Gross Reservoir Expansion Project
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Dam foundation preparation, quarrying and site preparation activities at Gross Reservoir
Dam foundation preparation, quarrying and site preparation activities involving drilling and blasting are scheduled to begin at Gross Reservoir today, April 12. Please note: Blasting will only take place during daylight hours. Drilling and blasting activities are...
Heavy equipment to travel to Gross Reservoir Expansion Project site
March 28, 2022 - Between March 28 and April 2, weather permitting, Kiewit Barnard Joint Venture will mobilize large equipment to the Gross Reservoir Expansion Project site. This activity will consist of a maximum of four caravans over the course of two nights. Each...
First steps on Gross Reservoir expansion
Feb. 27, 2022 - TAP - After 20 years of preparation, first signs of construction work emerging in vicinity of dam. After nearly two decades of planning and permitting, Denver Water’s work to expand Gross Reservoir northwest of Denver is set to kick off. Over the...
Learning By Doing 2022 Annual Report
Grand County Learning By Doing Cooperative Effort (LBD) has a goal to maintain, and where reasonably possible, restore or enhance the aquatic environment in the Fraser, Williams Fork, and Colorado River basins and their tributaries in Grand County, Colorado. See a...
Gross expansion is a go after federal, state and local reviews finalized
TAP - November 8, 2021 - Project to raise dam will improve water reliability for more than 1.5 million people while benefiting the environment. After nearly 20 years of preparations, the expansion of Gross Reservoir in Boulder County is moving ahead. Last week, Denver...
Denver Water, Boulder County strike agreement to address construction impacts, improve road safety, and enhance environment, open space and recreation as part of reservoir project
Denver — Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021 — Denver Water and Boulder County have entered into an agreement related to the Gross Reservoir expansion that marks the final step in a nearly 20-year federal, state and local review to permit the project. Denver Water will commit...
Breathtaking work nearly 300 feet underwater
August 23, 2021 - TAP - Major project replacing large debris grate at Gross Dam requires experts in the harrowing field of saturation diving. Raitt stresses the project is wholly unrelated to the planned expansion of Gross Reservoir. It would be happening regardless...