May 21, 2021 - TAP - Denver Water completing required stream and habitat improvements years ahead of final go-ahead for Gross Reservoir expansion.
“Our No. 1 objective is to do right by our partners, by our customers and by the environment,” said Jeff Martin, project manager for the Gross Reservoir Expansion Project. “We’re committed to doing the expansion project the right way, so it made sense to move ahead early with these projects, to show — and not just talk about — our dedication to Colorado’s people and its ecosystems.”
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Today’s decision is an important step. We will continue working earnestly through Boulder’s land-use process.
On February 19, 2021, Denver Water completed and filed its response to referral agency and public comments to Boulder County.
The project itself was shaped and designed to avoid damaging or affecting flows in the driest of years.
Nov. 30, 2020 - Beginning the week of Nov. 30, Denver Water will be performing a safety project at the Osprey Point boat ramp at Gross Reservoir. This project will remove unstable rock at the boat ramp to ensure a safe environment for the public and Denver Water employees. To ensure public safety this area, including Osprey Point, the Inlet Trail and the Miramonte Picnic Area, will be closed to the public while work is performed over the next two weeks. The South Side Dam and Windy Point recreation areas remain open along with all other recreation locations around Gross Reservoir.
The data from the fish surveys are shared with Learning By Doing, a unique partnership.
It’s time to replace the outlet works, a seven-month job so big it will require sawing up massive slabs of concrete and removing fat steel pipes so big a short person can walk through them.
Denver Water submitted its 1041 permit application with Boulder County for the Gross Reservoir Expansion Project.