Gross Reservoir Expansion Project

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Gross_Reservoir_Expansion_Project
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:infrastructure
gptkbp:affects gptkb:South_Boulder_Creek
local wildlife
forested land
gptkbp:announced 2002
gptkbp:benefit Denver metropolitan area water supply
gptkbp:dam gptkb:concrete_gravity_dam
gptkbp:environmentalImpact controversial
gptkbp:expansion gptkb:Gross_Reservoir
gptkbp:expectedCompletion 2027
gptkbp:fundedBy Denver Water customers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gross Reservoir Expansion Project
gptkbp:includes road improvements
recreation area changes
gptkbp:increasesCapacityTo 119,000 acre-feet
gptkbp:involves raising dam height
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:location gptkb:Boulder_County,_Colorado
gptkbp:opposedBy local residents
environmental groups
gptkbp:originalCapacity 41,811 acre-feet
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Denver_Water
gptkbp:postponedDueTo legal challenges
gptkbp:projectCost over $500 million
gptkbp:purpose increase water storage capacity
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Federal_Energy_Regulatory_Commission
gptkb:U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkbp:startDate 2017
gptkbp:waterSource gptkb:Colorado_River_Basin
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gross_Reservoir
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7