Faced with a growing population, representatives of water interests on the Front Range want to plan for additional diversions, or “new supply,” from the Western Slope. Still in doubt is whether that water is available.
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Hydro production at Glen Canyon Dam threatened by low water
Continued drought could leave too little water from the Colorado River in Lake Powell for the eight giant turbines in the dam to produce electricity.
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Colorado River roundtable to Front Range: Look elsewhere for water
“The notion that increasing demands on the Front Range can always be met with a new supply from the Colorado River, or any other river, (is) no longer valid,” the roundtable’s position paper states.
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Aspen Skiing Co. standing behind water rights bill opposed by river groups
SkiCo stands by its support of a bill that would protect its water rights, but, potentially, harm rivers, according to American Rivers and other environmental groups.
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Environmental groups warn bill supported by Aspen Skiing Co. could hurt rivers
American Rivers says the bill will have serious implications for water management across the country.
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County deal to protect water in two rivers is nearly complete
The deal will allow Pitkin County to legally let up to 3.83 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water run freely past the Stapleton Brothers ditch headgate on Maroon Creek.
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Water rights for Crystal River dam to be relinquished
The agreement removes the prospect of a dam being built across the Crystal River at Placita — below McClure Pass and before the road to Marble — as well as a dam on Yank Creek, a tributary of Thompson Creek, which flows into the Crystal near Carbondale.
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Amory Lovins highly critical of Aspen’s hydro project
Renowned energy expert sends report to city council criticizing economic projections and other project details
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Colorado Water Trust wants to lease water to benefit rivers
The upper Roaring Fork River and the lower Crystal River are two of 19 sections of river in Colorado that the Colorado Water Trust has identified as high priority reaches for its 2013 water leasing program.
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A water gap, and a data gap, along the Roaring Fork River
Current streamflow gauges can present an inaccurate picture of how much water is in the Roaring Fork River as it flows through Aspen.