For the second time ever, a system call has been made by a senior right holder to the White River in Colorado. Water is needed for hydroelectric production.
Tag: Colorado
Colorado speeds up use of effluent with Direct Potable Reuse regs
Colorado's "Direct Potable Reuse" regulations are lauded as a way for municipalities dealing with growing populations and dwindling water supplies to meet their needs by sending treated wastewater...
Western agencies, providers sign on to Colorado River protections
More than 30 water providers and agencies serving Colorado River compact states have signed and delivered a Memorandum of Understanding to the Bureau of Reclamation. The MOU lists actions that the...
DOI proposes new operating guidelines for Colorado River system
The Department of Interior wants to revise operating guidelines to save the Colorado River system. The public will have until December 20 to comment on the notice of intent and supplemental...
A $1.6 billion hydropower project in Colorado's Unaweep Canyon has been nixed a day after federal approval of a study by Xcel Energy, the state's largest electricity provider.
Federal officials get bird’s eye view of Colorado River Basin
Seeing is believing. Colorado's Senator Michael Bennet arranged for a flyover of the drought-stricken Colorado River Basin with federal officials, followed by a listening session attended by Native...