April 2023

River C

all Purgatoire River Call as of: 04/06/2023 Johns Flood Ditch: Priority #5, Appropriation Date: 03/20/1862 Trinidad Reservoir Report: Release 36.12 AF Inflow 25.12 AF - 12.65 CFS Evaporation 10.09 AF Content 23,507 Elevation 6,187.48 Precipitation 0 Downstream Call: Highland Canal; Appropriation Date: 05/30/1866 Jeff Montoya, Water Commissioner Colorado Division of Water Div. 2, District 19 .

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Colorado Dept. of Transportation agrees with problems in audit of $3.5B in projects

The Colorado Department of Transportation agreed with all 20 recommendations made by State Auditor Kerri Hunter regarding the lack of oversight on $3.5 billion spent on projects. The 138-page audit specifically reviewed “alternative delivery contracting methods,” commonly defined as selecting a team to develop, procure and design a transportation project.

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Golf clinic exposes more kids to basics of sport, attempts to reduce barriers to game

While golf is generally a game associated with older residents who have bounds of money, a recent golf clinic is trying to bring more local residents of all ages to the sport and reduce perceived barriers to play. Some 27 local youth from the Trinidad Youth Club participated in a golf clinic at the Trinidad Municipal Golf Course March 21 and March 22, where they learned the basics of the sport, including safety on the course.

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First lady Jill Biden visits Colorado, calls the state a model for workforce training

First lady Jill Biden praised Colorado lawmakers for working across party lines to become a model in providing residents options to get workforce training in a visit Monday to the state’s Capitol. Biden visited Colorado as part of a national tour to highlight President Joe Biden’s investments and commitment to workforce training and how states have used federal money to prop up programs to help Americans.

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