Category: South Platte

Rendering of the High Line Canal vision in the Denver metro area in Colorado

Reinventing a Historical Metro-Area Canal

July 13, 2020 by Caitlin Coleman

A Colorado Parks and Wildlife officer heads out on patrol at Chatfield Reservoir. A $171 million redesign at the popular lake is now complete, providing more water storage for Front Range cities and farmers. Last week the Colorado Water Conservation Board approved a settlement that will pave the way for an environmental water plan to help offset the impacts of the new storage. Credit: Jerd Smith

Chatfield Reservoir’s $171M redo complete, with new storage for Front Range cities, farmers

June 10, 2020 by Jerd Smith

Colorado water regulators are asking lawmakers to allow them to assume oversight of streams once protected by the Clean Water Act. Credit: Jeff Rice, Sterling Journal-Advocate

Parker races past Front Range, stakes major new claim on South Platte River

May 13, 2020 by Jerd Smith

The South Platte River near Evans. A new study indicates that a proposal to create a regional water system on the South Platte River is feasible. Credit: Jerd Smith

Study: $3.2B-plus collaborative water system on South Platte River could work, may signal new era of cooperation

April 1, 2020 by Jerd Smith

What’s in a permit?

November 19, 2019 by Carol Webb

Ducks patrol the South Platte River as construction workers shore up bank. Oct. 8, 2019. Credit: Jerd Smith

City of Denver, Army Corps launch $11 million+ rehab program on the South Platte River

October 9, 2019 by Dan England

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