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Western Slope communities, led by the Colorado River District, want to buy the historic Shoshone Power Plant water rights to support their economies. Front Range water providers worry their water supplies could be harmed. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Shannon Mullane and the read The Colorado Sun story at the link below.
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A federal hearing in Denver next week in the high-stakes lawsuit will help determine if Denver Water can continue raising the dam, and address the safety issues inherent in leaving the $531M construction project unfinished. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun Environmental Reporter Michael Booth and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below.
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A judge halted construction to Denver Water's Gross Reservoir amid concerns over harm to the environment.
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Denver Water responds that halting the $531 million project would threaten dam safety, and the challenged permit should stay in effect. Listen to Morning Edition host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with The Colorado Sun editor Lance Benzel and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below.
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Denver Water has found nearly 65,000 lead service lines in the city and is halfway through replacing them. New federal laws and financial help will speed this process up. But what is taking so long?
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A water utility company in Colorado can proceed with its planned reservoir expansion and the largest construction project in Boulder County after it鈥
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Water agencies throughout the West are changing their operations during the coronavirus outbreak to make sure cities and farms don't run dry.Their鈥
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The Colorado River is short on water. But you wouldn鈥檛 know it by looking at a slate of proposed water projects in the river鈥檚 Upper Basin states of鈥
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Update 12/20 9:07 a.m.: This story was updated to include comments from Denver Water. A handful of environmental groups have filed a lawsuit to halt鈥
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Between growing populations and changing climate conditions, our water sources are only expected to get more crunched. Communities in some very dry states鈥