Phillip YatesGlenwood Springs correspondent Aspen, CO Colorado April 30, 2008
Ken Neubecker, president of Colorado Trout Unlimited, said the DOW's efforts to sample the fish population in Parachute Creek was a good idea, especially in light of sediment allegations raised by the Colorado Attorney General.
“Man, while trying to meet his own basic needs of food and water, has devastated that river,” said Chuck Howard, a member of St. Vrain Anglers. “Slowly, over time, you change the character.”
So when Boulder County began making progress in negotiations with private landowners that promised future access to the long-restricted area, St. Vrain Anglers — a local chapter of the angling and activist group Trout Unlimited — decided to take action.
http://www.timescall.com/outdoors/outdoors-story.asp?ID=8190
Saturday, May 03, 2008
http://www.gjsentinel.com/hp/content/sports/stories/2008/05/03/050408_OUT_column_WWW.html
"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.... "
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
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
The Vail Daily - by Steve Lynnhttp://www.vaildaily.com/article/20080502/NEWS/855214206
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
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....
