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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.
December 13, 2024
Published by Charly at December 13, 2024
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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.
May 24, 2024
Published by Charly at May 24, 2024
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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.
June 2, 2023
Published by Charly at June 2, 2023
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The Chatfield Reservoir Mitigation Company (CRMC) proudly announces that it has achieved its full multi-purpose water storage capacity of 20,600 acre-feet in Chatfield Reservoir. This significant milestone marks the first time the Chatfield Storage Reallocation Project (Project) has reached its new operational high level of 5,444 feet following the final authorization by the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) in May 2020.
January 23, 2023
Published by Charly at January 23, 2023
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Due to helicopter forestry work occurring in the Plum Creek area, the Plum Creek Picnic Area and the Plum Creek Nature area will be closed from January 24 through January 27.
July 20, 2021
Published by Charly at July 20, 2021
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The Chatfield Storage Reallocation Project is thrilled to announce that the Plum Creek environmental mitigation work has been featured as one of 62 projects in the publication, Engineering With Nature: An Atlas Volume 2.
May 14, 2021
Published by Charly at May 14, 2021
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In order to perform roadway repairs on a portion of Perimeter Road west of Gravel Ponds and Kingfisher Day Use Areas, traffic will be reduced to one lane of traffic beginning Monday, May 17th, 2021 at 7:00am and lasting until Friday, May 21st, 2021 at 5:00pm.
March 11, 2021
Published by Charly at March 11, 2021
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The Chatfield Storage Reallocation Project (CSRP) was able to achieve many important milestones in 2020, including receiving final approval to begin storing water in the reallocation pool.
Read more about CSRP's 2020 year in review and the activities planned for 2021 in the March 2021 edition of our e-newsletter.
October 26, 2020
Published by Charly at October 26, 2020
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For the Chatfield Reservoir Mitigation Company (CRMC) and its member water providers, the partnership with Douglas County to protect portions of its newly acquired open space
properties, Sandstone Ranch and Schmidt Property, was vital to receiving the environmental mitigation credits needed to successfully implement the Chatfield Storage Reallocation
Project (CSRP).
May 18, 2020
Published by Charly at May 18, 2020
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Chatfield Reservoir Mitigation Company (CRMC) is excited to announce that the Chatfield Storage Reallocation Project has received final approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), granting the project participants the right to store water in the new reallocation pool.
May 18, 2020
Published by Charly at May 18, 2020
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Chatfield Reservoir Mitigation Company would like for the public to be aware that beginning on Monday, May 18, 2020, herbicides […]
April 20, 2020
Published by Charly at April 20, 2020
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Chatfield Reservoir Mitigation Company would like for the public to be aware that beginning on Monday, April 20, 2020, herbicides will be applied within the Plum Creek Nature Area.
April 3, 2020
Published by Charly at April 3, 2020
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CRMC is thrilled to inform you that all recreational modifications and environmental mitigation work have been completed. We can’t wait for you to visit the new Marina floating building, explore areas of the Park that you may not have visited since construction started over two years ago, and even discover new areas of the Park not previously accessible.
April 4, 2019
Published by Charly at April 4, 2019
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The cold and wet weather this winter has resulted in delays in completing various construction activities at Chatfield State Park. The heavily saturated soils in the larger dirt work areas along Perimeter Road, Kingfisher, Gravel Ponds, and the Marina have resulted in the construction schedule being significantly impacted.
February 3, 2019
Published by Charly at February 3, 2019
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Construction activities update for February 3, 2019 including information on the Marina, South Platte Bridge, Gravel Ponds, Kingfisher, and the Park's westside amenities.
December 1, 2018
Published by Charly at December 1, 2018
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Due to conflicts related to the relocation of Xcel Energy’s gas line, the completion of Swim Beach, Catfish Flats, and Fox Run, as well as the recreational trails from Deer Creek to Fox Run, have been delayed.
October 11, 2018
Published by Charly at October 11, 2018
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Helicopter Work Beginning October 8, 2018, helicopter operations will occur to remove downed trees and woody debris within Chatfield State […]
August 24, 2018
Published by Charly at August 24, 2018
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Construction schedule information for the upcoming Season Two of construction (Fall 2018 - Spring 2019), as well as information as to the remaining construction activities along the west side of Chatfield State Park.
August 8, 2018
Published by Charly at August 8, 2018
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From 6:00 pm until 6:00 am, Sunday – Thursday, portions of the Perimeter Road between the Park’s South Entrance off Titan Road to just west of the South Platte Bridge will experience heavy nightly construction traffic.
July 20, 2018
Published by Charly at July 20, 2018
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Due to extreme heat and lack of precipitation, revegetation efforts within Jamison, Catfish Flats, and Fox Run Day Use Areas have been postponed until mid-August. As such, CRMC has made the difficult decision to postpone the reopening of these day use areas until September 1, 2018.
July 9, 2018
Published by Charly at July 9, 2018
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Mitigation activities are gearing up at several locations along the South Platte River, including Cigar Lake, the Southern Oxbow, Willow Creek, Titan Lake, and Lower Titan Lake.
June 15, 2018
Published by Charly at June 15, 2018
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As of Friday afternoon, June 15, 2018, the new Perimeter Road from Chatfield State Park's West Entrance off of Wadsworth Boulevard to Kingfisher Day Use Area is open.