From CBS4Denver.com (Stan Bush):
The expansion plans are raising the anxiety level in other parts of the state. Rafting companies say the Denver Water plan could ruin their business. “It could mean shorter seasons and lower flows,” said Campy Campton, Kodi Rafting Owner. “It could significantly affect what we’re doing and what we’re looking at in terms of water flows on the rivers.”[…]
The rafting companies say the plan would decimate a business that brings millions of dollars into Colorado. “The direct expenditures of $350,000 would be, within the community of Summit County, would be all but gone,” Campton said.
Denver Waters says it will need the water for an expected population boom in the metro area. It says an environmentalist’s assessment of its plan should be finished by 2011. Denver Water says if it doesn’t get more storage capacity it may have to cut off service to $85,000 homes by the year 2030.
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