The Air Pollution Control Division has evaluated and reviewed its smoke management program in light of increasing the support and use of prescribed fire in Colorado in balance with existing state statute and public health, welfare and visibility mandates.
Two recent stories in The Denver Post on Sept. 12 and a longer version on Sept. 13 focused on spills and releases associated with Colorado's oil and gas industry. The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission believes it's critical to responsibly address spills, releases, and other impacts to the environment and that such work is key to our mission to balance a thriving industry with protection of our air, land, water and health.
Seventeen globally imperiled plants found in oil and gas development areas in Colorado are in danger of extinction. Collectively, these species occupy less than 11,000 acres in Colorado. One of the biggest conservation issues for Colorado native plants is the lack of awareness of the existence and status of these rare plant species. Avoiding or minimizing impacts to these species during oil and gas development activities may help to effectively conserve their habitat and is unlikely to confer substantial impacts on oil and gas development projects.
The purpose of this project is to identify a method to cost-effectively utilize manure and other abundant agricultural wastes to produce useful energy. A fuel made from this resource has the potential to reduce farmers' waste disposal and energy expenses, mitigate negative environmental impacts caused by excessive and inappropriately stored manure, and improve the economic viability of farm operations. This research project designed, produced and tested several samples of "straw-pooh" fuel briquettes that could be co-fired with coal in utility-scale power plants, burned on site to produce heat and power for agricultural operations, or used in a medium-scale application, such as district heating (to provide heat to one or more large buildings or structures).
The City and County of Denver, acting by and through its Board of Water Commissioners (Denver Water) is proposing to construct the Moffat Collection System Project (Moffat Project), a project designed to provide 18,000 acre-feet (AF) per year of new water supply to Denver Water's customers. The purpose of this Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Plan (FWMP) for the Moffat Project is to comply with the requirements of Colorado state law (CRS 37-60-122.2), as implemented by the procedural rules for the Colorado Wildlife Commission.
Cost-effective strategies were developed and identified to CDOT Highway Maintenance Managers to reduce rest area operational costs while conserving finite natural resources. Initial cost analysis indicates that reduced operational costs can be realized by implementing water conservation practices (waterless urinals, water harvesting, irrigation, energy conservation and alternative energy practices, and re-use and recycling of solid waste and landscaping transition toward xeriscape practices).
The City and County of Denver, acting by and through its Board of Water Commissioners (Denver Water) is proposing to construct the Moffat Collection System Project (Moffat Project), a project designed to provide 18,000 acre-feet (AF) per year of new water supply to Denver Water's customers. The purpose of this Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Plan (FWMP) for the Moffat Project is to comply with the requirements of Colorado state law (CRS 37-60-122.2), as implemented by the procedural rules for the Colorado Wildlife Commission.
The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of a magnesium chloride-based deicer, a sodium chloride-based deicer, and the major salts contained in these deicers on seed germination and seedling growth and development of fifteen species of grasses and forbs native to Colorado. Seven of the fifteen species performed well at the low and medium concentrations of the salts and solutions; these are plants that can likely germinate in roadside areas.
"The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) (lead agencies) prepared this Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) to provide reader-friendly, concise information about the major findings of the Interstate 70 (I-70) Mountain Corridor National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process. This Final PEIS encompasses data gathered and presented over a ten-year period..."-- p. I-1.
