Taking Action: Stop Gross Dam Expansion
Its GO TIME! Now, more than ever, we need your participation to prevent the Gross Dam Expansion! We at TEG realize that most citizens of the canyon and surrounding areas want to act, but may be unsure as to what would have the most impact to stopping the Proposed Gross Dam Expansion project. After much...
About Gross Dam Expansion (Moffat Project)
Gross Reservoir was completed in 1954 and named for Denver Water former Chief Engineer Dwight D. Gross. It was built for water storage for municipalities in the Greater Denver area. The utility company Denver Water diverts a significant portion of the headwaters of the Colorado River, west of the Continental Divide, through the Moffat Tunnel...
Gross Dam (Moffat Project) Documents and Presentations
Here you can view critical documents that have been submitted/ published over the years related to this project. This includes the Draft Environmental Statement (DEIS) and Responses, the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and Responses, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Application and Response, State and County documentation. Comments Submitted to FERC in April 2018...
Top Ten fatal flaws with Gross Dam Expansion (Moffat Project)
This provide a summary of the top ten issues identified by TEG and documented in their FEIS Comment Letter. The entire 104-page FEIS Comment Letter can be found here TEG Comments Moffat FEIS The stated “purpose and need” of the project is invalid. The Environmental Impact Statement states the “purpose and need” of the project as:...
10 Questions To Ask About The Gross Dam Project
Information on this page comes directly from Friends of the Canyon, a site developed for sharing, exploring and preserving Coal Creek Canyon. Understanding the history, future and the process of the Gross Reservoir Expansion Project will help you to make informed decisions about it now. This article discusses some questions about the Project by Denver...
Environmental Issues
The amount of environmental damage inherent in a massive construction project such as this is staggering. While all of the surrounding mountainous regions are considered ecologically sensitive, Boulder County has specifically identified an area of particular environmental interest in its County Comprehensive Plan known as Winiger Ridge. The 250-page Magnolia Improvement Protection Plan (MEPP), officially...
Effects on Residents near Gross Dam
In the 50 years since the original construction of Gross Reservoir, more than 10,000 homes have been built in the surrounding area. The impacts on livability of these residences during the estimated 4 years of construction are many and severe: 44-72 daily round trips of semi-trucks hauling sand and supplies (a truck every 6-10 minutes);...
Appropriate Solutions
Detailed analysis of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement has revealed that the data used for calculating the impending shortfall of water supply does not take into account Denver Water's past decade of conservation efforts. If the calculations are updated with the most current data, no shortfall whatsoever is predicted. In fact, a surplus is revealed....