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AKWESASNE — A swimming advisory for the St. Regis River and Raquette River under tribal jurisdiction has been extended until next week. The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe Water Resources Program issued an advisory on July 9, and announced on Thursday an extension through at least Monday. Following Wednesday’s rain, the Water Resources Program noted an increased presence of bacterial cultures above safe concentrations for contact in both rivers. The program’s concern is potential illness caused by accidental ingestion of untreated river water. The rivers are set to be sampled again on M...

Fertilizers containing nitrogen are banned in Alachua County until February 2022 Dylan Lyons © Provided by Gainesville WCJB-TV Since 2009 Alachua County residents have not been able to use fertilizers containing nitrogen in the winter months. To keep up with the latest local news subscribe to our TV20 newsletter   and receive news straight to your email every morning. GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) -Since 2009 Alachua County residents have not been able to use fertilizers containing nitrogen in the winter months. However, an amendment in 2019 expands that ban to the summer mont...

Hans via Pixabay Listen /   The Colorado River provides water to 40 million people around the West, including New Mexico, but the historic drought gripping our region has prompted a 20 percent drop in flows in the river. Reservoirs are drying, with Lake Mead at its lowest levels since it was filled in the 1930s. As scientists incorporate these changes into future projections, an article in Science magazine urges them to plan for even greater declines in the river. Co-author John Fleck says there are important lessons to learn from a hydrologist who studied the river a century ago...

Verhines to head University of New Mexico Water Resources Program July 06, 2021 Amid a risk of the Rio Grande going dry through Albuquerque this summer and growing threats to the state’s water supplies, The University of New Mexico has named Scott Verhines to be the next director of the UNM Water Resources Program. A New Mexico native, Verhines brings a lifetime of experience in water management to the job, culminating with service from 2011-2014 as New Mexico State Engineer and Secretary of the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission – the state’s top water management jobs. “Scot...

5:14   The Colorado River provides water to 40 million people around the West, including New Mexico, but the historic drought gripping our region has prompted a 20 percent drop in flows in the river. Reservoirs are drying, with Lake Mead at its lowest levels since it was filled in the 1930s. As scientists incorporate these changes into future projections, an article in Science magazine urges them to plan for even greater declines in the river. Co-author John Fleck says there are important lessons to learn from a hydrologist who studied the river a century ago. Fleck is director of the Water...