Monthly Water News Digest Archive - February 2011
Most recent edition of the Monthly Water News






Colorado
Fountain Creek district operates director-free
Jan 29, The Pueblo Chieftain
Dry January whittles away Colorado snowpack
Feb 23, KKTV
Elected Colorado Dems back wild lands order
Feb 3, The Grand Junction Sentinel
Is nature good business?
Feb 3, The Durango Herald
Water bill would raid Colorado wildlife funds
Feb 4, Summit County Citizens Voice
WaterRF to research perchlorate treatment
Feb 3, The Denver Post
Colorado has more ailing dams, less money to fix them
Feb 7, The Denver Post
Overseers face threats to dams
Feb 7, The Denver Post
New guv talks about age-old subject of water
Feb 4, The Colorado Statesman
Lawmakers reject 'Protect Our Rivers' license plate
Feb 8, The Colorado Springs Gazette
Group studies water supply
Feb 8, The Cortez Journal
Several paths lead to water solution
Feb 11, The Pueblo Chieftain
PUC Chair Resigns, Heads in a Green Direction
Feb 11, Pagaso Springs Daily News
Giving a large dam may affect climate, study finds
Feb 11, University of Boulder
Land near reservoir pulled from CO energy auction
Feb 11, The Denver Post
House Bill 1150 trying to divert DOW funds
Feb 13, The Denver Post
Millions at stake if ag dry-up continues
Feb 13, The Pueblo Chieftain
Governor can open new era in water planning
Feb 13, The Pueblo Chieftain
Quenching Colorado's thirst
Feb 14, High Country News
White House adopts Colorado conservation program for national effort
Feb 17, The Denver Post
Deal struck to find funds for water storage projects
Feb 16, The Greeley Tribune
House Republicans attack public lands funding
Feb 17, Summit County Citizens Voice
Reservoir operators make room in anticipation of high runoff
Feb 16, The Grand Junction Sentinel
Division Of Wildlife Focusing on Water
Feb 17, KRDO
In Navajoland, a contentious water deal divides the tribe
Feb 21, High Country News
Fracking and our water
Feb 20, The Examiner
Boulder research firm predicts big growth in "smart" water meters
Feb 21, The Denver Post
Water board touts Colorado Healthy Rivers Fund to keep donations from sliding any further
Feb 21, KDVR
Colorado drought report shows northern mountains snowy, east and south drier than average
Feb 22, KDVR
CDOW to explore co-op water-wildlife projects
Feb 23, Summit County Citizens Voice
Crow Tribe to vote on water compact
Feb 23, High Country News
Colorado: Spring weather outlook is on the dry side
Feb 25, Summit County Citizens Voice
Amping up attention to Colorado's rivers
Feb 26, Summit Daily News


Western U.S.
Groups sue over coal impact on San Juan River
Feb 1, The Deseret News
NASA research center goes ultragreen
Feb 3, USA Today
Run on water observed in local stores
Feb 3, The Taos News
Acequias: Studying the Link between Hydrology, Culture, and Ecosystems
Feb 3, WaterWired
Gray water systems growing slowly in popularity
Feb 5, The Mercury News
The Dry Garden: A 3-acre, low-water labor of love called Arlington
Feb 4, The Los Angeles Times
Bill would meld environment, natural resource agencies
Feb 5, The Salt Lake Tribune
Anti-mussel research won't change Tahoe boat rules
Feb 5, 8NewsNow.com
Environmentalists, others assail bill to lift phosphorous ban
Feb 4, The Salt Lake Tribune
Pros, cons of nuke power's impact on Utah water debated
Feb 7, The Salt Lake Tribune
Conservation progress in the Wyoming Range
Feb 7, High Country News
West needs better dams, not fewer
Feb 10, The Capital Press
Southwestern Water: Going, Going, Gone?
