Piedra River
March 27, 2009--New water district seeks funding ideas (Durango Herald)
Members of the board of the La Plata-Archuleta Water District looked to see if residents were willing to pay for rural water needs in the face of countywide growth Thursday night at a public meeting
August 14, 2008--Water district narrowly passes (Durango Herald)
Voters by a slim margin approved the creation of the La Plata Archuleta Water District, which aims to establish a rural water system where residents currently depend on wells or trucked-in water. The district covers primarily southeast La Plata County.
August 1, 2008--LAPLAWD, opponents debate rural water system (Pine River Times)
Arguments for and against a rural domestic water system were presented to Pine River Rotary Club members on July 23. The district is needed because water wells in many part of the county depend on traditional flood irrigation for re-charge.
July 21, 2008--Water plan faces vote in August (Durango Herald)
Residents of southeast La Plata County - who draw their drinking water from wells or truck it in - finally are getting the opportunity to vote on the formation of a potable-water system.
April 2, 2008--Grassroots river protection (Durango Telegraph)
As pressures mount on the West’s river basins, a local effort to navigate the tricky waters between protection and development has been launched.
February 8, 2007--Snowpack 86 Percent of Average (Pagosa Springs SUN)
By Feb. 1, the Colorado snowpack was 91 percent of the long-term average. The local San Juan Basin snowpack was slightly below average at 86 percent. Its water content was 17 inches, or 85 percent of th 19.9 inch average...The Rio Blanco and Navajo Rivers both should see streamflows at 94 percent of average, while the San Juan is looking at flows of 89 percent.
