The Forest Service may limit the number of total commercial rafting and kayaking trips that can boat through the Shoshone rapids area on the Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon. The announcement came as no surprise to some area outfitters.

...Western Slope water officials are miffed that an agreement between Denver Water and Xcel Energy was reached without any input from the water roundtable...The agreement--involving Xcel's highly senior water rights at the Shoshone Power Plant in Glenwood Canyon--has a direct impact on water use on the Western Slope...Under the new agreement, Xcel and Denver say they will consult with the Western