EFFECTIVE JANUARY 14, 2025: HELICOPTER TREE REMOVAL IN PROGRESS
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Chatfield Storage Reallocation Project Video

For a quick overview of the Chatfield Storage Reallocation Project, please watch the short film posted here. It provides a summary of the project history, purpose and need. It also provides a brief explanation on the recreational and environmental modifications that were implemented to accommodate the additional water storage within the reservoir as well as the monitoring activities that will continue over the next few years.

Click here to watch the pre-construction video from 2017.

Latest News

January 8, 2025
Published by Charly at January 8, 2025
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Water Released from Chatfield Reservoir Environmental Pool into South Platte River in Historic First

On January 7, 2025, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) initiated the first release of stored water from the Chatfield Reservoir Environmental Pool.
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December 13, 2024
Published by Charly at December 13, 2024
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Chatfield Tree Removal Activities: Winter 2024 Update

On November 15, 2024, the Chatfield Reservoir Mitigation Company (CRMC) began a new phase of selective tree removal as part of the Chatfield Storage Reallocation Project. Depending on ice and ground conditions, reservoir elevation, weather, and other factors, tree removal activities could continue through early spring 2025.
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May 24, 2024
Published by Charly at May 24, 2024
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Chatfield Reservoir Water Storage Remains High to Start 2024 Season

Due to longer than normal and sustained precipitation, as well as cooler temperatures throughout 2023 and into 2024, Chatfield Reservoir has continued to be full for longer than anticipated. With Chatfield Reservoir and the Reallocation Pool filling and remaining full, we have received a number of questions that we have answered in our latest newsletter.
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