Tag: denver water
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Appeals court orders second look at Denver Water’s immunity for cyclist’s injury
Colorado’s second-highest court ordered another look at a bicyclist’s negligence lawsuit against Denver Water on Thursday, concluding that a trial judge needed to evaluate the utility’s potential immunity using the state Supreme Court’s new guidance. Joseph A. “Joey” Scott alleged that he was biking northbound in the 800 block of Ogden Street when he encountered…
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EDITORIAL: Will Gross Dam finally get to do its job?
A 471-foot-high dam stands finished in Boulder County, yet a court order has prevented it from holding additional water. That’s even though the dam’s builders long ago secured the required permits. Now, as The Gazette’s news affiliate Colorado Politics reports, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit is casting doubt on whether the…
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Denver Water to empty Antero Reservoir amid drought response
Denver Water will empty Antero Reservoir in the coming weeks, transferring its water to Cheesman Reservoir as part of the utility’s drought response, and will eventually close it to recreational activities. Antero Reservoir is located in Park County and sits at an elevation of approximately 8,900 feet. Because of its high altitude location, it loses…
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The future of Colorado water: How the fight over Shoshone water rights affects the Front Range
A million acre-feet of water in the Colorado River — and the efforts by Western Slope water partners to keep it there — became the subject of a recent two-day hearing that could decide just who gets water and how much. One of the major points of tension is the objection by several water providers…
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Federal judge rules government violated law in authorizing Gross Reservoir expansion, plunging project into uncertainty
A federal judge concluded on Wednesday that the government violated multiple laws when it permitted Denver Water to undertake a massive expansion of its Boulder County reservoir, throwing the project’s future into question. In a detailed order, U.S. District Court Senior Judge Christine M. Arguello acknowledged there was evidence of Denver Water’s need for a…
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Federal judge weighs legality of agency actions in ongoing expansion of Denver Water reservoir
A federal judge on Friday had numerous questions for the government and Denver Water about the ongoing construction of a key infrastructure project in Boulder County, as multiple advocacy groups seek to overturn the underlying permit based on alleged violations of federal law. Six environmental groups are requesting that U.S. District Court Senior Judge Christine…