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- Free Private Well Water Sampling in Six County Area
- 2nd Annual Fly Fishing Film Tour & Uncompahgre River Benefit
- Red Mountain Mining District Tour Guide tells The Watch about historical sights
- UWP reports on 2017 Hydrodam Sediment Release Study
- Ridgway Updated Proposed Ordinance on River District Development
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Category Archives: Reports & Plans
UWP reports on 2017 Hydrodam Sediment Release Study
The Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership (UWP) has completed its first report for the Ouray Hydrodam Sediment Release Study, detailing the water quality impacts of the annual release into the Uncompahgre River. Due to the release’s increased flows and concentrations of heavy … Continue reading
Posted in Reports & Plans
Tagged hydrodam, hydropower, ouray, sediment, uncompahgre river
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Dallas Creek Water Company Completes Water Source Protection Plan
The Dallas Creek Water Company, which provides domestic water to residents and commercial users on Log Hill Mesa above Ridgway, completed its first Water Source Protection Plan in August. Funded through a $5,000 Development and Implementation Grant from the Colorado … Continue reading
Posted in E-Alerts, News & Updates, Reports & Plans
Tagged Colorado, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Dallas Creek, Dallas Creek Water Company, Log Hill Mesa, ouray county, Ridgway, Water Source Protection Plan
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WMAES May 2015 Volunteer Activity Report
For two days in May, a group of 17 high school students plus three adults from Grand Rapids, Michigan visited Ridgway and volunteered with the Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership. The delegation from West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science worked … Continue reading
Posted in Reports & Plans
Tagged Bob Larson, Cottonwood Park, Jen Coates, ouray county, Ridgway, Rollans Park, Ron Mabry, Top of the Pines, West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science
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Climate in the Uncompahgre Watershed
Did you know that the Uncompahgre river (the largest tributary to the Gunnison River) is approximately 75 miles long from the headwaters in Lake Como to it’s mouth in Delta? In that journey it drops about 7,300 ft. That is … Continue reading
Posted in Reports & Plans
Tagged climate, Eco-Regions, education, EPA, USGS, water monitoring, watershed plan
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