Water

The Western Slope just asked for federal climate dollars to buy crucial water rights. Trump wants to roll back the funding

The Dolores River was flowing at 3,400 cfs on May 10, 2023. (Jason Blevins/The Colorado Sun) A $99 million plan…

November 23, 2024

Feds outline ‘necessary steps’ for Colorado River agreement by 2026

Announcement offers no recommendation about how to divvy up water from the river

November 21, 2024

How a second Trump administration might reverse drilling and energy restrictions on public lands in Colorado

Bureau of Land Management lands near Gypsum. The BLM has proposed a rule that would elevate conservation on public lands…

November 16, 2024

Some residents want end to Durango’s fluoridation of drinking water

Health experts defend nearly 80-year practice

November 9, 2024

Ute Mountain Ute Tribe awarded $9.6 million grant for land management improvements

The grant will help alleviate the effects of drought while improving water usage

November 6, 2024

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’

Rocky Mountain PBS documentary series episode was shown Wednesday

October 26, 2024

Proposition JJ: Colorado would be allowed to keep all sports betting tax revenue it collects

State can currently keep up to $29 million; measure would remove that cap

October 16, 2024

N.M. officials withdraw $1.2 million fine against El Paso Water

Fine stemmed from a catastrophic break in two sewage mains in August 2021

August 14, 2024

Cortez nonprofit Fundamental Needs helps Navajos gain access to water, power

Oasis Project helps to provide gray water systems; Startup Project provides business, installation skills

July 25, 2024

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

July 24, 2024

At least 32 have died in Colorado waters this summer. State loaning life jackets, upping citations to slow pace

The season’s tally of water fatalities include 17 deaths in reservoirs and 15 in moving water. CPW has issued 430…

July 13, 2024

‘We can’t afford this’: Cortez residents speak out against high water rates

City lacks money to upgrade aging infrastructure, mayor says

July 11, 2024

CPW emphasizes importance of life jackets amid high rate of drowning deaths

‘When drownings do happen, you see the loved ones left behind,’ Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesman says

June 17, 2024

Unsafe levels of E. coli found in Seine River less than 2 months before Paris Olympics

FILE – Athletes dive and swim in the Seine River from the Alexander III bridge on the first leg of…

June 15, 2024

Winter snowpack recedes earlier than usual in Southwest Colorado

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

May 31, 2024

A pioneering study tells us how snow disappears into thin air

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

May 30, 2024

Mandatory and voluntary water restrictions are in effect in the city until the fall

The restrictions come into effect each year, starting in 2004

May 28, 2024

Provision for acequia insurance hanging in balance as U.S. House and Senate debate Farm Bill

The Farm Bill is already a year late after expiring in 2023 over disagreements

May 22, 2024

U.S. dedicates $60 million to saving water along the Rio Grande as flows shrink and demands grow

Water users and managers can't afford to waste one drop, Interior Secretary says

May 10, 2024

Sen. Bennet announces $2.3 million for Southern Ute water infrastructure

Department of Interior pledges $147.6 million in total investments to 42 projects in 10 states

May 8, 2024

Inspired engagement and harsh realities at inaugural Four Corners Climate Summit

A broad range of speakers and artists presented at the event, hosted by Fort Lewis College

April 27, 2024

Court sides with Forest Service in Purgatory Resort water rights dispute

Ski area sought access to federal land for water; federal agency denied authorization

April 21, 2024

American Rivers ranks waters in New Mexico as the most endangered in the country

Recent Supreme Court rulings stripped protections from the vast majority of waterways in the state

April 18, 2024