Blue Lake
Telluride and Idarado Settle Legal Battle
Blue Lake is the centerpiece of a plan years in the making to secure a clean and ample source of water for Telluride residents. The Town had intended to tap the lake, pipe the water down the basin, and then disperse it among the community and down the valley.
August 28, 2009--At long last, Idarado and town settle (Telluride Daily Planet)
After more than a year of legal tussling over water rights in
Bridal Veil Basin, the town of Telluride and Idarado Mining Company
have resolved the one lingering dispute, putting to bed the litigation
and avoiding another trial. The settlement order was finalized
last week by District Court Judge James Schum.
February 26, 2009--Town secures water rights from Idarado (Telluride Daily Planet)
The Town of Telluride won critical water rights in Bridal Veil Basin that will enable it to proceed with construction of the Pandora water treatment plant it has pursued since 1992, according to the ruling
February 25, 2009--Telski hopes to store more water from the San Miguel (Telluride Daily Planet)
In a bid to augment its ability to both store water and enhance snowmaking, the Telluride Ski and Golf Company, jointly with the Town of Mountain Village, filed a request to store more of the water it draw
January 22, 2009--Town's water future in court's hands (Telluride Daily Planet)
The town of Telluride has been working for years on a plan to secure plentiful water by tapping Blue Lake, piping the water down Bridal Veil basin to a plant at the end of the box canyon and dispersing it
January 6, 2009--Town, Idarado take water battle to court (Telluride News)
Sitting
above Bridal Veil Falls in a high mountain basin is Blue Lake, a lovely body of
clear and very clean water. The town of Telluride has been working for years toward a plan to secure ample
and pure water for its denizens by tapping Blue Lake, piping the water down
Bridal Veil basin to a plant at the end of the box canyon, and dispersing it to
the town and its fringes.
November 22, 2007--A town, a mine and a battle for water (Telluride Daily Planet)
Follow the source of Bridal Veils Falls, up above the rushing cataract, to a lovely high basin, and you will find a body of clear mountain water called Blue Lake. To the town of Telluride, Blue Lake is the centerpiece of a plan years in the making to secure a clean and ample source of water for its residents.
