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CPW and DWR Host Meeting Monday in Lamar to Discuss Two Buttes Reservoir
LAMAR, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Division of Water Resources will host a public meeting on Monday, Aug. 12 to discuss structural issues with the dam at Two Buttes Reservoir. The public meeting will begin at 5 p.m. on Monday at the Colorado Parks and Wildlife office in Lamar (2500 S. Main Street). Recent […]
Colorado Parks and Wildlife to Release Water From Two Buttes Dam
LAMAR, Colo. – After a major rain event on Wednesday initiated a dramatic rise in water levels, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is releasing water from the Two Buttes Reservoir. Many years ago, the State Engineer’s Office, now the Division of Water Resources, Office of the State Engineer, Dam Safety Branch placed a restriction on the Two Buttes […]
Lamar Utilities Board Updates Equipment
The Lamar Utility Board approved expenditures for equipment not directly related to energy production. Members approved $23,700 for a replacement copier, capable of making large-scale copies of engineering blueprints. Light Plant Superintendent Houssin Hourieh said some of the original prints are deteriorating with age and the upgraded copier will perform more functions than the one […]
Listeria Contamination Linked to Storage & Cleaning Equipment
The FDA confirmed today, October 19, that packing equipment and cold storage areas at Jensen Farms in Granada tested positive for listeria contamination. The first indications were that the contamination developed from the produce fields owned by Jensen Farms in Holly. In a letter to Jensen Farms, the FDA states, “During the September 10 inspection, […]