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Nearly $99 million deal to conserve Colorado River flows on Western Slope faces new scrutiny

Front Range water provider worries that water right purchase could harm its supply

Bike riders pedal past a section of the Colorado River as water flows are low near where the Shoshone Generating Station, a hydroelectric power plant, diverts water to generate power before returning it downstream, east of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, on Sept. 4, 2024. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Bike riders pedal past a section of the Colorado River as water flows are low near where the Shoshone Generating Station, a hydroelectric power plant, diverts water to generate power before returning it downstream, east of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, on Sept. 4, 2024. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 8: Elise Schmelzer - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
By | eschmelzer@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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A deal struck to secure one of the most powerful water rights on the Colorado River is facing tough questions across the state as a northeastern Colorado water provide expresses concerns about the Shoshone Power Plant right in Glenwood Canyon.
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