Rio Blanco estimates the permitting will take three to five years at a cost of $6 to $10 million.
Tag: White River storage project
Rio Blanco secures water right for dam-and-reservoir project
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.
Judge dismisses several water uses in White River reservoir case
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.
Depositions delve into state engineers’ questions on proposed White River reservoir
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.
White River dam and reservoir project headed for water court trial
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.
State looking to oppose White River storage project in water court
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.
Colorado water agencies going different ways on White River dam project
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.”
Economic feasibility of White River off-channel dam and reservoir questioned
A supporter of the project questions the project’s economic viability and its purpose and need.
Timeline: tracking the proposed White River dam and reservoir
Dams across the main stem of the White River ranging from 80 to 290-feet-tall are being studied and refined, with funds from the state.