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The paths of Colorado’s Senate candidates intertwined at a series of events that put a spotlight on the all-important Colorado River Basin.

Nearly 40 million people across the western U.S. get their water from the Colorado River or its tributaries, which make up a basin that drains westward from high in the Rocky Mountains through seven states and into Mexico.

Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming may face requests for voluntary cutbacks in their use of Colorado River water next year, as the federal government eyes releasing more water from

DENVER — The Northern Water Municipal Subdistrict has reached an agreement with a cadre of environmental groups to settle federal litigation to halt plans to build the Chimney Hollow Reservoir west of Berthoud, ending 18 years of fighting and litigation over the project. In a statement, Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District said it will pay $15 million over multiple years to the Grand Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to Colorado River watershed protection in Grand County. In exchange, Save the Colorado, Save the Poudre, WildEarth Guardians, Living Rivers, Waterkeeper Alliance and th...

/ Nick Cote/Aerial support provide Windy Gap Reservoir, seen here in Sept. 2018, would be partially redesigned as part of the project to allow the Colorado River to bypass the storage lake. A federal judge has rejected a challenge to the Windy Gap Firming Project, a proposed Front Range water supply project with plans to build a new dam and reservoir southwest of Loveland. The Windy Gap Firming Project proposes to move water from the Western Slope to the planned Chimney Hollow Reservoir to satisfy demands from fast-growing cities like Longmont, Greeley, Erie and Lafayette. Federal judge Timot...