The Sunriser | Renewed attention for water rights in northern Colorado
Good morning, Colorado.
In today’s Sunriser, you can expect a strong focus on environmental news. This is a topic we cover extensively here at The Sun and will continue to do so at two of our upcoming events.
Become an environmental reporter Michael Booth for an online discussion on September 4 to hear what experts have to say about the terrible ozone year Colorado is experiencing.
And join the water reporter Shannon Mullane at the Durango Public Library on September 14, where she will co-host an Animas River Awareness Day with the San Juan Citizens Alliance. She will moderate a panel discussion to accompany a volunteer-led river cleanup along the Animas Trail.
Let’s get to today’s news.
WATER
A Longmont water district filed a petition in a special water rights court earlier this year to retain its water use rights related to a 53-year-old plan to build a dam north of Lyons, a possibility that has alarmed critics, including the advocacy group Save the World’s Rivers. Jeremiah Smith renewed attention to a long-dormant water plan collapses.
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A decline in power production at Glen Canyon Dam has made utilities more dependent on the volatile energy market. Hydroelectric generation is expected to record the second-lowest year in history, at an estimated 2.98 million megawatt hours. Shannon Mullane explained.
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ENVIRONMENT
Audubon Society CEO Salary in 2022
Erin Hamilton works from Colorado for the New York-based Audubon Society and has become an active force in the nonprofit bird union. After already approving a strike with 92% of the vote, the union announced Wednesday a three-day strike next month. Conservation work clashes with workers’ rights in this Michael Booth Story.
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COLORADO REPORT
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22-29 August
Colorado State Fair. Starting tomorrow, Pueblo will be the site of all the essentials of a state fair: livestock, horse and 4-H competitions, monster trucks and rodeos, live music and plenty of roasted food.
It’s also the site for some distinctly Colorado, perhaps even distinctly Pueblo, traditions, like the World Slopper Eating Contest, held Aug. 31 at the fairgrounds. This Major League Eating-sanctioned event is not for amateurs. In fact, the Major League Eating website recommends that sloppers are “best enjoyed at a relaxing pace and in appropriate civil quantities.” Of course, on the world stage, Geoff Esper’s world record of 37.5 sloppers, set at the 2020 State Fair, is neither relaxing nor appropriate. Will Esper try to break his record? Or will last year’s winner, James Webb, come back to defend his first place finish with 32 sloppers?
The following day, September 1, is Fiesta Day, a vibrant annual tradition celebrating Hispanic culture in Colorado. Los Tigres del Norte headlines the live music program, and Ballet Folklórico, Aztec dancers and Los Charros Rodeo also perform throughout the day.
Various prices; August 23 – September 2; 1001 Beulah Ave., Pueblo
See you in the morning.
— Kevin and the entire team at The Sun
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