Silverton
February 19, 2010--County commissioners endorse Hermosa plan (Silverton Standard)
A plan to set aside some 150,000 acres in the Hermosa Creek drainage as a Special Management Area for the Forest Service was endorsed by the San Juan County commissioners last week in a unanimous vote. It includes plans to establish a 50,000-acre wilderness area on the West Bank of the Hermosa.
November 25, 2009--Colorado to get $42 million from Asarco bankruptcy (Aspen Times)
Mining sites in Colorado will receive $42 million for environmental cleanup projects as part of the bankruptcy organization plan for copper mining company Asarco LLC. The Colorado attorney general's office said Tuesday that Colorado's share is part of a settlement that involves 19 states and more than 50 remediation sites. Asarco filed bankruptcy in Texas in 2005.
November 19, 2009--Grant helps Mayflower hydropower project (Silverton Standard)
Telluride Energy has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the USDA Rural Development Renewable Energy for America Program to install an 8-kilowatt micro-hydro turbine at the Mayflower Mill near Silverton. The San Juan County Historical Society is in the process of developing the small power plant.
Bad News, Good News Water Project Funding
The bad news is that Colorado lawmakers have turned to savings accounts for dams, canals, and pipelines to cope with a budget crisis that's entering its third year.
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