Denver Water Board

Video: Homeless trout ("Anything helps") lobbies Denver Water to save Fraser River

When you're battling an institution as powerful as Denver Water, it's best to have the will of the people, or at least a lot of average joes, on your side. Environmental groups trying to protect the Upper Colorado River basin from massive diversion projects that benefit Front Range development seem ... More >>

Ruby Hill Rail Yard back in action as a winter playground, lack of winter notwithstanding

Denver hasn't had enough of a snow dump this winter for a proper sledding run, much less urban snowboarding jibs, but -- thanks to last week's temperature drop and a special agreement with Denver Water to facilitate artificial snowmaking -- the Ruby Hill Rail Yard ski and snowboard terrain park offi ... More >>

Water wars: Deal reached on Upper Colorado diversion project

Prolonged drought and a rising population have put the squeeze on Western Slope water supplies. But Colorado River activists have something to celebrate in their long battle with Front Range development interests -- a hard-won agreement that will help limit the impact of the Windy Gap Firming Projec ... More >>

Meet the 2012 Denver #WebAwards finalists

It's time for the 2012 edition of Westword's Denver Web Awards, our annual celebration of Denver's greatest digital minds. Back at the end of September, we put out a call for you, dear readers, to nominate your favorite online projects and voices, and a team of Westword staffers and contributors has ... More >>

McNichols Building, a former Carnegie library, opens a new chapter

The McNichols Building, which will be launched this morning as a cultural and event space, got its start as a Carnegie Library -- the biggest one in Colorado. But it was far from the only one. Over two decades at the turn of the last century, the Carnegie Corporation of New York awarded almost $750, ... More >>

Bill Ritter introduces 90 By 20 Campaign: Dry up, Parker

With rain finally pouring down, it's much easier to think about water conservation than it has been through this long, hot summer. So former Governor Bill Ritter picked a perfect time to host a teleconference for the 90 By 20 Campaign, which is aimed at reducing usage across the Colorado River Basin ... More >>

Mitt Romney cutting into Barack Obama's lead in Colorado?

Denver blog posts fever: Catch it! Colorado Pols on a survey showing Mitt Romney gaining on Barack Obama in these parts. Denver Egotist on Denver Water's latest less-is-more campaign, which makes a simple request. Free Range Longmont's Doyle L. Myers tries to set history straight.

Lower North Fork Fire started by prescribed burn, Forest Service apologizes

The U.S. Forest Service is now admitting that the Lower North Fork Fire near Conifer, which appears to have led to at least two casualties (one woman is still missing), was started by a prescribed burn that got out of control. Meanwhile, Governor John Hickenlooper has suspended such burns until aft ... More >>

Occupy Denver Facebook page claims city turned sprinklers on overnight protesters

Flickr​After yesterday's meeting between Occupy Denver reps and Michael Hancock, in which the Denver mayor reiterated his opposition to letting protesters camp, relations between the city and the 99 percent are decidedly chilly. And they got even colder overnight, after those braving the tempe ... More >>

Denver Water unanimously approves 5.5 percent rate hike

While (appropriately) pouring over glasses of ice water at their meeting this morning, the members of the Denver Water Board voted unanimously to support a 5.5 percent hike in the city's water rates. After four months of public discussion, the decision comes as a direct result of analysis indicating ... More >>

Gross Dam protest: Can a kayak drum circle halt Denver's water diversion?

​When powerful development forces in metro Denver conspire to drain more water from already depleted Western Slope rivers, there's only one thing for a self-respecting environmentalist to do: Grab your gear and head to Boulder for The World's Largest Kayak Drum Circle. At least, that's what ... More >>

Denver water tastes like number two -- the second-best-tasting water in America!

Flickr​We're number two! Denver has the second-best water in the nation, according to the American Water Works Association, which held a blind taste test with the liquid assets of more than twenty municipalities last month in Washington, D.C.

Tim Tebow talked to me on the phone! And he's really super-nice!

