Interior secretary visits new public lands HQ in Colorado
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland responds to a question as Becky Mitchell, left, of the Colorado Water Conservation Board, and U.S. Rep Diana DeGette, D-Colo., look on during a news conference after Haaland s visit to talk about federal solutions to ease the effects of the drought at the offices of Denver Water, Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Denver. Haaland will make stops in two cities on Colorado s Western Slope as part of her trip to assess the effects of the drought on the Centennial State. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) July 23, 2021 - 5:58 PM
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) â Interior Secretary Deb Haaland paid her first visit Friday to the new Colorado headquarters of her department s Bureau of Land Management after its relocation from the nation s capital by the Trump administration sparked criticism that the move was intended to gut the agency that oversees vast tracts of public lands in th
DENVER (AP) â Confronting the historic drought that has a firm grip on the American West requires a heavy federal infrastructure investment to protect existing water supplies but also will depend on efforts at all levels of government to reduce demand by promoting water efficiency and recycling, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said Thursday.
Haaland told reporters in Denver that the Biden administrationâs proposed fiscal year 2022 budget includes a $1.5 billion investment in the Bureau of Reclamation, which manages water and power in the Western states, and more than $54 million for states, tribes and communities to upgrade infrastructure and water planning projects.
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Interior secretary: Drought demands investment, conservation
PATTY NIEBERG, Associated Press/Report For America
July 22, 2021
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1of12As Becky Mitchell, back left, and of the Colorado Water Conservation Board, and U.S. Rep Diana DeGette, D-Colo., look on, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland speaks during a news conference after Haaland s visit to talk about federal solutions to ease the effects of the drought at the offices of Denver Water Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Denver. Haaland will make stops in two cities on Colorado s Western Slope as part of her trip to assess the effects of the drought on the Centennial State.David Zalubowski/APShow MoreShow Less
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July 22, 2021
High-mountain snowmelt is collected in the Lost Man Reservoir, then channeled into a trans-mountain diversion by way of this canal. (Photo by Alex Hager/Aspen Public Radio)
Water in Lost Man Canal passes underneath State Route 82 on Independence Pass. It’s a small part of a huge plumbing system that carries high-mountain snowmelt and rainfall through Colorado’s mountains to its populated cities on the Front Range. (Photo by Alex Hager/Aspen Public Radio)
Water from the Roaring Fork River and high-mountain reservoirs combine before passing through this diversion tunnel. It will pass through two more reservoirs and the Arkansas River on its way to the Front Range. (Photo by Alex Hager/Aspen Public Radio)