denver 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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Federal judge permits completion of Denver Water dam work, citing safety concerns
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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
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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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10th Circuit allows Gross Reservoir construction to continue while trial judge sorts out project
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The Colorado-based federal appeals court on Friday permitted construction to continue temporarily on Denver Water’s massive infrastructure project in Boulder County while a trial judge forges ahead with a hearing on the matter. Earlier this month, U.S. District Court Senior Judge Christine M. Arguello found that, as a result of federal law violations, the expansion of…
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Federal judge tells Denver Water to share construction details with challengers of dam project
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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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10th Circuit extends window for Gross Reservoir construction as it weighs Denver Water request
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The Colorado-based federal appeals court agreed on Friday to allow construction to continue on a Denver Water project in Boulder County — only until it can come up with a longer-term answer for whether to keep in place a trial judge’s order freezing all further work. On April 3, U.S. District Court Senior Judge Christine M.…
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Federal judge permits brief window of construction on Gross Reservoir in face of appeal
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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 rules government violated law in authorizing Gross Reservoir expansion, plunging project into uncertainty
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A federal judge concluded on Wednesday that the government violated multiple laws when it permitted Denver Water to undertake a massive expansion of its Boulder County reservoir, throwing the project’s future into question. In a detailed order, U.S. District Court Senior Judge Christine M. Arguello acknowledged there was evidence of Denver Water’s need for a…
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Federal judge weighs legality of agency actions in ongoing expansion of Denver Water reservoir
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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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Q&A with Alan Salazar | Seeing Denver Water’s history through its people
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In the office of Denver Water CEO and Manager Alan Salazar, old black and white photos of workers, pipes and dams from the archives hang next to beauty shots of snow-capped peaks and mist-shrouded reservoirs. Salazar, who in August 2023 became the 16th person to lead Colorado’s oldest and largest water provider since city voters…
