water history
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100 Years Ago Today: Animas River Turns Cow Teeth Gold
The Animas River turned cow teeth gold? Never heard of anything like it! Oh wait, isn’t this the river where the EPA accidentally blew out 3 million gallons of water containing high levels of iron, arsenic, and other toxins during the Gold King Mine cleanup, which turned the Animas River into something resembling toxic butterbeer Continue reading
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100 Years Ago Today: Breckenridge Issues Water Warning
People of Breckenridge, Colorado! Stop running your water at full blast all night! We know the pipes in your house might freeze and burst during the winter but our tiny reservoir only has a few feet of depth left! And the water pressure is so low that we couldn’t fight a fire if one broke Continue reading
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Local history enthusiast curious about how Colorado’s present is informed by the people and places of its past
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