The Wolf Creek Reservoir project has received a $330,000 award from the Colorado River District to be used toward permitting, which is expected to cost around $3 million.
Since 2013, the Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District has conducted planning work to design a water storage project within the White River basin. A 2014 conditional water right for a 66,720 acre-foot reservoir was awarded to the project in January 2021 for the following beneficial uses: municipal, augmentation, mitigation of environmental impacts, hydroelectric power generation, recreation, piscatorial, and wildlife habitat. Colorado River District funding is intended to support an inclusive, collaborative permitting process supported by data and responsive to public feedback.
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