Sen. Bruce Whitehead's renewable energy bill passed the Legislature on Friday in a 21-13 vote, but even before it passed, the bill generated enough heat to raise temperatures in the Senate. House Bill 1001 lifts the renewable power standard for Colorado's biggest utilities to 30 percent by 2020. It is one of Gov.

As winter melts into spring and McPhee Reservoir begins its slow ascent to full capacity, the placid waters conceal a raging battle with the hallmarks of history. Two major water providers, Montezuma Valley Irrigation Co.

Eight years after a fire tore through the McPhee Reservoir marina, the area will receive some much needed development due to the work of the McPhee Breakwater Project, Montezuma County and grants from the Colorado Division of Wildlife.

Federal reservoirs in southwest Colorado include: Lemon, Jackson Gulch, McPhee, Lake Nighthorse, and Vallecito. The history of recreation at these federal reservoirs is both old and new.