NEWS & UPDATES

Last week, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) Water Quality Control Division (WQCD) sent out a public notice that Aurora Water’s Individual Authorization application for the proposed [...]

As of July 2026, nearly the entire state of Colorado is in a stage of drought. Click to view a larger image. As Colorado endures one of the [...]

Proposed Wild Horse Reservoir Project site overload with nearby street names near Hartsel, CO. Click to view larger image. Thanks to feedback from the Hartsel community and recent [...]

As Colorado faces a severe drought, Denver Water announced that they would be moving water from Antero Reservoir to Cheesman Reservoir in order to reduce the amount of water lost [...]

Aurora Water and its contractors will be conducting a variety of fieldwork activities in 2026. These activities will include non-invasive surveys and geotechnical fieldwork this year for the proposed Wild [...]

Map of the Wild Horse Reservoir Project alternatives that were evaluated in preparation for the NEPA process. Click to view larger image. As part of the National Environmental [...]

Note: The Wild Horse Reservoir Project Events webpage has a recording of the presentation from the February 25, 2026, meeting. Last year, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) identified several [...]

Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman details how Aurora Water is helping lead the nation in water conservation and planning. From the Denver Post: In the drying West, here is how [...]

One of the common questions that we have been receiving this summer is whether Aurora Water is planning on having one project or three for the proposed Wild Horse [...]

This summer, crews have been conducting natural resource and cultural surveys at the southern alternative site and Spinney Mountain Reservoir to collect data that will inform the Bureau of [...]

To further the assessments of two alternative locations that will be analyzed under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Aurora Water [...]

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is leading the federal evaluation process for the proposed Wild Horse Reservoir under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) that will evaluate environmental, [...]