Feb 11, The New York Times
Washington runoff causes stormwater stomachaches
Feb 11, High Country News
Federal Regulators Find Alaska Pipeline Safety Flaws
Feb 14, The Wall Street Journal
Bill aims to change way NM water rules are made
Feb 12, The Santa Fe New Mexican
Calif. seeks balance in fixing its water system
Feb 13, Peak Water
McElmo Flume Hailed For Bringing Water To Cortez
Feb 13, CBS Denver
Enviros want to tax fertilizer, for stormwater clean up
Feb 14, Seattle Pi
Coastal flooding expected when king tides and rain storms collide this week
Feb 15, The Los Angeles Times
Can rainwater capture help quench California's thirst?
Feb 15, The Los Angeles Times
Added cash for water project unlikely
Feb 19, The Argus Leader
New Mexico Governor Takes New Approach to Environment, Energy Industry
Feb 17, New West
Demand for uranium threatens Grand Canyon biodiversity
Feb 17, The Guardian
Utah park workers cheer Land and Water Conservation Fund proposal
Feb 21, The Salt Lake Tribune
Pent Up Behind Aging Dams: Danger
Feb 21, The New York Times
Survey finds western voters favor the environment
Feb 23, The Denver Post
Westerners: No need to choose between environment, economy
Feb 23, The Salt Lake Tribune
Poll of 5 western states finds environment shouldn't be sacrificed for development
Feb 23, Billings Gazette
Salazar: Colorado River issue could push conservatives to face climate change
Feb 24, Nevada Conservation League
Water worries draw study of Willamette
Feb 26 The Gazette Times
Solar power helps clean up Davis Superfund site
Feb 24, The Sacramento Bee
Water, Gas Drilling and Louis Meeks
Feb 27, The Daily Yonder


National
Democrats raise red flag on drilling, water-safety act
Feb 1, The Denver Post
Report says fly ash sites leak chromium into water
Feb 2, Post Gazette
EPA to set limits on chemicals in drinking water
Feb 2, CNN
Houstonians could lose water if drainage fees aren't paid
Feb 2, Chron
Delaware River Basin Commission action put environment at risk, lawsuit alleges
Feb 3, Lehigh Valley Live
Austin Water: The High Cost of Saving
Feb 4, The Austin Chronicle
Water Hazard on the Plains
Feb 3, The Wall Street Journal
Proposed mine could risk Va. water
Feb 2, The Washington Post
Dominion restores Chesapeake marsh as part of pier upgrade
Feb 2, The Washington Post
10 U.S. cities with the worst drinking water
Feb 3, MSNBC
With no room to put snow, Eastern waterways beckon
Feb 4, KYPost
Developers distressed over bid to curb septic systems
Feb 3, The Baltimore Sun
Alaska Bulk Water Company Receives Export Contract Extension, Wants to Split with Partner
Feb 2, Circle of Blue
Coca-Cola Misses Water Replenishment Goal
Feb 7, Environmental Leader
Florida's own water policy is better than EPA's unscientific mandates
Feb 7, The News-Press
Water Shortage Requires Cooperation To End
Feb 7, KFOX14
Clean Air Act funds to help clean Lake Champlain
Feb 7, Empire State News
Water limitations end: El Paso starts to recover; boil alert still in effect
Feb 8, El Paso Times
EPA Considers Adding Vapor Intrusion Pathway to Superfund Ranking System
Feb 8, ENN
Does the California constitution hold the key to solving the state's "water crisis"?
