The Southwest Offers Blueprints for the Future of Wastewater Reuse
Lake Powell, a man-made reservoir on the Colorado River in Utah and Arizona, is the nation’s second-largest reservoir by maximum water capacity, supplying water to several Western states.
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No country is immune from water scarcity issues not even the world’s wealthiest country, the United States.
The southwestern states, in particular, have faced frequent and ongoing droughts over the past two decades, and traditional water supplies are failing. As groundwater supplies in the region have depleted substantially, rainfall has decreased and the costs of importing water have risen substantially.
Kris Miller has joined Maher and Maher Law in Colorado Springs to oversee and expand the firm s personal injury practice. He had been in private practice and was a deputy district attorney in El Paso, Mesa and Teller counties, working as a trial attorney, liaison and supervisor.
Lisa Loeber has joined Melody Living Assisted Living and Memory Care in Colorado Springs as sales and marketing associate. She had been director of memory care and sales and marketing director at Brookdale Monument Valley Park.
Cathy Chilton, a retired major general in the Air Force Reserves, and
Patricia Cone, vice president of memberships and special projects for the Garden of the Gods Resort and Club, have been appointed to the UCHealth Memorial Hospital Board of Directors.
CRIPPLE CREEK • City Council on Jan. 6 approved an ordinance to add a new chapter the city code enacting Amendment 77 and removing the $100 single-bet cap.