Colorado Water
Denver Post: "Some of the snowiest mountains in Colorado rise above the valley. Yet Winter Park officials have told builders they are running out of water to serve new development. Now, Denver Water and the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District are firming up plans to pump more water from Grand County to proposed new reservoirs that would be built on the east slope. That could make every year a drought year in the Fraser Valley, experts said...Under the state's "first in time, first in right" water law system, Denver Water has the right to take virtually all the water it can use. And Denver built its diversions long before the era of environmental laws...However, that doesn't have to be at the expense of Grand County, said Michael Bennet, Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper's chief of staff. He noted that Denver Water is working to help Grand County build a reservoir in the valley to help solve its water woes. 'We recognize Winter Park and other recreational opportunities in the high country are hugely important to Denver's own economic interests,' Bennet said. 'It is fantasy to believe that this state can solve its water problems unless we can figure out ways to work together.'"
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