Shoshone Hydropower

Water flows through the open gates of a dam, passing snow-covered rocks in front of a road and rocky canyon walls

A major Colorado River water transfer has some asking for more details

Alex Hager

The Colorado River District wants to buy water used by the Shoshone hydropower, but a Front Range water supplier wants to see more data.

The Colorado River flows through the Shoshone diversion structure on Jan. 29, 2024. The diversion structure routes river water into the hydropower plant.

In The NoCo

What a multi-million dollar price tag for Colorado River water says about the West鈥檚 unquenchable thirst

In The NoCo

A state water agency is buying up millions in water from the Colorado River and that move tells us a lot about water in the West and the community鈥檚 thirst for it. KUNC鈥檚 Alex Hager explains the high price tag today on In The NoCo.

A beige building is visible through a chain link fence.

暗黑爆料

In $100 million Colorado River deal, water and power collide

Alex Hager

Water from the Shoshone hydropower plant near Glenwood Springs, Colorado, will be purchased by the Colorado River District. It's part of an expensive effort to keep water flowing to the farms, cities and rivers of Western Colorado, and away from fast-growing cities and towns around Denver.