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When you take a shower, wash the dishes, or do anything else that might require a drain, where does all that material go? Every flush in the Moab Valley now makes its way through the sewer system to a brand new, $14.5 million wastewater reclamation facility. With the new facility, officials say Moab's waste is now putting much less pressure on the Colorado River and using remarkably less potable water. Chief operator Greg Fosse took KZMU News on a tour of the new place.

Water managers throughout the West were supposed to finish drought contingency plans for the Colorado River by the end of the year. And even with months of time and energy spent on the process, they're likely going to miss the deadline. But why? Our partners at KUNC in northern Colorado have the story.

[photo: A panel at the Colorado River Water Users Association annual conference in Las Vegas discuss progress in the creation of Drought Contingency Plans on December 13, 2018. Luke Runyon/KUNC]

Water managers throughout the West were supposed to finish drought contingency plans for the Colorado River by the end of the year. And even with months of time and energy spent on the process, they're likely going to miss the deadline. But why? Our partners at KUNC in northern Colorado have the story.

[photo: A panel at the Colorado River Water Users Association annual conference in Las Vegas discuss progress in the creation of Drought Contingency Plans on December 13, 2018. Luke Runyon/KUNC]

Water managers throughout the West were supposed to finish drought contingency plans for the Colorado River by the end of the year. And even with months of time and energy spent on the process, they're likely going to miss the deadline. But why? Our partners at KUNC in northern Colorado have the story.

[photo: A panel at the Colorado River Water Users Association annual conference in Las Vegas discuss progress in the creation of Drought Contingency Plans on December 13, 2018. Luke Runyon/KUNC]

The Times-Independent's associate editor Doug McMurdo visits the KZMU studios to discuss the paper's latest coverage. The Moab City Council apologized to community members for their change to a zoning law, the 'Kokopelli' ultramarathon will not return next year due to serious safety concerns, and the county sues opioid manufacturers over their responsibility for the drug epidemic. Tune in!

The Times-Independent's associate editor Doug McMurdo visits the KZMU studios to discuss the paper's latest coverage. The Moab City Council apologized to community members for their change to a zoning law, the 'Kokopelli' ultramarathon will not return next year due to serious safety concerns, and the county sues opioid manufacturers over their responsibility for the drug epidemic. Tune in!

The Times-Independent's associate editor Doug McMurdo visits the KZMU studios to discuss the paper's latest coverage. The Moab City Council apologized to community members for their change to a zoning law, the 'Kokopelli' ultramarathon will not return next year due to serious safety concerns, and the county sues opioid manufacturers over their responsibility for the drug epidemic. Tune in!

Is it possible to rethink our roles as consumers, collaborate on a community level, and start treating our trash like a resource? The Resiliency Hub thinks it is. That's why they've teamed up with WabiSabi and Upcycle Santa Fe to bring an Ubuntu Blox workshop to Moab. Ubuntu Blox are dense bales of compressed plastic and Styrofoam waste, formed with a wooden press. The team will build an upcycled bench at KZMU this Saturday using the newly built press, which is now a community resource. Tune in to learn more about the Ubuntu Blox process, and check The Resiliency Hub's Facebook page for more information on this weekend's workshops.

Is it possible to rethink our roles as consumers, collaborate on a community level, and start treating our trash like a resource? The Resiliency Hub thinks it is. That's why they've teamed up with WabiSabi and Upcycle Santa Fe to bring an Ubuntu Blox workshop to Moab. Ubuntu Blox are dense bales of compressed plastic and Styrofoam waste, formed with a wooden press. The team will build an upcycled bench at KZMU this Saturday using the newly built press, which is now a community resource. Tune in to learn more about the Ubuntu Blox process, and check The Resiliency Hub's Facebook page for more information on this weekend's workshops.

Is it possible to rethink our roles as consumers, collaborate on a community level, and start treating our trash like a resource? The Resiliency Hub thinks it is. That's why they've teamed up with WabiSabi and Upcycle Santa Fe to bring an Ubuntu Blox workshop to Moab. Ubuntu Blox are dense bales of compressed plastic and Styrofoam waste, formed with a wooden press. The team will build an upcycled bench at KZMU this Saturday using the newly built press, which is now a community resource. Tune in to learn more about the Ubuntu Blox process, and check The Resiliency Hub's Facebook page for more information on this weekend's workshops.