Colorado Water
Here's Part Five of the Rocky Mountain News' series on the effects of Front Range water diversions on mountain counties [October 7, 2004, "The Last Drop, part 5: Eagle County Highland vs. flatland"]. From the article, "They are working toward a landmark agreement to build what would become the largest cooperative water project in Colorado - Wolcott Reservoir. The project would transform a radical not-one-more-drop Western Slope county into a sort of demilitarized water zone. It could help keep a thriving resort county lush and moist, its wilderness areas intact, its future water supplies guaranteed. At the same time, Wolcott would bring some - not a lot, but some - new water to Denver, Aurora, Colorado Springs and Fort Collins, among others. Rick Sackbauer, president of the Eagle River Water and Sanitation District, hopes Wolcott will provide enough that the Front Range will agree never to come back for more, to leave behind most of the water that dances through Gore Creek, Cross Creek, Homestake Creek and countless others."
The Rocky is also running a background article on Wolcott reservoir [October 7, 2004, "Another watering hole on tap?"]. From the article, "The premise behind Wolcott is that Denver would agree to permanently cap the amount of water it takes from the Eagle River Basin, in exchange for the right to build Wolcott and store a portion of the water that Denver controls in that river basin. Aurora, Eagle County and the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, which serves Fort Collins, Greeley, Loveland, Boulder and Broomfield, would help pay for the project and would also store water there. If public support materializes, the project could be up and running in eight to 10 years, said Glenn Porzak, a water attorney representing Eagle River Basin water users."
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