Saying a big new dam “no longer fits today’s needs or values,” the St. Vrain and Left Hand water district in Longmont agreed to give up a 55-year-old right to build an on-channel reservoir on the relatively undisturbed South St. Vrain Creek, pleasing environmental groups and loc…
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