aurora water
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The future of Colorado water: How the fight over Shoshone water rights affects the Front Range
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A million acre-feet of water in the Colorado River — and the efforts by Western Slope water partners to keep it there — became the subject of a recent two-day hearing that could decide just who gets water and how much. One of the major points of tension is the objection by several water providers…
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Aurora gets $4 million in federal funds for library, water system improvements
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Aurora will use millions in federal grant money, secured by Rep. Jason Crow, for a new library space for teenagers and improved water service, according to officials in a press conference Monday. In March, Crow got over $12.2 million for community projects through the government appropriations process, with $4 million of the money going to…
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Why is Aurora in drought, but not Denver?
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While the city of Aurora already implemented drought restrictions for 2023, next door, the city of Denver doesn’t expect to declare a drought this year. The tale of two cities left some in Aurora scratching their heads, and the city’s drought restrictions garnered pushback from at least two of the city’s councilmembers. Aurora poised to…
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Colorado’s age-old water doctrine pushed to the brink by drought
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Editor’s Note: This story is a collaborative report by Fresh Water News working with nine other Colorado news outlets. In Evans, four miles south of Greeley, houses are shooting up. Once a quiet farm town, Evans is scrambling to come up with enough water to slake the thirst of hundreds of new homeowners, drawn here…
