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Denver Water, Western Slope near water agreement
April 23, 2011 4:23 PM
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) - Denver Water is nearing a deal aimed at easing concerns of western Colorado water users over the utility's ability to divert more Colorado River water to the Front Range. The Denver Post reports the emerging deal includes a provision for Denver Water to contribute... more » -
Critics question Arapahoe County water deal
March 20, 2011 6:55 PM
DENVER (AP) - Arapahoe County water officials have a contract to pay market prices of $153 million up front for water that hasn't yet been legally approved for municipal use. Critics and water experts tell The Denver Post that the deal with United Water and Sanitation District raises questions.... more » -
Official worried abut new Aurora water grab
July 12, 2010 9:20 AM
An Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District official is concerned that the city of Aurora is trying to expand its service area for providing water. An intergovernmental agreement signed in 2003 requires Aurora's reservoirs to be at 60 percent capacity before it can buy more water through leases. Upper... more » -
CEO: Colorado uranium mill could be online by 2012
February 10, 2010 12:55 PM
A company says its proposed uranium mill in southwest Colorado could be operating by early 2012. Energy Fuels Corp. wants to build a mill in the Paradox Valley of Montrose County, about 12 miles west of Naturita. Energy Fuels President and CEO George Glasier said Tuesday at a Colorado Mining... more » -
Representative plans water mitigation bill
October 23, 2009 6:03 PM
State Representative Sal Pace (D-Pueblo) plans to introduce a bill in next year's legislative session that would encourage buyers of rural water to take steps to ease problems that may arise once the water is gone. Pace spoke before the Fountain Creek Watershed District Board this afternoon at the... more »
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