RANGELY | During the last few years the increase in the algae bloom of the White River has been cause for many discussions. Meetings have been held in Meeker and Rangely to seek answers from various tests and experts. While the exact cause of the increasing algae has yet to[Read More…]
Tag: Algae Bloom
White River algae meeting Aug. 30
MEEKER | The RBC Commissioners’ office has announced a follow-up meeting on White River algae and water quality concerns for Wednesday, Aug. 30, at the county courthouse in conference room #1 beginning at 9 a.m. The meeting is scheduled to run until 3 p.m., but may not need to run[Read More…]
Letter: Some advice from ‘Uncle Al’ might be good for the river
Dear Editor: Sidney Korshak, a legendary attorney active in Chicago in the 1930s, was famous for his negotiating skills, particularly in labor and union affairs. He did favors for his friends and he had many. Some people thought some of his friends were gangsters, but it could not be proved.[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature
When I was a kid there was a popular series of television commercials for margarine that ended with the words, “It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature,” followed by dramatic thunder and lightning triggered by an angry middle-aged woman. (As a middle-aged woman there are so many places I could[Read More…]
As the White River turns green again, work to seek a solution begins
RBC | What Rio Blanco County Commissioner Si Woodruff envisioned as a small core group meeting to discuss the problems and needs of the water quality in the White River expanded Tuesday to more than 25 participants who share a deep concern for the river’s health. Individuals from Colorado Parks[Read More…]
Commissioners discuss river health
RBC | Commissioner Si Woodruff told the board and staff he has been meeting with various individuals and entities around the county to discuss the health of the White River following another algae bloom and an additional bloom of a diatom commonly referred to as “rock snot.” “I’m hoping to[Read More…]
First results from water samples in, no analysis yet
RBC | In what may have been the shortest county commissioners’ meeting on record (less than five minutes), RBC commissioners (BOCC) approved items on the consent agenda and gave brief commissioner updates Monday. There was no new business, bid openings, or memorandums of understanding on the agenda. Consent agenda items[Read More…]
‘No single cause’ to blame for White River algae bloom
RBC | Concerns over recent algae blooms in the White River prompted an informational meeting Tuesday in Meeker. “We’ve had an issue in the river (algae blooms) we’ve all seen evolving over the last couple of years that’s affecting some of the fishing and having impacts on water quality,” said[Read More…]