Tag: arkansas valley conduit
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U.S. House weighs override of Trump veto on Colorado water project
The U.S. House is expected to consider on Thursday whether to override President Donald Trump’s veto of a bill aimed at helping finance a water pipeline in Colorado. Should it happen, it would be the first attempt at an override in Trump’s second term. Trump vetoed H.R. 131 on Dec. 30, saying the project is…
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EDITORIAL: Restore Colorado water project ASAP
Without getting into the political intrigue that typically underlies any face-off between the White House and other elected officials in either party — let’s just say President Trump was wrong on Tuesday to jettison legislation for a pivotal water project in rural southeastern Colorado. And Colorado’s 4th Congressional District U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert is right…
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US Rep. Lauren Boebert calls for override vote after Trump vetoes bipartisan Colorado water bill
President Donald Trump issued the first veto of his second term Tuesday, blocking a long-awaited bipartisan effort to finish a southeastern Colorado water project that supporters say is critical to delivering clean drinking water to roughly 50,000 residents of the lower Arkansas Valley. The president described the project as economically not viable — and one…
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Arkansas Valley pipeline gets $250 million boost to bring clean water to communities
A pipeline that will bring clean water to the Arkansas Valley got a $250 million boost Wednesday in federal funding. The 130-mile system will bring water to communities that are under enforcement orders from the state health department because of the poor water quality. Some of the communities have naturally occurring radium, a radioactive element…
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Colorado senators push legislation for financial relief for Arkansas Valley Conduit
A subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on Wednesday got its first look at a bill sponsored by Colorado’s two senators that would help finance the Arkansas Valley Conduit. S. 5013 is known as Finish the AVC Act. It would extend the period for repaying the federal government for the…