In Burke’s final meeting as wildlife commission chair, commissioners debate what to do about zebra mussels...
Saturday, May 03, 2008
http://www.gjsentinel.com/hp/content/sports/stories/2008/05/03/050408_OUT_column_WWW.html
Shell makes run on water
By Steve Lipsher - The Denver Post - 05/04/2008
"In its quest to melt oil out of western Colorado's shale, Royal Dutch Shell has been buying up land and water rights in anticipation of what is likely to be a thirsty new industry.
Some officials, however, worry that the demands of the oil-shale industry could drain every drop of the region's remaining water.... "
Peak Water: Aquifers and Rivers Are Running Dry. How Three Regions Are Coping
Wired Magazine - by Matthew Power - 4/21/08 "Water has been a serious issue in the developing world for so long that dire reports of shortages in Cairo or Karachi barely register. But the scarcity of freshwater is no longer a problem restricted to poor countries. Shortages are reaching crisis proportions in even the most highly developed regions, and they're quickly becoming commonplace in our own backyard, from the bleached-white bathtub ring around the Southwest's half-empty Lake Mead to the parched state of Georgia, where the governor prays for rain...."
http://www.wired.com/science/planetearth/magazine/16-05/ff_peakwater?currentPage=all
Study suggests dams can benefit California salmon runs by releasing cold water as fish spawn
May 1, 2008
California's vast network of reservoirs — which destroyed more than 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometers) of salmon habitat when their dams were erected decades ago — could turn out to be a savior for a species on the brink of collapse, according to a new study....
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/01/america/NA-GEN-US-Disappearing-Salmon.php
Minturn: Will private resort have enough water?
The Vail Daily - by Steve Lynnhttp://www.vaildaily.com/article/20080502/NEWS/855214206
Xcel's Shoshone power plant back in business
by Cathy Proctor Denver Business Journal - Thursday, May 1, 2008 "Although old and small, the power plant plays a powerful role in Colorado's water wars, where old water rights have priority to pull water from the state's rivers....
http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2008/04/28/daily37.html
Measure ties growth to water supply
Bill headed for approval; New developments to be scrutinized - April 30, 2008 | (Durango) Herald Denver Bureau
DENVER - A weakened version of a bill that ties population growth to water supplies appears headed for passage....
Feds release Glade analysis
http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080429/UPDATES01/80429032
... Written comments will be taken on the document for the next 90 days. Comments also will be taken during public hearings scheduled for 6 pm. June 17 at the Fort Collins Senior Center and June 19 at the University of Northern Colorado University Center in Greeley.
Water study arrives
Glade Reservoir's impacts unveiled
The Reporter-Herald - 4/30/2008
Northern Colorado will face harmful effects caused by growth in the coming 50 years with or without a new reservoir northwest of Fort Collins, a federal report issued late Tuesday states.
Water bill better late than never
By Charlie MeyersDenver Post Outdoors Editor - 04/29/2008 11:14:50 PM MDT
