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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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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…
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New water project would increase supply for Denver residents
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The Front Range is in the midst of a population boom – as more than 100,000 new residents have moved to Colorado within the last year. With that, about 4,500 people a month are relocating to Denver and the metro region. Creating affordable housing for those new residents, or any housing for that matter, has…
