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Tag: White River storage project

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Wolf Creek reservoir project secures River District grant

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Map of Wolf Creek off-channel res in 14CW3043
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Timeline: tracking the proposed White River dam and reservoir

by Brent Gardner-Smith May 1, 2018April 30, 2021

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.

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