Aspen Journalism: River District grants $550K more for reservoir project

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Aspen Journalism: River District grants $550K more for reservoir project

A reservoir project in northwest Colorado has secured more funding from the Colorado River Water Conservation District — this time with the money earmarked for permitting required by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The conservancy district is proposing to build a reservoir between Rangely and Meeker, in part to increase flows in the White River and improve municipal water quality for the roughly 2,300 downstream residents of Rangely during dry…