July 23, 2009--San Francisco Baykeeper wins sewage spill prevention...
Sewage spills that have contributed to water pollution in San Francisco Bay will be reduced under two settlements reached last week between the nonprofit San Francisco Baykeeper and the Town of...
View ArticleJuly 29, 2009--Commissioners OK storm-water changes (Durango Herald)
The Durango Planning Commission approved amendments Monday night that will make the city's storm-water regulations more consistent with the state's regulations with a 4-1 vote.read more
View ArticleAugust 12, 2009--Flood impact: City, FEMA disagree (Pueblo Chieftain)
Pueblo is completing its own hydrology report on Wild Horse Dry Creek that shows significantly lower floods during a 100-year flood than earlier federal estimates.read more
View ArticleOctober 16, 2009--EPA vows better effort on water (New York Times)
The Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday that it would overhaul enforcement of the Clean Water Act, as lawmakers sharply criticized the agency’s decade-long lapses in punishing polluters....
View ArticleWater Quality and Stormwater Uses (Boulder, CO)
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View ArticleOctober 3, 2010--Flooded with questions (Durango Herald)
The city has struggled for decades with what to do with thousands of gallons of potentiality toxic stormwater that streams off Durango's northeast quadrant. Stormwater generally is full of pollutants,...
View ArticleDecember 24, 2010--In a region that imports water, much goes to waste (Los...
It is one of the Southland's enduring contradictions. The region that laid pipe across hundreds of miles and tunneled through mountains to import water also built an extensive storm drain system to get...
View ArticleJanuary 4, 2013--Judge says water is not pollution (Washington Post)
A federal judge has ruled that the Environmental Protect Agency overstepped its authority when it determined that water itself is a pollutant and could not be allowed into various streams. “Stormwater...
View ArticleDecember 10, 2013--Water ranks high on EPA agenda for 2014 (Water Online)
The EPA has released its agenda for 2014, and water policy figures prominently on the list. "Despite considerable progress, America's waters remain imperiled. Water quality protection programs face...
View ArticleApril 5, 2014--Building a resilient water portfolio (National Geographic)
While most water plans have a dominant component, dependence on a single strategy is risky. Climate change, population growth, and other 21st-century challenges can adversely impact regions with few...
View ArticleNovember 6, 2014--Aspen’s clean-river program faces long-term funding issues...
The city of Aspen’s program that aims to keep pollutants out of the Roaring Fork River is facing a long-term structural deficit that will require officials to either reduce the effort’s scope or find...
View ArticleStormwater Education Workshop (Durango, CO)
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View ArticleSeptember 25, 2016--City Council OKs purchase of new snow-storage site...
The city may store its snow above the Durango Tech Center this winter instead of dumping it in Cundiff Park near the Animas River. The Durango City Council unanimously agreed late Tuesday to buy 3.35...
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