Tag: Aurora Water
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Tapped: Aurora cracks down on water use as reservoirs fall, runoff shrinks
Editor’s note: The Denver metro region sits at the center of one of the American West’s most complex and consequential water challenges. This series examines the interconnected systems that determine how the region secures, stores, and conserves its water while navigating the competing demands of fast‑growing urban communities and the increasingly unpredictable mountain snowpack that…
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Aurora Water officials paint picture of ‘bleak’ supply, recommend restrictions, harsh enforcement
Aurora officials are considering starting normal summer water restrictions a month earlier than usual and imposing harsher penalties for not following restrictions as Aurora Water faces “bleak” water supply. With snowpack in the 2025-26 season well below average and temperatures reaching record highs, Aurora Water officials are recommending that the City Council declare a Stage…
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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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Aurora council gives initial approval to water master plan
The Aurora City Council decided to move forward with a 20-year water master plan Monday night, planning for future growth in the city and the conservation and water infrastructure required. Councilmembers unanimously approved slating the water master plan for a future regular council meeting, when a final vote is expected. Sarah Young, assistant general manager…
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Aurora Water still looking for source of ‘sediment’ that delayed surgeries in 3 local hospitals
Aurora Water officials are still looking for the source of a mysterious waterborne “sediment” that prompted three local hospitals to postpone surgeries late last week. Children’s Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, and the Rocky Mountain VA Regional Medical Center each delayed or moved some non-emergency surgeries after staff reported concerns…
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Aurora OKs water reuse study with agencies
The Aurora City Council voted Monday to move forward with a water reuse feasibility study in partnership with Denver Water and Metro Water. Denver Water and Aurora Water own and operate city water supplies for their respective cities, and Metro Water owns and operates sewage disposal systems and wastewater treatment plants in Denver and Brighton,…
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Aurora gets $4 million in federal funds for library, water system improvements
Aurora will use millions in federal grant money, secured by Rep. Jason Crow, for a new library space for teenagers and improved water service, according to officials in a press conference Monday. In March, Crow got over $12.2 million for community projects through the government appropriations process, with $4 million of the money going to…
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Aurora Water employees live on-site at remote reservoirs | Know Your City
Editors note: Know Your City explores different departments within local governments in metro Denver. Jordan Worrell reported to work on a Monday morning in June only to get a call from Colorado Parks and Wildlife. A herd of buffalo had wandered into the park surrounding Spinney Mountain Reservoir, a 53,651 acre-foot dam tucked inside Park…
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Why is Aurora in drought, but not Denver?
While the city of Aurora already implemented drought restrictions for 2023, next door, the city of Denver doesn’t expect to declare a drought this year. The tale of two cities left some in Aurora scratching their heads, and the city’s drought restrictions garnered pushback from at least two of the city’s councilmembers. Aurora’s drought declarations…
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Aurora poised to acquire farmland, water rights near Greeley
The City of Aurora is preparing to purchase farmland near Greeley and its water rights in a $7.75 million deal that could close later this month. Councilmembers on Monday approved a resolution approving a purchase and sale agreement with WETCO Farms. The sale is expected to close on March 31. The acquisition, if finalized, will…