January 5, 2022 |
In an effort to conserve about a million gallons of water a day during the summertime, the Rawlins City Council awarded a bid for the construction of a line to carry raw water from the river to the 40 acre cemetery, rather than using water treated at the municipal plant. Cali O’Hare reports.
Pictured above: A swollen creek bed overflows into a culvert beneath Highway 71, the Sage Creek Road. The water here is the result of a blown out valve at Lone Tree Creek, which is gushing 500,000 gallons a day. A colony of beavers has built a dam downstream. Photo by Cali O’Hare/Bigfoot 99.
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