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There are two major water projects underway in Aspen: A river management plan that is meant to improve the health of the Roaring Fork, and work to keep…
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As Aspen city staff plans 2018 budgets, spending on water rights is expected to increase. The city spent $89,000 this year on legal work to keep their…
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As the City of Aspen is poised to purchase land that could be used as a reservoir, city council heard about the need for such water storage. George Oamek…
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As it faces opposition to its water rights to build dams on Castle and Maroon creeks, the City of Aspen is now is under contract to buy land as an…
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Aspen City Council will be hearing several updates regarding water storage this week. It comes nine months after council asked staff to explore…
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City of Aspen voters will elect a mayor and two council seats next month. Some locals are pushing for new blood on council, largely because of the current…
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Aspen City Council approved requests Monday night to fund two studies that are designed to analyze the risks to the town’s future water supply. The…
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Jay Parker knows his way around Aspen’s mine tunnels. He’s spent about 40 years working at the Smuggler Mine. On a recent tour, he added consideration of…
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The City of Aspen is working to retain conditional water rights to build reservoirs on Maroon and Castle Creeks, and the court battle could get expensive.…
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The City of Aspen has filed to keep conditional water rights on Castle and Maroon creeks because, council members say, the town may one day need water…