Chatfield boat ramps closed due to high water (Colorado Department of Natural...
(Source: Colorado Department of Natural Resources) 6/15/2015 Colorado Parks and Wildlife Chatfield boat ramps closed due to high water LITTLETON, Colo. - Chatfield State Park had to close all boats...
View ArticleWells may not deliver enough drinking water, Everglades help
The Everglades and South Florida drinking water may not get long-sought help because of concerns about wells proposed to replenish the parched River of Grass. Less than half of the 333 proposed wells...
View ArticleCherry Creek boaters should anticipate delays Father’s Day weekend (Colorado...
(Source: Colorado Department of Natural Resources) 6/18/2015 Colorado Parks and Wildlife Cherry Creek boaters should anticipate delays Father's Day weekend DENVER - Due to flooding throughout the metro...
View ArticleSouth Platte River closed to boating, fishing
DENVER (AP) — Boaters, fishermen and the curious are being warned to be careful and, in some cases, stay out of...
View ArticleDenver Angler Roundtable July 2 (Colorado Department of Natural Resources)
(Source: Colorado Department of Natural Resources) 6/15/2015 Colorado Parks and Wildlife Denver Angler Roundtable July 2 DENVER -- Colorado Parks and Wildlife wants to hear from anglers about current...
View ArticleGuest Commentary: New rule safeguards Clean Water Act
North Clear Creek flowing south from Black Hawk and Central City has cadmium, arsenic and lead still leach into it from old mining operations. The feds and state are getting ready to build a $20...
View ArticleColorado cuts into use-or-lose system that caused water waste
Two-year effort to change system taking effect with first deals in Grand County and Aspen Colin Soper, a water resources technician for Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks, inspects an irrigation...
View ArticleCast Away on a Colorado Fishing Adventure (Colorado Tourism Office)
(Source: Colorado Tourism Office) Access to 2,000 natural lakes, 800 reservoirs and 9,500 miles of streams-including 321 miles of Gold Medal Trout Waters- makes Colorado a prime fishing destination....
View ArticleNorthern Colorado reservoirs project takes step forward with new study
Updated environmental report takes deeper look at impact to Poudre River The Glade Reservoir site as seen in 2008 looking north toward Wyoming. U. S. Highway 287 runs through middle of site. (Photo...
View ArticleDEM, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Congressional Delegation and Partners...
(Source: State of Rhode Island) Press Releases DEM, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Congressional Delegation and Partners Celebrate Completion of the Ten Mile River Ecosystem Restoration Project...
View ArticleAg's water needs from Willamette River studied
(AP) — With drought and changing precipitation patterns on the minds of farmers and ranchers, an ongoing study of the Willamette River Basin's dams and reservoirs is taking on...
View ArticleDecision on Denver Water's Colorado River plan delayed
BOULDER — Federal water engineers are heading into the final stretch for making a decision on Denver's $360 million project...
View ArticleFish ladders built at 3 dams for river herring
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Fish ladders have been built at three dams along the Ten Mile River watershed so river herring can swim...
View ArticleHuge undertaking, dredging of Hudson for PCBs, nears its end
WATERFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Long after the last dredging barge leaves the upper Hudson River, scientists will track the slow fade...
View ArticleArkansas River, below the Dam at Lake Pueblo State Park, now closed to Inner...
(Source: Colorado Department of Natural Resources) 6/22/2015 Colorado Parks and Wildlife Arkansas River, below the Dam at Lake Pueblo State Park, now closed to Inner Tubers and Some Boats High water...
View ArticleSCHUMER: NEWLY AVAILABLE FED MONEY WILL FINALLY MOVE UPPER SUSQUEHANNA RIVER...
(Source: US Senate Committee on Judiciary) 06.22.15 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Has Included A Federal Investment of $600K to Identify Best Ways to Protect Flood-Prone Susquehanna River Watershed...
View ArticleSCHUMER: NEWLY AVAILABLE FED MONEY WILL FINALLY MOVE UPPER SUSQUEHANNA RIVER...
(Source: Charles E Schumer) 06.22.15 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Has Included A Federal Investment of $600K to Identify Best Ways to Protect Flood-Prone Susquehanna River Watershed Region, But A...
