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    Who should pay for water conservation in the West? Water managers wade into discussion

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    The head of the Colorado River District says any funding must be channeled through the Colorado Water Conservation Board to prevent speculation by private buyers.

    Colorado regulators’ effort to fast-track Clean Water Act replacement legislation fails

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    Colorado water quality regulators’ attempt to fast-track new rules shielding streams left unprotected by changes to the Clean Water Act was abandoned earlier this month after it failed to win support from lawmakers.

    As budget crisis envelops Colorado government, funding for water programs shrinks

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    State lawmakers sought to cut $3.3 billion from water programs to compensate for one of the largest deficits in its history.

    States, Congress, Trump okay $156M to extend innovative Platte River recovery program

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    After a year of anxious waiting, scientists and researchers who’ve helped build one of the most successful species recovery programs in the nation have gotten a 13-year extension to finish their work.
    Streets are empty in Central City, with casinos shuttered and hundreds of workers laid off. The pandemic is bad news for the state's new sports-betting tax, which was to have helped fund the Colorado Water Plan. April 21, 2020. Credit: Jerd Smith

    New gambling tax revenue forecasts in free fall; cash for water plan in limbo

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    It’s hard to generate money from a sports-betting tax when COVID-19 has removed athletes from the fields, courts and stadiums where they normally play.

    Supporters say Proposition DD will ‘fund Colorado’s Water Plan,’ but what does that mean?

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    What kinds of water projects and programs will the ballot measure support?
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    Proposition DD barely squeaks by

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    Colorado voters have narrowly passed a measure that will legalize sports betting and use the taxes raised to fund projects outlined in the Colorado Water Plan.

    Study: $3.2B-plus collaborative water system on South Platte River could work, may signal new...

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    A study indicates that if Front Range cities band together to build a large-scale water reuse and delivery system, water sufficient to serve 100,000 homes could be developed.
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    It was a squeaker, but Colorado voters say yes to sports betting, cash for...

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    Colorado voters narrowly approved Proposition DD and created a new sports-betting tax whose proceeds will help fund water projects across the state.

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