Building a New Reservoir to Supply 825,000 People with Water!

I have a problem with a state that tells the people who own property that they cannot keep their own rain water , because the state is selling the water !

Just retired after 45 years as Operating Engineer this video makes me want to come back 😢 😊😊😊

Make this a video series! I'd love to see the progress of this project and the stages of completion

I love to see big ambitious projects being undertaken in the US again. I hope this leads to more projects to help get this country back on track.

Those asphalt guys definitely earned their beers on that project.

The one thing you DON'T talk about is where the water to fill the damn comes from. Yes, it comes from other reservoirs up-stream, but where does THAT water come from. The majority of it comes from the Colorado River headwaters. Some of which is pumped UP-HILL from the Windy Gap Reservoir near Granby. The water is pumped up to Granby Lake and then to Shadow Mountain Reservoir and then into Grand Lake. This is where Northern Water takes the water from Grand Lake and then through a tunnel UNDER Rocky Mountain National Park to the east side where it will then be used to fill the Chimney Hollow Reservoir and other Reservoir. Yes, water that would have normally flowed from The Colorado River Headwaters to Lake Mead and Lake Powell is being diverted to East of the Divide so that people in new communities along the northern end of the Divide and cook, drink and WATER THEIR GRASS!!

Would love to see more updates on this project.

Love the civil engineering and well done video. The only problem I have with this project is that it is getting the water from the WEST of the Continental Divide for use by the EAST side. The water (or at least what is left) after being used and treated, will then be released into the Platte/Mississippi River watershed instead of being returned to the dry western half of the US. Since I live in the West, having more water taken from this part of the country will just exacerbate our current water problems. Good for Denver; but bad for Western Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and California.

Did not know there was a dam project going on . Looking forward to more updates.

I am happy to see a big project built in America.

I live 1.5 miles north of this project, it’s amazing that many of the irrigation infrastructure projects built 100+ years ago are still in operation.

I live about 30 minutes away from this project, as a civil engineer it is awesome to see such large projects in my backyard!

I hope this is catching front range water and not interfering with the water destined for the Colorado River.

Why is it that “the government” can build dams and private people who want to build ponds are prevented to the point where “the government” is demanding that 100 year old pond dams are demolished?

This project is dam impressive! 😎🤟

Heavy civil and mining jobs are stimulating.

It's called the Continental Divide.. Not the west or east side of the mountains

The real ones know... Still watched about half of it. Never miss a video its something my dad and i do together im 26. I have multiple channels and have been watching you for years fr. Keep it up 💪, love from Talladega.

This is so awesome! Hats off to all the Engineers, Workers, Equipment and Suppliers and the Politicians who all fought to be a part of this great project. It's seriously something to be proud of to be a part of this much needed project. Thanks for sharing. Best Wishes & Blessings. Keith Noneya

That was fun! Great video of a massive project! 😁