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Colorado appeals court upholds Larimer County’s denial of Thornton’s 72-mile water pipeline

Thursday’s ruling comes more than 3 1/2 years after Larimer County said no to Thornton on permit

A cyclist rides under the East ...
Timothy Hurst, The Coloradoan via AP
A cyclist rides under the East Mulberry bridge spanning the Cache La Poudre River in Fort Collins in 2018. On Thursday, the Colorado Court of Appeals upheld a decision by Larimer County to deny Thornton a permit to build a 72-mile water pipeline to ferry water from the Poudre River to the Denver suburb.
DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 2:  Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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Thornton met another roadblock in its years-long effort to install a 72-mile pipe to ferry water from the Cache La Poudre River to its thirsty residents in Denver's northern suburbs, with the Colorado Court of Appeals on Thursday upholding Larimer County's denial of a permit to build the project.
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