/tags/denver-water Denver Water en-US Copyright ÂÜŔňÉŮĹ®/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 27 May 2025 17:22:19 GMT /news/2025-05-27/front-range-cities-step-up-opposition-to-99-million-colorado-river-water-rights-purchase 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. Tue, 27 May 2025 17:22:19 GMT /news/2025-05-27/front-range-cities-step-up-opposition-to-99-million-colorado-river-water-rights-purchase Shannon Mullane, The Colorado Sun /news/2025-05-06/what-happens-upstream-if-gross-dam-expansion-remains-unfinished 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. Tue, 06 May 2025 15:44:20 GMT /news/2025-05-06/what-happens-upstream-if-gross-dam-expansion-remains-unfinished Jerd Smith, Fresh Water News /news/2025-04-11/the-legal-drama-over-a-major-front-range-reservoir-explained A judge halted construction to Denver Water's Gross Reservoir amid concerns over harm to the environment. Fri, 11 Apr 2025 14:44:53 GMT /news/2025-04-11/the-legal-drama-over-a-major-front-range-reservoir-explained Alex Hager /news/2024-12-12/opponents-of-gross-dam-expansion-ask-judge-to-halt-construction-warning-of-catastrophic-impact 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. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 17:11:33 GMT /news/2024-12-12/opponents-of-gross-dam-expansion-ask-judge-to-halt-construction-warning-of-catastrophic-impact Michael Booth, The Colorado Sun /news/2024-11-07/denver-water-is-halfway-through-replacing-lead-pipes-why-didnt-this-happen-sooner 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? Thu, 07 Nov 2024 15:00:00 GMT /news/2024-11-07/denver-water-is-halfway-through-replacing-lead-pipes-why-didnt-this-happen-sooner Emma VandenEinde /news/2020-07-17/boulder-county-to-appeal-gross-reservoir-expansion-amid-final-approval A water utility company in Colorado can proceed with its planned reservoir expansion and the largest construction project in Boulder County after it… Fri, 17 Jul 2020 22:48:33 GMT /news/2020-07-17/boulder-county-to-appeal-gross-reservoir-expansion-amid-final-approval Associated Press /health/2020-03-25/coronavirus-outbreak-tests-resilience-of-western-water-workforce Water agencies throughout the West are changing their operations during the coronavirus outbreak to make sure cities and farms don't run dry.Their… Wed, 25 Mar 2020 20:09:25 GMT /health/2020-03-25/coronavirus-outbreak-tests-resilience-of-western-water-workforce Luke Runyon /environment/2019-06-11/on-stressed-colorado-river-states-test-how-many-more-diversions-watershed-can-bear The Colorado River is short on water. But you wouldn’t know it by looking at a slate of proposed water projects in the river’s Upper Basin states of… Tue, 11 Jun 2019 22:58:59 GMT /environment/2019-06-11/on-stressed-colorado-river-states-test-how-many-more-diversions-watershed-can-bear Luke Runyon /environment/2018-12-19/new-lawsuit-aims-to-halt-gross-dam-expansion-in-boulder-county 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… Wed, 19 Dec 2018 21:32:40 GMT /environment/2018-12-19/new-lawsuit-aims-to-halt-gross-dam-expansion-in-boulder-county Luke Runyon /science/2018-06-29/as-more-western-cities-turn-to-recycled-water-they-may-face-a-curious-obstacle-the-ick-factor Between growing populations and changing climate conditions, our water sources are only expected to get more crunched. Communities in some very dry states… Fri, 29 Jun 2018 19:18:00 GMT /science/2018-06-29/as-more-western-cities-turn-to-recycled-water-they-may-face-a-curious-obstacle-the-ick-factor Rae Ellen Bichell