Colorado Water
Here's Part Two of the Rocky Mountain News series on the impact of Front Range water diversions on mountain counties [October 4, 2004, "Part two: Grand's last stand"]. From the article, "The mighty Colorado River is born here, delivered by the icy tundra of Rocky Mountain National Park and the wind-hammered peaks overlooking the Fraser Valley. It nearly dies here, too...Now, Colorado's two largest water utilities, pressured by relentless growth, plan to take even more water from still-reeling Grand County. They are seeking new water diversions that will push as much as 80 percent of the county's headwaters to the Front Range, precipitating a crisis in this Western Slope community. Denver Water and the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District want to firm up unused water rights - legal claims staked out decades ago. The extra water is crucial to meeting customer demand, they say."
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