...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 Slope before relaxing the Shoshone call again.

To view the full article, visit the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel website. A related article was published January 23, 2007--Denver-Excel deal irritates Western Slope (Grand Junction Daily Sentinel) For a copy of the original articles contact the WIP at (970) 247-1302 or stop by the office at 841 East Second Avenue in Durango.