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Water supply

Mancos urges residents to restrict water use, amps up restrictions enforcement

Mancos urges residents to restrict water use, amps up restrictions enforcement

The Mancos Marshal’s Office will not longer issue warnings; instead, violations will incur citations

August 14, 2026

Cortez builds master plan for aging water infrastructure

Cortez builds master plan for aging water infrastructure

Tens of millions of dollars needed over the next 20 years

Southwest Colorado’s domestic water supply’s vulnerabilities unknown

Southwest Colorado’s domestic water supply’s vulnerabilities unknown

Region’s conservation district looks to better define resource in face of persistent drought, projected population growth

As drought deepens, a Colorado ranching family prays for rain

As drought deepens, a Colorado ranching family prays for rain

Gov. Jared Polis declared a statewide emergency last week

Cortez leases surplus municipal water for agricultural operations

Cortez leases surplus municipal water for agricultural operations

‘It’s better than nothing,’ city manager says

La Plata County to add water supply section to comprehensive plan

La Plata County to add water supply section to comprehensive plan

State requires all counties be in compliance by December

Aging Vallecito Reservoir needs a serious makeover

Aging Vallecito Reservoir needs a serious makeover

Emergency overflow remains unusable until fixes can be made

February 2, 2026

Pine River Irrigation District takes action against delinquent shareholders

Pine River Irrigation District takes action against delinquent shareholders

No penalty for nonpayment doled out since at least 2015

January 26, 2026

Governors of Colorado River states summoned to D.C. in hopes of breaking negotiations impasse

Governors of Colorado River states summoned to D.C. in hopes of breaking negotiations impasse

Jared Polis plans to attend meeting

January 26, 2026

Rep. Jeff Hurd ‘disappointed’ after House fails to override Trump veto

Rep. Jeff Hurd ‘disappointed’ after House fails to override Trump veto

Arkansas Valley Conduit project would have brought clean drinking water to rural Colorado

January 8, 2026

Water flowing again through Cascade flume, operating at reduced capacity

Water flowing again through Cascade flume, operating at reduced capacity

Permanent fix expected to take roughly two years

January 7, 2026

Rep. Jeff Hurd’s bill to update snowpack measurement technology clears House

Rep. Jeff Hurd’s bill to update snowpack measurement technology clears House

Legislation would make measuring, predicting snowpack more accurate

December 12, 2025

Colorado’s 2025 ‘water year’ was abnormally hot, dry

Colorado’s 2025 ‘water year’ was abnormally hot, dry

Report finds October-September was among hottest on record

December 2, 2025

Federal bill seeks funding to protect headwaters for habitat, drinking water

Federal bill seeks funding to protect headwaters for habitat, drinking water

Drought, wildfires threaten watersheds across Colorado

September 12, 2025

Southern Utes to tap Lake Nighthorse water

Southern Utes to tap Lake Nighthorse water

Tribe holds rights to 38,108 acre-feet annually

Southern Ute tribal member elected to chair Colorado water policy board in historic first

Southern Ute tribal member elected to chair Colorado water policy board in historic first

Lorelei Cloud tapped as board’s first-ever Indigenous chairperson

Wastewater system fails near Hesperus, sending E. coli into nearby waterway

Wastewater system fails near Hesperus, sending E. coli into nearby waterway

State health department: Private well users near Pine Winds Mobile Home Park should use bottled or filtered water

Southern Colorado’s ‘dismal’ snowpack has water managers worried

Southern Colorado’s ‘dismal’ snowpack has water managers worried

Can storms make up for a dry winter?

Southwest Colorado tribes seek federal funds for A-LP water delivery

Southwest Colorado tribes seek federal funds for A-LP water delivery

Lawmakers urge Bureau of Reclamation to consider options

November 2, 2024

Talk of persisting inequities prevails at Fort Lewis College screening of ‘Ute Water Legacy’

Talk of persisting inequities prevails at Fort Lewis College screening of ‘Ute Water Legacy’

Rocky Mountain PBS documentary series episode was shown Wednesday

October 26, 2024

Purgatory Resort appeals dismissal of water lawsuit against Forest Service

Purgatory Resort appeals dismissal of water lawsuit against Forest Service

Ski area sued in 2022 over access to Hermosa Creek water rights

August 15, 2024

Cortez City Council hears community’s complaints and revises water rates

Cortez City Council hears community’s complaints and revises water rates

Council ends tiered water rate structure – for now – and adopts a fixed rate for single-family homes

Winter snowpack recedes earlier than usual in Southwest Colorado

Winter snowpack recedes earlier than usual in Southwest Colorado

Rare, sudden and large melt leaves region with only 6% of peak amount

A pioneering study tells us how snow disappears into thin air

A pioneering study tells us how snow disappears into thin air

A better understanding of sublimation could help water managers make more accurate predictions