/tags/denver-water Denver Water en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 17:11:33 GMT /news/2024-12-12/opponents-of-gross-dam-expansion-ask-judge-to-halt-construction-warning-of-catastrophic-impact Denver Water responds that halting the $531 million project would threaten dam safety, and the challenged permit should stay in effect. Listen to Morning Edition host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with The Colorado Sun editor Lance Benzel and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 17:11:33 GMT /news/2024-12-12/opponents-of-gross-dam-expansion-ask-judge-to-halt-construction-warning-of-catastrophic-impact Michael Booth, The Colorado Sun /news/2024-11-07/denver-water-is-halfway-through-replacing-lead-pipes-why-didnt-this-happen-sooner Denver Water has found nearly 65,000 lead service lines in the city and is halfway through replacing them. New federal laws and financial help will speed this process up. But what is taking so long? Thu, 07 Nov 2024 15:00:00 GMT /news/2024-11-07/denver-water-is-halfway-through-replacing-lead-pipes-why-didnt-this-happen-sooner Emma VandenEinde /news/2020-07-17/boulder-county-to-appeal-gross-reservoir-expansion-amid-final-approval A water utility company in Colorado can proceed with its planned reservoir expansion and the largest construction project in Boulder County after it… Fri, 17 Jul 2020 22:48:33 GMT /news/2020-07-17/boulder-county-to-appeal-gross-reservoir-expansion-amid-final-approval Associated Press /health/2020-03-25/coronavirus-outbreak-tests-resilience-of-western-water-workforce Water agencies throughout the West are changing their operations during the coronavirus outbreak to make sure cities and farms don't run dry.Their… Wed, 25 Mar 2020 20:09:25 GMT /health/2020-03-25/coronavirus-outbreak-tests-resilience-of-western-water-workforce Luke Runyon /environment/2019-06-11/on-stressed-colorado-river-states-test-how-many-more-diversions-watershed-can-bear The Colorado River is short on water. But you wouldn’t know it by looking at a slate of proposed water projects in the river’s Upper Basin states of… Tue, 11 Jun 2019 22:58:59 GMT /environment/2019-06-11/on-stressed-colorado-river-states-test-how-many-more-diversions-watershed-can-bear Luke Runyon /environment/2018-12-19/new-lawsuit-aims-to-halt-gross-dam-expansion-in-boulder-county Update 12/20 9:07 a.m.: This story was updated to include comments from Denver Water. A handful of environmental groups have filed a lawsuit to halt… Wed, 19 Dec 2018 21:32:40 GMT /environment/2018-12-19/new-lawsuit-aims-to-halt-gross-dam-expansion-in-boulder-county Luke Runyon /science/2018-06-29/as-more-western-cities-turn-to-recycled-water-they-may-face-a-curious-obstacle-the-ick-factor Between growing populations and changing climate conditions, our water sources are only expected to get more crunched. Communities in some very dry states… Fri, 29 Jun 2018 19:18:00 GMT /science/2018-06-29/as-more-western-cities-turn-to-recycled-water-they-may-face-a-curious-obstacle-the-ick-factor Rae Ellen Bichell /environment/2018-06-20/colorado-river-basin-watches-as-arizona-reboots-drought-talks Water leaders in Arizona are again trying to get to “yes” on a deal that deals with drought. This would help prepare the state for future cuts to its… Wed, 20 Jun 2018 20:14:19 GMT /environment/2018-06-20/colorado-river-basin-watches-as-arizona-reboots-drought-talks Bret Jaspers /environment/2017-03-03/colorado-renews-plan-to-protect-water-and-prevent-wildfires The Forests to Faucets partnership originally began in 2010 as a response to a series of wildfires, namely the 1996 Buffalo Creek and 2002 Hayman… Fri, 03 Mar 2017 13:00:00 GMT /environment/2017-03-03/colorado-renews-plan-to-protect-water-and-prevent-wildfires Desmond O'Boyle /business/2016-01-26/how-much-water-is-used-to-grow-pot-in-colorado-no-ones-really-sure At Colorado Harvest Company, one of the state's largest marijuana businesses, pot is grown in coco fiber rather than soil, a substance with no nutrient… Tue, 26 Jan 2016 13:48:25 GMT /business/2016-01-26/how-much-water-is-used-to-grow-pot-in-colorado-no-ones-really-sure Maeve Conran