July 15, 2009--Halligan expansion eyes water needs (Fort Collins Coloradoan)
Fort Collins' future water supply would be secured by enlarging Halligan Reservoir on the North Fork of Poudre River, officials say.read more
View ArticleAugust 12, 2009--Greeley residents OK surveying for water pipeline (Denver Post)
Property owners standing in the way of an $80 million water-pipeline project for the city of Greeley have agreed to let survey crews onto their land as part of a settlement agreement worked out this...
View ArticleSeptember 3, 2009--Second tanker in two weeks crashes into Poudre River,...
A second loaded tanker in as many weeks crashed into the Poudre River on Thursday morning, spilling an estimated 5,000 gallons of liquid asphalt and about 25 gallons of diesel fuel into the water,...
View ArticleDecember 18, 2009--Group: Dry times ahead without major H20 project (Greeley...
Transferring agricultural water to meet future water demands in the South Platte River Basin is not the answer. That was the consensus Thursday when the South Platte Roundtable of the Colorado Water...
View ArticleDecember 14, 2011--Water wars: Arapahoe County snaps up farm water rights in...
Arapahoe County has purchased the rights to thousands of acre-feet of agricultural water in northern Colorado, marking its first foray into the region and adding another chapter in the battle between...
View ArticleJune 9, 2012--Colorado drought watch: Poudre River goes dry (Summit Voice)
In a scene that will likely be repeated many times this summer, Fort Collins residents woke up Saturday morning to find their cherished Poudre River flowing at a mere trickle, with hardly enough water...
View ArticleJune 20, 2012--$29.5M in lottery funds going to CO river projects (Summit Daily)
Nearly $30 million in Colorado Lottery revenue will be spent on eight projects along Colorado rivers and creeks. Gov. John Hickenlooper and Great Outdoors Colorado announced the grants on Tuesday in...
View ArticleDecember 14, 2012--Environmentalists float alternative to water-storage...
An environmental group proposed Thursday an alternative to a huge Northern Colorado water-storage project, calling for water conservation, recycling and sharing water with irrigators instead of...
View ArticleJanuary 15, 2013--Sen. Bennet urges U.S. Congress to add money to protect...
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet picked up a jar of black water taken from the Poudre River just after the High Park Fire and stressed the need for federal money to help protect the river from a repeat every...
View ArticleJanuary 9, 2014--Fort Collins loses long-held Poudre water right through...
Failure to file required paperwork has cost Fort Collins a water right on the Poudre River it has held for 28 years. The right was intended to help fill Halligan Reservoir, which sits on the North Fork...
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