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“Guided only by his fingers in the blackness of frigid water, the diver and master mechanic ascertained that the burrs and bolts to access the inside of the pump, where the repacking work needed to take place, were rusted from the acidic mine water.”
“As the past becomes less of a good guide to the future, we really need to know in greater precision and accuracy what the current state of the snowpack is,” Deems said.
Will Toor, executive director of the Colorado Energy Office, said the three top contributors to greenhouse gas emissions are electricity generation, transportation and buildings. As electricity gets cleaner, he said the focus will shift to transportation and buildings.
Water managers want to ensure that a demand-management program would spread the burden across different user groups and basins in the name of fairness. But that conflicts with the requirement that participation in any program be voluntary.
By replacing the meters, the city estimates it would save about 50 acre-feet of water per year.
The summer of 2018’s historic drought illustrated a vulnerability in Carbondale’s water supply that surprised local officials.
Researchers are trying to figure out why local populations of mountain goats are thriving while populations of another high-alpine animal — bighorn sheep — have been declining.
The rodents also create natural water storage — even in dry years — and restore wetlands.
Increased traffic on popular dirt road is throwing solution-seeking group for a loop
State agency drops requirement for volunteer workgroup participants to sign non-disclosure agreements