Water suppliers are embarking on projects aimed at reducing their vulnerability to climate change, but along with that planning will probably come higher water bills.
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September 1, 2010--Water analysts refute Maes’ claim: ‘If it starts in Colorado, it’s our water’ (Colorado Independent)
If elected governor in November, Republican Dan Maes said that he might be inclined to turn his back on a century of water law.
August 31, 2010--Industry plans tap reservoirs as substitute for groundwater (Durango Herald)
State regulators have approved plans by the natural-gas industry to replace water it depletes from streams with water from Vallecito and Lemon reservoirs. The Substitute Water Supply Plans by a coalition of gas companies won approval from the State Engineer's office in June.
August 31, 2010--Lawsuits keep water fight alive (Duragno Herald)
It was a Monday morning in April 2009 when four ranchers from Southwest Colorado finally got the state Legislature's attention. They already had won a case in Durango water court that - if the state Supreme Court upheld it - could force every gas and oil well in Colorado to get a water permit. A few lawmakers, like former Sen.
August 30, 2010--Court makes waves in water (Pueblo Chieftain)
Cities planning for long-term water supplies are finding their decisions shaped by recent state Supreme Court rulings on what a reasonable water supply looks like. “Unless we straighten this out, it will lead to litigation after litigation after litigation,” said Rod Kuharich, executive director of the South Metro Water Supply Authority.
