Ensuring a Reliable Water Supply for Aurora
The Wild Horse Reservoir Project is a proposal by Aurora Water to build a new off-channel reservoir southwest of Spinney Mountain Reservoir near Hartsel, Colorado, in Park County. The proposed project would provide the critical water storage that Aurora Water needs to ensure reliable water supply during severe droughts or system emergencies.
UPDATE: After evaluating several alternative locations, Aurora Water determined that the Wild Horse South Reservoir alternative has several potential advantages and is shifting the proposed project site from the original Wild Horse Reservoir site to the Wild Horse South Reservoir site for the required environmental reviews and permit applications. More information will be shared at our upcoming project update presentations on February 25 at 7 pm and February 27 at noon. Learn more about these events.
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 for the project. Aurora Water is working with state and local government officials on additional reviews and permitting applications. More information will be posted as it becomes available. Learn more about project review and permitting.