View Article11 rafters die on raging Colo. rivers
DENVER - Rapidly melting snow and heavy spring rains are sending Colorado's rivers tumbling out of the mountains, so far claiming the lives of at least 11 people and forcing some whitewater rafting...
View ArticleColorado rafting companies look for safer waters after deaths
DENVER -- Rapidly melting snow and heavy spring rains are sending Colorado’s rivers tumbling out...
View ArticleSwollen Colorado rivers force rafters to seek calmer waters
DENVER (AP) — Rapidly melting snow and heavy spring rains are sending Colorado's rivers tumbling out of the mountains, so far claiming the lives of at least 11 people and forcing some whitewater...
View ArticleSixteen states sue EPA over clean water rule
By Pam MacLean (Reuters) - Sixteen states on Monday filed lawsuits against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, contesting a rule that expands the definition of bodies of water subject to federal...
View ArticleATTORNEY GENERAL CYNTHIA H. COFFMAN JOINS MULTISTATE LAWSUIT TO STOP FURTHER...
(Source: Colorado Department of Law - Office of the Attorney General) 06/29/2015 DENVER-Colorado Attorney General Cynthia H. Coffman along with twelve other Western states and state agencies filed a...
View ArticleCherry Creek boaters and visitors should anticipate delays 4th of July...
(Source: Colorado Department of Natural Resources) 6/30/2015 Colorado Parks and Wildlife Cherry Creek boaters and visitors should anticipate delays 4th of July weekend DENVER - Due to recovering...
View ArticleFACT SHEET: Protecting Our Lake Erie Watershed (The Office of the Governor of...
(Source: The Office of the Governor of the State of Ohio) PROTECTING OUR LAKE ERIE WATERSHED Aggressively Tackling Water Quality Issues Through Ohio's state agencies - and in partnership with the...
View ArticleAttorney General Sam Olens Files Lawsuit Asking Court to Overturn Burdensome...
(Source: Office of the Attorney General of Georgia) Attorney General Sam Olens today has filed a lawsuit in federal court for the Southern District of Georgia asking the court to strike down a new rule...
View ArticleAttorney General Sam Olens Files Lawsuit Asking Court to Overturn Burdensome...
(Source: State of Georgia) Attorney General Sam Olens today has filed a lawsuit in federal court for the Southern District of Georgia asking the court to strike down a new rule from the U.S. Army Corps...
View ArticleAttorney General Patrick Morrisey Leads Nine-State Coalition in Challenging...
(Source: State of West Virginia) Attorney General Patrick Morrisey Leads Nine-State Coalition in Challenging New EPA Waters of the U.S. Rule CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Attorney General Patrick Morrisey today...
View ArticleMajor Step Forward for Yakima Basin Water Supply and River Restoration Plan:...
(Source: The Wilderness Society) The legislation will support efforts to make droughts like the one the Yakima Basin is experiencing this year less of a hardship for both farms and fish. Sen. Maria...
View ArticleOhio, Michigan and Ontario Partner to Strengthen Lake Erie Water Quality (The...
(Source: The Office of the Governor of the State of Ohio) Ohio, Michigan and Ontario Partner to Strengthen Lake Erie Water Quality June 12, 2015 COLUMBUS - Building upon historic changes undertaken...
View ArticleMurkowski Blasts “WOTUS” Rule on Senate Floor (Lisa Murkowski)
(Source: Lisa Murkowski) In a speech on the U.S. Senate floor, Senator Lisa Murkowski today outlined the wide range of threats to Alaska posed by the Environmental Protection Agency's new "Waters of...
View ArticleColorado high waters take toll; two dead, two more presumed dead
Colorado's high waters took a toll Sunday with as many as four tubers, rafters and kayakers dead or presumed dead on...
View ArticleBattle over proposed Yellowstone River dam ramps up
An escalating legal fight over a $59 million federal dam project on Montana's lower Yellowstone River could decide the fate of an endangered, dinosaur-like fish population that has been blocked from...
View ArticleDrainage project in I-70 deal aims to cut flooding in northeast Denver
But opponents of state's $1.2B I-70 overhaul say it shouldn't be linked to storm runoff plan in agreement Denver Public Works crews try to unclog a storm drain at East 23rd Avenue and Colorado...
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