Tag: Denver Water
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Federal judge weighs legality of agency actions in ongoing expansion of Denver Water reservoir
Denver Water warned about halting construction on the Gross Reservoir and Dam expansion in Boulder County, while a collection of environmental groups argued the project’s approval was inherently flawed
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‘Imposter at your door’: Denver Water warns customers of scammers posing as utility workers
Denver Water employees can be identified by their white vehicles and official logos
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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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Denver Water completes Northwater treatment plant
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After nearly a decade of planning and construction, Denver Water’s Northwater Treatment Plant is complete. Situated next to Ralston Reservoir, north of Golden along Highway 93 in Jefferson County, the new drinking water facility became operational earlier this year and can treat up to 75…
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Denver Water gives 45 miles of High Line Canal to Arapahoe County for preservation
Denver Water officials announced on Thursday that they will transfer 45 miles of the 71-mile High Line Canal — one of the longest continuous urban trails in the country — to Arapahoe County. Officials from Denver Water, the county, the High Line Canal Conservancy and other involved entities celebrated the transfer at a press conference…
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Fate of abandoned South Platte Hotel at the crossroads of history and water rights is ‘complicated’
The 111-year-old hotel once welcomed stagecoach riders.
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Denver Water agencies fulfill tasks to save the city money on water, auditors say
Denver Water’s city agencies successfully reduced the city’s chances of overpaying for city water and sewer services, according to a recent auditor’s report. Denver Water is an outside agency overseeing water services for residents, businesses, contractors and city buildings. It is not a direct agency with Denver, but the city charter allows auditors to audit…
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Denver Water’s Gross Reservoir expansion project nears completion after years of delay
The project to raise the height of the Gross Reservoir dam to triple its capacity is about to commence after years of preparatory work, lawsuits, and legal squabbles with Boulder County. In 2003, after the 2002 Hayman Fire scorched more than 138,000 acres on both sides of the South Platte River between Deckers and Lake…
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Jim Havey, lovingly known as Colorado’s Ken Burns
Jim Havey, who came to be known as the Ken Burns of Colorado with his many films documenting the history of the Rocky Mountain West, died Jan. 19. He was 74. His films – notably “Colfax Avenue,” “Broomfield,” “Centennial Statehouse,” “The Great Divide” and “The Five States of Colorado” – have educated Coloradans for decades and have…