A pair of ducks dive for food in the Jenny Adair Wetlands on N. Mill St. in Aspen on Tuesday, March 4, 2021. The constructed wetlands are a part of the city’s stormwater initiative to reduce pollutants in the Roaring Fork River. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times) Aspen City Council decided on Tuesday to take a conservative approach to shoring up the deficit in the clean river program, which has $12 million worth of projects on tap that go toward maintaining the health of the Roaring Fork, city infrastructure and public safety. Instead of pursuing a new revenue source like increasing the existing property tax that funds the clean river program, establishing another city utility, or borrowing against future revenues, council members said during their work session