Tag: gross reservoir
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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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Flagstaff Mountain: A guide to the scenic road and adventure zone in Boulder
BOULDER • Heavy traffic funnels into Chautauqua Park, the iconic destination home to the Flatirons. But the road does not stop there. Up it goes past those angling rock formations, onward to Flagstaff Mountain. “Chautauqua is definitely the most meaningful place in the Boulder area,” says a local hiker, Dorothy Kucar, “but Flagstaff is definitely…
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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…