Jerd Smith

1 week ago | coloradosun.com | Jerd Smith

Colorado Springs voters rejected a controversial plan to annex more than 1,800 acres for a large-scale housing and commercial project near Schriever Space Force Base southeast of the city. As of 9 p.m. Tuesday, 63,813  ballots had been counted opposing the annexation, with 14,239 supporting the proposal, according to city election officials. A final vote count will be certified later this month.

2 weeks ago | coloradosun.com | Jerd Smith

Story first appeared in:On a cool, damp morning in May, attorneys in suits and shiny dress shoes, and Boulder County residents in rain jackets and hiking boots streamed into a federal courtroom in downtown Denver. Once everyone was seated, Senior Federal District Judge Christine Arguello convened the hearing.

3 weeks ago | coloradosun.com | Jerd Smith

Northern Water announced Thursday that naturally occurring uranium has been found in rocks quarried at its Chimney Hollow Reservoir construction site, and that the contaminant will leach into the water as the reservoir begins to fill. The news comes just months before Northern had hoped to begin filling the new storage pool west of Carter Lake in Larimer County. This Fresh Water News story is a collaboration between The Colorado Sun and Water Education Colorado. It also appears at wateredco.org.

3 weeks ago | coloradosun.com | Jerd Smith

State health officials will face tighter deadlines and more scrutiny of a water quality permitting program that has been plagued by massive backlogs and criticized by some small communities who say they can’t afford their state-mandated water treatment systems. The changes would come under a new bipartisan law Senate Bill 305 approved last month. Gov. Jared Polis is expected to sign the bill this week, according to state Sen.

3 weeks ago | watereducationcolorado.org | Jerd Smith

State health officials will face tighter deadlines and more scrutiny of a water quality permitting program that has been plagued by massive backlogs and criticized by some small communities who say they can’t afford their state-mandated water treatment systems. The changes will come under a new bipartisan law Senate Bill 305 approved last month. Gov. Jared Polis is expected to sign the bill this week, according to state Sen.