Ridges Basin Dam
December 20, 2007--Proposed $96M system would give Dryside water (Durango Herald)
A new water company has plans to use water from the Animas-La Plata Project and build a $96.4 million water-delivery system for as many as 3,600 homes in the Dryside of La Plata County.
December 18, 2007--City's plan would redirect sewage outflow (Durango Herald)
In a no-discussion action, Durango city councilors took the first step in early December to redirect the outflow of the city's sewage-treatment plant into the Animas River farther downstream.
November 1, 2007--City, county want money for state park (Durango Herald)
City of Durango and La Plata County officials are trying to raise $3.4 million to develop a recreation area on 128 acres on the north shore of Lake Nighthorse, the reservoir that will be created in
July 19, 2007--Fire burns near Ridges Basin dam (Durango Herald)
A lightning strike sparked a blaze on the southeast side of the Ridges Basin dam on Bureau of Reclamation land consuming at least nine acres.
