Reservoirs
May 30, 2008--Water district to participate in $2.6 million reservoir (Denver Post)
The Center of Colorado Water Conservancy District is constructing a reservoir in
May 22, 2008--Senate panel pushes for Fountain Creek dam (Pueblo Chieftain)
Proving there is more than one way to get things done, Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar persuaded a key Senate committee Wednesday to order the
May 2, 2008--Northern cities plan to build two reservoirs (Pueblo Chieftain)
A draft environmental impact statement for a $400 million plan to build two reservoirs in Northern Colorado is available for public comment. The
May 1, 2008--Review of reservoir along Poudre backs need for more water (Denver Post)
The Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday agreed with backers of a massive reservoir project in northern Colorado that population growth calls for new water supplies and that if the
March 23, 2008--Divide develops over dam (Denver Post)
A $431 million dam and reservoir project would take 70 percent of what's left of the Poudre at peak flows.
January 16, 2008--Oil industry looking at additional Colorado reservoirs to store water (U.S. Water News)
No one has ever rowed a boat across Stillwater Reservoir. Or caught a fish at Fourteenmile Reservoir. Or stood on the beach of Roan Creek Reservoir.
August 27, 2007--Reservoirs bounce back from drought (Pueblo Chieftain)
Reservoir levels throughout the state have recovered to pre-drought levels.
January 15, 2007--Recent Blizzards Fill Denver Water's Reservoirs (Durango Herald)
For only the second time, Denver Water's reservoirs gained storage during the month of December, thanks to back-to-back snowstorms. The last time that happened was when the 1982 Christmas blizzard hit the Front Range. After years of drought, the two river basins on the Eastern Plains are both well ahead of the rest of the state, which averages 98 percent. The Arkansas is 134 percent of the 30-year average and the South Platte is 128 percent.
