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Comment on 2013 Colorado legislation: HB13-144 (Authorize Graywater Use) passes state Senate Ag committee #COleg by Residential Water Systems

Residential Water Systems — Sun, 12 May 2013 09:52:08 +0000

Hi,
When Green Plumbing is the topic, often times water conservation and re-usability goes along with it. The best way to improve something is to first look at what you have and what is been wasted. That’s exactly the point of using “graywater” again-”reusing water”.

Thanks

Comment on 2013 Colorado legislation: Graywater bill may make it to Governor Hickenlooper’s desk this session by joe Kottenstette

joe Kottenstette — Wed, 08 May 2013 03:09:04 +0000

Gray water is a great idea and should be promoted!

Comment on 2013 Colorado legislation roundup: Drought helps drive the legislative agenda by Jamie Holland

Jamie Holland — Fri, 03 May 2013 17:46:08 +0000

“SB 41 also deals with water rights and conservation, and another state need: firefighting. State water law is basically “use it or lose it,” and it includes a variety of needs that are considered “beneficial use,” such as irrigation, dust suppression, recreation and domestic. However, water storage isn’t among the approved uses under state law, and that was verified in 2011 by the Colorado Supreme Court.”
I feel water storage is very beneficial and how can the Colorado government not invest in steel storage tanks for water? Especially since the Colorado river has been listed on the endangered rivers list due to low water. Colorado needs to protect its environment and people and invest in water storage.

Comment on Green Mountain Reservoir operations: Reclamation starts filling the reservoir for 2013 #coriver by Bob Rowlands

Bob Rowlands — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:16:46 +0000

Co snotel graph has the content of water in snowpack for the colorado river drainage (the catchment area that fills dillon and green mountain) as 99% of average. I hope both reservoirs get filled.

Comment on Harris Sherman will say adiós to the USDA on May 8 by Lily

Lily — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:41:09 +0000

So much good goes on in Washington that we don’t hear about. Harris Sherman and his work at the USDA helps me to understand what “good” government is and gives me a sense of all that possible Thanks Mr. S for your years of service and for all you accomplished.

Comment on The High Park Fire is affecting municipal operations on the Cache la Poudre River by A Few Good Reads (6/18/12): Removal of a Penobscot River Dam, and the Effects of the High Park Fire in Northern Colorado » Hydraulically Inclined

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 02:10:32 +0000

[...] The High Park Fire is affecting municipal operations on the Cache la Poudre River [...]

Comment on Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District tour attracts nearly 100 taxpayers, city officials, water district employees and students by Coyote Gulch

Coyote Gulch — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 13:45:17 +0000

I’d get in touch with the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District:

http://www.northernwater.org

John Orr
http://coyotegulch.net/

Comment on Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District tour attracts nearly 100 taxpayers, city officials, water district employees and students by Kay DeBey

Kay DeBey — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 21:34:38 +0000

Hello,
I would like to know when the next tour to Grand Lake will be held? I have several friends who are interested in going with you if there is space available.

Thank you, Kathryn DeBey

Comment on ‘There’s definitely more of a demand for water because they are fracking’ — Don Foster by JB

JB — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 19:07:55 +0000

Uses very little. The problem is that the water is gone forever. At least with farming, it cycles back through the water table. With fracking, what does come back up is poisoned. Such a deal!

Comment on Coyote Gulch turns 11 years old by Coyote Gulch

Coyote Gulch — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:37:45 +0000

Thanks for the kind words.

John Orr
http://coyotegulch.net/

Comment on Coyote Gulch turns 11 years old by Doug Pflugh

Doug Pflugh — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:35:54 +0000

Thanks for your work, John – its an incredible resource for me!

Comment on Coyote Gulch turns 11 years old by Coyote Gulch

Coyote Gulch — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 14:28:10 +0000

Thanks for commenting, and welcome to the “simple” world of water. Basically, our world is just gravity and water, but we humans mangage to complicated things.

John Orr
http://coyotegulch.net/

Comment on Coyote Gulch turns 11 years old by bea

bea — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 14:15:06 +0000

Great site! I discovered it recently while researching acequias. I’m in the San Luis Valley, retired from publishing, now writing on water, so to speak.

Comment on Update on the spill near Parachute: Containment and removal in process, source still vexing Williams Energy by Coyote Gulch

Coyote Gulch — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:10:12 +0000

Hi Leslie, thanks for commenting. I don’t know if you’ve seen this article, http://www.gjsentinel.com/S=4acda492e78e3a633bb9880bd2f1056096068a5b/news/articles/lepore-gradient-protecting-creek-from-leak/, from the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, but COGCCC chief Lepore says there is nothing to worry about.

I sense that you may be skeptical.

