Animas La Plata Project
January 25, 2010--A-LP association accepts operation of water system (Durango Herald)
The sponsors of the Animas-La Plata Project are taking on the operation and maintenance functions of the water-delivery system instead of hiring an independent contractor. An association created by the sponsors signed a contract Dec. 30, 2009, with the Bureau of Reclamation, which owns the project facilities.
August 11, 2009--State water rights look appealing (Durango Herald)
As the Animas-La Plata Project draws to within a year or two of official completion, a Southwest Colorado water-interests group is scanning a new horizon that could include water rights allocated but not u
- Animas La Plata Project
- Animas River
- Bureau of Reclamation
- Colorado
- Colorado Water Conservation Board
- Colorado Water Resources and Power Development Authority
- Dolores River
- Drinking Water
- La Plata Archuleta Water District
- La Plata West Water Authority
- Lake Nighthorse
- New Mexico
- Press Clippings
- San Juan River
- San Miguel River
- Southwestern Water Conservation District
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Water Rights
- Water Storage
November 9, 2007--At A-LP, the dam is done (Durango Herald)
It took decades of planning and about two years to build, but on Friday, construction workers and longtime advocates of the Animas-La Plata Project celebrated their efforts at a topping-out ceremony for the Ridges Basin Dam. The dam stands 273 feet high and consists of 5.22 million cubic yards of clay, rock and sand.
