Omaha District News Releases

Record of Decision approves Moffat Collection System Project

Press Operations — Sat, 08 Jul 2017 02:10:12 GMT

The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District signs the Record of Decision July 6 approving the Moffat Collection System Project.

Permit decisions scheduled for 2016 on two Colorado Front Range Water resource projects

Press Operations — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 19:52:00 GMT

Permit decisions for Denver Water’s Moffat Collection System Project, and the Municipal Subdistrict of the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District’s Windy Gap Firming Project have been rescheduled for release in 2016. Both projects propose to divert water from the upper Colorado River to the Colorado Front Range. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Section 404 Clean Water Act permit decisions were originally scheduled for release in late 2015, but coordination with other Federal, Tribal, State, and local agencies is on-going for these complex water supply proposals.

Moffat Collection System Project Final EIS available for public review

Press Operations — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 10:45:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, is announcing the release of its Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Denver Water’s Moffat Collection System Project, a Colorado Front Range water supply proposal to enlarge the existing Gross Reservoir in Boulder County, using existing infrastructure to divert water from the Fraser River, Williams Fork River, Blue River and South Platte River to Denver’s existing water treatment system during average and wet years.

Moffat Project Final EIS to be released

Press Operations — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 17:19:00 GMT

April 25, 2014 set for the release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Denver Water’s Moffat Collection System Project. At this time the public will have an opportunity to review and comment on the Final EIS, which will in turn be considered prior to final decision-making by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Moffat Project Final EIS to move toward completion

Press Operations — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:22:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, has announced a tentative date for the release of its Final Environmental Impact Statement for Denver Water’s Moffat Collection System Project. With federal and state agency and the applicant, Denver Water’s concurrence, the Corps anticipates that the projected Final EIS will be released in February 2014.