Tag: South Platte River
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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 water department warns of drought projections, need for restrictions
The City of Aurora’s water department warned the City Council on Monday that reservoirs are getting low, replenishment from this year’s snowpack is looking uncertain and the city needs to discuss implementing springtime drought restrictions earlier than usual. “What we are seeing now is unfortunately very disconcerting,” Aurora Water spokesman Greg Baker said during the…
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Denver City Council Preview: City poised to keep holiday lights up
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council has five resolutions on its agenda ahead of Monday’s weekly 3:30 p.m. meeting. There are nine bills being introduced from various committees and four that are in final consideration. There will be four public hearings. Here’s a list of the major…
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Denver City Council to consider rental assistance ordinances and jaywalking bills
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council has 14 resolutions on its agenda for Monday’s weekly 3:30 p.m. meeting. There are six bills being introduced from various committees and two that are on final consideration. There are two required public hearings. Here’s a list of the major happenings…
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Denver residents, others face increase in water bill
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver water users face a bigger bill in 2023. An Oct. 12 decision by Denver’s Board of Water Commissioners means the average Denver single-family residential water customer will pay $591 – up $35.51 per year or $2.96 per month. Suburban customers living outside of the city…
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Freight train derails in Denver, sends several train cars into the river
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A freight train derailed Saturday morning in Denver, sending some of its cars into the South Platte River, according to BNSF Railway. Seven empty lumber cars derailed while the train was leaving the Denver rail…
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RIVER TOWNS: South Platte’s polluted past inspires work toward a more pristine future
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Founded along the South Platte River by prospectors who first struck gold on its banks, Denver has grown up around the waterway, from a makeshift encampment established in 1858 to a city of nearly 750,000 people anchoring a metro area nearly four times that size.…
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Nearly 100-year-old bridge to be replaced; work begins this month
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For 92 years, the 8th Avenue Bridge has spanned the South Platte River between Zuni Street and Federal Boulevard. Built at the start of the Great Depression, the 171-foot-long structure’s life is coming to an end. Beginning on Sept. 27, the bridge will close, and…
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RiNo ArtPark ready for September opening
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A community center and small park rose from a distinctly industrial site on 35th Street in Denver’s River North (RiNo) neighborhood because of the combined efforts of the City of Denver, nonprofit organizations and the arts set there. Near the banks of the South Platte…