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Feel like writing a few rules protecting Colorado wetlands? The state wants you.
Dozens of environmentalists, homebuilders, farmers and road builders, along with Colorado water quality regulators, will buckle down next week to begin work on a complex new set of rules designed to...
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Promises were broken on state-funded Rio Grande dam project, river advocates...
Four years after a high-profile dam restoration project was completed in the scenic headwaters of the Rio Grande, promises to deliver water for fish during the winter and other recreational benefits...
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The gift of a historic Boulder County reservoir in the wilderness gives...
Ten years ago, an anonymous benefactor approached the Colorado Water Trust intent on providing it with an interesting gift: a reservoir high in the forests of the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area in...
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Colorado had a shockingly normal year of precipitation — but drought is...
Just for a moment, forget about drought and water shortages, because this year, it’s been wet in Colorado, with precipitation hitting 102% of normal. The wet weather hasn’t pulled the state or the...
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Would cutting agricultural water use in Colorado prevent future shortage? Well …
Water Myths Second story in a 5-part series on the big myths about water in the Colorado River Basin Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 Myth 2: Cutting farm water use could prevent future...
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Lower Arkansas River water districts, Aurora prepare for talks over city’s...
Lower Arkansas Valley water districts and Aurora plan to open talks as soon as December aimed at providing aid to the region to offset the impact of a controversial, large-scale water purchase by...
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Colorado congressional delegates urge feds to support historic Colorado River...
Six members of Colorado’s congressional delegation, including Sens. John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet, have come out in support of a $99 million effort to secure historic Colorado River water...
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Colorado Supreme Court “slow sip” ruling could affect city water supplies...
Nearly 40 years ago, after watching aquifers below Douglas County plunge amid fast growth and heavy use, Colorado lawmakers adopted a “sip slowly” management process that required communities such as...
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As voters are set to decide if Colorado keeps more sports betting revenue,...
A legal standoff over sports betting continues in Colorado as voters prepare to weigh in on whether to raise the revenue cap, in the hope of providing more funding for water projects. The federal...
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Colorado Supreme Court upholds “slow sip” approach to managing underground...
The Colorado Supreme Court, in a ruling that will affect water supplies for millions of Coloradans, said this week that a “slow sip” approach to managing groundwater that helps supply much of the...
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Feds release highly anticipated options for managing overstressed Colorado...
The federal government on Wednesday unveiled the first glimpse of how the overstressed Colorado River could be managed for decades to come. Bureau of Reclamation officials shared five different...
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How much water do Colorado communities actually need? In one, surprisingly...
Story first appeared in: Douglas County is adding new homes like crazy. Some of its towns plan to double in size in the next 30 years, but these new homes use shockingly little water, blowing up...
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Colorado governor proposes shielding funding for major water programs as...
Colorado’s largest water agency may be shielded from significant funding cuts as the state addresses its financial woes, under the 2025-26 budget proposed by Gov. Jared Polis. The Colorado Water...
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Rule requiring new buildings in Colorado to treat groundwater discharge could...
Colorado health officials are considering whether to eliminate requirements to monitor and treat groundwater now being discharged from large commercial structures, saying the regulations add too much...
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Survey: 23 Colorado cities must replace at least 20,000 lead pipes that could...
A new statewide survey shows that 23 Colorado cities have aging lead water delivery pipes, roughly 20,000 of them, that could potentially taint drinking water. Under federal rules, those cities must...
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Critical water quality permits designed to protect streams remain backlogged,...
Colorado health officials say a massive permit backlog that has left hundreds of water systems in administrative limbo has shrunk in the past year, though more work remains. Last year, 75% of...
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Kansas looks on as farms retire thousands of acres in water-short...
Farm communities on the Eastern Plains, under the gun to deliver water to Kansas and Nebraska, are poised to permanently retire 17,000 acres of land, with the help of $30 million in state and federal...
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Rio Grande dam operator, in hot water with locals, asks state for more cash
A top Colorado water agency in March will consider whether to provide more public money to an irrigation reservoir company that has come under fire for failing to honor promises to aid the Rio Grande....
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Colorado has spent $389M to fund its far-reaching water plans in the past two...
The state has spent $389 million in the past two years on programs designed to help Colorado stave off future projected water shortages even as it continues to grow. During the last two years, from...
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Lower Arkansas Valley growers organize protests against city water transfers
Back in the 1970s, farmers in the Lower Arkansas Valley and across the nation, channeled anger and frustration over low farm prices into a series of large-scale protests, eventually driving their...
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