Front Range cities step up opposition to $99 million Colorado River water rights purchase

Front Range vs. Western Slope over water rights

Good morning, Sunriser readers. Before I moved to Colorado nearly a decade ago I’d heard about it, but not for its purple mountain majesties like most. Sure, I knew about the Rocky Mountains, but for my family, Colorado was still known as the place my grandparents were held in an internment camp during World War II. Colorado, to much of my family, was associated with imprisonment. Last Saturday I went to visit the Amache National Historic Site i…

Front Range cities step up opposition to $99M #ColoradoRiver water rights purchase — (Shannon Mullane) #COriver #aridification

This historical photo shows the penstocks of the Shoshone power plant above the Colorado River. A coalition led by the Colorado River District is seeking to purchase the water rights associated with the plant. Credit: Library of Congress photo Click the link to read the article on the Water Education Colorado website (Shannon Mullane): May 22, 2025 Denver, Aurora, Colorado Springs and Northern Water voiced opposition Wednesday to the Western Sl…