Homestake Valley in the News
AUGUST 5, 2026 — VAIL DAILY
Eagle County will “engage in process” as Aurora Water’s Wild Horse Reservoir moves forward
Experts say Park County proposal could be filled with Homestake Creek water
JULY 27, 2026 — VAIL DAILY
Aurora says Whitney Reservoir plan not stalled by Gross Dam case or Wild Horse alternative
Major water cases headed toward resolution as local stakeholders watch closely
JULY 23, 2026 — VAIL DAILY
Front Range water users lag behind conservation efforts in Eagle County
Denver, Aurora water utilities promise they are taking conservation seriously
JULY 22, 2026 — VAIL DAILY
Citizen science bioblitz hosted to create more awareness of the Homestake Valley fens
JUNE 23, 2026 — VAIL DAILY
U.S. Forest Service initiates paid camping on Homestake Road
OCTOBER 7, 2025 — THE COLORADO SUN
The Wilderness Workshop’s Wild for Good report highlights 10 regions across western Colorado where industrial development threatens water, wildlife, and ecosystems
OCTOBER 6, 2024 — THE COLORADO SUN
All the buckets, real or imagined: How Colorado plans to store water is a big dam question
From Greeley to Pueblo, Front Range cities still need new water storage. From drill, baby, drill to complex cooperation, here’s how they’ll try.
JULY 26, 2023 — VAIL DAILY
Water war at Whitney: How history and hydrology are colliding on the upper Eagle River
JUNE 6, 2022 — VAIL-BEAVER CREEK MAGAZINE
The fight over Homestake Reservoir
A controversial proposal to expand the water supply pits environmentalists and recreationists against cities
SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 — THE ASPEN TIMES
Homestake hike highlights uncertainties with proposed reservoir project
Memorandum of understanding may be based on outdated hydrology
AUGUST 22, 2021 — VAIL DAILY
Drilling work gets underway amid legal threats in Homestake Valley
Removal of rock will test the feasibility of a future reservoir
MARCH 22, 2021 — VAIL DAILY
Forest Service approves test drilling for Whitney Reservoir site
OK is first step toward dam and reservoir on Homestake Creek
MARCH 21, 2021 — THE COLORADO SUN
Two of Colorado’s largest cities are working together because they have the same problem: Planners don’t think they have enough water where they are to support the cities’ expected growth.
JULY 9, 2020 — VAIL DAILY
Forest Service flooded with comments opposing Whitney Reservoir, drilling
NOVEMBER 21, 2019 — THE COLORADO SUN
The first step for the Front Range cities, which want to act on their decades-old water rights, is to drill test bores for a proposed dam that would flood a Holy Cross Wilderness access road