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Tag: White River storage project

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Confusion persists about Wolf Creek reservoir in Rio Blanco County

Heather Sackett by Heather Sackett September 15, 2023September 21, 2023

According to the report, two of the most repeated questions from those interviewed was: What is the specific need for water and how much water is needed?

Downstream view of White River dam site
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Wolf Creek reservoir project to have additional public engagement

Heather Sackett by Heather Sackett September 20, 2022September 8, 2023

Some pointed out that the Wolf Creek project is sure to get lots of scrutiny and, perhaps, national attention, especially with the current spotlight on the declining reservoirs of the Colorado River system.

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Wolf Creek reservoir project secures River District grant

Heather Sackett by Heather Sackett October 21, 2021January 15, 2022

Rio Blanco estimates the permitting will take three to five years at a cost of $6 to $10 million.

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Rio Blanco secures water right for dam-and-reservoir project

Heather Sackett by Heather Sackett January 11, 2021October 28, 2021

But the decree, while granting Rangely-based Rio Blanco the amount of storage it was seeking, doesn’t allow the district all the water uses that it initially wanted.

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Judge dismisses several water uses in White River reservoir case

Heather Sackett by Heather Sackett December 31, 2020May 19, 2021

Division 6 Water Judge Michael A O’Hara III, in a Dec. 23 order, determined that Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District has not provided enough evidence that its current existing water rights won’t meet demands in the categories of municipal, irrigation, domestic, in-reservoir piscatorial, commercial and augmentation for Yellow Jacket Water Conservancy District.

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Depositions delve into state engineers’ questions on proposed White River reservoir

Heather Sackett by Heather Sackett December 28, 2020April 30, 2021

The documents, obtained through a Colorado Open Records Act request, also underscore the extent to which fear of a compact call is shaping this proposed dam and reservoir project between Meeker and Rangely.

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White River dam and reservoir project headed for water court trial

Heather Sackett by Heather Sackett October 6, 2020April 30, 2021

But even after Rio Blanco reduced the amount of water it’s asking for by more than 23,000 acre-feet, a report from Colorado’s top water engineers indicates the district still largely has a project in search of a need.

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State looking to oppose White River storage project in water court

Heather Sackett by Heather Sackett January 20, 2020April 30, 2021

For more than 4½ years, state engineers have expressed concerns that the conservancy district has not proven there is a need for the water, which would be stored in the proposed White River reservoir and dam project between Rangely and Meeker.

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Colorado water agencies going different ways on White River dam project

Brent Gardner-Smith by Brent Gardner-Smith November 29, 2018April 30, 2021

The Colorado Water Conservation Board has given four grants worth nearly $850,000 for a project the Colorado Division of Water Resources says is “speculative.”

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Economic feasibility of White River off-channel dam and reservoir questioned

Brent Gardner-Smith by Brent Gardner-Smith September 17, 2018April 30, 2021

A supporter of the project questions the project’s economic viability and its purpose and need.

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