Have you registered your cell or internet phone with 9-1-1?
La
Plata County’s emergency notification system (commonly referred to as
“Reverse 9-1-1”) now includes cell phones and VoIP (Voice over Internet
Protocol). If you live in La Plata County, you may register up to five
cell or Internet phone numbers with your physical street
address, ensuring that you get emergency notifications even when
you’re not at home or don’t have a land line.
Residents can sign up with the La Plata County Code Red system to receive updates and alerts about the condition of the river.
Get Animas River Alerts On Your Phone and InBox
We have added Animas River Alerts the CodeRED Emergency Alert System!
La
Plata County Emergency Management is working with San Juan Basin
Health, Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
(DHSEM), San Juan County, City of Durango, Southern Ute Indian Tribe and
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), and
others on an alerting plan for the Animas River and its users.
The
alerts will inform the public when something of concern is noticed in
the quality of the water in the river. Strange color, hazardous spills
and heavy sediment will be investigated for impacts and you get
notified. Every incident noted (even when you aren't notified) will have
a report posted to the CDPHE Animas River website.
Also,
CDPHE is working with the USGS to place some real time water quality
sensors on existing river flow gauges. The gauge above Silverton on
Cement Creek, the gauge below Silverton at the mouth of the Upper Animas
Canyon, and the one in Durango near the walking bridge behind River
City Hall are all slated for the upgrades in the coming weeks. Plans are
for adding pH, Temp, Conductivity and Turbidity. Those sensors combined
can give a picture of water quality based on metals and minerals.
We
will use data collected from these gauges and sensors to monitor
changes in the river chemistry and let you know when something has a
potential impact.
These sensors are already on gauges in NM and UT. Check them out at http://waterwatch.usgs.gov/wqwatch/ Colorado Gauges will be there soon!
How Do You Get The Alerts?
Follow
the link below to sign up for CodeRED. If you have a land line phone
you are already getting emergency alerts, but not the Animas alerts. By
making a profile you can add your cell phone and internet phone, email,
or get text for "Emergency Alerts" and can opt-in for non-emergency
"General Alerts". To get the Animas River specific alerts, be sure to
check the box for "Animas River Information" If you already have a
profile, log in and add it to your personalized alerts.
Click here to register
Any
river user is encouraged to sign up; Rafters, tubers, swimmers, ditch
managers, ditch users, individuals and businesses. You don't need to
live in the area to get these alerts.