Here we will do more than worry about those in Colorado suffering from unprecedented flooding. We can problem solve and hopefully get resources where they are needed most.
So if you are in the Rockies and environs pipe in and let us know what is needed and what the situation is in your area. We will work together to problem solve and hopefully get relief to your area.
At this point in Boulder they are asking residents there to not use the sewage functions due to the waste water processing plant being compromised and most likely running into Boulder Creek. If you do have to use water from an untreated well or gathering it yourself please treat it by filtering it and boiling it. If heat for boiling is not available then bleach can be used.
Purifying by adding liquid chlorine bleach
Treat water by adding liquid household bleach, such as Clorox or Purex.
Household bleach is typically between 5.25 percent and 8.25 percent chlorine. Read the label.
Avoid using bleaches that contain perfumes, dyes and other additives. Be sure to read the label.
Cloudy water should be filtered before adding bleach.
Place the water in a clean container. Add the amount of bleach according to the table below.
Mix thoroughly and let stand for at least 60 minutes before drinking.
Treating water with household bleach containing 5.25-8.25 percent chlorine
Volume of Water to be Treated Bleach Solution to Add
1 quart/1 liter 5 drops
1/2 gallon/2 quarts/2 liters 10 drops
1 gallon 1/4 teaspoon
5 gallons 1 teaspoon
10 gallons 2 teaspoons
Caution: Bleach will not kill some disease-causing organisms commonly found in surface water. Bleach will not remove chemical pollutants.
If you suspect your water has been exposed to chemicals of any kind do not drink it. If a car is in the water upstream then the water is not drinkable.
Rainwater is the next best thing.
As a result, he said, small towns in the western mountains are “completely isolated” with “no road access, no telephone information, no power, no water, no sewer.”
“We have our hands full simply trying to assess what we have on our hands,” he said.
Late Friday night, the Boulder County Office of Emergency Management reported a breach about 300 feet long in the pipeline that carries about 90 percent of Boulder's untreated wastewater to a treatment plant, with the wastewater being disharged directly into Boulder Creek.
If you have problem solving ideas pop them into the comments.
There is a flood warning for the Rio Grande in Albuquerque:
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There is a flood warning for the Rio Grande at Albuquerque.
The warning will span from Saturday morning to Saturday evening, or if the warning is canceled.
At 2:15 p.m. Friday, the river’s stage was 5 feet. The flood stage is 8 feet.
The river is expected to rise near the flood stage overnight through Saturday morning.
On Saturday morning, the river is forecast to hit its highest point since 1983.
Dikes and levees constructed after the floods of 1942 protect developed and personal property near the river in the Albuquerque metropolitan area.
Levee heights range from 8 to 12 feet.