Bennet, Hickenlooper Move to Convey Crystal Reservoir, Full Moon Dam to Ouray

Bennet, Hickenlooper move to convey Crystal Reservoir, Full Moon Dam to Ouray

The time has come for the City of Ouray to own Crystal Reservoir, Colorado’s U.S. Senate delegation said, in introducing legislation Wednesday to transfer ownership.

Colorado’s US senators introduce bill to give a federal reservoir, Crystal Lake, to the city of Ouray

U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, both Colorado Democrats, introduced a bill to give Crystal Lake, a federal reservoir, to the city of Ouray.  In 2024, the U.S. Forest Service, the current owner, drained the lake after inspections raised concerns about a crack and seepage at its aging dam, which sits upstream of Ouray. The dam is rated as a high-hazard dam, which means the agency determined there would be a probable loss of life i…