News release: Colorado Springs Utilities stores some of its Colorado River Basin supplies in reservoirs on Hoosier Pass
A major November deadline for Colorado River negotiations passed without resolution, though hope remains for an agreement to avoid federal intervention. … What’s being negotiated are the future operating guidelines for the two large storage reservoirs. The guidelines must be realistic and resilient and not allow one reservoir to be drained to shore up the other, as has happened in recent years. Both reservoirs have hovered near critical levels for a few years. These talks are critical for Colorado Springs. Half of the city’s water comes from the Colorado River Basin through trans-basin diversions that cross the Continental Divide.
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