Summit County17d
The Colorado River is salty. But where does salinity come from, and what’s being done about it?
Up-basin in Colorado River tributaries in Eagle County — where naturally occurring salinity is very low — Interstate 70 probably accounts for the largest input of salt, Kanzer said.
Vail Daily17d
The Colorado River is salty. But where does salinity come from, and what’s being done about it?
according to a 2009 U.S. Geological Survey report on salinization in the Upper Colorado River. In the river and its tributaries, salinity is both naturally occurring and exacerbated by human activity.