September 3, 2009--River District planning new reservoir on Orchard Mesa...
To improve fish habitat and irrigation, the Colorado River District has purchased land on Orchard Mesa to build a small reservoir. The 15 acres at 2962 A 1/2 Road cost $1.25 million, according to a...
View ArticleJune 3, 2010--Lawsuit challenges California water bank deal (Denver Post)
Water agencies and others filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing California officials of backing a deal that allows private companies to control and profit from a massive reservoir built with public funds...
View ArticleFebruary 22, 2012--Durango reservoir named after Otha ‘Jack’ Rogers (Durango...
The city of Durango has two reservoirs.read more
View ArticleMarch 8, 2012--Dam it? N.M. grapples with Gila River’s future (Durango Herald)
Stemming from America’s first wilderness area, the Gila River flows through the mountains of southwestern New Mexico, across the high desert and through the heart of Arizona, providing water to farmers...
View ArticleAugust 28, 2014--Reservoir would destroy habitat of 2 rare plants (Cortez...
Two rare plants discovered in Lone Mesa State Park are in the way of a proposed $1.3 billion hydro-electric power plant in the Plateau Creek drainage, a tributary of McPhee Reservoir. Unique shale...
View ArticleOctober 1, 2014--$215M project to fight drought problems (Colorado County...
The Lower Colorado River Authority board of directors approved the construction of the first major reservoir on the Colorado River since the 1940s, on Sept. 17. LCRA directors unanimously approved a...
View ArticleOctober 4, 2014--New storage project aims to ease demand for West Slope water...
The state of Colorado has signed an agreement to boost Front Range water storage, one of the things a growing chorus of Western Slope voices has been calling for to ease the demand for more...
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