Dillon Reservoir — Denver Water’s largest water source — is at 64% of capacity and is expected to drop to below 50% by next spring, potentially falling below levels seen during the 2002 drought.
Denver Water predicts the low levels will carry on despite ongoing water restrictions and this winter’s snowmelt.
“In wintertime, we really just don’t get a lot of inflow into Dillon,” said Nathan Elder, Denver Water’s manager of water supply…