Colorado River water rights deal will keep it running in dry years

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO - Aug. 22: ... — The Colorado River flows near the Hanging Lake rest area in Glenwood Canyon on Aug. 22, 2019. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

By Elise Schmelzer | eschmelzer@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: February 26, 2024 at 6:00 AM MST | UPDATED: February 26, 2024 at 2:52 PM MST

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A small hydroelectric power plant on the banks of the Colorado River has inspired a unique coalition in western Colorado that set aside competing interests to safeguard the river's future flows.

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