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Romer and Ritter: Keep Shoshone flowing by letting the Colorado River District purchase Xcel’s rights

Allow the Colorado River District to buy the Shoshone Hydroelectric Plant’s water rights

Bike riders pedal past a section of the Colorado River where water flows are low after 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 where water flows are low after 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)
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"As former governors, we support the Colorado River Districtap purchase of Xcel's water rights for $99 million." — former Govs. Roy Romer and Bill Ritter
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