What is the Moffat Collection System Project?
Denver Water is proposing to enlarge Gross Reservoir to help resolve three major water supply challenges: the risk of a near-term water supply shortfall; the risk of running out of water in the north end of our system during a single dry year; and a serious imbalance in our water collection system. Since 1997, Denver Water has pursued a multi-pronged approach to increase supply and decrease demand through: 1) implementing an aggressive conservation plan, 2) constructing a recycled water treatment plant and distribution system, and 3) developing additional water supply. We are vigorously implementing the first two strategies and will continue to do so, but we also need to increase water supply. In 2003, Denver Water contacted the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) about obtaining a permit to build a project to help address our water supply challenges. The Corps determined that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was needed to analyze potential impacts from the project and to help
