Tag: Arkansas Valley
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Water conflict: Colorado Springs Utilities, others say Aurora in violation of 2003 pact
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A Colorado water district spanning nine southeastern counties believes Aurora Water is violating a 2003 agreement not to purchase any more Arkansas Valley basin water. Aurora Water is spending $80 million on a ranch of about 5,000 acres near Rocky Ford and its associated water rights. An Aurora presentation showed it estimates it is paying…
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Pueblo is giving and taking on the Arkansas River | Colorado River Towns
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Pueblo, Colorado is so much more than industry. 9 miles of the Arkansas River that flows through town, providing a draw for tourism and wildlife. (Video by Katie Klann) { “@context”: “https://schema.org”, “@type”: “VideoObject”, “name”: “Colorado River Towns | Pueblo”, “description”: “Pueblo, Colorado is so…
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Colorado winter snow outlook bleak after dry summer; emergency drought plan activated
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Despite recent welcome snowfall, the long-term outlook for Colorado’s winter is bleak following a dry summer and record-setting fires across the state. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is calling for drought conditions across the state to persist and possibly worsen into next year as…
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More than half of the inmates infected in COVID-19 outbreak at Colorado prison
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A men’s prison in Crowley County east of Pueblo is battling the largest active COVID-19 outbreak among state correctional facilities. As many as 551 inmates have active cases at Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility, accounting for well over half of the 993 inmates housed at the…
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Colorado eyes foreclosure against troubled Pueblo water company
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An Arkansas Valley water and land company has left Colorado on the hook for nearly $1.4 million in delinquent loan payments and emergency dam repair bills, and may face a rare foreclosure proceeding by the Colorado Water Conservation Board. At issue are two state deals,…
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The ‘Lower Ark’ may be mostly Republican but the issues are widely divergent
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s note: This story is part of a series to capture views among Coloradans. Those who live in southeast Colorado do not always share monolithic views with their northeast Colorado cousins. But views about the urban-rural divide — or what some call the war on…