northern colorado water conservancy district
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States mull unpleasant options as feds demand huge cuts on Colorado River
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Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming may face requests for voluntary cutbacks in their use of Colorado River water next year, as the federal government eyes releasing more water from Flaming Gorge Reservoir and as Arizona, California and Nevada scramble to find ways to slash water use quickly. Experts say these actions are among dozens…
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Environmental groups sue to block Front Range reservoir
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A group of environmental groups Thursday filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Denver to block the Windy Gap Firming Project, a project being developed by the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District that would divert water from the Colorado River to the northern Front Range, beginning around 2022 or 2023. The environmental groups suing…
