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Appeals court orders second look at Denver Water’s immunity for cyclist’s injury
Colorado’s second-highest court ordered another look at a bicyclist’s negligence lawsuit against Denver Water on Thursday, concluding that a trial judge needed to evaluate the utility’s potential immunity using the state Supreme Court’s new guidance. Joseph A. “Joey” Scott alleged that he was biking northbound in the 800 block of Ogden Street when he encountered…
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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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Tapped: Front Range residents face higher water rates, restrictions as rapid snowmelt threatens supplies
Editor’s Note: The Denver metro region sits at the center of one of the American West’s most complex and consequential water challenges. This series examines the interconnected systems that determine how the region secures, stores, and conserves its water while navigating the competing demands of fast‑growing urban communities and the increasingly unpredictable mountain snowpack that…
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Tapped: Denver residents face hotter, costlier summer under new drought rules
Editor’s note: The Denver metro region sits at the center of one of the American West’s most complex and consequential water challenges. This series examines the interconnected systems that determine how the region secures, stores, and conserves its water while navigating the competing demands of fast‑growing urban communities and the increasingly unpredictable mountain snowpack that…
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Denver Water approves drought pricing, will apply to May usage
While this summer may be a hot one, it will most definitely be a more expensive one for some Denver Water customers. The Denver Board of Water Commissioners on Wednesday approved temporary drought pricing on outdoor water use as part of its Stage 1 drought response, as Denver Water’s collection and service areas continue to…
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Historic low snowpack prompts Denver Water move to Stage 1 restrictions
Denver Water will ask its board to consider premium pricing for outdoor water use next month after the board declared Stage 1 drought conditions on Wednesday and approved mandatory watering restrictions. The restrictions include a 20% reduction in water use, effective immediately — the result of a historic low snowpack and early melt, Denver Water…
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The future of Colorado water: How the fight over Shoshone water rights affects the Front Range
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
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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10th Circuit allows Gross Reservoir construction to continue while trial judge sorts out project
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…