Feb 4, High Country News
Allegheny faces possible Clean Water Act suit in W.Va., groups claim illegal arsenic releases
Feb 7, The Los Angeles Times
Supreme Court's Murky Clean Water Act Ruling Created Legal Quagmire
Feb 7, The New York Times
El Paso Water Utilities Looking At What Went Wrong, How To Prevent It From Repeating
Feb 8, ABC
Milwaukee, Chicago areas may face water shortages: USGS
Feb 8, Reuters
EPA airs plan for study of drilling's impact on drinking water
Feb 8, The Dallas Morning News
Water talk steams City Council, mayor
Feb 9, Savannah Now
Great Lakes water level sinks by more than 1000 feet in last century
Feb 8, The Badger Herald
Victory for the Jersey Shore: Governor Vetoes Offshore LNG Port
Feb 11, Matter Network
Virginia State Water Control Board Loses Authority Over Coal Mines
Feb 8, Environmental News Service
AFA successfully harnesses wave energy
Feb 8, The Tribune
Cranberry Farmer, EPA Still Nose to Nose in 20-Year-Old Wetlands Fill Case
Feb 9, The New York Times
U.S. Proposes Aquaculture Guidelines
Feb 9, American Scientist
Feds May Crack Down on Delta Pollution
Feb 10, The Bay Citizen
EPA official is grilled in Range Resources water well case
Feb 10, Star-Telegram
La Niña weakening, but effects will linger into spring
Feb 11, Summit County Citizens Voice
Water authority looks to develop ethics policy after flap
Feb 11, Post-Gazette
Sen. Lugar Prepping Bill That Could Include 'Clean Energy' Standard
Feb 11, The New York Times
New tree ring study pinpoints ancient mega-droughts
Feb 21, Summit County Citizens Voice
O'Malley's bold proposals on environment face sizable challenges
Feb 12, The Washington Post
NYC DEP Finishes Wastewater Treatment Plant Work
Feb 10, WBNG News
Complaints and concerns flow about oil pipeline in Kansas
Feb 13, Kansas City Star
Time's up for toxic town of Picher, Okla.
Feb 15, LA Times
Advocates fear Great Lakes restoration in trouble
Feb 14, CBS Minnesota
Wells Fargo Secures Over $8 Billion in Environmental Financing
Feb 10, Wells Fargo
Virginia congressman proposes funding ban for EPA's Chesapeake Bay restoration
Feb 16, WDBJ7
As House Launches Defunding Blitz, Democrats Warn Against Reckless Cuts
Feb 16, New York Times
New York City Can Buy More Watershed Land, State Says
Feb 16, New York Times
Obama details conservation action plan
Feb 16, CNN
Salty Roads Could Impact Environment
Feb 16, 6 News Indiana
The push to get the mercury out
Feb 17, The Washington Post
Hydroelectric bill passes in House
Feb 17, The Pueblo Chieftain
Stormwater pollution is everybody's concern
Feb 17, Joint Base
Deepwater drilling permits must move forward, judge rules
Feb 17, The Los Angeles Times
Regulation Haters Join Chorus Urging New Clean Water Act Rules
Feb 17, The New York Times
Salazar wants fundamental mining law reform
Feb 18, Summit County Citizens Voice
Plugging a Leak — Post-Katrina New Orleans Wants Feds to Pay for Water System Overhaul
Feb 14, Circle of Blue
State lawmakers OK fertilizer bills
Feb 18, The Baltimore Sun
Fort Worth Democrat's bill would require 'tracer' in drilling water
Feb 18, The Star-Telegram
House Majority Launches Attack on Science, Public Health, and the Environment
Feb 22, The Union of Concerned Scientists
More of the same for the great outdoors
Feb 18, High Country News
Rapid evolution in New York
Feb 18, USA Today
U.S. House Slashes Funding for Public Health, Clean Air, Clean Water
Feb 19, Environmental News Service
Loudoun supervisors review draft bay-preservation ordinance
Feb 20, The Washington Post
Obama launches major outdoor, conservation push
Feb 20, Summit County Citizens Voice
CU-Boulder: Reservoirs can change regional rainfall patterns
Feb 18, The Daily Camera
Surging water market to benefit engineering firms
Feb 21, HazMat Management
Can Michigan Avoid 'Fracking' Pollution Problems of Other States?
