Selected Commentary

Commentary about the Chatfield Reservoir Storage Reallocation Final Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement:

  • Comments submitted to Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission by Colorado Wildlife Federation (PDF) (added 2013/12/11)
  • Comments submitted to Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission by Gene Reetz (PDF) (added 2013/12/10)
  • Comments submitted to Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission by University of Denver Environmental Law Clinic on behalf of Audubon Society of Greater Denver (PDF) (added 2013/12/10)
  • Comments submitted by Colorado Parks and Wildlife (PDF) (added 2013/09/12)
  • Comments submitted by Colorado Wildlife Federation (added 2013/09/09)
  • Comments submitted by the Audubon Society of Greater Denver, Save the Poudre: Poudre Waterkeeper, and Clean Water Action (added 2013/09/03):
  • Comments submitted by Robert N. Stocker (PDF) (added 2013/09/03)

Selected links to additional information about Chatfield State Park and commentary about the Chatfield Reservoir Storage Reallocation Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement:

  • Comments submitted by the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, including comments by Colorado Water Conservation Board and Colorado Parks and Wildlife (added 2013/04/17).
  • Photographs taken in Chatfield State Park submitted by Dick Vogel. Many were taken in areas that would be impacted by the Reallocation Project. Subjects include birds, mammals, other animals, flowers and scenery (added 2012/10/16).
  • Comments submitted by Colorado Wildlife Federation (added 2012/09/08).
  • Comments submitted by the Audubon Society of Greater Denver and Save the Poudre: Poudre Waterkeeper (added 2012/09/08).
  • Comments submitted by James Rouse (added 2012/09/01).
  • Photographs of birds, fauna, and flora in Chatfield State Park by Lee Farrell. All photographs in these galleries were taken along the South Platte River or Plum Creak drainages. Much of this area would be submerged by the Reallocation Project. Reduced availability of parkland would subject the remaining area to increased pressures from human traffic and competition for habitat (added 2021/08/27).
  • Three Chatfield photographs by John Fielder (added 2012/08/20).
  • Newsletter article from Front Range Birding (added 2012/08/19).
  • Comments submitted by Hugh Kingery (added 2012/08/16).
  • Comments submitted by Jeff Irwin (added 2012/08/12).
  • Comments related to birds by Joey Kellner (added 2012/08/10).
  • Comments related to amphibians and reptiles by Joe Farah (added 2012/08/10).
  • Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s list of anticipated impacts  (reformatted, but otherwise unchanged version of the PDF document listed under “related sites & documents”).