/05)
Court rules Cemex
tire burning permit remains valid
(10/25/05)
New report
quantifies
value of Boulder's Urban Forest
(10/25/05)
Garfield county to study
oil and gas drilling impacts
on property values
(10/24/05)
Pagosa Springs ordered to repair San Juan River damage from unpermitted kayak park development
(10/24/05)
Judge clarifies Forest Service environmental review ruling as applying only to logging projects
(10/21/05)
Weld County approves 300 acre development east of Longmont projected to include 833 new homes
(10/21/05)
Colorado Water Congress rejects Gunnison River Union Park reservoir proposal
(10/20/05)
Energy bill eliminates public commment and environmental review from most new BLM oil and gas drilling applications
(10/19/05)
Erie approves expansion of regional landfill
(10/19/05)
New USGS cost recover requirements at Fort Collins lab may impact colloborative research
(10/19/05)
New federal law undercuts state efforts to control
stormwater runoff from oil development
(10/15/05)
Widely observed accelerated snowpack melting could impact Colorado ski industry
(10/15/05)
NCAR study projects
increased storm intensity and drier summers
for Colorado
(10/14/05)
Forest Service
interprets court ruling to maximize impacts on small non-logging operations
(10/14/05)
Pueblo files lawsuit against Colorado Springs over
repeated raw sewage discharges
(10/14/05)
South Platte Forum
to hold
Emerging Contaminants Forum
in Longmont October 26 & 27, 2005
(10/13/05)
13 hour power outage hits CSU's CDC
infectious disease laboratory
(10/13/05)
Boulder County Health asks the
State to thoroughly investigate Cemex operating violations
(10/13/05)
Recreational water right claims becoming increasingly confrontational
(10/11/05)
South Denver suburbs look to
eastern plains agriculture for new water supplies
(10/08/05)
Colorado River Compact States close to agreement on a
new drought managment plan
(10/07/05)
State Engineer warns
agriculture still recovering from drought impacts
(10/07/05)
CU and USGS scientists will host a
Boulder Creek Bike Tour on Monday, Oct 10 at 9:00
(10/06/05)
Coalition of environmental groups receive $1 million
grant to preserve 6000 acres of South Platte wildlife habitat
(10/06/05)
Researchers find indications artificial
snow making additive may impair essential forest root fungus
(10/03/05)
Hot dry summer leads to
increased water use throughout Boulder County
(9/30/05)
DOW releases draft
New Zealand mud snail management plan
(9/30/05)
Researchers dispute
effects of climate change on frequency and intensity of hurricanes
(9/16/05)
Army Corp of Engineers
exempting numerous isolated Colorado wetlands
from protection
(9/16/05)
State water supply experts warn
drought recovery still dependent on winter snowpack
(9/15/05)
Denver Water confirms
water rate hikes
including a 8% average residential increase
(9/15/05)
Erie landfill expansion back on Town Board agenda
(9/13/05)
Weld County's largest landowner receives light sentence in injection well fraud and contamination case.
(9/13/05)
CSU entomologist to coordinate control of mosquito surge from Gulf Coast flood waters
(9/12/05)
DOE agrees to clean up recently discovered Rocky Flats
hot spots
(9/12/05)
Colorado Supreme Court voids Arkansas River water sale as speculative
(9/12/05)
Genesee dam plans draw opposition from neighbors.
(9/12/05)
Katrina reminds Boulder of its own
significant flooding risk
(9/11/05)
Municipal water demand may dry up South Platte agricultual economy
(9/11/05)
Numerous Front Range dams pose potential flooding risks
(9/10/05)
Aurora to vote on
500 million dollar water reuse and recharge
development plan
(9/09/05)
Former Metro Wastewater Reclamation District board member and CU instructor
loses bid for whistle blower status
(9/08/05)
Boulder District Court to rule on
tire burning permit for Lyons Cemex Concrete plant
(9/08/05)
Boulder County
open space may be next target of oil and gas drilling
activity
(9/08/05)
Local water
bottlers direct output to Gulf
Coast victims
(9/07/05)
Toxicity of floodwaters
a concern as New Orleans begins to drain
(9/06/05)
CSU hurricane forecaster Grey warns
more tropical storms anticipated
this season
(9/02/05)
New problems surface for Boulder's Lakewood Pipeline replacement
(9/02/05)
Chemical explosions rock New Orleans, still waiting for significant aid
(9/02/05)
55 acre wildfire north of Boulder prompts evacuations
(9/02/05)
Boulder County approves funding for mechanical aeration of anaerobic lake
(9/02/05)
Final check of Rocky Flats cleanup finds
new radioactive hot spots
(9/02/05)
Plans for regional trail adjacent to Boulder Feeder Canal advancing
(9/01/05)
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