Tim Tebow.​We sure hope these Denver blog posts will behave. Mile High Report fan poster Calibroncoboy on chatting randomly with a mega-polite Tim Tebow. What a guy! Denver Egotist on Denver Water's hairy new appeal. Here's how WhoSaidYouSaid's Kelly Maher is greeted in a video shot at the ... More >>

Today In Stoke: Ruby Hill Rail Yard ski and snowboard terrain park now open

Colin BaneOpening day at the Ruby Hill Rail Yard Terrain Park​Don't feel like sitting in ski traffic to ride the rails? The Ruby Hill Rail Yard Terrain Park at South Platte River Drive & Florida Avenue opened on Saturday with rails, slider boxes, jumps and open slopes for sledding and learning ... More >>

Mark Udall thinks Don't Ask, Don't Tell should go to hell

Mark Udall.​These Denver blog posts were just what the web doctor ordered. 5280's Michael de Yoanna notes that Senator Mark Udall hasn't given up on repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Mile High Mamas' Amber Johnson wonders: Should parents be required to buy plane tickets for children under age ... More >>

Jarvis Moss cut by the Broncos after making five tackles this season: Anatomy of a draft bust

Jarvis Moss.​You have just located three Denver blog posts. Predominantly Orange's Kim Constantinesco notes that just-cut Broncos draft bust Jarvis Moss made five tackles this season. Thanks, pal! Coyote Gulch tracks the Channel 7-Denver Water scrap. Face the State's Greg Campbell reveals t ... More >>

Chef and Tell, part two: Table 6 exec chef Scott Parker on girl-on-girl topless bacon cookery

Lori Midson​ Scott Parker Table 6 601 Corona Street 303-831-8800 www.table6denver.com This is part two of Lori Midson's interview with Table 6 exec chef Scott Parker. In case you missed it, part one of Parker's interview ran yesterday. Favorite restaurant in America: I have two kids, so w ... More >>

Denver Water wants you to use less, pay more

"Run, toilet, run!"​News that Denver Water is planning to jack up rates in 2010 by thirteen percent isn't really news. Last year, the utility stuck the average residential customer with a $20 hike; this year it's $40. Over the last decade, the amount the typical user in the city pays for this ... More >>

The Denver Water freebie train rolls on

​Denver Water's "Use Only What You Need" campaign is certainly unusual -- or did you miss our blog about DW's toilet mascot terrorizing children at City Park a few weeks back? But at least the organization continues to offer weird freebies to folks willing to publicize their message. Some time ... More >>

Papa's got a brand new Denver Water tote bag

Paying for conservation at Denver Water

Watering down the high costs of Invesco Field at Mile High

Watering down the high costs of Invesco Field at Mile High

Bike Naked

From a bike ride to a meat-industry protest, summer finds Denver in a state of undress.

Does Denver Water’s Naked Man Inspire Car Accidents Along with Conservation?

Denver Water: Oh, Dry Up

Beware: The Water Police Are Watching

Letters to the Editor

From the week of 10/4/07

Shafted Like Beckham

It’s payback time for Posh and Becks.

Cool Water

Cool Water

A Garden Gala

Xeriscaping can turn dry, brown yards into green retreats.

Day-by-Day Picks

From the week of September 22, 2005

Best Getaway From 1.5 Million Chatfield Park Visitors

Waterton Canyon

Pop Quiz

Hey! Over Here! Remember? Denver?
April 17, 2003

Best Dry Humor

Denver Water

Pop Quiz

February 20, 2003

No-Tell Hotel

Practicing trickle-down economics can get sticky.

Auto Motives

It's raining cars at Denver Water.

Off Limits

A dry idea

Off Limits

Summer and blowing smoke

Lunch Meet

Whose glass is half full?

Night & Day

July 1 - 7, 1999

Off Limits

What's on Tap?

The End of the Line

A farewell to the Moffat Tunnel Commission, Colorado's most madcap state agency.

A Hard Line on the High Line

Denver's plans for a popular trail are paved with good intentions--and concrete.

Fight to the Finish

The Moffat Tunnel Commission goes out kicking and screaming.

THREE ACRES AND A DUELWILL THE STATE LOSE OUT ON A PRIME REAL ESTATE DEAL IN SUMMIT COUNTY?

LETTERS