Project improves Shaw Reservoir water supply Complex water exchange and purchase benefits lake levels, fish habitat and wetlands in San Luis Valley August 17, 2022
Photos: Wedding party floats down the Animas River The wedding party of Olivia Hamblin and Scott Titus prepare to float down the Animas River on a sunny and… August 12, 2022
Bureau of Reclamation to receive $4 billion to combat drought in Colorado River Basin Funding will incentivize water-reduction efforts August 10, 2022
Drought and irrigation will drain two reservoirs, killing fisheries and the local economy Colorado Parks and Wildlife has issued emergency fish salvages at Queens and Jumbo reservoirs, which will run dry this summer July 29, 2022
Congress may continue to pay farmers to use less water as Colorado River pleas intensify The bill is tied to an Upper Basin water plan in response to talk about significant Colorado River cuts. July 25, 2022
Torrential rain floods Bayfield homes, prompting demands for improved stormwater management Town Board examining storm management plan July 21, 2022
Upper Basin states lay out plan to help the Colorado River, but say Lower Basin needs to chip in more Letter: ‘Efforts to protect critical reservoir elevations must include significant actions focused downstream of Lake Powell’ July 19, 2022
Southwest Colorado a playground for research scientists Landscape diversity invites study of desert groundwater, alpine permafrost and prehistoric wildfires July 14, 2022
Water falls to extremely low levels at Lake Mead amid drought Reservoir is now below 30% of capacity July 11, 2022
A San Luis Valley farm stops growing food to save a shrinking water supply Proposed conservation deal on 1,800 acres might be first of its kind in the country July 11, 2022
Official: Colorado River cuts should be made by Arizona, Nevada and California States have two months to drastically reduce water use or face federal intervention July 4, 2022
June rains top monthly normals in Southwest Colorado Moisture improves fire and rafting conditions, could signal early start to monsoon June 24, 2022
Animas River water quality is improving in Durango, study shows Upgrades to city’s treatment plant benefit aquatic life, recreation May 31, 2022
How cities in the West have water amid drought Misha McBride looks at a formerly sunken boat now on cracked earth hundreds of feet from what is the shoreline… May 25, 2022
Snowpack bottoms out in Southwest Colorado The melt is among the earliest in the last 30 years May 24, 2022
Southwest’s drought, fires a window into climate change future Experts describe how reality threatens fastest-growing region in U.S. May 20, 2022
Colorado, Nebraska jostle over water rights amid drought The South Platte River flows on April 28 in Fort Morgan. As climate change-fueled megadrought edges eastward, Nebraska wants to… May 18, 2022
Fozzie’s Farm will host two free water workshops Irrigation, drought management and teacher development on water issues are offered; free lunch is included May 12, 2022
To refine water forecasts, Western cities map snow by plane A road winds through the snow-covered Rocky Mountains at Hoosier Pass as seen from the air April 18 near Blue… May 4, 2022
EPA approves the Southern Ute Indian Tribe’s water quality standards Approval is the culmination of a 20-year effort April 30, 2022
Water managers see runoff as positive sign Heading into summer, forecasts aren’t great, but they are slightly better than last year April 28, 2022
Attempt to stop Colorado water speculation is circling the drain Despite intense pressure, legislature says impinging farmers’ right to sell is too risky April 26, 2022
Nebraska law will advance proposed Colorado canal project Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts speaks Feb. 26, 2021, during a news conference at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln, Neb.… April 18, 2022
Glenwood Springs granted right to build whitewater parks after 9 years in water court Approvals for water diversions have slowed to a trickle as conservationists call to reform the whole process April 11, 2022
