
Hydrologic technician Ryan Parker gathers water samples from the San Juan River in Montezuma Creek, Utah.
A spill containing lead and arsenic from the abandoned Gold King Mine in Silverton, Colo., leaked into the Animas River, which flows into the... Ref. Www.usatoday.com/media/cinematic/gallery/1410095/day-in-pictures/
December storms packed a wallop, but more needed, water managers say
Utah is sitting about right where it was last year at this time — with a snowpack slightly above average but lots of time left to accumulate more snow. Water managers are hoping for more storms to continue into spring to prop up reservoir storage. Ref. Source 4i