Lower Dolores a target for extra protections
DWCD fights protections onlower Dolores
Environment
As water dries up, disputes begin to boil
Deputy helps mediate conflicts over irrigation rights
Dolores River Dialogue to gather
The full Dolores River Dialogue (DRD) group will meet on Tuesday, July 2, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the offices of the Dolores Water Conservancy District, 60 South Cactus…
CO2 tax dispute goes to state hearing
County assessor challenged Kinder Morgan’s self-reported asset valuation
Drought is now ‘extreme’
An ominous graphic on the U.S. Drought Monitor website reveals worsening drought conditions overtaking the region. The 12-week map animation begins March 19 and ends June 4. Red hues representing…
Drought worsens to ‘extreme’
An ominous graphic on the U.S. Drought Monitor website reveals worsening drought conditions overtaking the region. The 12-week map animation begins March 19 and ends June 4. Red hues representing…
Coram closing controversial uranium mines
State Rep. Don Coram is taking steps to clean up and shut down four uranium mines he owns, making him among the first uranium mine operators in Colorado to call…
Old mines, today’s water Environmental agency cleans up Rico’s mineral legacy
Settling ponds and wetlands help clean contaminated water from mines near Rico. An abandoned water treatment tank sits in the background.Jim Mimiaga/Cortez Journal “We all live downstream,” as the saying…
Kinder Morgan hit with $220,000 fines for violations ‘Pattern of rulebreaking’ drew attention
DENVER – Kinder Morgan will pay up to $220,000 in fines for a pattern of environmental violations at carbon dioxide wells it drilled last year between Cortez and Dove Creek.…
MWCD water delivery begins Friday, June 7
The Mancos Water Conservancy District will start delivering water from Jackson Gulch Reservoir on Friday, June 7. Water users must call 533-7325 to order water. Orders must be received before…
Yellow Jacket Creek water right still under dispute
Judge seeking July agreement
A contamination controversy fueled by gas spill
Ray McCarty has put up a sign to bring attention to a gas spill that has destroyed the value of his land.Sam Green/Cortez Journal A prolonged dispute over land contaminated…
Pricy gas? Blame refineries
State’s prices are 20 cents above national average; local prices are higher still
A contamination controversy
Cleanup plan is in place, but landowner blocks access
Drought halts water storage 33% full at Jackson Lake MWCD irrigators will get 17% of share
The concrete ends before the water starts at the Jackson Lake boat ramp. Ronnie Knipstein, Krissy and Paityn Harrison kayak on the very low lake. The lake normally would be…
At-risk agricultural treasure
Water infrastructure, including McElmo Flume, shaped Montezuma County
Tri-State lobbies gov. to veto renewables mandate
DENVER – The company that supplies coal-powered electricity to rural Colorado is waging a media campaign to try to convince Gov. John Hickenlooper to veto a renewable energy bill. It’s…
City starts water limits
Meter readerswill watch forinfractions
Farm Bill gets a push
WASHINGTON – Six members of the Colorado Congressional delegation sent a letter to the House and Senate agriculture committees last week expressing their support for a Farm Bill this year.…
Mesa Verde greening up
Park’s Visitor and Research Center strives for net-neutral energy use