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Local water providers close with Battle North on purchase of Bolts Lake in Minturn for future reservoir
The Eagle River Water & Sanitation District and Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority on Tuesday issued the following press release on the water districts’ closing on the Bolts Lake site…
Opinion: Retro reservoir plan flies in face of climate-change reality
Where were you in ’52? That’s the year the Colorado Front Range cities of Aurora and Colorado Springs first started gobbling up water rights in the remote, somewhat lush mountain…
Bennet launches tour to back billions for boosting watersheds, mitigating wildfires
Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet visited Denver’s Confluence Park on Tuesday to launch a multi-stop tour in support of legislation that would funnel billions toward federal, state and local efforts to…
Local water providers evaluate Bolts Lake site for new reservoir
The Eagle River Water & Sanitation District and Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority on Wednesday issued the following press release on assessing the feasibility of redeveloping Bolts Lake south of…
Forest Service approves Whitney Creek drilling project to assess Homestake reservoir feasibility
The White River National Forest on Monday issued the following press release on its approval of the controversial Whitney Creek geotechnical drilling project to assess the feasibility of possible new…
Hick on Western Slope water: ‘Don’t divert … unless it’s absolutely necessary’
Last month, while touring the Grizzly Creek Fire incident command center in Eagle, former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper talked about the impacts of human-caused climate change on a drought-stricken state…
Grizzly Creek Fire delays test drilling for controversial Whitney Reservoir proposal
U.S. Forest Service and Aurora Water officials have confirmed to RealVail.com that the permitting process for “fatal flaw” test drilling for a possible new reservoir in the Homestake Creek Valley…
Eagle County 1041 authority looms large in proposed Whitney Reservoir debate as feds slash more regs
With Wednesday’s move by the Trump administration to weaken one of the nation’s bedrock conservation laws – the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) – all eyes will increasingly be on…
Polis signs mobile home park bills into law
Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday signed a pair of new laws giving mobile home residents stronger protections against retaliation, eviction and redevelopment of the land beneath their homes. Eagle County’s…
An in-depth look at how Dillon Reservoir works during spring runoff season
Editor’s note: This story was produced by RealVail.com with funding from Aspen Journalism and was first posted on the Summit Daily News website on May 14 and published in their…