
Jerd Smith
Editor, Fresh Water News at Water Education Colorado
Editor at Fresh Water News, an independent news initiative of Water Education Colorado, overseeing water news coverage across Colorado and the American West.
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1 week ago |
coloradosun.com | Jerd Smith
A federal judge will allow Denver Water to continue work on a $531 million project to raise a dam in Boulder County, dealing a blow to environmentalists who had hoped to stop the construction. However, Senior U.S. District Judge Christine Arguello in her ruling late Thursday prohibited Denver Water from filling Gross Reservoir and ordered federal environmental permits to be rewritten by the Army Corps of Engineers.
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2 weeks ago |
coloradosun.com | Jerd Smith
Colorado river rats will have their work cut out for them this summer, as state streamflow forecasts dip well below average, signaling a short white water rafting season this month and next, and challenging river conditions come late summer.
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2 weeks ago |
coloradosun.com | Jerd Smith
Colorado lawmakers approved $67 million for water programs, eliminated a sports betting tax break to generate more cash for those same programs, and created a special panel to examine better ways to fund water programs in the future. Those are among a handful of water-related bills that passed before work at the state Capitol ended May 7. “Even in the face of a challenging budget outlook for the state, the 2025 legislative session was actually a very positive one for water in Colorado,” said Sen.
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2 weeks ago |
montrosepress.com | Jerd Smith
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1 month ago |
watereducationcolorado.org | Jerd Smith
A dam engineer who designed a major expansion of Gross Reservoir Dam in Boulder County told a federal judge Tuesday that the raising of the dam, facing a potential halt due to an April federal court ruling, needs to proceed to protect public safety.
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Colorado watershed advocates want homeowners to help in the fight to curb toxic algae blooms, known for shutting down lakes and swim beaches for days as the weather warms. It's all about making lawns P-free and that means no phosphorous-laced fertilizers. #freshwaternews

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West Slope officials are planning a major gathering to unite and help inspire Coloradans to begin protecting the state's watersheds from devastating wildfires. https://t.co/n6d78LGiCq