LCRA could still sell Rollingwood, West Lake Hills water systems
Austin American-Statesman
Date: 1/29/2012 6:43:13 AM
By Farzad Mashhood More Central Texas water and wastewater systems might end up in the hands of cities and other public entities as the Lower Colorado River Authority continues trying to sell off a business unit it says loses $3 million a year.See all stories on this topic…
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Water rights are crucial to local economy
Vail Daily News
Date: 1/29/2012 6:43:13 AM
A project under consideration called The Colorado River Return, also known as “The Big Straw,” would pump water from the Colorado River at the Utah state border back up the main stem of the Colorado River to the Continental Divide near Avon for ...See all stories on this topic…
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Mexico's Baluarte bridge is the highest in North America
Washington Post (blog)
Date: 1/29/2012 1:30:45 AM
(Jay Janner - AP) In 2010, the United States opened a four-lane-highway bridge about 890 feet above the Colorado River. Now referred to as the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, it is the second highest in the United States and was built as ...See all stories on this topic…
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Midland Daily News
Date: 1/29/2012 12:00:21 AM
One year removed from near-record snow levels that sent 4 trillion gallons of much-needed meltwater into Lake Mead, winter has gotten off to a terrible start in the mountains that feed the Colorado River. Conditions are so dry that water supply ...See all stories on this topic…
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Robbins awarded top water honor
Pueblo Chieftain
Date: 1/28/2012 9:44:31 AM
Since 1979, with a four-year hiatus, he served on the Colorado River Salinity Control Board. After earning his bachelor's degree from Stanford University in 1966 and law degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1969, Robbins served as in the US Army, ...See all stories on this topic…
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