Ensuring a Reliable Water Supply for Aurora
Aurora Water is proposing the Wild Horse Reservoir Project, which would construct a new off-channel reservoir in Park County, Colorado, west of Spinney Mountain Reservoir and south of Hartsel. Several site alternatives are being evaluated, and a final location will be determined through the federal environmental review process.
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 Project—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 project 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 the Wild Horse Reservoir Project. 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.
