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alt="This week's visibility alert extends through 4 p.m. Friday and it is effective in Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties." title="This week's visibility alert extends through 4 p.m. Friday and it is effective in Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties." subtitle="" class=" size-hp_large" sizes="(max-width: 40em) 620px,(min-width: 40em) and (max-width: 50em) 780px,(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 65em) 675px,(min-width: 65em) and (max-width: 80em) 865px,(min-width: 80em) 622px,865px" srcset="https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/AP24326839476126.jpg?w=499 620w,https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/AP24326839476126.jpg?w=628 780w,https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/AP24326839476126.jpg?w=542 675w,https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/AP24326839476126.jpg?w=693 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into how federal leaders are planning for the future of the Colorado River." title="The Bureau of Reclamation’s four proposed plans are not set in stone, but for the first time offer insight into how federal leaders are planning for the future of the Colorado River." subtitle="" class=" size-hp_small" sizes="(max-width: 40em) 300px,(min-width: 40em) and (max-width: 50em) 380px,(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 65em) 395px,(min-width: 65em) and (max-width: 80em) 470px,(min-width: 80em) 305px,470px" srcset="https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/TDP-L-Colorado-River-0924-RJS-01587.jpg?w=268 300w,https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/TDP-L-Colorado-River-0924-RJS-01587.jpg?w=308 380w,https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/TDP-L-Colorado-River-0924-RJS-01587.jpg?w=318 395w,https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/TDP-L-Colorado-River-0924-RJS-01587.jpg?w=380 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