/tags/south-platte South Platte en-US Copyright »ĘąÚÍřÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 13:00:00 GMT /news/2024-01-11/nebraska-buys-land-in-colorado-to-build-a-canal-but-doubts-remain-about-plans-to-divert-water Nebraska has purchased 90 acres in Colorado as part of a project to send South Platte water across the border. Thu, 11 Jan 2024 13:00:00 GMT /news/2024-01-11/nebraska-buys-land-in-colorado-to-build-a-canal-but-doubts-remain-about-plans-to-divert-water Alex Hager /environment/2022-01-27/nebraska-wants-to-redirect-water-out-of-colorado-but-that-may-be-easier-said-than-done Nebraska's governor proposed a new “canal and reservoir system” to redirect water as part of the 1923 South Platte River Compact. But particulars about the plan are scarce, leaving agencies involved with the river hungry for more details, and some experts confused as to how Nebraska would pull it off. Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:00:00 GMT /environment/2022-01-27/nebraska-wants-to-redirect-water-out-of-colorado-but-that-may-be-easier-said-than-done Alex Hager /news/2022-01-11/nebraska-announces-500m-plan-to-claim-water-from-colorado Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts announced a $500 million plan Monday to divert water out of Colorado under a 99-year-old compact between the states that allows Nebraska to seize access to Colorado land along the South Platte River and build canals. Tue, 11 Jan 2022 23:49:54 GMT /news/2022-01-11/nebraska-announces-500m-plan-to-claim-water-from-colorado Grant Schulte, Associated Press /environment/2018-06-13/water-is-leaving-colorado-farmland-for-the-city-but-will-it-ever-return An old water clichĂ© tells us that “water flows uphill toward money.” It’s an adage born out of people’s frustrations about who benefits when water moves… Wed, 13 Jun 2018 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2018-06-13/water-is-leaving-colorado-farmland-for-the-city-but-will-it-ever-return Luke Runyon, Matt Bloom /business/2018-05-29/price-of-key-northern-colorado-water-supply-reaches-new-peak The price of water within northern Colorado’s largest reservoir system is the highest it’s ever been.Units of water within the Colorado-Big Thompson (CBT)… Tue, 29 May 2018 14:55:12 GMT /business/2018-05-29/price-of-key-northern-colorado-water-supply-reaches-new-peak Luke Runyon /environment/2017-10-04/study-during-years-of-drought-western-groundwater-wells-go-dry Stories of Western groundwater wells going dry started bubbling up during a multi-year drought that began in 2012. Farmers and rural communities… Wed, 04 Oct 2017 15:36:11 GMT /environment/2017-10-04/study-during-years-of-drought-western-groundwater-wells-go-dry Luke Runyon /business/2016-12-14/growing-great-plains-poultry-industry-spurs-environmental-concerns-along-the-platte A proposal that would jumpstart the chicken business in Nebraska has some residents concerned about the potential impact on the environment and are trying… Wed, 14 Dec 2016 16:21:46 GMT /business/2016-12-14/growing-great-plains-poultry-industry-spurs-environmental-concerns-along-the-platte Harvest Public Media /environment/2016-09-20/farmers-feel-the-pressure-to-fight-agricultural-water-pollution Living in the Platte River Valley in central Nebraska means understanding that the water in your well may contain high levels of nitrates and may not be… Tue, 20 Sep 2016 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2016-09-20/farmers-feel-the-pressure-to-fight-agricultural-water-pollution Harvest Public Media /environment/2016-09-19/how-are-nitrates-ending-up-in-drinking-water-supplies Contaminated drinking water isn’t just a problem for Flint, Michigan. Many towns and cities across the Midwest and Great Plains face pollution seeping… Mon, 19 Sep 2016 20:08:30 GMT /environment/2016-09-19/how-are-nitrates-ending-up-in-drinking-water-supplies Harvest Public Media /environment/2015-10-14/colorados-wet-spring-brought-downriver-changes-for-the-platte Wet spring and summer rains soaked much of the High Plains in 2015. The Platte River, which runs through Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska before emptying… Wed, 14 Oct 2015 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2015-10-14/colorados-wet-spring-brought-downriver-changes-for-the-platte Ariana Brocious