13 hours ago by coyotegulch

From the Sky-Hi Daily News: • All comments on the Draft FERC Hydropower License Amendment Application must be submitted in writing to Denver Water through the Denver Water Web site or by e-mail, mail or fax by: March 1, 2010. Denver Water Fax: (303) 628-6852, Attn: Brian Gogas Email: moffatproject@d ...

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8 days ago by coyotegulch

From Colorado Trout Unlimited (David Nickum): [One citizen, Derek Turner] also noted that the EIS indicates that Denver will completely divert 100% of the flow from eight different streams in Grand County, and called for at least SOME protection of those resources. Numerous residents of the Magnolia ...

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11 days ago by coyotegulch

In recent years the conflict between Grand County residents and Denver Water has been held in check by continued open communication and the water utility’s being sensitive to riparian and instream flow needs. The old animosity didn’t take much provocation to bubble back up to the surface however. He ...

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12 days ago by coyotegulch

The Fraser River of the 21st century is much different from the river that former President Eisenhower used to fish back in the day. Low flows due to transmountain diversions have diminished the fishery there. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held a hearing last night in Denver for Denver Water’s Mo ...

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13 days ago by coyotegulch

From The Denver Post (Charlie Meyers): The South Boulder Creek situation involves a similar difficulty to maintain flows below the reservoir during those cold months when water generation is diminished and fish mortality occurs. Again, flow control by Denver Water is at the heart of the issue. The w ...

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14 days ago by coyotegulch

Here’s an editorial call to arms from the Sky-Hi Daily News asking residents on the rainy side of Colorado to help stop the proposed project from Denver Water. From the piece: So, we’d like to suggest a resounding “no” from this side of the Continental Divide, as in “no” to more transmountain divers ...

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15 days ago by Laura Snider

A man makes an (illegal) jump into Gross Reservoir over the summer | DailyCamera.com Denver is thirsty — and only getting thirstier. By 2030, in fact, Denver will be short about 11 billion gallons of water to quench the thirst of Denver residents (and their lawns…) So Denver is proposing a plan to p ...

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18 days ago by coyotegulch

From the Summit Daily News (Bob Berwyn): As described in a draft environmental study, the Moffat Collection System project in Grand County would also have impacts on flows on the Blue River. Flows in the Blue River at its confluence with the Colorado River could be cut by as much as 4,800 acre feet ...

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33 days ago by Alicia Caldwell

Lo and behold, NASA scientists have found water on the moon, apparently quite a bit of it. The NYT has a story today about the find. How long do you think it will take for Denver Water to acquire the rights, float a multi-gazillion-dollar bond and build a pipeline to bring it to Denver?

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39 days ago by coyotegulch

Here’s the release from Denver Water (Stacy Chesney): The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Denver Water’s Moffat Collection System Project, which proposes to enlarge Gross Reservoir north of Boulder. Denver Water is proposing the project to help ...

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