Feb 22, Solve Climate News
Recycled water project in Pittsburg and Antioch could be powered by the wind
Feb 22, Mercury News
Massey agrees to medical monitoring in slurry case
Feb 24, Bloomberg Businessweek
Feds outline a new vision for wildlife refuge system
Feb 25, Summit County Citizens Voice
A Q&A with Jack Barker on Solar Powered Water Purification
Feb 25, GE Reports
Much of Mississippi River Sediment Comes from Stream Bank Collapse, Rather Than Field Runoff
Feb 25, Science Daily
Water project shortfall leaves towns high and dry
Feb 27, USA Today


International
Major Ecological Study on Borneo's Deforested Landscapes Launched
Feb 1, Science Daily
Mercury Mysteries in the Arctic
Feb 1, Science Daily
Gowanus Canal Inquiry Underlines Severity of Pollution
Feb 2, The New York Times
Deep Below Antarctic Ice, Lake May Soon See Light
Feb 3, NPR
Two Severe Amazon Droughts in Five Years Alarms Scientists
Feb 3, Science Daily
Shell Cancels 2011 Arctic Drilling Plans
Feb 3, The New York Times
Christie vetoes legislation for tough pollution standards for Barnegat Bay
Feb 3, Press of Atlantic City
Amazon drought 'severe' in 2010, raising warming fears
Feb 3, BBC
Aquafarming
Feb 3, The Economist
Mexican clean-up urged to help Caribbean tourism
Feb 6, Reuters
Bolivia's Morales Seeks African Support for UN Water Proposals
Feb 7, Bloomberg Businessweek
Using Mining by-Products to Reduce Algal Blooms
Feb 6, Science Daily
Pollutants in Aquifers May Threaten Future of Mexico's Fast-Growing 'Riviera Maya'
Feb 6, Science Daily
Mercury Levels in Fish Higher Than Previously Estimated
Feb 9, Triple Pundit
Environmentalists Protest Belo Monte Dam in Brasilia
Feb 27, Ameritrade
Pharmaceutical pollutants turning up in Yucatan cenotes
Feb 8, Summit County Citizens Voice
Sea Lice From Salmon Farms Infect Fraser River Sockeye
Feb 8, Environmental News Service
Clorox comes clean: Company discloses all ingredients in all products
Feb 9, The Los Angeles Times
Did Drought Kill the Mayans?
Feb 9, Discovery News
Alberta charges Statoil for oil sands water use
Feb 10, Reuters
Pollution threatens Mexico's 'Riviera'
Feb 10, UPI
Statoil faces improper water withdrawal charges
Feb 11, Edmonton Journal
Researchers Map out Ice Sheets Shrinking During Ice Age
Feb 11, Science Daily
Report: Israel is in worst shape for water resources
Feb 12, The Jerusalem Post
Flood pollution leads to 'no-go' zones
Feb 15, Brisbane Times
World Phosphorous Use Crosses Critical Threshold
Feb 14, Science Daily
Don't Blame the Pill for Estrogen in Drinking Water
Feb 15, Science Daily
New Way to Estimate Global Rainfall and Track Ocean Pollution
Feb 15, Science Daily
Flood risk 'doubled' by greenhouse pollution
Feb 17, The Sydney Morning Herald
Thawing Permafrost Likely Will Accelerate Global Warming, Study Finds
Feb 16, Science Daily
Heavy Rains Linked to Humans
Feb 16, The New York Times
Pollution may cause rapid evolutionary change in fish
Feb 17, Ars Technica
Brisbane River to get regular pollution checkups
Feb 18, The Brisbane Times
Desalination: Unlocking Lessons from Yesterday's Solution
Feb 16, Energy Bulletin
Water Purification Solution Could Save Lives
Feb 16, GOOD
The Green Machine: Algae Clean Wastewater, Convert to Biodiesel
Feb 17, Science Daily
Watering a thirsty planet
Feb 20, Isreal Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Water, Water, Everywhere ... but Is It Safe to Drink?
Feb 20, Science Daily
The World's Oldest Water?
Feb 19, Science Daily
Geographer Calls for Complexity in Sustainability Science Models
Feb 20, Science Daily
Monsanto agrees to clean up toxic chemicals in South Wales quarry
Feb 21, The Guardian
UN designates 2011 as International Year of Forests
Feb 22, Summit County Citizens Voice
Parasitic Protozoons Survive Waste Water and Drinking Water Treatment Plants in Galicia
Feb 23, Science Daily
Low cost filter to provide safe water in a jiffy
Feb 24, SIFY News
Rate of waterway pollution almost halves
Feb 24, RTE News
Five Oscar-nominated films are environmental exposés
Feb 25, USA Today

Many thanks to Loretta Lohman at npscolorado.com for compiling many of the news articles in this report.

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