Water News Roundup – January 26, 2010

The Spectrum: Water standards lax?  If you Google Cedar City safe drinking water, a link on the first page takes you to test results collected by an environmental group that are posted both on the group’s Web site, www.ewg.org, and the New York Times Web site.

Salt Lake Tribune – Editorial: Utah’s pipeline problem – I have been fighting the proposed pipeline from Utah’s Snake Valley to Las Vegas for five years. This misguided project is one of three that seek to take water from Utah and move it out of state. It is astounding that Utah’s governor and the state Department of Natural Resources appear willing at some point to let the Snake Valley plan happen.

Big Gulp – A guy named Million wants to spend billions to pipe part of Wyoming’s Green River 400 miles to Denver and beyond. But as global warming threatens the flows in the Green, it would be foolhardy to suck great gulps of water from the stream. To sustain both wildlife and humans, the waters should be left alone.

Water News Roundup – January 25, 2010

KSL: Water pipeline idea interests irrigation districts – Representatives of some of the Colorado municipalities and irrigation districts interested in drawing water from a proposed pipeline from Wyoming say they need more water regardless of the source.

Salt Lake Tribune – Editorial: Sinking Snake Valley – The opinion column by John D. Bredehoeft, formerly with the U.S. Geological Survey, details in most cogent terms why any Snake Valley water deal with Nevada should not be signed — no matter what safeguards might be included.

Deseret News: Utah Legislature 2010: Water issues inundate Capitol Hill – This year’s legislative session will play host to a flood of environmental bills — many dealing with the management of water — with lawmakers tasked with determining if it is appropriate to “harvest” rain or “bank” local district water rights if they aren’t being used.

Latest Snowpack Map…

Also, for all of you fellow desk jockeys….

Here’s a new warning from health experts: Sitting is deadly. Scientists are increasingly warning that sitting for prolonged periods — even if you also exercise regularly — could be bad for your health.

Water News Roundup – January 21, 2010

KSL: Developer of Wyoming – Colorado water line claims demand – The developer of a proposed water pipeline from southwestern Wyoming to Colorado’s Front Range says customer demand for water exceeds the pipeline’s capacity.

Water News Roundup – January 20, 2010

KSL: Optimistic ruling won’t hurt water deal – Colorado’s top water official is optimistic that a setback to a California water conservation plan won’t derail an agreement affecting the use of Colorado River by six other states in the West.

Salt Lake Tribune:

States walk fine line with law of the river – Question: Could Wyoming or Utah block a Colorado entrepreneur’s plan to pipe Green River water to Denver?

Colorado proposal stirs water fears –  A big gulp of the little stream that splits these sagebrush prairies might take a $3 billion detour across the Great Divide and into Colorado’s bullish future.

Salt Lake Tribune – Editorial: Guv and Snake Valley – The National Parks Conservation Association commends Gov. Gary Herbert for stepping back and taking a thoughtful approach to the proposed Snake Valley water-sharing agreement with Nevada.

Ogden Standard Examiner: Water totals should be up by the end of the week – Top of Utah snow totals as of Tuesday morning were no better than a week before, which sounds odd considering how much it snowed and rained Monday.