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10th Circuit weighs Gross Reservoir expansion, judge’s ‘punishment’ of Denver Water
Members of the Denver-based federal appeals court considered on Friday whether they could intervene in an ongoing infrastructure project to enlarge a Boulder County dam after a trial judge deemed the underlying permit unlawful nearly two years ago. Denver Water has completed construction on the now-471-foot Gross Dam. However, an injunction still prevents the utility…
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Federal judge permits completion of Denver Water dam work, citing safety concerns
Although she stood by her prior determination that the project permit was unlawful, a federal judge last week decided construction on a major Denver Water infrastructure project should continue for safety reasons. Earlier this spring, U.S. District Court Senior Judge Christine M. Arguello found that, as a result of federal law violations, the expansion of Gross…
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Federal judge hears about Gross Reservoir safety issues
A federal judge on Tuesday heard expert testimony about a massive Denver Water project in Boulder County as she decides how much construction is needed to shore up the unlawfully permitted reservoir expansion. Last month, U.S. District Court Senior Judge Christine M. Arguello found that, as a result of federal law violations, the expansion of Gross…
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Federal judge tells Denver Water to share construction details with challengers of dam project
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Denver Water to share information with the environmental groups who successfully challenged a reservoir expansion project in Boulder County, as both sides prepare for a hearing to determine how much additional construction is necessary to stabilize the structure. Earlier this month, U.S. District Court Senior Judge Christine M. Arguello…
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Federal judge permits brief window of construction on Gross Reservoir in face of appeal
Three days after ordering Denver Water to permanently halt its efforts to expand a Boulder County reservoir, a federal judge on Sunday gave the utility a brief window to proceed with necessary construction as an appeal of her decision is filed. On April 3, U.S. District Court Senior Judge Christine M. Arguello found that as…
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Federal judge weighs legality of agency actions in ongoing expansion of Denver Water reservoir
A federal judge on Friday had numerous questions for the government and Denver Water about the ongoing construction of a key infrastructure project in Boulder County, as multiple advocacy groups seek to overturn the underlying permit based on alleged violations of federal law. Six environmental groups are requesting that U.S. District Court Senior Judge Christine…
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CONGRESSIONAL ROUNDUP | How Colorado’s delegation voted this week
H.R. 5041: Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act This was a vote to pass H.R. 5041 in the House. The Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act is intended to prevent the misuse or theft of unused medications by authorizing hospice care workers to dispose of unused drugs, usually after hospice patients die or the medication…
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Deal-making pays off: Boulder County’s Gross Reservoir closer to expansion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ubvz0CpCMJ0Gross Reservoir in Boulder County could give politicos and water managers a reason to celebrate with a tall, cold glass of H2O instead of bubbly from a magnum Saturday. After 14 years, Denver Water now has the two critical regulatory documents – a “record of decision” and 404 Permit from the U.S. Army Corps of…
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Smith: To Standing Rock
“What now?” my son, Jay asked. It was Sunday, Dec. 5, and we were just north of Dilia, New Mexico, where he has a small farm and where we had loaded his Toyota Tundra with firewood. We were preparing to head out to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota but had just heard…
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Panel: $57M project to help endangered fish might not work
A government-commissioned study concludes there’s substantial risk that a $57 million dam and fish bypass proposed on the Yellowstone River won’t meet its goal of helping an ancient, endangered fish species. An independent panel of scientists and engineers conducted the peer-review study for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. They said the agency provided no…