John Orr
http://coyotegulch.net/

Comment on Update on the spill near Parachute: Containment and removal in process, source still vexing Williams Energy by Leslie Robinson

Leslie Robinson — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 01:50:09 +0000

With the possible contamination of the Colorado River by a major water table that has been polluted for many months, if not years, by this O&G “mystery hydrocarbons,” we should have every Colorado water conservation group up here screaming for access and more state and independent tests. Directions: turn west on I-70.
Leslie Robinson, chair, GVCA

Comment on EPA Watersense: ‘Fix a Leak Week’ starts today #codrought by Mark Preston

Mark Preston — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:45:07 +0000

While this isn’t exactly about leaks, it is about the EPA/Watersense.

The EPA has some wonderful ideas. They also seem to have some crackpot ideas, too.

The City of San Francisco, is/was an early adopter of the EPA’s WaterSense toilets. The City financed the installation of about 16,000 of these devices with a financial rebate to the citizen/consumer.

According to the manager of the San Francisco Wastewater Department, Tommy Moala, they don’t have sufficient flow of water through the sewer system to flush the waste. There are approximately 300,000 residences in San Francisco. Now, (no pun intended) there is a stink in San Francisco.

Saving water is a great idea. Ruining one’s home and environment isn’t.

I don’t own stock in a business related to water, plumbing fixtures, construction, architecture, construction or finance … I’m trying to say I don’t have a financial interest in what I write about at:

http://high-efficiency-toilet.blogspot.com/

There I have tried to chronicle the development of how these low water use toilets came into existence and the consequences of violating the laws of physics, because politicians think that’s a wise idea.

I’m not looking for a link into your Site/Magazine/Journal, I’m not looking to get my name mentioned or the URL I have above. But I do hope you consider what the government is doing and report on it constructively.

Comment on ‘The lower basin is done with its compact allocation, and on occasion they use some of ours’ — Jennifer Gimbel #coriver by Land Shark

Land Shark — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:03:50 +0000

There is also a river in Egypt called de Nile.

Comment on Snowpack news: Gunnison Basin 73% of normal, Taylor Park Reservoir not expected to fill #codrought by Katherine Grand

Katherine Grand — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 23:03:17 +0000

Pray for snow!

Comment on Colorado Water Trust webinar March 22 — Request for Water 2013: How it works by Coyote Gulch

Coyote Gulch — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:56:06 +0000

It’s for the trout and the standup paddlers.

John Orr
http://coyotegulch.net/

Comment on Colorado Water Trust webinar March 22 — Request for Water 2013: How it works by Christine

Christine — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:36:36 +0000

Thanks, John, for helping us spread the word about our webinar and our program! We appreciate all of the help we can get!

Comment on Snowpack news: Larimer County snowpack and reservoir storage lower than 2012 #codrought by Colorado and the West is running out of water . . . - Page 114 - City-Data Forum

Colorado and the West is running out of water . . . - Page 114 - City-Data Forum — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 01:13:41 +0000

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Comment on The drought is expected to persist #codrought by D. A. Hartley

D. A. Hartley — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:49:55 +0000

Reblogged this on Friend Nature and commented: Water! Our precious resource, and now the USA is on the list for water shortages. Please rethink your daily use of water. Change starts with you! Friend Nature

Comment on ‘It is extremely difficult to…implement a long-term strategy for short-term transfers of water’ — Don Frick by george n wallace, soldias farms

george n wallace, soldias farms — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 21:04:18 +0000

We have recently convened a water sharing working group of producers, irrigation entities and domestic water providers in the Poudre Basin. We remain hopeful that we can develop site-specific approaches for the Poudre Basin that at least provide drought year firming, and more security for ag decrees and those own and rent water. At the very least we can develop agreements that lower the potential for conflict, cooperate on infrastructure improvements and provide temporary access to some agricultural water during drought years. The fact is that North Poudre shareholders have already committed to swaping the multiple-use portion of >1000 shares of NP stock for ag water (blackwater from the Poudre) in 2013 to help the City of Fort Collins have more access to CBT water in Horsetooth that is easier to treat in that water quality has not been affected by the High Park Fire. This is in and of itself already proof that water can be temporarily transferred/shared by those owning ag water and there is no reason that agreements of this kind and others can not be institutionalized for the longer term. It would be more helpful if those you who understand the legal framework regarding water would do some positive thinking and help us work on creative solutions. Continued “buy and dry” will eventually come back to haunt us. Lets work on alternative transfer methods.

Comment on 2012 Colorado legislation: Are approved gray water systems on the horizon? by Kris Torrez

Kris Torrez — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:55:07 +0000

To tell you the truth I am not a big environmentalist but do have a big family….even with both my Husband and I working the funds run short and I think reusing the gray water for our lawn and Garden would be a great way to save money!!!

Comment on Just another day in the canyon country — pretty amazing rope swinging video by Greg Heiden

Greg Heiden — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 15:02:13 +0000

One should really have to view the “Behind the Scenes” also. These people are professionals. One doesn’t swing simply from a rope, propelled from a bow, into a dead tree from an arrow. The tree was only a receiver, and likely would best serve for tree ring studies. The main rope is well anchored into rock. As Ever, Greg