Eagle County Commissioners pledge $2M for broad effort to help buy Shoshone water rights

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Eagle County Commissioners pledge $2M for broad effort to help buy Shoshone water rights

The effort to raise the $98.5 million purchase price for the water rights for the Shoshone Power Plant in Glenwood Canyon has taken another step forward. The Eagle County Board of Commissioners Tuesday signed a commitment letter to provide $2 million to the deal to purchase the rights that currently power the aging hydroelectric power plant in the heart of Glenwood Canyon. Why this matters • The Shoshone Power Plant in Glenwoo…