💧🌏 Greg CocksMar 22, 2024
Colorado Bill Aims To Protect Wetlands, Streams After [The Supreme Court] Sackett Decision
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https://www.denverpost.com/2024/03/21/colorado-legislature-wetlands-streams-protection-supreme-court/ <-- shared media article
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https://cnhp.colostate.edu/cwic/ <-- Colorado Wetland Information Center
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #change #wetlands #hydrology #water #Colorado #regulations #protection #statelaw #waterresources #watersupply #ecosystems #watersecurity #waterways #pollution #drainage #reclaimation #climatechange #drought #risk #hazard #permitting #cleanwateract #housing #development #environment #naturalsystems #seasonalstreams #climate #floodmitigation #flooding #habitat #wildfire
State lawmakers propose plan after half of Colorado’s waters lost federal protections

Colorado lawmakers are pursuing legislation to safeguard some of the state’s most fragile waterways from pollution after a U.S. Supreme Court decision rolled back federal protections.

The Denver Post
Rasta™ OLDJan 7, 2023

#CheckThisOut

Fresh water is becoming a rare commodity in areas such as the coastal southwest of the U.S., where years of drought have lowered reservoirs to dangerous levels. Much of the region's groundwater has been overexploited, and is not being replenished; additionally, the glaciers and snowpack that have supplied rivers are threatened.
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/water-water-everywhere-and-maybe-here-s-how-to-make-it-drinkable-1.6703854 #Freshwater #Water #irrigation #Drought #WX #Science #Technology #reclaimation

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ANALYSIS | Water, water, everywhere — and maybe here's how to make it drinkable | CBC Radio

Bob McDonald's blog: Researchers propose a new idea for harvesting fresh water from ocean air, that could be a boon for for arid coastal regions.

CBC
BobNov 16, 2022
The old Byre is coming along nicely. The heritage builders are doing a great job despite the rain. Reclaimed Welsh slates will be used for the roof and the previous stone tiles will be used as flagstones for the floor area.
#Byre #OldBuilding #Reclaimation