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Moab’s watershed is complex, and understanding it is crucial to good development decisions. On April 19, the Grand County Commission hosted the first of what it hopes will be quarterly
Grand County Commissioners touched on several water-related items at their April 5 meeting. Commissioner Sarah Stock reported that the county was awarded a grant from the National Ground-water Monitoring Network,
Last week, Utah State University hosted a webinar for natural resource professionals to discuss a drought reporting network called âCondition Monitoring Observer Reports.â Through a mobile app, Utah citizens can document drought impacts and submit their observations to a database used by state and university drought researchers and scientists. The data can help give scientists a more qualitative, detailed understanding of on-the-ground conditions and impacts of drought. Are farmersâ crops, or ranchersâ grazing areas, being affected? Are recreation areas changing? Photograp...
Happy Earth Day! Moab City elected officials and staff continue ongoing efforts to improve sustainability and environmental quality and health in the Moab Valley. With the hire of Mila Dunbar-Irwin as the new sustainability director, the city is poised to advance some of those efforts. At a March 11 strategic planning meeting, the city council discussed water conservation and sustainability goals. Water Conservation Ongoing studies of the aquifers and watersheds that provide Moab residents with water for drinking, home and commercial use, and irrigation continue to leave doubt about how much ...
>> nobody really understands the impact that coal has in west virginia. it gives back to the schools, it gives back to the communities, it gives back to the infrastructure of the state. >> reporter: mountain top mining way to access close to the surface coal scene involves four steps. first, clearing the mountain. then blasting off the top of it. then digging out the coal. and finally putting the extra dirt and rocks into a valley fill as it's called. the obama administration is particularly concerned with water that flows through the valley fills and in to streams. e.p.a. administrator lisa j...