Tag: Arkansas Valley
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Water conflict: Colorado Springs Utilities, others say Aurora in violation of 2003 pact
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
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
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
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
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
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…