Waste Water

The days of drinking brown water for residents of Silt are coming to an end with a new water plant coming online this month, but that comes at a price - $28 million dollars, to be exact. Silt Town Manager Jim Mann says it replaces a decades-old facility. KDNK’s Mike Lemmer reports on cost of infrastructure upgrades in our rural towns.

The City of Rifle 2025 Energy and Resilience Action Plan was recently completed. KDNK’s Mike Lemmer spoke to CLEER’s Clean Energy Program Associate Christina Matzl about the plan.

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Beer and wine made from purified wastewater are offering the public exposure to a type of water reuse with the potential to reshape water consumption in…