News from neighbors
Snowpack looks good for South Platte Basin
STERLING JOURNAL-ADVOCATE, April 11 — Snowpack is plentiful, and reservoirs in the lower reaches of the South Platte River are brimming, which is good news for irrigators in this corner of the state.
As good as that news is, that may be as good as it gets, however, as forecasters are predicting a fairly dry April.
Colorado mountain snows, the primary source of the state’s annual water supplies, hit 102% of average this week, a bit of good news that hydrologists and forecasters were glad to embrace.
“If folks are looking for something to be grateful for now, a healthy water situation is on the list,” said Peter Goble, climate specialist at Colorado State University’s Colorado Climate Center.
The highest snowpack numbers this week were found in the South Platte River Basin where snowpack measured 112% of average.
The lowest readings occurred in southwestern Colorado, where snowpack in the San Miguel/Dolores Basin measured just 93% of average, according to the Natural Resource Conservation Service snow survey.
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Liberty Pipeline pausing project until next year
AKRON NEWS-REPORTER, April 8 — Washington County Commissioners met Tuesday, March 30. Administrative assistant Denise Chavez gave an update on the Liberty Pipeline project.
The company wanted the commissioners to know that they have been working with landowners on easements for the pipeline and now have 90% of the landowners signed up.
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CDOT will begin replacing timber bridges in Wray later in April
YUMA PIONEER, April 9 — Later this month, the Colorado Department of Transportation will begin work to replace two existing timber bridges over the North Fork River on US Highway 34 in Wray.
Drivers can expect lane shifts as contractor, Zak Dirt, works on the $5.3 million project, finishing in February of next year.
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Gladys Tharp to celebrate a century
GRANT TRIBUNE-SENTINEL, April 8 — Gladys Tharp of Grant, Nebraska, will be celebrating her 100th birthday next week on Monday, April 13.
Tharp is currently residing at Westview Retirement Community, and is unsure on how she will be celebrating in these uncertain times, but she is glad nonetheless to be alive today.
Gladys is described by her daughter Dee Ann Dubbert as very well-liked and community-minded.
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