Ensuring a Reliable Water Supply for Aurora
Aurora Water is proposing to build a new reservoir—Wild Horse Reservoir—about six miles west of Spinney Mountain Reservoir near Hartsel, Colorado, in Park County.
Aurora Water is a national leader in water conservation and reuse; however, these efforts alone cannot sustain our emergency water reserves in the long term. The proposed Wild Horse Reservoir—in combination with ongoing water conservation and reuse efforts—will ensure reliable water supply for community needs and maintain emergency water reserves during severe and prolonged droughts or system emergencies.
Aurora Water maintains the information on this website. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), as the lead federal agency, is managing the federal National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process and will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), which is a public-facing, comprehensive analysis of the potential environmental and social impacts from Wild Horse Reservoir. The NEPA process is expected to formally begin in 2026 and take about two years to complete. More information will be posted as it becomes available.
