Forest Service says Denver Water is taking down too many trees, rushing requests to change plan to raise Gross Dam
Oct 20, 2023
Denver Water is cutting down too many trees on federal land at the major expansion of Gross Dam and Reservoir in Boulder County, and must conduct more environmental impact work if it wants to expand a quarry used for the project onto U.S. Forest Service property, according to a notice from the agency.
The Forest Service letter dated Tuesday faults Denver Water for “unauthorized timber removal,” and said the utility’s proposed onsite quarry expansion “would require a new and separate National Environmental Policy Act analysis.”
