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  • Map overview of Wild Horse Reservoir project alternatives, showing options near Spinney Mountain Reservoir and south of Hartsel. More description of each alternative is explained in the rest of the Permitting webpage copy.

    One Project? Or Three?

    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 [...]

    October 30, 2025
  • Drill rig conducting geotechnical testing in May 2025.

    Field Work 2025

    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 [...]

    July 12, 2025
  • Rendering - Proposed Wild Horse Reservoir

    Aurora Water Continues Wild Horse Reservoir-Related Field Activities

    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 [...]

    May 6, 2025
  • Map overview of Wild Horse Reservoir project alternatives, showing options near Spinney Mountain Reservoir and south of Hartsel. More description of each alternative is explained in the rest of the Permitting webpage copy.

    Identification of Alternatives for Environmental Review

    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, [...]

    April 8, 2025
  • Wild Horse site - scenic

    Permitting Update: What is NEPA and its Role in the Proposed Wild Horse Reservoir?

    Aurora Water has been planning for the proposed Wild Horse Reservoir for over a decade. Understandably, one of the most frequent questions we get is when we will start [...]

    December 1, 2024
  • Geotech exploration at the Wild Horse Reservoir site

    Field Work 2024

    This summer and fall, TetraTech, Aurora Water’s geotechnical engineering firm, spent 13 weeks completing 33 boreholes and about 2,500 feet of drilling to collect rock and soil samples and [...]

    October 17, 2024
  • Rendering - Proposed Wild Horse Reservoir

    How Colorado Plans To Store Water Is a Big Dam Question

    There are multiple projects across the state of Colorado looking to expand water storage. The Wild Horse Reservoir project is one of several projects mentioned in All the buckets, [...]

    October 6, 2024
  • Rendering - Proposed Wild Horse Reservoir

    Aurora Announces Construction Services Contractor for Wild Horse Reservoir Project

    Aurora Water has selected the Colorado-based Flatiron and joint-venture partners Dragados USA and Sukut Construction (FDS JV) to provide Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) services for the construction of the [...]

    July 18, 2024
  • Rendering - Proposed Wild Horse Reservoir

    Aurora Water Eyes Its Biggest Storage Bucket Yet

    The Wild Horse Reservoir project was highlighted by the Colorado Sun, Aurora Water eyes its biggest storage bucket yet.

    May 1, 2024
  • Rendering - Proposed Wild Horse Reservoir

    Wild Horse Reservoir Will Provide a Recreational Resource for Park County

    Check out the article in The Flume, Wild Horse Reservoir will provide a recreational resource for Park County.

    February 3, 2024
  • Wild Horse Reservoir logo and website screenshot from video

    Aurora Water Releases Wild Horse Reservoir Project Video

    Aurora Water released a new video explaining details for the proposed Wild Horse Reservoir Project.

    January 3, 2024
  • Wild Horse Reservoir geotech image - four drill rigs in 2023

    Field Work 2023

    This summer, Aurora Water will be conducting geotechnical investigations at the Wild Horse Reservoir project site near Hartsel in Park County. The geotechnical investigations will include about 70 borings [...]

    July 1, 2023