Water

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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

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Southwest Colorado water basins have a new representative

Andrew Straub-Heidke takes over as conservation district general manager

August 11, 2026

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Stakeholders weigh in on Upper Dolores wildfire ready plan that nears completion

Watersheds Collaborative host Wednesday workshop

August 7, 2026

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Cortez builds master plan for aging water infrastructure

Tens of millions of dollars needed over the next 20 years

August 5, 2026

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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

July 30, 2026

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Montezuma Water Co. completes treatment plant expansion

Project grows treatment capacity from 4 to 6 million gallons per day; aided by USDA low-interest loan

July 29, 2026

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Cortez schedules water shut-off for valve replacement

The area surrounding South Chestnut and West Seventh Streets will be affected

June 10, 2026

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Free squash planting workshop to teach indigenous methods in Cortez

Good Sam’s Food Pantry to promote water resources and Indigenous knowledge in new gardening workshop

June 3, 2026

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Montezuma Water plant expansion near Dolores approaches completion, delayed to July 2026

The expansion project has been in the works since 2019

May 17, 2026

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Mancos to impose mandatory outdoor watering restrictions for summer

Guidelines will remain in place until Sept. 30

May 11, 2026

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Cortez City Council hears water supply report in the midst of severe drought

Dolores Water Conservancy District General Manager Ken Curtis discusses municipal and agricultural consequences at Tuesday’s City Council meeting

May 1, 2026

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Residents, firefighters rethinking water use ahead of wildfire season

Officials stress mitigation as drought strains firefighting resources

April 23, 2026

Drought

Southwest Colorado recreation industry can adapt during low-water years, panelists say

Panel highlights strategies to sustain rivers and outdoor tourism during drought

March 28, 2026

Report says national push for AI data centers leading to outsized energy, water consumption

The findings come amid revelation that a Texas company seeks to build a gas pipeline for New Mexico’s Project Jupiter

March 5, 2026

Southwest water seminar to highlight drought, wildfire and headwaters issues

Water district launches sign-ups for March seminar in Ignacio

February 21, 2026

Mountain Studies Institute’s new executive director bridges science and policy

Molly McKeon teaches global environmental policy at Fort Lewis College

February 16, 2026

Farmington braces for snow drought but maintains secure water supply

‘We have ample water supply,’ Mayor Duckett says

February 10, 2026

Aging Vallecito Reservoir needs a serious makeover

Emergency overflow remains unusable until fixes can be made

February 2, 2026

Colorado 3rd Congressional District representative talks ICE, balance of powers and climate

Rep. Jeff Hurd struck middle-of-the-road tone on state, national issues

January 27, 2026

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

Jared Polis plans to attend meeting

January 26, 2026

Report says New Mexico faces ‘looming groundwater crisis’ from climate change, overuse

Experts recommend groundwater included, understood in regional planning

January 15, 2026

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

Permanent fix expected to take roughly two years

January 7, 2026