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Front Range Water Providers Concerned About Shoshone Water Rights Acquisition Will Get a Hearing with Colorado Water Conservation Board
- The Colorado Water Conservation Board voted on July 1 to hold a hearing from September 16-18 to address Front Range water providers' concerns about the Shoshone water rights acquisition.
- The hearing request came from four Front Range providers who argue that the Colorado River District's historic use analysis may overstate water use by about 36%, potentially limiting their water supplies.
- The Colorado River District plans to buy the $99 million Shoshone water rights from Xcel Energy to maintain flows downstream for Western Slope communities, leasing water back to Xcel for power generation.
- Andy Mueller, general manager of the River District, expressed eagerness for the upcoming hearing and acknowledged the dedication involved, while emphasizing that disagreements over historic water usage should be resolved through water court.
- The hearing will determine whether the proposed instream flow water right can be approved, with a final board decision due by September 18, influencing water management for millions in Colorado.
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Colorado Politics
Denver GazetteFront Range water providers force hearing over proposed purchase of Colorado River water rights
The Colorado Water Conservation Board on Tuesday voted to approve a request from four Front Range water providers to hold a hearing in September to address worries with a proposal to create an instream water right, which is related to…
Aspen Times
Front Range water providers concerned about Shoshone water rights acquisition will get a hearing with Colorado Water Conservation Board
Four major Front Range water providers are concerned that the Colorado River District’s plan to purchase the Shoshone water rights on the Colorado River will cut into their supply, despite the Western Slope entity’s insistence that it will maintain the status quo through its acquisition. The Colorado Water Conservation Board will hold a hearing in September to formally address the providers’ objections. The Shoshone water rights — among the ol…
Denver Post
Daily CameraFront Range concerns over purchase of Colorado River rights on Western Slope to get hearing
A dispute between influential Front Range water providers and a broad swath of the Western Slope over one of the most powerful water rights on the Colorado River will be hashed out in public view later this summer. Four major Front Range water providers — Denver Water, Aurora Water, Colorado Springs Utilities and Northern Water — will present their concerns about the purchase of the Shoshone Power Plant water rights by the Colorado River Distric…
Front Range concerns over purchase of Colorado River rights on Western Slope to get hearing: #ColoradoRiver District wants to buy Shoshone Power Plant rights to protect water flows — The #Denver Post #COriver #aridification
Shoshone Falls hydroelectric generation station via USGenWeb Click the link to read the article on The Denver Post website. (Elise Schmelzer). Here’s an excerpt: July 2, 2025 Four major Front Range water providers — Denver Water, Aurora Water, Colorado Springs Utilities and Northern Water — will present their concerns about the purchase of the Shoshone Power Plant water rights by the Colorado River District during a hearing in September before …
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