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Denver Water asks EPA for rare exemption from Safe Drinking Water Act
by Jerd Smith | July 17, 2019
A Denver resident who asked that her name not be used washes her car in the Berkeley neighborhood July 12, 2019. It is one of dozens of neighborhoods in Denver whose water is delivered via lead service lines.

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Colorado Parks and Wildlife workers conduct an assessment on the North Fork of the Poudre River. Credit: Colorado Parks and Wildlife
To boost Poudre River flows, cities, conservationists craft new plan from old playbook
July 3, 2019 by Shay Castle

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