Project Update
Update 5/7/2024
You can sign up for the Wildhorse Reservoir Newsletter and find all of the project updates at the City of Aurora’s website.
“The site of the proposed Wild Horse Reservoir has favorable topography, geologic and environmental conditions. The depth and surface area of the reservoir would be optimized to help minimize evaporative loss and the location was selected, in part because of minimal environmental impacts. We’re in the pre-permitting phase. We’ve done some geotechnical investigations over the past two years and are hoping to create a test quarry on-site this summer. We also finalizing the 30% design.” posted on the Wildhorse Reservoir Facebook page, which is updated more often than the website.
Project Update
Update 7/14/2020
Aurora Water has received authorization from the BLM to perform geotechnical work, including core sampling and seimic investigations in the footprint of the proposed Wild Horse Reservoir. This work began mid-July and will continue into the fall.
Did you know that the City of Aurora is currently “evaluating a proposed new reservoir located in Park County”?
The proposed Wild Horse Reservoir would be located South of Hwy 24 and West of CO Rd 9 in Hartsel, CO. According to the City of Aurora’s website “The reservoir would be filled with water Aurora currently transports through the Otero pipeline. It would then travel to Spinney Mountain Reservoir before making its way to Aurora.”
What’s next
“Currently, Aurora Water is in the planning stages and evaluating the size of the reservoir to prepare for the permitting and environmental reviews needed to advance the project. While a large portion of the land needed for the reservoir has already been purchased, additional undeveloped land will be acquired as needed. We are committed to working with property owners in a fair and consistent manner.”
For more information, vist https://www.auroragov.org/residents/water/wild_horse_reservoir or contact the City of Aurora at WildHorseReservoir@auroragov.org
