Colorado Water
The East Cherry Creek Valley Water and Sanitation District is kicking off their new $50 million project and have hired a consulting firm, according to the Rocky Mountain News [April 29, 2004, "Contractor hired for water project"]. They're planning to buy water rights downstream from Denver and pump water back to their system. Here's some more background. The Denver Post link is dead however. Sigh.
Meanwhile 11 water districts in the South Metro area have endorsed "a $2.5 billion plan to wean the area from its dependence on depleting groundwater supplies," according to the Rocky Mountain News [April 29, 2004, "Douglas, Arapahoe water suppliers back costly plan"]. From the article, "Now the 11 water districts will begin negotiations with the Denver Water board and the Colorado River Water Conservation District on the Western Slope to secure surface water supplies, said Pat Mulhern, manager of the study that led to the plan." That should be fun for them. 
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